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Singlewire Software

InformaCast

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.6 /10

29 Reviews Write a Review

What is InformaCast?

Singlewire Software is the developer of InformaCast, a leading software solution for fast and reliable emergency notifications. More than 7,000 organizations in over 50 countries use InformaCast for emergency mass notifications. Whether it’s an active shooter, severe weather, or another crisis situation, this award-winning software reaches mobile and on-premises devices with critical safety information. By giving organizations the means to develop a connected ecosystem of devices, InformaCast provides that speed and reach needed to share the right information, with the right people, at the right time.

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Awards & Recognition

InformaCast won the following awards in the Emergency Notification category

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Strategy and Innovation

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

5 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

InformaCast Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love InformaCast?

8% Negative

6% Neutral

86% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Respectful
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Message Status Reporting

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Contact Information Encryption

Scheduled Messaging

Voice Recorded Alerts

Weather Alert

Sequential Processing

Conference Call Support

Location-Based Notification

Distribution Lists

Multi-Channel Mass Notification

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

InformaCast Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2020

Excellent Product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Naline L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2020

Allows Awesome Collaboration with First Responders

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates InformaCast from other similar products?

Ease of use and training videos are top notch.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The 911 and emegency, on campus alerting for Code Red or other events.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The lack of a better mobile application and that it takes a couple steps to login from the web interface.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure that the current phones in your environment are compatible with the features you are wanting to use with InformaCast. We had old phones that did not allow descriptions to be placed in notifications (emails and text messages). We had to upgrade all of our existing phones to become compatible, but it was worth it.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Bob B.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2020

Great product and great support!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates InformaCast from other similar products?

Ongoing development of features and their support team.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It just works!

What do you dislike most about this product?

Have no current issues with Informacast

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Talk to districts that are using it; spend time on evaluating the end points.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

InformaCast Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love InformaCast?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Message Status Reporting Message receipt confirmation and message status tracking/reporting.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Link to organization’s enterprise login for authentication.

Contact Information Encryption Contact information is encrypted.

Scheduled Messaging Scheduling of one-time, multiple, or repeated messaging.

Voice Recorded Alerts Recording and broadcasting of voice alerts created by the sender’s voice, rather than text-to-speech.

Weather Alert Receive notifications from subscribed weather alert providers.

Sequential Processing The ability to set alerts to be sent in a specific order to various audiences.

Conference Call Support Set up instant conference calls via the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) solution.

Location-Based Notification Target alerts to specific regions or business locations.

Distribution Lists Maintain a distribution list of contact information for notification recipients.

Multi-Channel Mass Notification Send emergency mass notifications via multiple channels (e.g. email, phone, or SMS text messaging).

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

InformaCast Reviews

Excellent Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Naline L.

Allows Awesome Collaboration with First Responders

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bob B.

Great product and great support!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Message Status Reporting

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Contact Information Encryption

Scheduled Messaging

Voice Recorded Alerts

Weather Alert

Sequential Processing

Conference Call Support

Location-Based Notification

Distribution Lists

Multi-Channel Mass Notification

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training