Empower App vs RumbleUp

Empower App helps organizations build supporter networks and organize action through volunteers’ personal relationships. Organizers can coordinate open or door-to-door canvassing, use automatic turf cutting, and let volunteers request nearby turf. Relational calls to action support recruiting, mobilizing, events and fundraising. Volunteers can contact people by calling or through text, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram and Signal. The app supports English and Spanish and offers organizational branding within the app. Listed integrations and data options include NGP VAN, LAN, EveryAction, ActBlue, Tableau, SQL, JSON, AWS, BigQuery and CSVs; integrations and APIs are available. Empower says users own their data, can export it at any time, and that the company will not sell it. Training, coaching and ongoing support are offered, and pen-and-paper options are available for volunteers who use low-tech methods. The maker says the app facilitated 9 million friend-to-friend conversations during its 2024 programs. Approved 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and labor organizations have a free plan for organizer and activist smartphone apps. Campaign pricing for political parties, PACs and candidates is not published; the maker asks them to contact Empower.

RumbleUp is a peer-to-peer texting platform for nonprofits, political campaigns, and advocacy groups, with SMS, MMS, and video text on Android, iOS, web, and through an API. Its Smart CRM supports contact segmentation, dynamic filtering, tags, and zip-code time-zone sending. Messages can include up to 2000 characters in MMS, embedded video, multilingual text, and custom video captions. Compliance features include an in-portal 10DLC application with Campaign Verify integration, TCPA litigator scrubbing, and automated opt-out suppression. Webhooks can report contact updates, replies, and delivery events. Listed integrations include L2, i360, RNC Data Hub, WinRed, Anedot, Revv, Zapier, HubSpot, Slack, and Campaign Verify. All accounts include incoming replies, landline list cleaning, unlimited contacts and team members, and monthly rollover of texting credits. Plans are $19 a month, with a $5 New Account Initial Charge and per-message charges that vary by volume and type; surcharges may apply. A 14-day free trial is for internal message testing under the TCR free-trial use case.