--- description: Review of SMORE Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: SMORE | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Email Marketing Software](/directory/4697/email-marketing/software) > [SMORE](/software/478135/SMORE) # SMORE Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/478135/SMORE Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/478135/SMORE?page=2) > Smore is a newsletter builder platform specifically designed for educators, aimed at enhancing communication between families and educators to support student success and improve attendance. Smore enables the creation of visually appealing newsletters with ease, offering time-saving features and customizable templates tailored to various educational needs. With Smore, educators can quickly generate newsletters for weekly updates, classroom news, back-to-school letters, holiday themes, and more. The platform supports translation into 130 languages, fostering inclusivity among diverse communities. Newsletters can be easily shared through multiple channels, including email, social media, and direct links, allowing for efficient dissemination of information. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 24 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 24 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SMORE ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$79.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Available Countries**: Israel ## Features - Campaign Analytics - Customisable Branding - Customizable Fields - Dynamic Content - Email Campaign Management - Engagement Tracking - HTML Editor - Image Library - Multi-Channel Marketing - Newsletter Management - Reporting/Analytics - Subscriber Management - Template Management - WYSIWYG Editor ## Category - [Email Marketing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4697/email-marketing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Using Smore has been a change-maker indeed. i can recommend it highly ----- ### "Increase Engagement with Smore" — 4.0/5 > **Mike** | *1 September 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how it makes our newsletters so much more engaging. It is super easy to build a newsletter that looks like I spent hours on, when really it took 30 minutes or less. > > **Cons**: I wish it had a little more freedom to adjust the different looks. I also wish the design would show up in their email just as it looks, without having to click another link. > > Our email newsletter engagement has gone way up since we started using Smore. It gives our organization a more professional and fun look. ----- ### "pretty useful tool, but too risky to recommend due to poor saving/inability to undo" — 3.0/5 > **Sarah** | *10 August 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: cute. I have used it for a year now and it has made my newsletters for my classroom better looking and easier for viewing on cellphones. > > **Cons**: I am so frustrated that the saving sometimes works but sometimes not. After spending an hour on a newsletter it suddenly was gone. All of it except my heading. Spent an additional hour redoing. This time, the very misleading remove button attached to a photo deleted the entire newsletter not just the photo that the remove/X is attached to. This has happened to my entire team at some point. This MUST be fixed in future updates. I am still fuming from both of these instances. Can't get myself to go for it a third time. > > Having to redo a newsletter a third time is ridiculous and bad enough I can't quite recommend Smore anymore. If they can improve on saving capabilities or provide a way for an undo or revision history similar to google docs I could highly recomend this tool. For now I'm beyond mad. ----- ### "Excellent way to communicate with remote students and families\!" — 5.0/5 > **Brenda** | *19 August 2021* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: As a virtual teacher I sometimes feel like I am losing out on having a personal relationship with my learners and their parents. A newsletter is a fun way to share class updates with parents. Smore is pretty user friendly. I played around for a bit and was able to design a modern and colorful newsletter. A great way to keep remote students feeling connected\! We publish their academic and personal accomplishments. I post their upcoming assignments here instead of just on the class bulletin page on our teaching platform that lacks any creativity. You don't need any artistic ability to use this program because they have ready-made templates available of that is what you prefer or designing them yourself. ( Although designing them can be fun)\! There is a free trial. The actual paid plans include individual for someone like me who wants to reach their own individual students and families. If you have larger needs they have several plans that you can use on your own or even as a team. You can make as many newsletters as you choose to. I started out using pre-made templates and only just started designing on my own. It is entertaining to try different colors \& fonts and play around with the editing features. Smore really values remote teachers and actually designs templates specifically for remote learning. it is refreshing to be acknowledged on the same level as brick and mortar teachers. > > **Cons**: I have not found anything yet that I have disliked. Although I am a fairly new user, I have not encountered any issues. The cost may look intimidating when first looked at but users will find that at less than $80.00 yearly for the service, you are paying a minimal cost per month. Some schools actually give teachers a small personal stipend for class supplies or subscriptions. This would be an excellent place to funnel that extra cash because it is a great way to build a feeling of community between class parents, students and teachers\! > > My overall experience has been great. I am having a fun time exploring new features. I feel like I am putting a personal touch on communicating with my students and parents. I feel very creative and I like the sense of community that having a class newsletter brings to virtual learning. You can see your analytics to track engagement. I am enjoying sending out updates in a way that is organized, creative and personal\! ----- ### "Pure Awesomeness" — 5.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *18 August 2019* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I absolutely LOVE this product\! As a teacher I can easily, so very easily, send out monthly information and updates to students and their families. This sounds normal but it’s the features that Smore includes - integration with everything Google, YouTube, and you name it\! So easy to send out a newsletter with a video attached, or a survey for parents to fill out, or photos to share, or ANYTHING\! An amazing one stop shop product for communication. PLUS, it includes some awesome analytic features for the user as well as very easy ways to share your newsletter or poster or whatever is created. Furthermore, students are also able to so easily use Smore to CREATE and demonstrate their learning. Smore is a very powerful and effective tool that all ages can use. Really it is just pure awesomeness\!\!\! > > **Cons**: The free version only always two newsletters. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/478135/SMORE?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/478135/SMORE) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data