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Compare Ion and Shorthand 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
No pricing available
Ion
Star Rating
(251)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Browse all 4 pricing plansShorthand
Star Rating
(121)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about ShorthandIon vs Shorthand
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Shorthand easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Shorthand overall.
- Reviewers felt that Shorthand meets the needs of their business better than Ion.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Shorthand is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Shorthand over Ion.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ion
Starter
Contact Us
Per Year
Designed for smaller teams looking to add interactive content to increase performance.
- 10k traffic limit per month
- 1k form completions per month
- Seo Features
Shorthand
No pricing availableFree Trial
Ion
No trial information availableShorthand
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
228
9.0
94
Ease of Use
6.8
229
9.3
97
Ease of Setup
7.3
88
9.1
49
Ease of Admin
7.9
91
9.3
32
Quality of Support
8.9
214
9.6
88
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
84
9.4
33
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
225
9.1
93
Features by Category
Content
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Design
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Platform Reporting
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Content Creation
9.5
16
9.2
15
Agentic AI - Content Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
8.5
12
8.5
9
Design
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
7
Computing
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Experimental Design
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Publishing
Not enough data
8.6
24
Social Media
Not enough data
7.7
25
Planning
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
24
Not enough data
5.9
23
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Platform - Owned Media
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Owned Media
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaign Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ion and Shorthand are categorized as Content Experience Platforms and Content Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Shorthand
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
21.5%
Computer Software
15.4%
Financial Services
5.7%
Insurance
5.3%
Telecommunications
4.5%
Other
47.6%
Higher Education
14.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
11.3%
Online Media
10.4%
Publishing
4.3%
Media Production
4.3%
Other
54.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is ION software?
1 Comment
LC
It is a platform to create amazing and interactive online content (landing page, ebboks, blogs, etc) and you can track everything the customer does within...Read more
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