Compare CAKE and Trolley - Nov 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Nov 05, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CAKE or Trolley?

CAKE is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Trolley, and CAKE is rated higher (75/100) than Trolley (72/100).

Looking for the right Affiliate Marketing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

CAKE (www.getcake.com) Vs. Payment Rails

CAKE (www.getcake.com): Innovative. Simple. Real-Time. The CAKE Marketing Intelligence hub offers a complete solution to track and optimize online spend for advertisers and publishers.nnIn today’s complex $137.5 billion global digital advertising industry, marketers are confronted with a daunting challenge – navigating through the vast volume of information generated fr...

Payment Rails: Payment Rails provide solutions to companies with medium high volume accounts payables such as Influencer Marketing Platforms Agencies, Affiliate Networks, Freelancer Marketplaces, and Sharing Economy platforms.

Who is more expensive? CAKE or Payment Rails?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Affiliate Marketing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CAKE and Payment Rails.

CAKE price starts at $399 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CAKE is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Affiliate Marketing software. Payment Rails price starts at $49 per month , When comparing Payment Rails to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Affiliate Marketing software cost.

Bottom line: CAKE is more expensive than Payment Rails.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CAKE Vs. Trolley based on some of the most important and required Affiliate Marketing features.

CAKE: We are still working to collect the list of features for CAKE.

Payment Rails: We are still working to collect the list of features for Payment Rails.

Target customer size

CAKE's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Payment Rails's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



CAKE

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $399 per user/month

CAKE is a fast growing cloud-based Analytics software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. CAKE received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average ...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Advertising Agency, Affiliate Marketing, Campaign Management.

Trolley

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $49 per month

Payment Rails is a cloud-based accounting software that enables managers to collate their recipients bank details directly from the users, and automatically notify them at payment time via email.

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Affiliate Marketing, Email Marketing, Vendor Management.

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CAKE: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Payment Rails: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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CAKE
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$399 per user/month
Functionality
6
Review
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Trolley
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
72/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
6
Post Aff...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$97 per month
Functionality
4
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TrackingDesk
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
$50 per feature/month
Functionality
5
Pitchbox
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
73/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.