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4.6 (29)
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Pros

  • Great tool, easy to use and fantastic to generate traffic curated or shared content.

  • The fact that you can promote other websites and connect the users back to your site is amazing. Traceable links with great measurement and a nice dashboard to view the activities.

  • We use Sniply for all our shared links. The analytics are super helpful is seeing how effective it is for us.

  • The ability to add call-to-actions pointing back to your own website is a great way to drive traffic. Sniply works well with all of the key platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

Cons

  • The only problem with Sniply is the monthly pricing structure.

  • My number one complaint is that I didn't discover it sooner.

  • Some websites do block Sniply and to my knowledge there is no work around. This is one limitation to keep in mind if you find that links aren't working.

  • If you use it all the time for every link, I imagine it might be annoying.

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Rick P. avatar
Rick P.
Director
Design, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
September 12, 2019

"Innovative & useful link shortener that is also a CTA and lead generator"

Overall: A fun, useful tool for creating on-the-fly calls to action. I use it every day.

Pros: There are a number of similar services like it but Sniply is the one I keep coming back to, not least because the free plan is still very useful if not as powerful as the paid plans, which I have to admit are kind of pricey. (Backly is my favorite tool of this type but there's no free tier and I'm pretty cheap.) Sniply allows you to shorten a link, share it on social media with a call-to-action overlay pointing to whatever site or product you want. You can also create overlays with retargeting pixels, tracking pixels, and even a lead generation overlay that collects email addresses. My favorite feature of Sniply which I could not find documentation for but just discovered today while preparing for this review: Snipping a YouTube or Vimeo video creates a lightbox over wherever you want your followers to go. In my case, it goes to my film review blog. Closing the lightbox lands the visitor directly on my site. Seamless and very cool. Since I regularly share and write about short films that I find on the web, this is amazing!

Cons: Sniply doesn't work on all sites but that's to be expected: many sites don't like tools like these and consider their use to be hijacking their original content. In that vein, I try to be careful what sort of links I use with Sniply. If the shared content is directly related to my own and if I'm adding value not only by sharing it but also pointing followers to further discussion about that specific content, then I have no qualms. It's a win/win.

Verified Reviewer
Owner
Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 30, 2019

"Amazing CTA for all the links you share"

Overall: We use Sniply for all our shared links. The analytics are super helpful is seeing how effective it is for us.

Pros: This amazing software convert any link you share into a call to action overlay that generates more traffic to you website or offer.

Cons: The only problem with Sniply is the monthly pricing structure. I would definitely recommend the free trial first.

Verified Reviewer
Account Manager
11-50 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
2.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
2.0
Features
2.0
Value for Money
1.0
Likelihood to Recommend
3/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 9, 2018

"Really not a great tool, "snips" look like spam"

Pros: It can direct traffic from a separate site to my clients in a fairly easy way. customizable CTAs are helpful

Cons: it looks like complete spam, and the character limit is incredibly constraining. i only use this because its the cheapest option

Zach P. avatar
Zach P.
Communications Specialist
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 20, 2018

"Great for adding call-to-actions for curated content on social media"

Overall: Helped boost user traffic and has provided as an extremely useful tool on social media.

Pros: Driving website traffic through external content curation is a unique challenge that Sniply helps solve. The ability to add call-to-actions pointing back to your own website is a great way to drive traffic. Sniply works well with all of the key platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

Cons: Some websites do block Sniply and to my knowledge there is no work around. This is one limitation to keep in mind if you find that links aren't working.

Verified Reviewer
Talent Aquisition
Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
5.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 28, 2017

"This is an awesome tool for sharing content and branding it "

Pros: The fact that you can customize the message and call to action button on each post is really great. It gives you the flexibility to create something people will actually interact with. You can also track successes as well.

Cons: It doesn't always work on all sites. Sometimes it just won't be supported but you won't know until you've done all the work.

Mandy J.
Managing Partner
Online Media, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 29, 2019

"Amazing for content marketing"

Pros: I just started using this, but if I had discovered it sooner I would've jumped at the opportunity. Honestly, this is my new favorite app. Fantastic approach for leveraging your social media following to drive traffic and conversions without spending money on ads. And they have a free plan available.

Cons: My number one complaint is that I didn't discover it sooner. I've had a few bumps with things not updating properly, but customer service has been attentive so far and seems interested in solving the issue.

Michelle C. avatar
Michelle C.
Senior Executive Recruiter
Management Consulting, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 9, 2018

"Sniply: Drive Traffic to your Website"

Overall: In my opinion, everyone should sign up a Sniply account! The free account gives you just enough to start building our traffic in a unique way. We have generated income from the service so we don't mind paying the upgrade plan! Free Sniply only offers email support but once you sign up for a plan they'll provide you with phone and set up support and invoicing.

Pros: When I first heard of it a few months back, I thought it was just another shortening service. And I already have Bit.ly so I don't feel the need to sign up for another similar service. But luckily a friend told me about this service and how this has helped her to drive the traffic back on her website. After hearing her story I felt a keen interest to take a short trip on how to use Sniply.

Bob S. avatar
Bob S.
Owner
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 16, 2018

"Get full use of the main features with a free account!"

Pros: I like that I have a lot of options with just the free account. I was able to customize as many snips as I needed to point to different targets and with unique messages.

Cons: You can snip most web sites, but not all so it is good to understand that going into it. Also, I was not able to use my Sniply links with Pinterest. Not sure if that had to do with Sniply being flagged or Pinterest just not allowing redirectors. This is just something to be aware of.

Verified Reviewer
Social Media Manager
Marketing and Advertising, Self-employed
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 8, 2018

"A great tool to get your audience back to your page , and to monitor the click rates of visitors."

Pros: I like it's simplicity and ease of use. You can easily create a snip that you can use and it's easy to create new ones as well.

Cons: I don't like that the snips are not customizable. It's better if the snips can be modified so I can create a more compelling link for the audience to click.

Khadeza F. avatar
Khadeza F.
T shirt Designer
Design, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 20, 2019

"Best software for CPA marketing"

Overall: I used it to affiliate marketing business

Pros: The best I like about this software is its linking system.Marketer or businessesman can easily use this software to link their url with content and publish it.So it is great for them.

Cons: Nothing to say.It is just awesome for new marketers.

Zach P. avatar
Zach P.
Communications Specialist
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 5, 2017

"A creative way to drive traffic through curated content"

Overall: Snip.ly has allowed us to share valuable content from industry experts on social media while granting us the ability to drive traffic back to our website and include call-to-actions. This tool is a great way to diversify your social media content by sharing others content, but still adding your own personalized touch. It is a great tool to help boost website traffic.

Pros: It's an excellent way to add CTA's to curated and shared content. This helps drive additional website traffic.

Cons: It is worth noting that some websites do block services like Snip.ly, but we've only encountered a few of these.

Bethany S.
Online Content Manager
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1-10 employees
Used the software for:
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 1, 2017

"Great alternative to Bitly"

Overall: So, if you're not familiar with Sniply, it basically gives you the ability to shorten a link, but when people click that link the page that they end up on will also include a call to action, with your logo, with another link that you choose. If that doesn't make sense, just try out the free version. I love Sniply because it allows me to give my brand more visibility, and also let people know, hey, if you like this post, this page, then I've got something else you might like - take a look! Sniply is easy to use, and even the free version is fully functional. If you opt for a paid version you get even more tools and options.

Pros: It's a fun way to let people know about your brand without posting your own content all the time and it's easy to use.

Cons: It doesn't work on all webpages.

Roy D. avatar
Roy D.
digital marketing freelance
Marketing and Advertising, Self-employed
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 8, 2019

"great tool for traffic generation "

Overall: Great tool, easy to use and fantastic to generate traffic curated or shared content.

Pros: It's so simple to use. If you are used to bit.ly the call to action button setup is as simple as adding in the page url and snip. customizable CTAs

Cons: It does not work on some websites like know online magazines or information portals. Design setup on CTA link is a bit limited.

Justin R.
Digital Property Manager
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
January 19, 2018

"Such a great idea I don't know why it took so long to get to market!"

Overall: The ability to share content that will then provide the opportunity to direct the user to our internal sites.

Pros: The ability to share relevant content and still direct users to registration forms, or home pages of internal sites.

Cons: It is a little pricey for what it is, but when you take into account the potential for monetization, the cost is easily outweighed by the benefits.

Mike S. avatar
Mike S.
Media Strategist
Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
September 9, 2018

"Easily Add Call-To-Action To Button to Your Links"

Overall: I like using it to drive traffic to my own content even if I'm sharing someone else's link.

Pros: It's as easy as bit.ly to set up a striking call to action on any link that you share.

Cons: Would be nice to be able to adjsut the design a bit more.

Pawel A. avatar
Pawel A.
Project Manager
Retail, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: I used a free trial
Overall Rating
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
1.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
1.0
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp
September 17, 2020

"Unhappy client"

Overall: We wanted use free trail to assess if this software is suitable for our company. We decided that is not and cancelled subscription before. We've still been charged for using product, I tried to contact sniply team for refund but without any success, looks like they don't have support team whatsoever. We contacted our bank to stop any further transaction with sniply so hopefully they won't try to take any further payment. I wouldn't recommend this company anyone as if you encounter any problems there is no one to approach...

Pros: Sorry to say but nothing... website design is fine

Cons: Support team, communication with sniply, overall customer service

Verified Reviewer
owner
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: I used a free trial
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
7/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 1, 2022

"Cheapest in its class, 5 Star "

Pros: While there are tons of Software in this class. One of the cheapest basically free-of-cost software is Sniply its basic feature provides 500 clicks/month, 20 link shorteners per month, 1 brand profile, and 1 team member. While publishing medical research generals software like Sniply comes in very handy. Long URLs can be easily shortened. One of the best features of Sniply which is something very basic and still missed out by all competing software likes Rebrandly, tiny URL, etc is the original thumbnail of media comes rather than the software brand which has shrunk the URL

Cons: Sometimes URL after shortening does not work or shows an error message This was the major reason for which i had to stop using this product all together.

Sladjana M.
Economist
Marketing and Advertising, Self-employed
Used the software for: I used a free trial
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 1, 2019

"Sniply is an interesting marketing tool that allows you to add a message or a call to action."

Overall: I use Sniply to advertise my job, so people can click on my message within some popular news to get to the link or my URL and find out more information.

Pros: This marketing service gives you the opportunity to advertise what you want in an original and easy way by inserting a message into a current news item or an interesting newspaper article and sharing it on networks.

Cons: You can only paste brief information. Sometimes there is no big effect.

Richard M. avatar
Richard M.
Director
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: I used a free trial
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 8, 2019

"Mind blowen"

Overall: Good so far and will persist with it.

Pros: If you are looking for omnipresence this bit of software is awesome share content across your social networks and when they click on it they see your branding. Currently on trial but think this will be part of my marketing tool bag very soon.

Cons: Just getting you head around how it works and learning how to get your branding on it for different target clients

Mónica D. avatar
Mónica D.
CEO
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Self-employed
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 4, 2023

"Ideal herramienta de marketing para llamada a la acción"

Pros: Me ha servido mucho para crear llamada a la acción desde web oficiales. De forma que puedo mandar un link, y se una llamada a la acción personal, o cualquier otro mensaje que quieras dar

Cons: El único problema es que a veces no sale o se queda capadao, si es una web relevante y que tiene bloqueadas las cookies de terceros.

Verified Reviewer
Entrepreneur
Information Services, Self-employed
Used the software for: I used a free trial
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 4, 2019

"Great marketing trick / software"

Overall: Great experience, easy to use. Super smart software tool.

Pros: I loved how easy it was to use. It was very intuitive. Required no tutorial. Used it on the free trial and it is super clever.

Cons: I do not feel the pricing justifies paying for it in my case. Although this might be different for other people depending on their marketing strategy. It is 100% worth checking out on the free trial and seeing the value.

Verified Reviewer
Realtor
Real Estate, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 4, 2018

"Quick & Easy"

Overall: I really enjoy being able to quickly take a link from a page I am reading and post it to my social media account. .

Pros: I like to be able to passively brand content I would normally share anyway. It keeps me from having to create all my content and I can also add my branding and call to action

Cons: The service does not work on all web sites.

Michelle F.
Account Manager
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
4.0
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 9, 2018

"I use Sniply to promote one of my clients."

Pros: I like how easy it is to snip an article, once the snip is customized. I also like how customizable the snip can be.

Cons: It's hard to differentiate click data between clients, from my end it combines the data from all the different snips.

Simone M.
Gerente
Textiles, Self-employed
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 14, 2021

"What I think of the Snip li app"

Overall: I found the App practical, and reaches many people, taking our information.

Pros: I liked it because it was advertising on national network news.

Cons: I really liked it and I have no dissatisfaction with the Snip Li App.

mujib J.
owner
Health, Wellness and Fitness, Self-employed
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 25, 2020

"Very Useful "

Pros: getting leads and your products placed in front of potential buyers but in a clandestine but effective way

Cons: potentially ethical risk cause of its clandestine nature