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Trying to decide on the right digital payment software? In this comparison, we look at Kartra and ThriveCart, two of the leading platforms.
Kartra
Kartra is an all-in-one platform tailored for entrepreneurs, course creators, and coaches who want to build, market, and sell online without the tech overwhelm.
ThriveCart
ThriveCart is a powerful cart and checkout tool designed to optimize your sales funnels and maximize conversion rates. It’s ideal for anyone selling products or services online, with a strong focus on cart and checkout processes.
While Kartra and ThriveCart both boast similar features, their primary functions differ significantly. Kartra caters to solopreneurs, course creators, coaches, and small businesses looking to establish, scale, or promote their online presence. Kartra provides an all-in-one solution, streamlining online marketing with ready-to-launch campaigns and robust lead automations, eliminating the need for multiple tools.
ThriveCart, in contrast, excels in the checkout and sales process. It is designed for marketers and business owners looking to maximize sales with a powerful cart system, offering features for cart optimization, upsells, and downsells.
Kartra vs. ThriveCart tools for creating content
Features
Kartra
ThriveCart
Memberships and courses
Unlimited pages
Forms
Unlimited products
Interactive video features
Funnels
Funnel mapping
Native surveys & quizzes
Native webinar integration
Memberships and Courses
Kartra supports memberships and courses, offering creators robust tools for content delivery, progress tracking, automation, and drip scheduling, enhancing its utility for educational content. ThriveCart does not offer built-in membership or course creation tools as it is mainly a payment platform.
Unlimited Landing Pages
Kartra provides unlimited landing pages, catering to extensive marketing campaigns and diverse web presences. ThriveCart does not include landing page creation.
Forms
Kartra includes extensive form capabilities for lead capture and customer engagement. ThriveCart lacks built-in form creation, focusing instead on checkout optimization.
Unlimited Products
Both Kartra and ThriveCart allow the creation of unlimited products, ideal for businesses with a wide range of offerings.
Interactive Video Features
Kartra includes interactive video features like calls-to-action and overlays, which are natively absent in ThriveCart.
Funnels and Funnel Mapping
Kartra offers robust funnel creation and mapping tools, whereas ThriveCart provides limited funnel capabilities and is primarily focused on checkout optimization.
Native Surveys & Quizzes
Kartra offers built-in surveys and quizzes. ThriveCart does not offer these features natively.
Native Webinar Integration
Kartra includes native webinar integration for both live and automated webinars. ThriveCart does not have native webinar functionality.
Kartra vs. ThriveCart tools for digital marketing
Features
Kartra
ThriveCart
Lead capture
Lead management
Sales management
Funnels and campaigns
Unlimited email
Product coupons & upsells
Product downsells
Native SMS integration
Multi-Step checkout pages
Native calendar integration
Funnel simulation
Real-time funnel analytics
Lead Capture
Kartra excels in lead capture and engagement with sequence customizations, whereas ThriveCart focuses on the checkout process and does not include lead capture features.
Lead Management
Kartra offers comprehensive lead management with tagging, scoring, and segmentation. ThriveCart does not include lead management features.
Sales Management
Both platforms offer sales management capabilities, but Kartra provides a more comprehensive suite including CRM tools.
Funnels and Campaigns
Kartra offers robust funnels and customizable campaigns, while ThriveCart provides limited funnel capabilities focused on the checkout process.
Unlimited Email
Kartra supports unlimited email campaigns, a feature not offered by ThriveCart.
Product Coupons and Upsells
Both Kartra and ThriveCart offer the ability to create product coupons and upsells directly enhancing sales strategies.
Product Downsells
Both platforms offer downsell features to maximize sales opportunities.
Native SMS Integration
Kartra includes native SMS integration, which ThriveCart lacks.
Multi-Step Checkout Pages
Both Karta and ThriveCart excel with customizable multi-step checkout pages to enhance the customer purchasing experience.
Native Calendar Integration
Kartra offers calendar functionality for appointment scheduling and syncing with external calendars. ThriveCart does not have this feature, natively.
Funnel Simulation
Only Kartra offers a funnel simulation tool, enabling effective marketing planning by discovering new ways to streamline sales.
Real-Time Funnel Analytics
Kartra provides real-time funnel analytics, while ThriveCart focuses on detailed cart and checkout analytics.
Kartra vs. ThriveCart tools for scaling your business
Features
Kartra
ThriveCart
Course Analytics
Automated email sequences
Affiliate management
Helpdesk support
Helpdesk live chat
Course Analytics
Kartra offers comprehensive customer analytics for user behavior, marketing performance, and course engagement. ThriveCart does not provide course analytics.
Automated Email Sequences
Kartra enables intuitive, targeted, time-based automated workflows for email marketing, which ThriveCart does not support natively.
Affiliate Management
Both platforms offer affiliate management, but Kartra provides a more streamlined and comprehensive affiliate management system.
Helpdesk Support and Live Chat
Kartra offers built-in helpdesk support and live chat for its platform. ThriveCart does not offer these features.
Kartra vs. ThriveCart advanced tools for larger businesses
Features
Kartra
ThriveCart
API access
Custom code page
Advanced automations
Agency capacity
Both Kartra and ThriveCart offer API access for integration with external applications, enabling more customizations within their platforms. However, Kartra also includes custom code pages, advanced automations, and features that support agency capacities, which ThriveCart lacks.
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DJ + Course Creator
“Since using Kartra, I’ve been able to automate the majority of my business. Now that I don’t have to do things manually, I’ve been able to scale much faster!”
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Business Consultant
“I went from worrying about my marketing breaking, to having all of my marketing streamlined with Kartra. It’s the base of all the sales in my business.”
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