OneSignal vs. SimplyCast

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OneSignal
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
OneSignal’s omnichannel customer engagement platform offers push notifications, email, in-app messages, and SMS. OneSignal’s automated customer Journeys and one-off campaigns allow users to create messaging strategies that convert, inform, and retain audiences, with little to no coding required for setup.
$9
per month
SimplyCast
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SimplyCast is a customer flow communication platform that combines marketing automation, inbound marketing and interactive communication. The software enables clients to personalize messaging at the right time no matter who their audience is. SimplyCast caters to SMBs as well as enterprise clients. It also provides solutions for industries such as emergency response, automotive and marketing agencies.
$4.95
per month
Pricing
OneSignalSimplyCast
Editions & Modules
Growth
9+
per month
Professional
999+
per month
Free
Free
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
SimplyCast
$4.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OneSignalSimplyCast
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
OneSignalSimplyCast
Considered Both Products
OneSignal
Chose OneSignal
OneSignal comes with a free plan and easy integration, unlike CleverTap which has a starting price of $200 per month and a difficult integration process. That is why we selected OneSignal instead of CleverTap.
Chose OneSignal
I believe OneSignal is an all around better platform than Push Owl. I am very happy we made the migration from Push Owl to OneSignal.
Chose OneSignal
In my opinion, OneSignal documentation / API is more friendly [than] Firebase. Maybe because Firebase is already "too big," but OneSignal is focused on one solution that giving our notification through to our customer. In that case, OneSignal is chosen by our company. Several …
Chose OneSignal
Look Firebase is a complete platform that includes a Push notification/InApp space. We had a lot of troubles while implementing Firebase: sometimes we thought it was ready until we tried to attach an image for Push notifications. This being said, the developers had to review …
Chose OneSignal
OneSignal is the one that has more integrations with plugins, external API and that is completely free and easy to install. They have a very good UI with many options and they will never ask for money to use this service. You can have unlimited subscribers and you can send …
Chose OneSignal
OneSignal is much more user-friendly, is free to use, and integrates with many more services. After the great redesign of OneSignal, it has become even better: easy localizations of the push, A/B tests and templates work great. Besides, there are a number of parameters you can …
SimplyCast
Chose SimplyCast
I use both SimplyCast and Act-On. Act-On ties in with our database, I use SimplyCast in order to send e-mails that don't look exactly like our other e-mails.
Features
OneSignalSimplyCast
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
OneSignal
-
Ratings
SimplyCast
6.3
Ratings
19% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
List management00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
OneSignal
-
Ratings
SimplyCast
8.0
Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
OneSignal
-
Ratings
SimplyCast
7.0
Ratings
6% below category average
API00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Vbout
Vbout
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
PFL Direct Mail Platform
PFL Direct Mail Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
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PFL Direct Mail Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OneSignalSimplyCast
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OneSignalSimplyCast
Likelihood to Recommend
I think One Signal is very well suited for mobile app owners who want to be in touch with their user base more easily by sending push notifications and in-app messages. I'm not sure how well that works for SMS messaging as I haven't yet tried it. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if your in-apps are very rare.
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Pros
  • Send instant notifications without any delay.
  • Provide all the necessary features for testing.
  • Highly cost effective.
  • Great system to handle huge volume.
  • Great customer support.
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  • Email tracking
  • Easy to use
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Cons
  • They should develop features a bit faster as per user requirements.
  • Old users should get freemium model for new features.
  • Admin can look a bit better.
  • In-built and easy to use segmentation should be there too.
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  • Templates need updating
  • Uploading list is a bit tedious
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Usability
I give an 8 in this question mainly for 2 reasons: the products even if they look like complete and are highly customizable and usable, they are still missing some logical features. For example, send messages to a list of users - now days you can do it with postman and get calls. A second example is App messaging that is still in development and has many opportunities.
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Support Rating
Their customer support has been top-notch. They are able to assist you in getting through any problems that you may have and respond in a very timely manner. I've dealt with them on 4-5 instances over the years and my issues were always resolved within a matter of a few business days.
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Alternatives Considered
Look Firebase is a complete platform that includes a Push notification/InApp space. We had a lot of troubles while implementing Firebase: sometimes we thought it was ready until we tried to attach an image for Push notifications. This being said, the developers had to review the integration several times until we decided to change to OneSignal. Also while using Firebase I was not convinced with the look and feel of the Notifications. My vote here is OneSignal.
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I use both SimplyCast and Act-On. Act-On ties in with our database, I use SimplyCast in order to send e-mails that don't look exactly like our other e-mails
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Return on Investment
  • We've seen direct-purchase conversions on new offers.
  • It does a great job of driving traffic to off-site locations like YouTube for new videos.
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  • We do get responses from our e-mails
  • Do not get a lot of information like we do from Act-On
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