Beamer
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Customer Communication Platform for Product Releases
How to Replace BeamerOverview
Features
26 features across 15 categories
Analytics(1)
Track user activities to optimize for engagement and adoption
Automation(1)
Program announcements for publication at specific dates and times to reach users at the optimal moment
Collaboration(1)
Invite coworkers to account with different roles and permissions to create and manage posts
Content(1)
Share posts with text, images, videos, and GIFs to create engaging visual announcements
Developer Tools(2)
RESTful API to build custom interactions with Beamer events, from post publication to user interactions
Test changes in a staging environment before publishing to production
Display & Customization(4)
Create a custom domain on public page to increase brand awareness
Customize design and CSS to fit perfectly with site or app, including color, location, notification type, and full appearance control
Create a custom public page with all latest updates to show product improvements and gain visibility
Embeddable widget that can be placed anywhere on a site to display newsfeed or roadmap in button mode, embed mode, or inline mode
Engagement(1)
Enable users to comment on and react to product updates with emoji reactions
Feedback & Surveys(3)
Easily collect and prioritize feedback to inform product development and know how to build more value into the product
Get user feedback on latest updates in context with text feedback, inbox management, and quick reactions
No-code NPS survey built right into the app to collect regular, actionable feedback and identify trends
Installation(1)
No-code WordPress plugin for easy installation of Beamer newsfeed in minutes
Integrations(1)
Connect with 3000+ available apps using Zapier, Integromat, Pabbly, and native integrations
Localization(1)
Translate and publish posts in other languages to speak to users in their native language
Messaging(4)
Amplify reach of specific announcements with boosted visibility options
Array of notification options from subtle tooltips to eye-catching banners to nudge desired behaviors and boost engagement
Dedicated inbox for managing and organizing notifications
Send push notifications to offline users and visitors to bring them back to the site and reduce churn
Product Communication(1)
Modern changelog to show off product updates, fixes, and overall velocity with targeted notifications, comment and reaction capabilities
Reporting & Analytics(1)
Built-in analytics to measure performance of announcements with real-time metrics on clicks, views, and location data
Targeting & Personalization(3)
Advanced user segmentation with activity-based targeting and complex filter combinations
Basic user segmentation capabilities to target specific user groups
Target specific groups of users based on behavior, location, and demographics with segmented notifications
Pricing
Free
- ✓Fewer than 1,000 Monthly Active Users
- ✓14-day free trial
- ✓No credit card required
Starter
- ✓5,000 Monthly Active Users
- ✓Additional MAUs available
- ✓In-app and standalone changelog
- ✓Boosted announcements
- ✓Appearance customization options
- ✓Analytics
- ✓Feedback add-on available
- ✓NPS add-on available
Pro
- ✓10,000 Monthly Active Users
- ✓Additional MAUs available
- ✓Everything in Starter
- ✓Dedicated Inbox
- ✓Comments & reactions
- ✓Basic segmentation
- ✓Feedback add-on available
- ✓NPS add-on available
Scale
Popular- ✓50,000 Monthly Active Users
- ✓Additional MAUs available
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Advanced segmentation
- ✓User activities
- ✓Staging account
- ✓Feedback add-on available
- ✓NPS add-on available
Feedback Add-on
- ✓Collect and analyze user feedback
- ✓In-app feedback collection and moderation
- ✓Public and private roadmap
- ✓Automatically update users
- ✓Seamless integrations
NPS Add-on
- ✓In-app, email, and linked surveys
- ✓Advanced analytics
- ✓Powerful integrations
- ✓Advanced segmentation
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Integrations
5 known integrations