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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AELESTRA

    N/A
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    AELESTRA is a business and marketing platform built to help small businesses, freelancers, and service providers grow. From a single dashboard, AELESTRA empowers users to manage their clients, launch email and social media campaigns, build websites, automate workflows, and create loyalty programs, without the need for multiple subscriptions or technical experience. AELESTRA offers tools to attract customers, increase sales, and streamline daily…

    $108

    per month

    BenchmarkONE

    Score3.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    BenchmarkONE (formerly Hatchbuck) is an all-in-one sales and marketing software that includes CRM, marketing automation, and email marketing tools. Users can build online forms, manage and segment contacts, engage prospects with relevant follow-up, manage tasks, and track their pipeline.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $108
    per month
    Professional
    $268
    per month
    Premium
    $458
    per month
    Lite
    $0
    per month
    Pro
    $0
    Agencies
    Special Pricing for Qualifying Agencies
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Features
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    5.2
    29 Ratings
    34% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings5.126 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings4.221 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.121 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings4.016 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings3.328 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.329 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.310 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    4.0
    29 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings3.229 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings4.329 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings4.327 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings4.327 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    7.5
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    3.9
    22 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings1.422 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    3.7
    28 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings3.327 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings1.019 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.814 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of AELESTRA and BenchmarkONE
    Feature
    AELESTRA
    -
    Ratings
    BenchmarkONE
    5.5
    22 Ratings
    15% below category average
    API00 Ratings2.015 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings2.621 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Small Businesses
    monday marketer
    Score8.5 out of 10
    monday marketer
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LocaliQ
    Score9 out of 10
    LocaliQ
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AELESTRABenchmarkONE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    Hatchbuck is great for small to mid size businesses that are really looking to keep track of their progress with their sales leads as well as their existing customers, as well as tracking the activity their customers are taking from their communications, and automate their sales and marketing funnel as much as possible. We are a SaaS company (software as a service), with sales that range from teeny tiny to very big fish so it's been an easy tool to work with to make sure we are communicating with clients based on their size and needs.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    • The product is simple to use but can be as complex as you would like it to be.
    • Customer service and support are great. Always responsive and quick to find a solution.
    • The email templates and instructional videos have been helpful.
    • They definitely understand marketing and have created a simple system to support content delivery.
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    Cons
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    • They may be a little behind the curve when it comes to some of the advanced features, such as integrating various calendars and e-mail clients.
    • I would like to see them more integrated with social media platforms, such as keeping track of social media activity and adding more platforms that they track within a record.
    • The onboarding process was a bit bumpy and took much longer than expected.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    In case you can't tell, we are in love with Hatchbuck software. Could it be improved? Of course it could, but, based on our current needs, and the needs of our existing and targeted clients so far, Hatchbuck presents the best fit option available. As a partner we are looking to grow with Hacthbuck into the future.
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    Usability
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    Hatchbuck offers on-boarding, training, and has a suite of videos, which makes it super easy to get started. As with any software that is the key. Have a plan, stay focused, and get started. Once, you begin to play with Hatchbuck you will see that it is very user friendly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    There has never been any downtime for Hatchbuck, which is very reassuring for me as I market and recruit strenuously for the University at Albany's executive Weekend MBA Program. Hatchbuck team members have also been available when I have reached out to them with questions or issues. With one exception, where one of my e-mails became lost in the Internet "black hole," they have gotten back to me in very timely fashion!
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    Support Rating
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    I always get a response within 24 hours, unless I ask on a weekend. The team seems to work together to resolve my issues, answer my questions, and update me on changes. In fact, they have even connected [with] me to ask how they can improve the Hatchbuck software and their service. This is why I love them so much.
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    Implementation Rating
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    Overall very satisfied. More sample please.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    I have had more experience with Hatchbuck, and was introduced to it through someone who is quite familiar. My perspective is that for the money, Hatchbuck does all it needs to, and does it well. I'm sure there are comparable products, but this is the first one that I found user friendly enough to be able to use it consistently
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    AELESTRA
    No answers on this topic
    BenchmarkONE
    • It saved us time, as we were able to centralize our marketing and sales efforts
    • It helped close more sales, through nurturing funnels
    • Since it has options to create sales-related tasks, it helped our team be on top of all new prospects and provide timely information
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BenchmarkONE Screenshots

    Screenshot of See your progress at a glance. BenchmarkONE's dashboard gives you valuable insight into which areas of sales and marketing you should focus on the most.Screenshot of BenchmarkONE's small business CRM makes it simple to track and manage all of your contacts in one spot. BenchmarkONE notifies you when important tasks are due and even sends you hot lead alerts when prospects are ready to buy.Screenshot of Automatically track the pages your contacts have visited on your site, the emails they have been sent, the emails they've opened and the links they've clicked.  Understand their interests to put relevant conversations with prospects and customers at your fingertips.Screenshot of Setting up Email Nurturing campaigns are a snap in BenchmarkONE. You can easily drip relevant content to sales leads and contacts that nurtures them throughout the entire buying process, saving you valuable time and skyrocketing response rates.Screenshot of Create great looking emails using BenchmarkONE's drag and drop email builder, or select a template from our extensive email template library.