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Overview

Cloud-based AI platform for local and SMB businesses unifying text, phone, email, social, reviews, and payments in a single inbox.

pulseM offers home service companies a powerful platform to automate review generation, enhance their online reputation, and elevate the overall customer experience.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

526

5

4

3

2

1

326

111

29

14

46

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
66%
would recommend this app

4.5

64

5

4

3

2

1

45

14

0

1

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The ability to have all customer records including messages and call records quickly accessible allows for better insight into the entire job lifecycle.”
LK

Larry K.

IT Manager

“Total Comfort is overall very pleased with Podium and the abilty to have our customers text us directly through our website.”
EB

Erika B.

Sales Administrative Assistant

“Including if capturing the phone number of who is calling so if there is a disconnection we can call back.”
JL

Jessica L.

Dispatcher, Project manager, Purchasing manager

Pros

“Easy to use and quick to send out - we get responses right away from customers and dont have to chase down the reviews”
MS

Mackenzie S.

Project Manager

“PulseM helped us get honest feedback from all of our customers and build our online reputation to allow natural traffic to flow to our Google My Business and company website !”
AM

Ashley M.

Dispatch

“Also, really like the value of having it integrated on our website making it an eye catching feature that entices potential customers to check out what previous customers have to say about their experience with our company.”
JM

Jim M.

Marketing Executive

Cons

“Email responses took weeks, and phone calls went unanswered entirely. When we requested to cancel our account, that request was ignored, and Podium continued charging us for six additional months after we tried to cancel.”
JO

Jim O.

CEO

“We ran into significant system downtime on multiple occasions, and each time, we couldn't get anyone from support to help us troubleshoot or resolve the issue in a reasonable timeframe.”
JO

Jim O.

CEO

“They refused to cancel our plan citing 4 year old contract for auto renewal signed by an employee no longer with the company and absolutely refused to do the right thing and terminate the contract.”
JT

Justin T.

COO

Cons

“due to their intration, often our communications went to the wrong perople”
AM

Andrew M.

HVAC

“Waste of time and money.”
AM

Andrew M.

HVAC

“Cancellation policy is ridiculous”
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Michael Y.

owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago

Key features

  • Total features138
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Canned Responses
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Communications
  • Client Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Complaint Monitoring
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Forms
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer Feedback
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Surveys
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • E-Prescribing
  • E-Prescribing and Lab Orders
  • EMR/EHR
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Engagement
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • For Medical Spas
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inbox Management
  • Insights
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Qualification
  • Live Chat
  • Loyalty Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Communications
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Photo Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Proactive Chat
  • Promotions Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Response Management
  • Review Monitoring
  • Review Notification
  • Review Request
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Search/Filter
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Sharing
  • Status Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Trend Analysis
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation
  • Total features55
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Canned Responses
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Communications
  • Client Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Complaint Monitoring
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Forms
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer Feedback
  • Customer History
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Surveys
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • E-Prescribing
  • E-Prescribing and Lab Orders
  • EMR/EHR
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Engagement
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • For Medical Spas
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inbox Management
  • Insights
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Qualification
  • Live Chat
  • Loyalty Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • NPS Survey Structure
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Communications
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Photo Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Proactive Chat
  • Promotions Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Response Management
  • Review Monitoring
  • Review Notification
  • Review Request
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Search/Filter
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Sharing
  • Status Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Trend Analysis
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation

Integrations

  • Total integrations9
  • AccuLynx
  • CompanyCam
  • Connect CRM
  • FareHarbor
  • FieldEdge
  • Google Workspace
  • Housecall Pro
  • JobNimbus
  • QuickBooks Online
  • ServiceTitan
  • Tekmetric
  • Total integrations5
  • AccuLynx
  • CompanyCam
  • Connect CRM
  • FareHarbor
  • FieldEdge
  • Google Workspace
  • Housecall Pro
  • JobNimbus
  • QuickBooks Online
  • ServiceTitan
  • Tekmetric