PromoSimple is a web-based service for creating and running online giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests. It is aimed at marketers, bloggers, small businesses, brands, and agencies. A campaign can move from design to a scheduled launch and promotion, then to winner selection. Entry forms can combine social actions with custom fields, polls, surveys, or quizzes, and can be embedded on websites, blogs, and Facebook pages. Campaigns can also be promoted through the Giveaways Network. PromoSimple supports random or manual winner selection, real-time reporting, and CSV exports. Listed email integrations include MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, MadMimi, and Constant Contact. Entry methods include email or Facebook login, actions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, referral links, and custom fields. The free plan allows 50 entrants and has a seven-day limit. Paid plans start at $14/mo (annual); the Basic plan is listed at $171 per year, billed on signup. Higher tiers add features such as email integrations, customizable forms, white label options, and Google Analytics.
Who it is for
PromoSimple suits marketers, bloggers, small businesses, brands, and agencies that want to run online promotions. It can also suit organizers who need multiple entry methods, winner selection, and reporting.
What is good
- Supports polls, surveys, quizzes, and social actions.
- Forms can be embedded on websites, blogs, and Facebook pages.
- Offers random or manual winner selection.
- Real-time reporting and CSV exports are available.
- Lists integrations with four email tools.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 50 entrants and seven days.
- Paid plans start at $14/mo (annual).
- Available on web.
Verdict
PromoSimple brings campaign setup, entry collection, winner selection, and reporting into one web service. Check the free plan's entrant and time limits against your campaign before choosing a tier.
PromoSimple plans and pricing
All plansCompared on social media contest software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $14/mo
- Campaign types
- giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend campaigns
- Entry methods
- email and Facebook login, Facebook visits or likes, Twitter follows or tweets, Instagram likes or follows, Pinterest follows or pins, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend links, custom form fields
- Social networks
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
- Voting tools
- Yes
- Winner selection
- both
- Moderation tools
- Yes
- Analytics and reporting
- Yes
