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GroSocial (Discontinued Product) vs. Smash Balloon

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Social media management software for Facebook. No longer supported by Infusionsoft.
$29
per month
Smash Balloon
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Smash Balloon is a plugin used to add social media content to WordPress, with the goal of displacing social media plugins that are complicated to set up, slow down the website site, aren’t customizable , or break anytime the platform makes a change. Smash Balloon plugins are designed to integrate seamlessly into Wordpress websites, where they help to display social media content that is unique to the business. The solution currently boasts over 1.6 million users.
$49
per year a single feed for 1 website
Pricing
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)Smash Balloon
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)Smash Balloon
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)Smash Balloon
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User Ratings
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)Smash Balloon
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GroSocial (Discontinued Product)Smash Balloon
Likelihood to Recommend
Infusionsoft
They built their platform largely on contests. They still do a fairly good job on these
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Smash Balloon
No answers on this topic
Pros
Infusionsoft
  • Increase Leads
  • Increase Sales
  • Increase Customers
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Smash Balloon
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Cons
Infusionsoft
  • When Infusionsoft purchased GroSocial it seemed like product development ceased. Many other companies surpassed their abilities.
  • They are very expensive for what they offer. Many other companies now offer better platforms, for far less.
  • When there was an issue (ie in a campaign, or link broke etc) the support team would blame the client first, when in most cases it could be proven to be a software malfunction.
  • Tabs are no longer smart phone friendly. When we stopped using GroSocial they had not set up the redirect link at that time. This may have changed now.
  • When you manage multiple accounts, your client could stop your access to their account. They could then stop paying for the service, and their tabs would still be live. GroSocial is the only one who could disable the tabs. It was not automatic.
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Smash Balloon
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Alternatives Considered
Infusionsoft
GroSocial quite simply does not stack up to the competition. They are years behind in development. We have moved all our clients to other platforms.
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Smash Balloon
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Return on Investment
Infusionsoft
  • Haven't seen a significant change yet
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Smash Balloon
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