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Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform vs. TapInfluence

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ambassador

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Ambassador is a referral marketing platform for teams to increase new customer acquisition, referrals and revenue by leveraging word-of-mouth. Ambassador automated enrolling, tracking, rewarding and managing customers, affiliates, influencers, partners and fans. Ambassador was acquired by Intrado (West Corporation) October 2018 and became an Intrado company, but then Ambassador was acquired by i2H in 2021, and is now currently available standalone, and supported by i2H.

    $99

    per month

    TapInfluence

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ATapInfluence from the company of the same name in Boulder, Colorado is an influencer marketing platform used for locating influencers and initiating dialogue and content co-creation, with search tools, calendaring, and tasking features. Founded in 2009, TapInfluence (formerly BlogFrog) has received about $8.2 million in venture capital since its inception, most recently $5 million in Series B funding in late 2013.N/A
    Pricing
    AmbassadorTapInfluence
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    Starting at $300/mo.
    Annual commitment required.
    Professional
    Starting at $800/mo.
    Annual commitment required.
    Enterprise
    Starting at $1500/mo
    Annual commitment required.
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AmbassadorTapInfluence
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details"Enterprise" is a custom price that is determined according to a number of variables, including specific add-ons or custom work required.—
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    Ambassador Software
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    AmbassadorTapInfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    AmbassadorTapInfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ambassador Software
    Should be used by organizations to promote business and bring in new customers, particularly the ones with a bigger customer base. It may or may not be used by small businesses as the data is not too much to store, however, I recommend using it anyway as it will save time and, in turn, let you do more for your business.
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    Tapinfluence
    TapInfluence is a great influencer marketing tool that has made lives so much easier and
    therefore I would recommend it to everyone to use it because of its great
    database search function which makes it an optimal option for users. It should
    work towards their customer service support so that all users do not have to go
    through any problem. If you are ready to get hands-on the functions then the
    only condition is that you have to be willing to pay the hefty price too which
    I feel is a little outrageous.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ambassador Software
    • Refer new customers.
    • Automatically include the referral bonus.
    • Disperse the bonus within the required time without external help.
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    Tapinfluence
    • I love the automation in this influencer connection service. TapInfluence has an automated process in which it recommends influencers who can do very good publicity for my business sector. This feature is very important to me since in this way the advertising will reach people who will really take that information into account because it is of interest to them.
    • The main panel of TapInfluence has divisions where I can see all the influencers who are working for me, in addition, in this individual panel I can know all the advertising that each of the influencers has done and see what traffic that advertising has generated, I can know the views that advertising has had and the clicks it has obtained. It is very important to be able to consult all this data from the main panel, so I can know what performance each influencer is giving me.
    • TapInfluence offers me a very stable communication service, where I can constantly converse with each of the influencers who work for me and with the influencers that appear in my "recommended" window.
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    Cons
    Ambassador Software
    • Should have more detailed information.
    • Dashboard should be more specific.
    • Should have a mobile app.
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    Tapinfluence
    • It is also crucial to understand the cons associated with TapInfluence so that the overall software can be improved in a much better way. In my opinion, TapInfluence should give a considerable amount of attention to their customer support service as it needs to get a lot better.
    • Software like TapInfluence should be very easy to use due to its intuitive interface but I feel that here it is difficult to use especially for beginners.
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    Usability
    Ambassador Software
    It is very user friendly, all options and features are easily accessible. Support material is readily available to help out with general queries or frequently asked questions. The software's customer-facing end does not require any special training or skills to use it to its full capacity. In short, it is easy and good looking.
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    Tapinfluence
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    Support Rating
    Ambassador Software
    I have not yet faced any issue while using the features of this service. But whenever I needed help with anything, I've gotten a satisfying response in terms of resolution and response time. I am sure I will get the same response when there is an issue that needs immediate attention.
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    Tapinfluence
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ambassador Software
    I have not used too much software for the said purpose, but in comparison to the ones I have used, this one seems to be the most user-friendly and intuitive to use. That's the whole idea when you are paying for software: to cut down on admin work and save time.
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    Tapinfluence
    I have not used anything like it, but I would choose another if it had the same functionality or similar and at a lower cost.
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    Return on Investment
    Ambassador Software
    • The ROI is good enough.
    • Less hassle to carry out tasks which in turn saves expenses.
    • Streamlines referral processes and record keeping.
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    Tapinfluence
    • Our company has managed to be more recognized nationally, we have been recognized by a totally reliable company and with very efficient real estate services, thanks to the publicity that the influencers have achieved in TapInfluence.
    • We have obtained more clients in our company. Thanks to the extensive publicity that influencers have made, more clients come to our company every day to ask questions and to access our real estate services.
    • We have improved the display of the influencers' advertising reach. This has helped us to know which influencer has been more profitable and how much audience has obtained the publicity.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Ambassador Screenshots

    Screenshot of A glimpse of the Ambassador dashboard.Screenshot of Stop suspicious referrers/affiliates in their tracks.Screenshot of Typsy's refer-a-friend widget, powered by Ambassador.Screenshot of Sunrun's custom referral portal allows their brand ambassadors to easily see stats such as commissions they've earned.Screenshot of Olark's Referral Program sign up page, powered by Ambassador.Screenshot of An example of a custom email Honeybook sends out when a referral is made.