Compare Pulsar and Octane - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Pulsar or Octane?

Octane is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Pulsar, and Octane is rated higher (88/100) than Pulsar (53/100). Octane offers users more features (5) than Pulsar (0).

Looking for the right Call Center 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:

Pulsar Platform Vs. Octane AI

Pulsar Platform: Pulsar is a new breed of social intelligence platform that’s re-inventing social media monitoring. Born out of 10 years of experience with social data, Pulsar enables marketers to go beyond keyword tracking to map brand audiences, track how content spreads and measure the reach of social conversations.

Octane AI: Fuel faster growth and personalization with Octane AI all-in-one platform for Quizzes, Facebook Messenger & SMS automation, and opt-in tools.

Who is more expensive? Pulsar or Octane AI?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Call Center 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 Pulsar and Octane AI.

Pulsar price starts at $29 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Pulsar is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Call Center software. Octane AI price starts at $29 per month , When comparing Octane AI to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Call Center software cost.

Bottom line: Octane AI is more expensive than Pulsar.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Pulsar Vs. Octane based on some of the most important and required Call Center features.

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

Octane AI: Chat, Social Analytics, Social Listening, Social Promotions, Social Media.

Target customer size

Pulsar's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Octane AI's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Pulsar

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $29 per user/month

Pulsar is an award-winning cloud-based Social Media Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Pulsar received a rating of 4.4 from ITQlick team. The software cost is ...

Categories: Social networks analytics, Social CRM, Social Media, Social Marketing.

Octane AI

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $29 per month

Octane AI is a marketing software designed to help stores drive conversions by collecting customer insights, personalizing marketing (that is recommending specific products to solve each person needs) and gener...

Categories: Social networks analytics, AI: Chatbots, Social CRM, Social Marketing, Social Media.

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Compare features

Pulsar: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Octane AI: 5 Features

Chat
Social Analytics
Social Listening
Social Promotions
Social Media
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Pulsar
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
53/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$29 per user/month
Functionality
5
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Octane
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$29 per month
Functionality
10
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nextiva ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$11.95 per user/month
Functionality
20
8x8 Cont...
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
43
CenterWa...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
9

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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.