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Description

CallHub is a digital organizing platform built for political campaigns, nonprofits, advocacy groups, unions, and businesses to scale their outreach through calling, texting, email, and workflow automation. The platform includes Predictive, Power, and Auto Dialers for efficient and personalized calling. Its AI-powered Smart Insights analyze call sentiment, while Dynamic Caller ID, Spam Shield, and SHAKEN/STIR compliance ensure higher connection and answer rates. CallHub’s texting tools, Peer-to-Peer Texting, Text Broadcasts, and Text-to-Join support SMS/MMS, URL tracking, and automated replies. Workflow automation enables coordinated multi-channel campaigns, and the mobile app empowers volunteers to participate from anywhere. With native integrations for NationBuilder, NGP VAN, Salesforce, and Blackbaud, CallHub ensures seamless data sync across CRMs. The platform is SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and TCPA compliant. Trusted by over 200,000 campaigns worldwide, CallHub has powered 1 billion calls and 750 million texts, helping organizations connect, mobilize, and win.

Description

A highly effective method for expanding your email subscriber base offline is through Join By Text, which allows individuals to effortlessly subscribe to your mailing list using their mobile devices, thereby enhancing potential leads and fostering engagement opportunities. This approach caters to a variety of scales, from nationwide television programs to local nonprofit events! Simply choose a memorable, one-word keyword that your target audience will text to a designated 5-digit number for email list registration. You can advertise this keyword in various places, such as during presentations, events, brochures, and television commercials, to collect email addresses. When someone texts the keyword and provides their email, you can customize a response that acknowledges their participation and highlights the advantages of being on your list, including a link to your website for more information. Additionally, Join By Text can be seamlessly integrated with your preferred email marketing service, such as Mailchimp, ensuring that their email is directly added to your subscriber list. In cases where your email platform isn't supported, you can simply download the collected emails in CSV or Excel format for easy importation. This strategy not only streamlines the sign-up process but also maximizes your outreach efforts.

API Access

Has API Yes

API Access

Has API No

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Integrations

Zapier Yes

AWeber No

ActiveCampaign No

Axis LMS No

Blackbaud CRM Yes

Campaign Monitor No

Constant Contact No

Ecanvasser Yes

Emma No

GetResponse No

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Integrations

Zapier Yes

AWeber Yes

ActiveCampaign Yes

Axis LMS Yes

Blackbaud CRM No

Campaign Monitor Yes

Constant Contact Yes

Ecanvasser No

Emma Yes

GetResponse Yes

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Pricing Details

$0

You only pay for the cost of the calls and text messages.

USA rates:
Outgoing calls: $0.045/dial
Incoming calls: $0.026/min
Voice Broadcast: $0.046/min
Outgoing SMS: $0.019/sms segment
Incoming SMS: Free
Outgoing MMS: $0.048/mms message

Free Trial Yes

Free Version No

Pricing Details

$19 per month

Free Trial Yes

Free Version No

Deployment

Web-Based Yes

On-Premises No

iPhone App Yes

iPad App No

Android App Yes

Windows No

Mac No

Linux No

Chromebook No

Deployment

Web-Based Yes

On-Premises No

iPhone App No

iPad App No

Android App No

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 No

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 No

Live Training (Online) No

In Person No

Vendor Details

Company Name

CallHub

Founded

2013

Country

United States

Website

callhub.io

Vendor Details

Company Name

Join By Text

Website

www.joinbytext.com

Product Features

Bulk SMS

Connect with 10,000 contacts in just a matter of minutes using our Bulk Messaging Service! Effortlessly send SMS and MMS to your entire contact list with CallHub's streamlined mass texting solution. Instantly share important news, event invitations, fundraising requests, and much more. Get started in less than 5 minutes!

Business Text Messaging

Call Center

Introducing a revolutionary Call Center Platform that exponentially increases your calling capacity while significantly reducing costs! Say goodbye to the inefficiencies of manual tasks, busy signals, and unanswered voicemails. Enhance the efficiency, scalability, and dependability of your calls with CallHub. Our user-friendly call center software is designed to simplify your operations.

Blended Call Center Yes

Call Logging Yes

Call Recording Yes

Call Scripting Yes

Campaign Management Yes

Database No

Escalation Management Yes

IVR / Voice Recognition Yes

Inbound Call Center Yes

Manual Dialer Yes

Outbound Call Center Yes

Predictive Dialer Yes

Progressive Dialer Yes

Queue Management No

Real-time Chat Yes

Reporting/Analytics Yes

Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)

Call Recording

Archiving Yes

Call Sharing Yes

Distributed Call Recording Yes

Event Triggered Recording Yes

File Transfer Yes

Instant Retrieval Yes

On-Demand Recording No

Recording Bookmarking Yes

Scheduled Recording Yes

Screen Activity Recording No

Video Call Recording No

Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)

Political Campaign

Introducing a Robust Unified Solution for Political Campaigns. CallHub presents an extensive digital organizing platform designed for fundraising, voter registration, canvassing, distributed organization, and mobilization efforts. Engage volunteers and voters effectively through dynamic calling, texting, and email campaigns, all seamlessly integrated into a single platform that features automation and built-in integrations.

Campaign Analysis Yes

Conservative No

Contact Management No

Contribution Tracking No

Demographic Data Yes

Donor Targeting Yes

Email Marketing Yes

Event Calendar No

Fundraising Management No

Mapping No

Non-Partisan No

Online Payment Processing No

Progressive Yes

Staff Management No

Volunteer Management No

Voter Database No

Predictive Dialer

Increase your call volume by three times each hour using predictive dialing, ensuring that agents dedicate more time to engaging with contacts. 1. Link agents exclusively to calls that are answered, bypassing busy signals, invalid numbers, and unanswered calls. 2. The system automatically fine-tunes the dialing pace to minimize the likelihood of dropped calls. 3. Leave voicemails automatically for answering machines. 4. Utilize dynamic branching scripts to enhance the flow of conversations. 5. Accessible for agents through both Mobile and Web applications.

Call Monitoring Yes

Call Recording Yes

Call Results Yes

Call Transfer Yes

Callback Scheduling Yes

Campaign Specific Caller ID Yes

Contact Management No

FCC Compliance Yes

FTC Compliance Yes

Lead Capture No

Lead Management No