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Ably vs. SmartFocus, now part of Actito

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ably
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Ably is an enterprise-ready pub/sub messaging platform. They aim to make it easy to efficiently design, quickly ship, and seamlessly scale critical realtime functionality delivered directly to end-users. The vendor boasts daily delivery of billions of realtime messages to millions of users for thousands of companies. And state they power the apps people, organizations, and enterprises depend on everyday like Lightspeed System’s realtime device management platform for over seven…N/A
SmartFocus, now part of Actito
Score 7.3 out of 10
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SmartFocus offers real-time interaction management software. Their messaging cloud marketing platform encompasses email, social, mobile and analytics capabilities. Founded in 1999 as EmailVision, SmartFocus has grown to serve customers across the globe; SmartFocus boasts over 2,500 customers of its Message Cloud, including HP, Mercedes-Benz, and others. It's features are relatively broad and encompassing, though central to it is the ability to build and launch email marketing campaigns. It also…N/A
Pricing
AblySmartFocus, now part of Actito
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AblySmartFocus, now part of Actito
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AblySmartFocus, now part of Actito
Considered Both Products
Ably

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SmartFocus, now part of Actito
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Anonymous
Chose SmartFocus, now part of Actito
We need a service where we can have support when necessary and a system that will handle a high amount of campaigns, with the functionality where even a junior member of the team can create a campaign from assets provided by the graphic team. SmartFocus has that.
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User Ratings
AblySmartFocus, now part of Actito
Likelihood to Recommend
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7.0
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User Testimonials
AblySmartFocus, now part of Actito
Likelihood to Recommend
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Before we used SmartFocus we had a simple bespoke drag and drop builder, where we could add as many "templates" as we wanted. In SmartFocus, the drag and drop builder is smoother and better, but you can't add your own templates. If you are happy with the provided templates, then building newsletters will be really good experience.
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Pros
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  • Push newsletters to customers
  • Managing campaigns
  • Drag and drop builder
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Cons
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  • Drag and drop builder
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Internal integration (the system is too big for an average user what make it hard to use sometimes)
  • Image gallery reliability
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Alternatives Considered
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We need a service where we can have support when necessary and a system that will handle a high amount of campaigns, with the functionality where even a junior member of the team can create a campaign from assets provided by the graphic team. SmartFocus has that.
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Return on Investment
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  • By using Smart Focus we massively cut the cost of creating a new e-mail campaign
  • On the other hand, the cost of SmartFocus is much higher than a competitor
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