Pusher vs. SendPulse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pusher
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
London-based Pusher supports mobile application development with pub/sub messaging and "presence channel" which supports discovery of live users of applications as well as messaging or chat room capabilities to applications, and finally location services as well (e.g. geolocation).
$49
per month
SendPulse
Score 3.7 out of 10
N/A
SendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A
Pricing
PusherSendPulse
Editions & Modules
Startup
$49
per month
Pro
$99
per month
Business
$299
per month
Premium
$499
per month
Growth
$699
per month
Plus
$899
per month
Growth Plus
1,199
per month
Sandbox
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PusherSendPulse
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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Community Pulse
PusherSendPulse
Features
PusherSendPulse
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Pusher
-
Ratings
SendPulse
4.0
Ratings
66% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
List management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Pusher
-
Ratings
SendPulse
4.7
Ratings
48% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PusherSendPulse
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PusherSendPulse
Likelihood to Recommend
As I told you earlier, if you just want to send regular push notifications to the app users, then Pusher shall not be your first choice. However, if you wish to make the app a little more interactive by making live changes in the app using Pusher and sending your user's real-time notifications, then you should definitely try it.
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In my department it is very well suited. It is one of the best application for sending weekly newsletters to my clients. I use it to send important market information to my clients on a regular basis. The kind of templates it provides me I fill with adequate information for my clients. It also allows me to present that information in a very organised manner.
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Pros
  • Nearly zero downtime, it works reliably 24x7.
  • There pricing is also competitive, as of now.
  • It is straightforward to use Pusher in various use cases.
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  • I feel its User Interface is one of the strengths. It is very simple to operate. It is not necessary for any user to have good knowledge of newsletters design or e-mailer design to make a good and informative e-mail design on this software.
  • Its technical ability to send user's campaign to customer's Inbox is something which one can rely on. Its deliver-ability is almost 100 percent.
  • It gives detailed analysis of any campaign. And this feature is very necessary for any software to help its users to understand the outcome of that email activity. SendPulse is awesome in this feature. It gives you detailed statistics to analyse your campaign. Users can download these statistics in PDF and Excel format also.
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Cons
  • Implementation is quite tricky. A lot of terms to remember from the documentation.
  • Not a large community.
  • They could restructure the pricing to make it more suitable for low-budget startups.
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  • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
  • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
  • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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Usability
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I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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Support Rating
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Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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Implementation Rating
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When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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Alternatives Considered
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For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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Return on Investment
  • Saves our day, as implementation is not a lengthy process.
  • Makes the app more efficient and reliable.
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  • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
  • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
  • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
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ScreenShots

SendPulse Screenshots

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