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Description

Podium is a comprehensive AI-driven platform designed to streamline lead management and customer communication for businesses, currently serving more than 100,000 customers. Its flagship feature, the AI Employee, guarantees round-the-clock engagement with leads, enabling faster responses that translate into higher conversion rates and increased sales. Businesses benefit from a unified dashboard that merges calls, texts, payment requests, and bulk messaging to nurture prospects and drive repeat business effectively. Podium’s intelligent automation handles customer inquiries seamlessly across all communication platforms, ensuring consistent and accurate messaging. The company has gained industry acclaim, appearing on Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies lists. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lehi, Utah, Podium enjoys backing from top investors such as Accel, Summit Partners, GV, and Y Combinator. Its platform empowers businesses to build lasting customer relationships through efficient, AI-enhanced communication. Podium continues to innovate, helping companies scale their lead conversion efforts globally.

Description

TextUs is the best text messaging service provider for businesses looking to have real-time conversations, with candidates, leads, employees, and customers. Text messaging is one the most engaging and engaging ways to communicate directly with customers, candidates for jobs, employees, and leads. Two-way, 1:1 messaging encourages engagement and response. Teams get 10x more responses to text messages than email and phone. Business text messaging is now a viable medium of communication that is more effective than traditional media. TextUs is designed to look like the familiar SMS Inbox. It allows users to manage contacts, conversations, campaigns, and other information. You can use the TextUs web application from your desktop or the Chrome extension to your CRM or ATS. Use the mobile app to send and respond on-the-go.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Allo No 
Bullhorn No 
Denticon Yes 
Dentrix Yes 
Greenhouse No 
HubSpot Customer Platform No 
Hubtiger Yes 
Morphic Yes 
Nekton.ai Yes 
Nextech Yes 
Open Dental Software Yes 
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM No 
QFloors Yes 
ReferPro Yes 
Refold Yes 
Rides Rental Software Yes 
Stackreaction Yes 
Staffing Engine No 
Tracker No 
Xero Yes 

Integrations

Allo Yes 
Bullhorn Yes 
Denticon No 
Dentrix No 
Greenhouse Yes 
HubSpot Customer Platform Yes 
Hubtiger No 
Morphic No 
Nekton.ai No 
Nextech No 
Open Dental Software No 
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Yes 
QFloors No 
ReferPro No 
Refold No 
Rides Rental Software No 
Stackreaction No 
Staffing Engine Yes 
Tracker Yes 
Xero No 

Pricing Details

$399 per month
Try Podium for free for 14-day, no strings attached.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$749 per month
Two-way Messaging
SMS Campaigns (Basic or Pro)
10-Digit Texting Number
Unlimited Contacts and Users
Shared Inboxes
Analytics & Reporting
Unlimited Keywords
Unlimited Automated Sequences
Integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.)
API Access
Toll-Free / Short-Code Eligible
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Podium

Founded

2014

Country

United States

Website

www.podium.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

TextUs

Founded

2012

Country

United States

Website

www.textus.com

Product Features

Brand Management

Approval Process Control No 
Artwork Management No 
Asset Management No 
Change Management No 
Fulfillment Distribution No 
Project Management No 

Business Phone Systems

Call Logging No 
Call Monitoring No 
Call Recording No 
Call Routing No 
Employee Directory No 
IVR / Voice Recognition No 
Mobile Access No 
Virtual Call Center No 
Web Conferencing No 

Business VoIP

Call Parking No 
Call Recording No 
Contact Management No 
Encryption No 
IVR / Voice Recognition No 
Ring Groups No 
SIP Trunking No 
Unified Communications No 
Voice Quality Enhancement No 

Chatbot

Call to Action No 
Context and Coherence No 
Human Takeover No 
Inline Media / Videos No 
Machine Learning No 
Natural Language Processing No 
Payment Integration No 
Prediction No 
Ready-made Templates No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
Sentiment Analysis No 
Social Media Integration No 

Cloud PBX

Call Recording No 
Call Routing No 
IVR / Voice Recognition No 
Ring Groups No 
SIP Trunking No 
Virtual Extensions No 
Web Conferencing No 

Customer Communications Management

Batch Communications No 
Chat / Messaging Yes 
Content Management Yes 
Email Distribution No 
Interactive Content No 
Multi-Channel Communications Yes 
On-Demand Communications Yes 
Personalization Yes 
Print Management No 
Template Management No 
Video Content Yes 

Customer Experience

Action Management Yes 
Analytics Yes 
Customer Segmentation No 
Dashboard Yes 
Feedback Management Yes 
Knowledge Management No 
Multi-Channel Collection Yes 
Sentiment Analysis Yes 
Survey Management Yes 
Text Analysis Yes 
Trend Analysis Yes 

Customer Feedback

Alerts / Notifications No 
Behavior Analytics No 
Bug Reports No 
Community Feedback Tools No 
Live Chat Yes 
Negative Feedback Management No 
Net Promoter Score (NPS) Yes 
Screenshot / Screen Capture No 
Surveys No 
User Testing Tools No 
Video Feedback No 
Visual Feedback Tools No 
Voice of the Customer (VoC) No 
Website Feedback No 

Customer Satisfaction

360 Degree Feedback Yes 
Analytics Yes 
Call Reporting No 
Complaint Monitoring Yes 
Feedback Collection Yes 
Survey Management Yes 

Customer Service

Alerts / Escalation No 
Appointment Management No 
Call Center Management No 
Email Management No 
Knowledge Base Yes 
Live Chat Yes 
Performance Metrics No 
Queue Management No 
Self Service Portal Yes 
Social Media Integration No 
Surveys & Feedback Yes 
Virtual Assistant No 
Workflow Management No 

Dental

Appointment Management No 
Appointment Reminders No 
Claims Management No 
Clinical Charting No 
Imaging No 
Inventory Management No 
Patient Account Management No 
Patient Billing No 
Patient Records Management No 
Treatment Planning No 

Email Management

Data Recovery No 
Email Archiving No 
Email Deletion No 
Email Discovery No 
Email Monitoring No 
Email Recall No 
Queue Manager No 
Response Management No 
Routing No 
Shared Inboxes No 
Signature Management No 
Spam Blocker No 
Whitelisting / Blacklisting No 

Lead Capture

Business Card / Badge Scanning No 
Dashboard No 
Data Extraction No 
Lead Distribution No 
Lead Notifications No 
Lead Nurturing No 
Lead Qualification No 
Lead Scoring No 
Online Forms No 

Lead Generation

Contact Discovery No 
Contact Import/Export No 
Lead Capture Yes 
Lead Database Integration Yes 
Lead Nurturing Yes 
Lead Scoring No 
Lead Segmentation No 
Pipeline Management No 
Prospecting Tools No 
Visitor Identification No 

Lead Management

Activity Tracking No 
Campaign Management No 
Lead Capture No 
Lead Distribution No 
Lead Nurturing No 
Lead Scoring No 
Lead Segmentation No 
Pipeline Management No 
Prospecting Tools No 
Source Tracking No 

Live Chat

Canned Responses Yes 
Customizable Branding Yes 
Geo Targeting No 
Offline Form Yes 
Proactive Chat No 
Screen Sharing No 
Third Party Integration No 
Transfers / Routing No 
Website Visitor Tracking Yes 

Local Marketing

Advertising Management Yes 
CRM Yes 
Email Marketing No 
Feedback Management Yes 
Live Chat Yes 
NAP Management (Name/Address/Phone) No 
Online Listings Management No 
PR Management No 
Reporting / Analytics Yes 
Review Management Yes 
SEO Management No 
Social Media Management No 
Store Locator No 
Website Management No 

Online Form Builders

Artificial Intelligence No 
Assign Roles / Permissions No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Conversational Forms No 
Data Tables No 
Drag & Drop / No Code No 
Export to PDF No 
HIPAA Compliant No 
Import Existing Forms No 
Mobile Forms No 
Offline Forms No 
Pre-made Templates No 
Quizzes / Questionnaires No 
Reporting / Data Visualization No 
Signup Forms No 
Surveys No 

Payment Processing

ACH Check Transactions No 
Bitcoin Compatible No 
Debit Card Support No 
Gift Card Management No 
Mobile Payments Yes 
Online Payments No 
POS Transactions No 
Receipt Printing No 
Recurring Billing No 
Signature Capture No 

Reputation Management

Campaign Management Yes 
Gamification No 
Response Management Yes 
Review Generation Yes 
Review Monitoring Yes 
Sentiment Analysis Yes 
Social Media Metrics No 
Social Media Monitoring Yes 
White Label No 

Review Management

Campaign Management Yes 
Dashboard Yes 
Negative Feedback Management Yes 
Response Management Yes 
Review Monitoring Yes 
Review Notification Yes 
Review Request Yes 
Sentiment Analysis Yes 
Social Sharing No 
White Label No 

SMS Marketing

2-Way Messaging No 
Artificial Intelligence No 
Contact Management No 
MMS No 
Mass Texting No 
Message Personalization No 
Mobile Coupons No 
Mobile Keywords No 
Polls / Voting No 
Reporting/Analytics No 
Scheduled Messaging No 
Shortcodes No 
Text-to-Win No 

Survey

Custom Survey URLs No 
Data Analysis Tools No 
Email Marketing No 
Mobile Survey No 
Offline Response Collection No 
Paper Survey No 
Question Branching No 
Question Library No 
Site Intercept Survey No 
Skip Logic No 
Supports Audio / Images / Video No 

Video Conferencing

Electronic Hand Raising No 
Mobile Access No 
On-Demand Webcasting No 
Presentation Streaming No 
Presentation Tools No 
Private Chat No 
Real-Time Chat No 
Record & Playback Ability No 
Screen Sharing No 
Two-Way Audio & Video No 
Video Conferencing No 
Whiteboard No 

Product Features

Internal Communications

App Integration No 
Blogs No 
Chat/Messaging No 
Email Management No 
Employee Directory No 
Event Calendar No 
Newsletter Management No 
Photo Gallery No 
Social Sharing No 
Survey Management No 
Telephony No 
Video Chat No 
Voice Chat No 

Live Chat

Canned Responses No 
Customizable Branding No 
Geo Targeting No 
Offline Form No 
Proactive Chat No 
Screen Sharing No 
Third Party Integration No 
Transfers / Routing No 
Website Visitor Tracking No 

Recruiting

Assessments No 
Background Screening Yes 
CRM Yes 
Interaction Tracking Yes 
Internal HR Yes 
Interview Management Yes 
Job Board Posting Yes 
Job Requisition No 
Onboarding Yes 
Recruiting Firms Yes 
Reference Checking No 
Resume Parsing No 
Self Service Portal Yes 

SMS Marketing

2-Way Messaging Yes 
Artificial Intelligence Yes 
Contact Management Yes 
MMS Yes 
Mass Texting Yes 
Message Personalization Yes 
Mobile Coupons No 
Mobile Keywords Yes 
Polls / Voting Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Scheduled Messaging Yes 
Shortcodes Yes 
Text-to-Win Yes 

Workforce Management

Budgeting & Forecasting No 
Contractor Management No 
Employee Lifecycle Management No 
Labor Projection No 
Performance Appraisal No 
Recruiting Management Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
Skills Tracking No 
Time & Attendance Yes 
Variable Workforce No 

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