PromoSimple vs ViralSweep

PromoSimple is a web-based service for building and running giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, and other promotional campaigns. Its workflow covers designing a campaign, setting its launch dates, promoting it, and choosing a winner. Entry forms can collect social actions and custom details, or include polls, surveys, and quizzes. Available entry methods include email or Facebook login, actions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, referral links, and custom fields. Forms can be embedded on websites, blogs, and Facebook pages, while campaigns can also reach the Giveaways Network. PromoSimple offers random or manual winner selection, real-time reports, and CSV exports. Its pricing page lists email integrations with MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, MadMimi, and Constant Contact. The free plan allows 50 entrants and has a seven-day limit. Paid plans start at $14/mo (annual); Basic is listed at $171 a year, Businesses at $351 a year, and Premium at $711 a year. The service also describes encrypted SSL, data handling, and cancellation terms; paid plans can be canceled immediately from the Account page, with features remaining through the paid period.

ViralSweep is a marketing platform for promotions intended to grow email and SMS lists, raise engagement, and generate sales. Campaign types include sweepstakes, contests, instant-win promotions, purchases, waitlists, milestones, hashtags, galleries, email forms, and comment promotions. The Sweepstakes App supports customizable entry forms, bonus entries for social actions, website embeds, hosted links, analytics in real time, and random winner selection. Paid plans include unlimited promotions and entries, but purchase order allowances vary by plan. Starter costs $41 a month with annual billing or $49 a month with monthly billing; both list 100 purchase orders. Each selected plan starts with a 7-day trial, after which billing begins unless ended earlier. Basic integrations include Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Shopify Email, and ActiveCampaign; premium integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, and Google Analytics. The API can add and retrieve account data, requires Premium or higher, and uses an API key. Promotions use spam filtering, CAPTCHA, cookie and IP tracking, and background protections to help identify suspicious or duplicate entries. Support includes live chat during business hours, email, scheduled calls, and documentation.