# Gleam vs Popl Comparison

| | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 27 | 6,382 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (77.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (76.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $97.00 0 NA MONTH | Contact Us | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Gleam

**Not enough data**

### Popl

Pros:
- Ease of Use (2111 reviews)
- Convenience (1858 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (379 reviews)
- Additional Costs (243 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (17 reviews) | 9.2 (5660 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 9.2 (5876 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (5062 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (1173 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (3877 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (1122 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.6 (17 reviews) | 9.2 (5742 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Gleam

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: FULL PACKAGE

Price: $97.00 0 NA MONTH

Description: Complete access to all the Gleam Apps.

Key Features:
- COMPETITIONS REWARDS GALLERIES CAPTURES

[Learn more about Gleam](https://www.g2.com/products/gleam/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

### Popl

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Popl Teams

Price: Contact Us

Key Features:
- Unlimited users

[Learn more about Popl](https://www.g2.com/products/popl/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Sweepstakes

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | N/A | N/A |

#### Campaign Creation

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Promotion Variety** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Distribution

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Efficiency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Email** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Landing Pages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Text** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Embedding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Collection

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Form** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Leads** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User-Generated Content** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Lead Generation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | N/A | N/A |

#### Lead Generation

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lead Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **CRM Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Marketing Automation Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import & Export Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Lead Retrieval

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | 8.5/10 | 877 |

#### At-Event Tools

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Business Card Scanner** | Not enough data | 9.1 (559 reviews) | 
| **Notetaking** | Not enough data | 8.0 (455 reviews) | 
| **Device Rental** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Post-Event Tools

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lead Follow-Up** | Not enough data | 8.9 (498 reviews) | 
| **Lead Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.2 (441 reviews) | 
| **Interaction History** | Not enough data | 8.5 (458 reviews) | 

#### Software Offerings

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Web Portal** | Not enough data | 8.4 (456 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Application** | Not enough data | 9.2 (724 reviews) | 
| **Integrations & APIs** | Not enough data | 7.9 (458 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Lead Retrieval

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (53 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Business Card Scanning

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | 8.7/10 | 1925 |

#### Management

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Card Scan** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1867 reviews) | 
| **Card Management** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1834 reviews) | 
| **Accuracy Verification** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1777 reviews) | 
| **Scanner integration** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Agentic AI - Business Card Scanning

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Sales

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lead Capture** | Not enough data | 8.7 (1767 reviews) | 
| **Address Book** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1768 reviews) | 
| **Card Exchange and Sharing** | Not enough data | 9.1 (1797 reviews) | 

#### Functionality 

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multidevice Usability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1766 reviews) | 
| **Bulk Upload** | Not enough data | 8.3 (1725 reviews) | 
| **Multilingual** | Not enough data | 8.1 (1678 reviews) | 
| **Duplicate Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (1688 reviews) | 
| **Platform Search** | Not enough data | 8.6 (1686 reviews) | 
| **Transcription** | Not enough data | 8.4 (1660 reviews) | 
| **Administrative control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (1671 reviews) | 

### Gamification

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | N/A | N/A |

#### Marketing Gamification

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Simultaneous Competitions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Behaviors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Rewards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile App** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Gamification

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **CRM Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Public Leaderboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Private Leaderboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Lead Capture

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | 8.5/10 | 1551 |

#### Lead Monitoring

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Features** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Performance** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Identification** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Agentic AI - Lead Capture

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.0 (122 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Data Capture

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile** | Feature Not Available | 9.0 (1508 reviews) | 
| **Websites** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Social Media** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Data** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Export/Import** | Feature Not Available | 8.5 (1461 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Feature Not Available | 8.4 (1461 reviews) | 

#### Customization

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Forms** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Personalization** | Not enough data | 8.8 (1472 reviews) | 
| **Templates** | Not enough data | 8.5 (1439 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 8.4 (1420 reviews) | 

### QR Code Generator

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | 8.6/10 | 981 |

#### Development

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Low-Code or No-Code** | Not enough data | 8.8 (938 reviews) | 
| **Bulk Creation** | Not enough data | 8.4 (910 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.5 (916 reviews) | 
| **Intuitive Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.7 (919 reviews) | 

#### Formatting

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dynamics Codes** | Not enough data | 8.4 (888 reviews) | 
| **File Formats** | Not enough data | 8.6 (890 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | 8.8 (924 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Penetration Testing

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Digital Business Card

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Gleam** | N/A | N/A |
| **Popl** | 8.4/10 | 4290 |

#### Business Management

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accuracy Verification** | Not enough data | 8.7 (4019 reviews) | 
| **Card Management** | Not enough data | 8.9 (4076 reviews) | 

#### Sales

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Address Book** | Not enough data | 8.7 (4027 reviews) | 
| **Card Exchange and Sharing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (4075 reviews) | 
| **Lead Capture** | Not enough data | 8.6 (3953 reviews) | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Platform Search** | Not enough data | 8.5 (3875 reviews) | 
| **Multidevice Usability** | Not enough data | 8.7 (3895 reviews) | 
| **Multilingual** | Not enough data | 8.1 (3801 reviews) | 
| **Administrative Control** | Not enough data | 8.6 (3832 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.4 (3851 reviews) | 
| **NFC Technology** | Not enough data | 8.5 (3867 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.9 (2548 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | 7.8 (2528 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Speech** | Not enough data | 7.8 (2513 reviews) | 
| **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | 7.8 (2511 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-3D** | Not enough data | 7.6 (2499 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Lead Capture Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/lead-capture)

**Unique to Gleam (2):** [Sweepstakes Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sweepstakes), [Gamification Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gamification)

**Unique to Popl (4):** [Lead Retrieval Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/lead-retrieval), [ Digital Business Card Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/digital-business-card), [Business Card Scanning Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-card-scanning), [QR Code Generator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/qr-code-generator)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Gleam | Popl | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 77.8% | 76.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 22.2% | 14.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 0% | 9.1% | 

### By Industry

#### Gleam

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 22.2%
- **Retail:** 14.8%
- **Consumer Goods:** 11.1%
- **Computer Games:** 11.1%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 7.4%
- **Consumer Electronics:** 7.4%
- **Apparel & Fashion:** 7.4%
- **Online Media:** 3.7%
- **Music:** 3.7%
- **Medical Devices:** 3.7%
- **Other:** 7.4%

#### Popl

- **Real Estate:** 9.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.7%
- **Consulting:** 4.2%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.6%
- **Financial Services:** 3.3%
- **Construction:** 3.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.0%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.7%
- **Computer Software:** 2.5%
- **Entertainment:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 60.4%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Gleam

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- [QR.io](https://www.g2.com/products/qr-io/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (465 reviews)
- [Apollo.io](https://www.g2.com/products/apollo-io/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (9693 reviews)
- [GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo](https://www.g2.com/products/gtm-workspace-powered-by-zoominfo/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (9108 reviews)
- [BL.INK](https://www.g2.com/products/bl-ink/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (346 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Gleam

- Title: [What is gleam software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-gleam-software) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Gleam is a web application for managing giveaways and promotions that embeds into your website and integrates into your social media accounts to maximize..."

### Popl

- Title: [Popl on your phone: does it actually stop you from forgetting business cards?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/popl-on-your-phone-does-it-actually-stop-you-from-forgetting-business-cards) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes! most of the time i forget my buisness cards and this is a great backup"
- Title: [Popl: Great accessibility, but not enough features or leads for a startup?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/popl-great-accessibility-but-not-enough-features-or-leads-for-a-startup) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Thanks for the honest take, and it's a great question, because "I shared my card but no leads came in" is exactly the gap. 

Sharing your info is only the..."
- Title: [What are the benefits and drawbacks of using Popl for digital business cards?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-using-popl-for-digital-business-cards) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Benefit-Popl allows you to share your contact information instantly with a simple tap, making networking quick and easy. Unlike traditional business cards,..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/gleam-vs-popl)