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ShortStack
Elevate Your Social Contests
4.5
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ShortStack Overview
What is ShortStack?

Shortstack has a drag-and-drop builder that lets users design pages without the need for code. It comes with analytics and marketing features that lets users review their efforts for further improvement. The platform’s drag-and-drop features let users design pages easily, including mobile-responsive landing pages. Scaling your business is easy on this platform as well and collaborating with different users is a breeze.

Company ShortStack
Year founded 2011
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters Reno, NV, USA
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ShortStack Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
ShortStack Pros and Cons
Pros
  • It’s great for building landing pages designed for contests
  • You can scale up easily as your business grows
  • It’s possible for one person can manage everything because of its user-friendliness
Cons
  • You need to get used to how the site builder tool works
  • It puts a cap on how many page views you get per month
  • Professional designers might find some of the design features limiting
ShortStack Features
A/B Testing
API Access
Automated Draws
Contest Scheduling
Custom Branding
Customer Support
Customizable Templates
Data Export
Drag and Drop Interface
Email Notifications
Entry Tracking
Fraud Detection
Geolocation Restrictions
Lead Generation Tools
Legal Compliance
Mobile Compatibility
Multi-language Support
Participant Verification
Photo/Video Upload
Prize Management
Random Winner Selection
Real-Time Analytics
Referral Tracking
Reporting and Statistics
Social Media Integration
Survey Integration
Third-party Integrations
User Activity Logs
User Management
Voting Mechanism
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Last updated: July 06, 2024
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82 ShortStack Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.0
HL
Heather L.
Founder
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"My Review"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

The templates are great to use but they can be a little confusing

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

The plan, I have to cancel and lose my account if I need to deavtivate

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Fixed so,e marketing solutions

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 21, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"An easy to use and very effective platform for contesting and data collection."
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's easy to use and fairly simply to customize which makes the entire expierence pretty pleasant.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I wish it was a little less expensive as far as a license goes.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are building our customer database through contesting.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 15, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Easy to Use and Perfect for Internal Contests"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's incredibly easy to use and integrates seamlessly with mailchimp and websites.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There is a bit of a learning curve and the customizable options could be expanded.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used Shortstack for internal contests for our Fortune 500 company of around 300 people. It was a great way to streamline raffles, weekly incentive contests and fundraisers.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 18, 2018
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Let's me and my team be scrappy"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

I like that I can customize it to fit my brand style guides. That way the users don't realize that they are a actually on a 3rd party site. They think they are still on our homepage.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I don't like that the interface for building the forms. Can be confusing when creating a form from scratch.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it to build forms on site, without having to go to engineering or product teams. That way we can just build the forms ourselves. Saves us time and resources, as sometimes we can get limited to none.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Amazing results"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Ability to create customised and creative campaigns. The ability to do everything myself!

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There is not much to dislike. I've managed to implement everything myself

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's an amazing opportunity to capture real qualified leads with a natural opt in option which in turn leads to branding opportunities and communication in the future

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Perfect tool for implementing online marketing campaigns."
What do you like best about ShortStack?

The ability to easily capture information from campaign participants.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

Campaign participants are unable to submit files such as PDFs or Docs via entry forms.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Great solution to build campaign hosting websites without having to code.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great Product"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

So many thing I love about the software, it works and has frequent updates.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

Not much, love it.............................................................................................................

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Running contests and building websites fast.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
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Founder
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"ShortStack is a very flexible tool to engage our Facebook followers"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

With ShortStack, the best part is the flexibility and ease of use. Customizing takes a little more tech savvy, but it is overall very easy to use.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

The only problem we have run into is when ShortStack changes or removes a template that we are using, it seems to break our landing page.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are growing our facebook audience with sweepstakes and giveaways. Our 4th of July photo contest increased our engagement by 10x!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 11, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"ShortStack saves us time! "
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Being able to use the templates that ShortStack has already prepared for use, saves us a bunch of time. Being able to just drop images and text in the places dedicated for them is such a simple process.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I wish there was an easier way to get to the entries, rather than going thru a few steps to do so.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our giveaways, whether it be thru social media or email, ShortStack has helped our company get things done, and in the correct matter. The amount of time we save by using ShortStack helps our bottom line.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 10, 2018
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"ShortStack has been fantastic for us to gain customers through contests. "
What do you like best about ShortStack?

I love the tech support they provide when I am working on a contest. You don't have to be a technical person to be able to use the software. They are super helpful whenever I have questions and have always been able to provide solutions to any issues I have had. The contests look beautiful and professional as well.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I would like to have more templates available for different themes/holidays.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are getting more engagement with ShortStack through contests. We have gained more subscribers to our email newsletter which has resulted in more sales. We are also building our brand utilizing a year long contest with ShortStack to celebrate our 10 year anniversary.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 10, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Love shortstack. "
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Love short stack. I frequently use it to build contest pages and I’ve never had an issue.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I would Like the interface to be more user friendly. Or, provide more assistance for new users.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

ShortStack makes it easy for me to communicate info with clients and customers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 10, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"review"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's interface is easy to navigate, there are easy tools and options to use in platform for designing. I especially like the analytics and measurement.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There isn't a lot of innovation. There should be more opportunities to use outside of just Facebook.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

They provide the opportunity to gather insights and user data.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 10, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"ShortStack is the Best!"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Love the ability to keep our customers happy with fun contests, sweepstakes and quizzes. Easy to use and versatile!

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

We've had to downgrade from the All You Can Eat, and we're missing a few great features, but we're getting by!

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We keep our newsletter subscription lists growing through ShortStack, and we keep our fans loyal. Plus, we acquire some great insights about what our fans like and dislike through polls and quizzes.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 17, 2016
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Fantastic support and great app!"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

I love the support and the ability to do so many great things with Facebook apps. There are great integrations, it is easy to set it up with a Facebook app and the Shortstack team are there to support you through every step of the way.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

Nothing really. I found it a bit hard to work out at first, but the support was incredible and got me sorted straight away. Usually support will take days to get a problem resolved. Not at Shortstack. I had several questions, all in separate tickets and Ashley (support person) answered them all promptly, with screenshots and made the learning curve a lot easier.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

More leads and lead conversions.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 18, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Excellent option for social campaigns"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's fairly intuitive and allows us to create simple to complex campaigns without going through our web/IT teams.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There is only a Facebook integration for pulling in responses.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We utilize ShortStack primarily for social media contests and simple landing pages. The benefit is not having to get on our web team's calendar for work; instead we can create it ourselves.

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