--- title: Clearstream Reviews meta_title: 'Clearstream Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 188 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: 188 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-08' 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:** 188 ## 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. Great system, great service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Quick, easy way to stay connected and keep our church family in the loop. Syncs with our database so we don't have to maintain multiple lists. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Would love a price tier between "Church Plant" and "Small Church". **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Easy to use service, at a great price with incredible customer service. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick, easy communication with our church family without waiting for them to check (or ignore) their emails. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is a helpful resource for your church family! We do offer custom plans to fit the needs of your church, so feel free to reach out and we'd love to help! ### 2. Simple church texting with integrations! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jamie L. | Pastor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Simple texting, imports from planning center **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Cost too much (credits) to send long messages **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Consistent communication to church members, ability to pre program texts, and last minute updates **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Jamie πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time leave a review. We're glad to hear Clearstream is working for you! We just launched a new feature called NOTES. With Notes, you can send an unlimited character count through an online document that we house on our platform. Reach out if you have any questions πŸ™‚ For more information, check out Notes here: https://clearstream.io/november-2021-updates/ ### 3. An incredible communication platform, best I've found! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It is easy and convenient to send mass communications quickly and with the convenience of immediate access on my phone. The interface is easy to follow and very user-friendly! The customer support is also 10/10! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I do wish there was access to formatting edits on the app. Currently it is only available on the desktop version, but this is not a big deal and is typical of most interfaces with desktop & mobile applications. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sending out invites to events has become incredibly easy. In Colorado we often have to change plans according to weather, this will be a HUGE benefit in the winter! **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is easy and convenient! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 4. Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like the fact that we can connect Clearview directly to the planning center app to send great quality text messages to our church membership. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The only dislike that I would mention is the able to send multimedia text messaging through the iPhone/iPad app. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to send clear communications quickly and efficiently to our current staff and church membership in a timely fashion. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad our Planning Center integration works well for you! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our team and we'd be happy to help! ### 5. Clearstream is an easy way to connect with members of our church and connect with guests. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emmanuel R. | Young Adults 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 schedule and send messages easily from my phone instead of only a desktop. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I love all of it. It is hard to not like clearstream! I hope that it connects with our database in our future - Fellowship One. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Connecting and texting members of our church quick and easy and a way that isn't so spammy. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Emmanuel πŸ‘‹ Thanks for leaving a review. We're glad Clearstream is working for you and your church! Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 6. We are a church plant and rely on quick and efficient communication. Clear stream has provided that! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Britt H. | Executive Deacon, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Functionality and scheduling for mass texting **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Not a major issue, but a recurring message option would be great! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mass texting option without the clutter **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Britt πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad our platform's functionality is working for you! We wanted to mention that you are able to send recurring messages. When you schedule your message, you can now choose to send it weekly, monthly, or choose a custom date. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions πŸ™‚ ### 7. Great service, intuitive application **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like the intuitive platform and the ease of use. The way you can duplicate a text you already sent and schedule text messages ahead. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The cost for us is a bit expensive. We run out of credits a lot so we should probably paying for a bit more a month instead of the one-offs. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communicating important messages ahead of time **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working well for you! We do offer custom plans to fit the needs of your church, just reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 8. Great platform! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Our teams love the ability to quickly connect and respond back to text messages! This platform is so much more than sending out information - it opens the door for personal connection and one-on-one communication! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish Clearstream would be able to send emails as well as text messages. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Multiple departments are able to easily communicate with specific audiences. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is useful for your teams! Our team is aware of the need for an email platform and we hope to bring that into development soon. Please reach out with any questions and we'd love to help! ### 9. User-Friendly & Effective **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 27, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** On-boarding for new text recipients is easy! I also appreciate the simple interface, and reliable staff support. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I only wish I could use more characters! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream offers a quick connection to our friends (who ignore or do not receive notifications from our app). It also provides an avenue to receive replies to our text messages. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream works for your church. We wanted to let you know about our new feature, Notes, that just released! With Notes, you can have an unlimited character account. Check it out here: https://clearstream.io/november-2021-updates/ ### 10. Simple, yet powerful Texting Platform **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Josh R. | Director of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The ability to build multiple workflow and systems! Clearstream has several options to help our people get connected. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I would like to see development on the reporting side of the platform. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have used clearstream as a guest connection service. It has helped us provide a quick any easy way for people to let us know their guests. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Josh πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate your feedback. We're glad you find our workflows useful! If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. ### 11. Clearstream offers a straightforward and easy to use experience for their customers. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The ability to quickly set up lists to text and the ability to sync with Planning Center **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The limited offering of keywords for the base level package can make it challenging to implement Clearstream for the entire organization. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Clearstream to deliver last-minute announcements with a high level of certainty that the information will be read. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is quick and efficient! We wanted to mention our feature, Smart Keywords, helps streamline your need for multiple Keywords. A Smart Keyword gives you one Keyword for multiple pathways. Here's a great article that explains this feature: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/4724402-what-is-a-smart-keyword If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 12. Perfect for our organization **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Simplicity! It does what I need it to. User friendly **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Nothing. Other services are much more costly and I use very little if their extra features **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Get it. Try it out. If you need something more you can always try something else. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We send out communication texts to our congregation - last minute sometimes. It's great! **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We love that Clearstream is simple and user-friendly for you! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd love to help. ### 13. Great Service **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?** I like the integrations and workflow options **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I'm not too fond of the inability to add files or images to the text **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** I would highly recommend this service to anyone looking to increase interactions with memebers **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are solving the problem of keeping in touch with congregants. We are benefitting from increased participation in events. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working for you. We did want to mention that MMS messaging is available, all you need to do is chat in to our support team and they would be happy to enable it for you. Please let us know if we can help with anything else! ### 14. Great company. Customer service is excellent. Very responsive. **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?** They were very patient with me as I was learning how to navigate the text platform. They responded quickly to my questions. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I have not had any negative experiences with the company. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Chat or call if you need assistance with anything. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream helps us communicate important information to our church members in an efficient manner. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad our team was able to help you navigate the platform well. Please reach out with any more questions or concerns. ### 15. Easy-to-use SMS service with everything we need **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?** Both the web and mobile app interfaces are intuitive, simple, and easy to use. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** No complaints other than the cost, which can add up if you are using the service many times per month. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to reach out to people for urgent issues without it being another text group/chain is amazing. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working for your church! We're sorry to hear that Clearstream can be expensive, we try to find the most affordable options available for your church. Please don't hesitate to reach out about a custom plan, we'd love to help. ### 16. Have had a great experience with Clearstream. Extremely helpful and easy to use. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Usability is simple and clear. The program is clean and easy to navigate. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I don't like how Clearstream charges if you increase your texts or decrease your text package each time. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used Clearstream to increase my communication with my members, solicit information that guides my members to applications and Mailchimp. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is simple and clear! We do offer custom plans to fit the specific needs of your church, just reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 17. Easy to use! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Easy to text multiple lists, and the ability to set the time ahead. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I would like to be able to copy the text from a previous meassage without retyping. I can't delete groups I don't use anymore. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communicating last minute messages is super helpful, more trustworthy than email. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is easy to use! You can duplicate a previous message, just check out the link here: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/5125197-how-do-i-duplicate-a-message You can also delete groups from the Subscribers page, just click the 3-dot icon on the left > delete next to your group name. Let us know if we can help with anything else! ### 18. Clearstream is Clear and Simple **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Simplicity of use and layout/interface. The product is good and most likely the same across many platforms, but the delivery system is key **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Price point is on the higher end and limits on keywords prevent full experience without paying for the next tier **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Connecting people who prefer text vs. email **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream's interface is easy to use! We do have custom plans available to find the right plan that fits the needs of your church. We also wanted to mention our feature, Smart Keywords, that allows one Keyword to be used for multiple options. You can check out Smart Keywords here: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/4724402-what-is-a-smart-keyword Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions and we'd love to help! ### 19. Excellent service for our daily text message devotions. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 22, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I like the dashboard and ease of scheduling messages. I know there are a lot of analytical reports if I need them **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** There is really nothing that I dislike about the service. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We get reliable delivery of our text messages at an affordable price. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're excited to hear Clearstream is working for you. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 20. Clearstream for churches **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** They are an agile company that is customer-centric. Suggestions are taken seriously and acted upon in a timely fashion. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Some areas are still a little under-developed. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Non-technical staff are able to set up workflows and communicate with members of their area quickly. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're excited Clearstream is easy for your staff and helps better your communication! Reach out anytime and our team would love to help! ### 21. Clearstream has been a precise and excellent software to communicate to our church **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 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?** We love using the Keywords further to streamline the communication and connection of our church **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The first thing that comes to mind is how few keywords you have in the first package. I would like twice as many to spread it out to all of our ministry areas. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are solving the problem of last-minute communications. When we need more sign-ups, we will send a day of text messages out to people the event applies, which frequently increases attendance. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream helps streamline your communication! We have a feature called Smart Keywords that allows one Keyword to be routed to multiple locations, which might help with the number of Keywords you need. You can check it out here: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/4724402-what-is-a-smart-keyword Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. ### 22. Clearstream helps us connect with our people. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Adam Z. | Assistant pastor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Being able to schedule texts and form groups by linking to Planning Center. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** More characters allowed at 1 credit would be nice. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** It's great for churches. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are solving people not knowing what's going on and helping keep them informed. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Hey Adam πŸ‘‹ Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you find our integrations useful! We just released a new feature called NOTES that allows you an unlimited character count. This feature might be a great solution for your limited character count. Reach out to our customer success team and we would be happy to help πŸ™‚ ### 23. Clearstream is easy to use, reliable, and has excellent customer support. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Fast customer service and reliability in service. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I wish it was easier to manually add contact **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** This platform was the most user-friendly of all that I researched. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to push communication into people's hands. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is reliable for your church. Reach out to our team and we'd love to help! ### 24. Clearstream allows us timely communication with our church body **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?** That we can contact everyone instantly and not depend on them to check another service **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Nothing really. Character limit maybe but it's understandable **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Last minute emergency contact. Severe weather schedule updates etc **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is working well for you! Our newest feature allows you to send an unlimited character count with a NOTE. You can check out the feature here: https://clearstream.io/november-2021-updates/ Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions! ### 25. Excellent Service, useful integrations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The integration with PCO is ket for using texting at our church. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** It would be great if credits rolled over. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Clearstream to communicate with attendees of our church. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad our Planning Center integration works well for your church! We do offer rollover credits for purchase, just reach out to our team and we'd be happy to help. ### 26. great experience, great customer service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 27, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** how easy it is to create texts/keywords/change plans **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I like it all and really think it's easy to navigate **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** texting to different groups of people **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad you love our platform! Please reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 27. Glad we switched to Clearstream **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream is highly user-friendly and easy to navigate. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Timezones could be more clear to help with mistakes. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have more options for integration from our church database. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is easy to navigate! Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions and we'd be happy to help. ### 28. It's fantastic. Just wish there was access for individual church account **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 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?** We love clearstream. It's userfriendly and smooth process **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Several churches in the area use it so sometimes we get some cross messaging in where they meant another church. We also wish there was a little more freedom with the keywords because of that. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easily quick communication **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is user-friendly! We're sorry to hear about your Keyword mix-up, we always recommend using unique words that better help identify your specific church. Don't hesitate to reach out and we'd be happy to help! ### 29. Clearstream **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It is reasonably intuitive to use. I've mostly figured it out on my own! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** We use it for group messaging and dislike the payment plans. They allow you to only buy 100 credits at a time. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We don't like the message that some people receive which is an 'opt out' message. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is intuitive for your church! We do have custom plans available for your church's needs. Just reach out and we'd be happy to help! ### 30. Easy to use to communicate with our congregation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 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?** I like the ability to schedule messages. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I would like to see all responses from one person in a thread, not just the responses to a particular message I sent. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to communicate with members we otherwise would not have contact with. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're excited Clearstream is working for your church. Updating the platform to showcase all responses is on our product roadmap for this coming year, so stay tuned for future changes. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 31. Very helpful **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** I love creating different groups, which makes it easier to reach the congregation about particular events. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** I'm not too fond of the number of text characters used. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Emails are not very popular with younger people, so text messages are a great subsitute. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're so glad our groups work for your church! We just released a new feature, NOTES, that might help with your character count. With a Note, you can send an unlimited character count through an online document housed in our platform. If you have any questions on how this feature works, don't hesitate to reach out! ### 32. Great service and easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It helps me communicate with groups and individuals. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Wish that when using pics or emoji it wouldn't use up so much credits. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** When there is an urgent announcement like a storm or cancelling a service I can use to communicate with everyone. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is bettering your communication! We just launched a new feature, NOTES, that allows you to send an unlimited character count through an online document housed on our platform. Notes help condense credit usage. You can check it out here: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/5681010-how-do-i-create-a-note If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 33. Highly recommend this app **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?** I am loving the convenience of that app! **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** That we are unable to send pictures in the app. That is a bit frustrating. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clearstream is convenient and cuts out the middle-man on having to take the time to reach out individually. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream has been a convenient tool for your church! Our web app is the best place to send MMS picture messages from, but our development team is aware of future updates to this. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. ### 34. We love Clearstream! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Clearstream is such a user friendly program. We would recommend it to any church looking to enhance their communication needs. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** There has been nothing that we don't like. Prices are very reasonable! **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** So far we haven't encountered any problems. **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is user-friendly! If you have any questions or concerns, reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 35. Good experience, easy to use and quick to get messages out. Need other languages **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Mobile App, easy contact upload, customization **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** Cannot use Spanish words with special characters, not able to add images **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reach a lot of people with little time and effort **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream seems to be working for your church. We wanted to let you know that characters are available for sending messages in Spanish, as well as the option to send images. All you need to do is chat into our team, and we will enable picture messaging for you! ### 36. Good product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** It's a very good value and integrates with products that we use. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** It's all good, if it could integrate a little more with PCO **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps in retention **Official Response from Abbey Senesi:** > Thanks for leaving a review πŸ™‚ We're glad Clearstream is valuable to you! Here's a great article on our Planning Center integration: http://help.clearstream.io/en/articles/1520745-setting-up-planning-center-integration If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to help. ### 37. Excellent product that could use a few upgrades **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael F. | Business Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** The experience from the end user (members of our church) is simple and straightforward: receive a text and answer/ignore it. For our team, being able to text/respond without using our own cell numbers is a plus. Also, the integration with Planning Center makes this much more powerful. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** The admin portal from which you send messages is clunky and not incredibly user friendly, making the training side of things a little more difficult. Always defaulting to sending a message to a group rather than an individual is also frustrating when trying to send a quick message. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** Definitely a strong, functional option that should only improve over time. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used Clearstream's integration with Planning Center to create a text-based paging system during our church services. The parent's names and numbers are synced to Clearstream, allowing us to send a message through the admin portal if a parent needs to be contacted for bathroom or behavior reasons. It has allowed us to completely eliminate our old, expensive pagers. We also plan to begin using Clearstream as a way to contact people about events, schedule changes, small groups and more, but haven't quite gotten to that point. ### 38. Great for communicating with church members **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Religious Institutions | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Clearstream?** Detects their mobile carrier accepts short code or long code and sends them our message, ensuring they receive our text. **What do you dislike about Clearstream?** You can’t message individuals just Groups of people at a time. **Recommendations to others considering Clearstream:** It will change the way you connect with people over the phone in a cool and engaging way. **What problems is Clearstream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication with volunteers, with visitors and with members is streamlined. 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