--- title: Clearstream Reviews meta_title: 'Clearstream Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 182 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Clearstream works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.8 review_count: 182 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-06-30' parent_category: name: Marketing url: https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing --- # Clearstream Reviews **Vendor:** Clearstream **Category:** [SMS Marketing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sms-marketing) **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 182 ## About Clearstream Clearstream is a product-first company building powerful, beautiful communication and engagement software for the local church. We've been around since 2010, and we're proud to help over 10,000 churches and nonprofits connect with their people on a weekly basis. Our platform includes texting, email, QR codes, NFC tags, custom landing pages, link shortening, text-to-join keywords, video texting and MMS, workflows, short codes, and more. It's integrated with church management software like Planning Center and Rock RMS. And, we have killer customer support with an average response time of 2-3 minutes (not hours or days). Try it free for 30 days, then update your plan at any time, with no contracts or hidden fees. And if you're a church plant, you can use Clearstream free for one year! Just reach out to us. ## Clearstream Reviews ### 1. Truly a God Send! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** JUSTIN B. | Campus Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The best thing about this system is the ability to send and receive texts with a click of a button! The migration of information from other platforms is super easy! You can create list for various ministries and only send to those people on that list! Love it! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The only downside is due to us using the version we are using we share a short code and many of the keys that we used previously have been taken already, But we hope to upgrade soon to get our own shortcode! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The problem of being able to get messages and information out to our church members quickly! ### 2. Advanced, sleek, and easy texting communication platform. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jared E. | Lead Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 13, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I've used two other texting platforms, and Clearstream is hands down the best in every category. Usability, useful updates, clean and modern look, functionality, 3rd party integrations, pricing, tech support. It's simply the best. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** There is nothing I dislike about Clearstream. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Clearstream is better than any other competitor. They continue to add value with every monthly update, and I will continue to use Clearstream for the foreseeable future. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a church, we needed a platform where we could send out real-time communications as well as provide a way for others to reach out and connect with us. Clearstream helps us keep our congregation connected to the most important communications as well as provide a way for new people to connect with us in a way that allows us to stay organized and never let anyone slip through the cracks. The automations and 3rd party integrations give us everything we could hope for and more. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Jared πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're excited Clearstream is working so well for you! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 3. Reliable and consistent and simple **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2023 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It's pretty easy to use and seems to be effective for our purposes. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I haven't found a way to do any sort of group chat. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick text communication that is integrated wit Planning Center. **Official Response from Lizzie Reese:** > Hey there! Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad Clearstream has been easy for you to use and helpful overall! Regarding group chats, there is not a way to have a group chat through Clearstream where several people are all able to respond to one another at one time. Thank you again for sharing about your experience, we really appreciate it! ### 4. Best Texting Service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** roger w. | lead pastor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** We used another texting service that also linked with CCB Database, this is SOOOOOOO much better. Can't say enough. Love the ease of use and the data afterwards **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I like it all. Nothing that I dislike. I'm very good with the features and use. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** use it. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm able to send an immediate contact to my congregation that they will see and read, who knows if they do this with email anymore.... ### 5. Love the Clearstream team! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kate B. | P, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love the service of the team and the simplicity of the software. It isn't difficult to understand, and when you need some help, a rep is seconds away. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish we had the option of using our own local number in combination with the shortcode. I also wish I could see who unsubscribed following a message without having to download and sort a CSV file to figure it out. I wish I could see the day and time each subscriber opted in using a particular keyword. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sometimes my staff members get mysteriously logged out and can't find a quick way to recover our password. We need a visible "Forgot Password" option that allows us to reset, and sometimes that's nowhere to be found on the login screen. ### 6. Great option for any budget! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt R. | Teaching & Discipleship Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream makes it easy to communicate with your entire church simply and effectively! I love that you can customize your keywords to the specific ministries you are using them for! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Honestly, I have not identified anything that I dislike. The only complaint I have heard from another ministry is that they wish there was a pricing tier between the $49 and the $99 packages. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Lack of communication was a frequent complaint within our church. No matter how many emails, phone calls, announcements, etc., people still seemed to think there could be more communication. Clearstream solved this problem because most people have their phones on them at all times. Meaning communication is received and often read immediately. ### 7. It's Clear this is the System for Us! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chelsea R. | Connections Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** We love having the ability to text our church body for last-minute updates, especially with the holiday season upon us. Just last week, we had to cancel an event and quickly and efficiently communicated the cancellation to all attendees! We're excited to use the Polls feature within the youth group soon - they're going to love seeing the results in real-time. Also, the updated sync option with Planning Center is a lifesaver!! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Honestly, the only issue I've had with it was trying to text 1 person specifically from Clearstream, who hadn't before texted us, but that could very well be a user error as I'm still learning. (We had a huge raffle contest and wanted to use Clearstream to contact the winners who didn't show up to claim their gifts, but I had some issues with that individual text.) **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** 10/10 would recommend - it's been perfect for what we need! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream is helping us solve the problem of last-minute, church-wide communication that's efficient and effective! It also allows us to better engage with our congregation. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Chelsea πŸ‘‹ We're glad Clearstream is working well for you. πŸ™‚ We did want to let you know that you can't text a person who is not a subscriber, but you're able to opt people in manually. Go to your subscribers tab, add subscribers, and add manually. That should do the trick! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 8. User Friendly App That Gets the Job Done **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Public Relations and Communications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 09, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The program is super user-friendly, and I like that you can choose a local phone number. I can set up a message in no time, and I especially love that I can create the message on Monday even if I don't need the text to send out until Wednesday at 9:00 AM. That feature is super useful. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I do not like the limited character counts. It makes it really difficult to send out information to the necessary people. I wish the character count was more like it is on Twitter. Just know if you use Clearstream, you will either have to be okay with using text lingo (which I hate) or you will have to pay extra for more credits to send out text messages. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** As of right now, I do not know of any specific problem Clearstream is helping me solve beyond simple communication. I like how easy it is to send out mass communication. ### 9. This service is a great way to push information directly to people’s phone. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan L. | Student Coordinator intern, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like how easy it is to get people incorporated into the system **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I dislike how limited the number of characters you can use before it starts doc a lot of points. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** There is no issues that have come up during our time of use ### 10. The gold-standard for church text messaging services **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ilona T. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 21, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream is incredibly intuitive and user-friendly, and between the chat-bot and FAQ articles, I've never run into a problem I couldn't solve. The integration with Planning Center, our church's preferred CMS, is seamless. The subscription levels make it great for small church plants to mega-churches, and it feels like every month there's a new product development or launch that makes the service even better. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** It would be great if there was an easier way to track new subscribers, i.e. if there was a simple way to pull a list of subscribers who opted-in using a particular keyword in the past week. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The biggest problem Clearstream solves is being able to communicate quickly with our congregation. This was particularly useful during COVID when things were rapidly changing and communicating changes reliably and quickly was necessary. The additional benefit is that the response rate to announcements and CTAs via text is significantly higher than with email. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey IIona πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review. We're glad Clearstream has been helpful for you and your church. Unfortunately, there isn't a great way to track new Subscribers at the moment, but that is something our development team is aware of. If you need advice or help with workarounds, please feel free to reach out at anytime! ### 11. Clearstream has optimized our church's communication in so many ways. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt S. | Associate Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The keywords make onboarding new attenders very simple. They have streamlined our prayer chain, and allowed us to improve our avenues for online giving. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Similarly, the keywords are actually most often our downfall. It's usually operator error, but when the keywords are misspelled, they don't do anything, and the texter thinks the system just doesn't work, not that they misspelled the words. It's difficult to always catch those errors. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** I've used several different texting services, and Clearstream exceeds all others in terms of ease of use. The user interface on desktop and app and overall modern feel and application of technology is great for our staff's usage but also makes it easily accessible for those opting into our system. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our communication in and out is much more streamlined. Even if someone doesn't have a direct line or phone number for a pastor, people are able to text to our local number, and all staff members can see the message in the inbox, and either pass it on to the appropriate party, or response to the commmunication directly. Our engagement and retention of new people has escalated. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Matt πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review. We're excited Clearstream is working for your church! We wanted to mention one of our features called Smart Keywords that allows one Keyword with multiple pathways. This feature might help streamline some of your Keyword errors. If you have any questions about how Smart Keywords work, reach out to our support team. We'd love to help πŸ™‚ ### 12. Clearstream is an easy to use tool for mass texting your ministry **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** James R. | Associate Pastor of Care and Discipleship, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I appreciate Clearstream being so quick to use and set up. I also really like the app, which is really well made and covers nearly all use cases. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The keyword limitations/costs are a little challenging to work around - I'd love to get a few more keywords included with packages. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main thing I have been using it for within my ministry is mass notifications for events and changes to our schedule. The youth group (which I used to be a part of) uses it the same way, but also has keywords/groups to contact parents, students, and volunteers. One thing I love is that with the app I can fire off a text very quickly without needing a computer. The other way I've been using it is for personal communication with individuals so that I don't have to give out my phone number (and so they already have a number to contact me on if they've signed up for texts), sort of a Google Voice setup. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey James πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad Clearstream is quick and efficient for you! We have a feature called Smart Keywords that utilizes one Keyword for multiple pathways. This feature helps cut down on the necessary Keywords needed. Another helpful option could be a custom plan we put together for you. Reach out to our support team and we would be happy to help πŸ™‚ ### 13. Clearstream's texting system drives our communications **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robin P. | C, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The integration to the planning center gives us so many capabilities to communicate to the right folks for the right event....Love it..and if I ever need support they get back to me quickly. Customer service is everything to me and they have it! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The only thing we have run into is the browser issue I had. The technical help was a bit hard to get past. I heard several times 'we can't re-create the problem...' but we ultimately got on the same page...I say that because of how the user of the system feels when told the problem can't be re-created. It is a trigger for me as a long term user of testing sytems....A better customer service approach is needed in that situation. But overall....I love their support **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Lean on them for support....they are thee if you need them **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easier for recipients than emails and easier for us to communicate en masse. **Official Response from Ben Kaiser:** > Hey Robin πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're excited to hear you love our Planning Center integration! We're also sorry to hear there were troubleshooting issues with your browser, and we hope we can continue to better help you in the future. Don't hesitate to reach out with any other questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 14. Ease of Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Will W. | Youth Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Being able to setup automated workflows has really helped us gain effeciency within our organization. We also love the one on one text features! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** So far, there isn't anything we dislike. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Clearstream has helped us gain efficiency within our organization and setup automated process all while communicated better with our people. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream has helped us solve the problem of communicating to people who don't have email or social media. Being able to send out mass texts and then engage in one on one conversations is amazing. ### 15. Great features and usability in Canada. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sam F. | Communications Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** We love that Clearstream had the best support for Canadian numbers than any other competitive services. Also, integration with Planning Center is crucial to our decision to use Clearstream. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** It would be helpful to simplify and streamline the process of creating subaccounts and assigning new numbers to them. Currently, it requires the intervention of support to help set up. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Swift communication to update our church congregation on major announcements, particularly with regard to COVID restrictions and impact on regular church gatherings. ### 16. Clearstream has been a great help to our ministry, and has enabled us to easily contact our church **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carlos S. | I rule over all things technical (IT Manager), Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I enjoy the simplicity it has when integrating to Planning Center. This has made it easy to notify groups of certain events based on demographics. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I need it to be easier to tell who decides to opt-out of the text. It would be nice to have a report where I can see that. I would also like a report to see who has used our keywords. Right now, I have to go through a list of people and pull out the new names there. I also need to know if I am texting any house numbers. our database has a mix of house numbers and cell numbers. It would be nice to know who has a house number listed, so that I can work on getting their cell. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have fixed the issue of ensuring that everyone is notified of a specific event. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Carlos πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our integration with Planning Center is working well for you! Feel free to reach out to our team and we would love to get you any data that you need πŸ™‚ ### 17. We totally pleased with Clearstream's options and ease of service. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David Y. | Lead Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love how it integrates with Planning Center and helped streamline our guest connection and follow up **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I can't really say I dislike anything. We are happy **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** If you want an affordable product that integrates with Planning Center and offers attractive options that are easy to use, then try Clearstream. We love how easy it is to use, and it has enhanced our follow-up system as well as overall communication. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving streamling guest follow up, and easier communication with out church body. We love the benefit of an easy additional communication tool that connects. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey David πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad Clearstream's integrations are working well for you. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 18. great product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Philip B. | Assoc. Pastor of college and singles, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 12, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like the fact that I can have multiple groups that go out at different times. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I don't think the base price gives you enough credits. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Be sure to purchase more credits than you think **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sometimes I run out of credits and it keeps me from getting the word out. ### 19. Clearstream is by far the best **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David L. | Lead Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream is easy to navigate around via the web and app. I love how easy it was to import our data and set up groups. Scheduling messages is by far the best tool on here. We can schedule messages and set up reoccurring ones. Support is also quick and fast. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I haven't found anything yet. From all that we have been with, this one has been the best one we have used. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reoccuring message for weekly classes and meetings set up one time and scheduled. Quick and easy access to send a message on the go! **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey David πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad Clearstream is easy to navigate! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 20. Amazing Customer Service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sammi G. | Communications Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 13, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Customer Service is always outstanding every time I reach out needing help or with any issues. It's a great church texting solution for churches looking for something simple for their members and easy for staff/volunteers to use and maintain. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Because of the keyword we chose, people from other churches accidentally text our code if they put a space in the keyword their church has chosen. These misdirected texts can be challenging to maintain and wastes some of our monthly texting allocations. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using ClearStream, we have started gathering a texting list to follow up with new church attenders, event guests, and more. Compiling lists like this allows us the opportunity to connect with new people repeatedly. We can also quickly text our members with service updates and use texting keywords to make sign-ups easy. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Sammi πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our customer support has been helpful for you! We're sorry to hear about the trouble with your Keyword. We recommend using Keywords that are unique to your specific church. If you need help or have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 21. One of the Best Texting Services for Non-Profits **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ronnie V. | Freelance Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** This is one of the easiest platforms for creating Text-In workflows and automation. Easily gather contact information or send a mass message with ease to your contact list. Quickly and reliably get signups with shortcodes and the options for longcodes. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** If you do not use all of your credits at the end of the billing cycle, they do not just continue to accumilate. So you will need to be sure that you are on the appropriate plan before you get ready to send a mass text. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearsteam has allowed us to quickly and easily gather participants into appropriate workflows. We use it for First Time Guests, and they automatically are contacted and followed up. We have also been able to create a notification list for storms, special events etc... **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Ronnie πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad Clearstream is easy to use and reliable! We do offer rollover credits and custom plans to help find the appropriate credit usage for each church. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 22. Easy to use and a great way to engage your church. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark B. | P, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It is easy to tailor your Clearstream account to your needs. It integrates seamlessly with Planning Center and Mailchimp so you don't have multiple databases to maintain. Whether your monthly subscription is large or small, you can still purchase extra credits for high-volume times, and the responses all come back in the app, so you see them right away and can reply. Two-way communication is a much better fit for most churches than one-way broadcasting only. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Sometimes I have to run a sync manually to make sure recent updates are included. That's a very minor gripe. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** This is a great way to solve the "I never read my emails" problem! People generally pay attention to texts more reliably than emails. The benefits in engagement and faster response are welcome. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Mark πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're excited Clearstream is working well for you and your church! Our syncs do automatically run every 24 hours, but you can sync your information at anytime from the Subscribers page. Under each list name, there should be a Sync Now option. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 23. Very Helpful, Easy to Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erika B. | Office Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love the lists feature that allows me to create groups for different purposes as well as import pre-created lists from Planning Center. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish emojis didn't cost so many credits to use, but there's nothing to complain about the functionality of the program. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream helps provide faster, easier communication with our congregants than email **Official Response from Lizzie Reese:** > Hey Erika! Thank you for taking the time to review Clearstream! We are so glad it's been easy for you to use overall (except the cost of credits when using emojis). If you have any questions or would just like more help, reach out to our support team! We're happy to jump on a video call and help however we can. :) Thanks again for your review! Thanks, Lizzie ### 24. Clearstream is an excellent way to easily communicate with families about our events. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Corey D. | Student Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love how easy it is to set up keywords so that others can easily subscribe to message lists. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I don't know if a message has been opened, so I may have people on my lists who have just blocked the number instead of unsubscribing. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** If you are looking for a great solution to send out mass text messages to your church members, this is a great solution. We have used it for announcements, prayer requests, and its very user friendly. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I need to be able to communicate with families on a weekly basis about what is happening in our ministry. Clearstream has proven to be the most affected form of communication I use with those families. Better than social media or email updates. **Official Response from Ben Kaiser:** > Hey Corey πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our Keywords are working well for you! If you have any questions or want ideas for workarounds, don't hesitate to reach out. πŸ™‚ ### 25. Great feature set and user interface, easy for the novice or the pro to both utilize and jump into. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tim B. | Co-Founder & CIO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream has great Support and has a decent set of features, such as managing multiple organizations or business units under one umbrella. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Sometimes, finding admin functions when logged in as an administrator can be confusing, especially when managing multiple business units in one master account. Pro Tip - be sure to switch accounts to the master account, when performing admin functions, such as billing updates, etc. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We needed better insight into keyword texting engagement, including opt-ins and opt-outs. Clearstream has a great list of APIs and can API into many solutions by way of Zapier, if there's no native API. This results in better metrics, for campaign target marketing/engagement purposes. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Tim πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our features and API functions are working well for you and your church! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 26. Fluid. Easy. Impressive! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Seth M. | Next Steps Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love how easy and friendly the user interface is. Never once has the team or myself been lost and not able to figure something out. I also really love how easy it is to send out texts to people with a preview before sending them. I have caught so many typos because of that amazing feature. Plus, the price of Clearstream is amazing!!! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** hmmm....... I'm not sure a can think of anything. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to communicate with our church fam way faster and easier than ever before. With all of the COVID changes to schedules, it has been easier to communicate changes. Also, we have been able to follow up so much easier with first time guest! **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Seth πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad Clearstream is easy to use for you and your team! Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 27. Clearstream was a great decision! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robby B. | Campus Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream has made my workflow so easy with connection to Planning Center and that ability to create lists, schedule messages, and stay in touch with our people. Their customer support is amazing! I've been able to connect with real people any time I need help. They've gone above and beyond for our little church. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Understanding how workflows function was a little confusing at first, which made some of my triggers not work correctly, but they helped me figure it out. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream has given me the chance to connect with people through prayer request, event updates, and new vistors. I've had people reply to "How can we pray for you" texts I would never have heard from otherwise. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Robby πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're excited to hear that our Workflows are working so well for you! Don't hesitate to reach out with any other questions or concerns. ### 28. ClearStream simplifies our communications! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** What's best about Clearstream is the ease of use to change keyword prompts and other things as needed and quickly, the fact that we can communicate with our community so much faster than via email, and allowing people to sign up for events is a breeze and increases participation in events! We're so thankful for a platform like Clearstream that simplifies our communication pathways and helps us focus on what's most important. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Keyword limits are low for our subscription level I think but we can change them as needed week to week and sharing keyword prompts for the 97000 basic text in number gets crowded and options are limited...BUT we we can always create our own number so that's not really that bad. Also would love to be able to create keywords via the app but as far as I know you have to use a desktop browser to do that. Other than that, that's it! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication being slow to get out. With our text in lists we can get people informed in minutes, especially about last minute changes or cancellations. Also, it's so much easier to get people the links they need to sign up for events. Takes the hassle out of finding something on our website and brings them right to where they need to be via a texted tiny url. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey there πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review. Have you heard of our Smart Keywords feature? You can use one Keyword for multiple paths. There's more on this feature here: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/4724402-what-is-a-smart-keyword Please reach out for any more questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 29. Great people, great price, useful service, room for improvements **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 05, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** We can reach a large audience quickly and track where we obtained that person. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I would like to see more workflow options, integrations, etc. An add-to calendar function would be beneficial. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Text service was new for us, so it allowed new ways to communicate with our customers. Keywords have been beneficial as we have a variety of projects throughout the year and we can use different keywords for each. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working for your church! We'll send your suggestions to our development team. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 30. It’s great to know they care so much! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason R. | Small Business Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love the team and the system honestly. They really make a point to find better ways to serve us. I love that I can use Clearstream on my phone and that I always have access to their Customer Success team if I have any questions. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Honestly the most annoying things about Clearstream are the errors I make because I’m not double checking the texts I send out. If you double check it's a great experience! Lol **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's made communication with our community SOOO much easier! With an average 97% open rate with 3 minutes of sending out texts it is an amazing way to get our information fast! **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Jason πŸ‘‹ Thanks for your review. We're glad our team and our platform are serving you and your church! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 31. Best texting software available. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Liz J. | Communications Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream has made it so much easier to get leads quickly and get people connected to our organization. We have received about 75% more leads year over year by implementing this service. The shortcodes are important to us. In other services, you have to use a ten-digit number, which is clunky and hard to remember. With CS the keywords and codes are simple. It integrates with several CMS software to make it a seamless experience on the back end. Less manual entry. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** We've been very happy with CS. We like being able to have sub-accounts that have their own lists. Great analytics and easy to use. I have the app on my phone so i can send and receive messages any time. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our problem was not receiving enough leads. This software offers and much simpler way to enter someone into the communication loop and follow up with them. We utilize the text sequence and schedule out messages for two weeks to communicate and gather information over time. It has been very effective for us receiving information as well. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Liz πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're so happy Clearstream is working for you and your church! Please reach out with any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 32. Awesome service, useful tool, all for a price that's hard to beat! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joel M. | Director of Christian Education, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The user interface on web and on mobile app is so easy to use. I love that I can easily schedule messages ahead of time, set up automatic workflows, and if I need to, text a last minute reminder or change of plans from my phone or ipad to any of my lists. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Nothing - I've only ever had good experiences with Clearstream, with their customer service, and with their messaging apps. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am saving money and getting more message credits with Clearsteam than with my previous group messaging app. When COVID-19 hit, Clearstream support our church and provided extra message credits at no cost because they recognized the need for churches to communicate quickly and effectively as plans and situations changed daily. I love that Clearstream understands my heart and my needs as a youth director - they serve churches and build tools that help me do the things I've been looking for in a messaging app. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Joel πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad Clearstream's interface is easy to use! Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 33. Easy to use and connect to our church family. Seamless connection with Planning Centre. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love the easy connection with Planning Centre to sync contacts. We have been using it almost weekly to stay in touch with our church family and it also makes it easy to reply to messages. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The layout could probably be more open and clear. There seems to be a lot of duplication which I can understand on a website basis. However, the primary functions could be more highlighted on the layout of the website. For example, "create a message" could be the main button (larger) that pops out right when you open clearstream. I am capable of figuring all this out on your website, but when I think of some of the less tech-savvy church leaders, this would be helpful. Also the contacts sync button could be more easily accessible. Maybe even every time you send a message it re-syncs the contacts with planning center to make sure everyone is there. sometimes I add peoples to Planning center the same day I send out a text. Again, I know to sync the contacts, but some less tech-savvy people might not. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** efficiently staying in touch with a very accessible form of communication rather than social media or email which requires wifi. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review! We're glad our Planning Center integration is working well for you. This is really good feedback and we've passed your feedback onto our product team. We always want the user experience to be easy to use πŸ™‚ ### 34. Excellent Service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dave B. | Communications Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream makes it easy for us to deploy texting campaigns at scale across our church so as to quickly contact members. When used to help keep our campuses informed on upcoming news and events we reliably see a jump in event attendance. We find them to be well priced and to have excellent, attentive, customer service. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Many common church keywords are already taken for shared shortcodes. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream enables us to quickly deploy mass messaging across our various church campuses. This has been a lifesaver when sudden changes (such as snow storm) have occurred. It has also been a useful tool for following up with and connecting with new visitors. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Dave πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream has been helpful! We're sorry to hear about the difficulty of finding a Keyword. We always recommend using very unique words that help better identify your specific church. Please reach out and we would be happy to help find a Keyword that works for you. ### 35. LOVE Clearstream!!!!!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dan C. | M, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 26, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** We have been able to take our churchwide communication not only to our regular attenders but also our first-time guest to another level. Clearstream makes the process super easy, and the integration with planning center has been a game-changer for us. I would 1000 times recommend clear stream to any and all churches looking to up their communication with their local body as well as creating a process of ongoing communication for those who visit your church. You can't go wrong with Clearstream! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** There really isn't anything I dislike. We love CS! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Follow-up and ongoing communication with our guests have been the greatest thing ever. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Dan πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review. We're glad Clearstream has been helpful for your church! Please contact us with any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 36. Overall, we are pleased **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason B. | pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Simple to figure out how to use. Has been dependable. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish the forms were better. It won't let us collect more than name and email. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** it is easy to use and has helped us communicate well. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** People read texts more than emails. ### 37. Super nice interface and does what it needs to! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 10, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Integrates well, love the workflows between it and Church Community Builder. It looks super nice too! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Can have a couple of syncing issues here and there with Church Community Builder. The pricing is super expensive if you purchase rollover credits which is unfortunate, but we just upgraded our plan instead. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps us stay in touch with our people! Easy use for our whole staff team! ### 38. Lead Pastor **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robert G. | Director WorkPlace Employee Care, Religious Institutions, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The ease of use & the effectiveness of the app to reach people & get a response. Great assistance and instructions on setup. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I'm sure there are some but really have a hard time answering this question. Most issues are more user (me) errors. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** If you are looking for a better or more reliable source of communication with members, visitors, and prospects, then give a serious look at Clearstream. I was skeptical but was sold in the first week seeing a tripling in the response to visitors and prospects. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communications with members and prospects. Emails are being opened but not responded to, we have seen an immediate response time to request 96% of the time. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Robert πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad Clearstream is easy to use and effective for you! If you need help or have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 39. Efficient and Easy Way to Communicate **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love that I can sync my lists from Planning Center to my clear stream account to send messages to everyone I need to in one place. It is extremely easy to schedule texts ahead of time and have them go out right when I need them. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I think it would be helpful to have messages cancel the scheduling time immediately when I go to edit my text. I have had scheduled texts go out even when I am in the middle of editing them. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I love that I get to email whole groups of students or their parents for our youth ministry. I have found it very easy to go into planning center, create a list, then sync it to ClearStream to send my text. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review πŸ™‚ We're glad our integrations are working so well for you. We will pass on your ideas to our development team! If you have anymore questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out. ### 40. Very user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The dashboard and how easy it makes everything. Even the on-boarding is made extremely simple, from templates to people reaching out and so on. Overall is a great program to use **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** We have not used it enough to find major "dislikes" **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I read the effectiveness of "text" services. We put it to the test. We used a basic email service for a month them compared it to the texting service and were very pleased with the results. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working well for you! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 41. Clearstream Review - Small Church Usage **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron S. | Teaching Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The interface is really simple and straightforward. Planning messages, responding to messages, and syncing with my contacts is all pretty flawless. Doing all those things without taking up a lot of my time and effort is valuable in such a small organization. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** There are not any pain points worth noting at the moment. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We're able to communicate quickly and directly with our entire community (or any subset) if we need to. If anyone wants to message us back, it's also very simple. This tool helps us a lot with event planning and communication. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Aaron πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear Clearstream is working for your church and your people! Please reach out with any questions or concerns πŸ™‚ ### 42. I have found clearstream to be fairly user friendly and easy to navigate! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 16, 2022 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I appreciate how easy it is to schedule messages, and to go back and edit those scheduled messages. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The prices is a little high and may have an impact on whether or not I can remain a customer. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am now able to get information out quickly and in a way that is most accessible for my subscribers. ### 43. This is a game changer! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin A. | Associate Pastor/Worship Leader, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Easy group text feature and interface. I love the mobile app as well. It keeps all Clearstream texts within the app instead of cluttering them in your phone's text app. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** A unique shortcode would be nice to have rather than sharing the same one across their entire platform. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** This is a great product for texting groups as well as personalized one-to-one conversations with clients or guests. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's easy to communicate with large groups of people as well as connect with guests. Keywords are great to measure who comes to a special event. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Kevin πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're so excited to hear that Clearstream's interface is easy to navigate through! You are able to have your own dedicated shortcode, but the cost is substantially higher. Shared shortcodes are a great way to save money, but still have the benefits of super fast messaging. If you are interested in leasing a shortcode, reach out to our support team and we would be happy to help πŸ™‚ ### 44. Great service, needs better contact support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** James H. | E, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Works wonderfully, texts are always sent quickly **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** You have to have your contacts updated on a regular basis with the most current information. There is really no good way to send to an ad hoc list of people unless they are already in your contacts. To get contacts added they need to be approved by ClearStream and that does take some time. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Good service, good price, but contact list management could use some updates **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** ClearStream solves the problem of getting in touch with my members in a timely fashion **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey James πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad Clearstream is working well for you! There are some default restrictions for importing contacts if you're using a shared number. That said, feel free to reach out to our team as we may be able to remove those restrictions or provide another option πŸ™‚ ### 45. Works very well. Does what it says. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kurt S. | Senior Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** As I was researching different options last year (2020), it had one of the quickest onboarding processes. Also, once it is set up, using it is pretty seamless. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Nothing I really disliked. I was surprised that text list take longer to approve than email list (like in MailChimp) but that seems to be standard across companies. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our church members rely more on text than email, so this has allowed us to communicate more effectively. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Kurt πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We're glad Clearstream has been quick and seamless for you. πŸ™‚ We approve all imports for security reasons, mostly to make sure there are no spam accounts. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help! ### 46. Church Plant Communications Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin F. | Director Of Marketing And Development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like that it's easy to connect to Planning Center and helps me to keep everyone up to date on what is happening at our church. The weekly messaging prompts are also nice. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I'm used to mass email tools that have more analytics. Would like to see more, but that may just be a limitation of SMS. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** The support is wonderful. Be sure to reach out if you need help. The company seems to genuinely care about churches and desires to help your organization thrive. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication about events. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Kevin πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our integrations are working well for you! We do have some in-depth analytics, but our development team is always updating things within our platform. If you have certain analytics you want to see, don't hesitate to reach out and we'd be happy to help πŸ™‚ ### 47. An Easy Way to Connect with Our People **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Josh M. | Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream is a fantastic way to allow people to out into their personalized preferred church content. We have used it for bible reading plans, prompts throughout the week to go with a sermon series, and general updates. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The biggest challenge with clearstream comes more with people not being used to texting a five-digit number. However, that is becoming more common in general life, making it easier to utilize in our church. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream works best when you're trying to allow people to choose their own personalized 'push content.' **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Josh πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear you're implementing Clearstream in many areas of your church! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out πŸ™‚ ### 48. Excellence All Around! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** AJ D. | Executive Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 05, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love the simple, intuitive user interface (both desktop & mobile)! Very easy & effective to use. I also love how it syncs to Planning Center Online. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Don't know that I have any dislikes! I've been incredibly pleased with the system itself, the customer service, etc. No complaints! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've been able to communicate clearly & widely with various audiences within our church. Adding hyperlinks makes calls to action (sign-ups, video messages, giving) very effective. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is easy and effective for you! Reach out if you ever have any questions or concerns. ### 49. Connection with a personal touch **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Saa M. | Founder & Senior Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love that I can connnect with everyone at once while making it seem personable. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish emojis didn't cost so much. I also don't like that responses to individuals who respond cost me some credits. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Get it! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quickly desciminating relevant information to those who need it. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Saa πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working well for you. We did want to let you know that incoming replies don't cost you anything at all. Only outgoing messages are used as credits. Emojis are also used towards your character count, not your message credits. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 50. Best way to communicate with our church **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Scheduling our mid-week communication with Clearstream is terrific. We no longer need to worry about mentioning every single reminder from the pulpit on Sundays. Now we can schedule reminders and upcoming events by scheduling them weeks ahead of time through Clearstream. We also love that our contact list can be managed through our database, and we can add new names to our communication list with one entry. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I'm pretty happy with the overall service. The cost is great, and the platform is excellent as well. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Take advantage of the scheduling of your communications. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our limited staffing requires us to streamline our communication. The fact that there is an app that allows us to post remotely is a plus. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working for you and your church! 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