Drop
Drop offers ringless voicemail and mass SMS drops intended to help businesses follow up with prospects and generate inbound calls.
What Drop is
Drop offers ringless voicemail and mass SMS drops intended to help businesses follow up with prospects and generate inbound calls. Users can upload leads, send a voicemail drop in real time through the API, or schedule drops to go out hourly. The site lists a desktop application, web platform, and customizable API. Its Customer API supports campaign creation, record delivery, campaign statistics, status checks, and balance checks, but API access must be enabled. Reports track leads from callback to conversion and show campaign returns. Pricing is pay as you go, with no monthly contracts or setup fees; listed VMDrop plans range from $0.01, paid once for volume plans to $0.05, paid once for Simple VMDrop. Missed-call callbacks use 5 credits, and some carriers may charge a pass-through fee for ringless voicemail. API campaign audio must be 60 seconds or less, and delivery and callback-transfer numbers must use a valid US phone number format. Customers can also configure a webhook URL for VMDrop status updates.
Good
- Supports real-time and scheduled voicemail drops.
- Provides campaign reporting from callback to conversion.
- Offers desktop, web, and API access.
- No monthly contracts or setup fees.
Watch out
- API access must be enabled.
- Campaign audio is limited to 60 seconds.
- Phone numbers must use a valid US format.
- Some carriers may charge a pass-through fee.
Who it suits
Drop suits businesses using voicemail or SMS drops to follow up with prospects and track campaign responses. Its API and scheduling options may suit teams that want to automate or time campaign delivery.
Verdict
Drop provides several ways to deliver and monitor voicemail campaigns, with pay-as-you-go pricing and listed per-drop rates. Check the audio and phone number constraints, plus possible carrier fees, before planning a campaign.
Plans and prices
From Drop's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Silver VMDrop™ | $0.01, paid once | Volume 100,000 · Per DROP |
| Platinum VMDrop™ | $0.01, paid once | Volume 1,000,000 · Per DROP |
| Gold VMDrop™ | $0.01, paid once | Volume 500,000 · Per DROP |
| Diamond VMDrop™ | $0.01, paid once | Volume 2,500,000 · Per DROP |
| Basic VMDrop™ | $0.04, paid once | Volume 10.000 · Per DROP |
| Simple VMDrop™ | $0.05, paid once | Volume 1.000 · Per DROP |
The facts
Each one read from Drop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access options
- The homepage lists a desktop application, customizable API, and web-based platform.checked 3 Oct 2001
- API
- The Customer API supports campaign creation, record delivery, campaign statistics, status checks, and balance checks; API access must be enabled.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Audio limit
- The API documentation says campaign audio files must be 60 seconds or less.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Campaign delivery
- Users can upload leads, send a real-time voicemail drop through the API, or schedule drops to trickle out hourly.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Carrier fees
- The homepage notes that some carriers may charge a pass-through fee for ringless voicemail.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Contact
- The site provides a contact form and lists [email protected] in its privacy statement for privacy comments.checked 3 Oct 2001
- CRM integrations
- A Drop article describes CRM workflows using tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Pipedrive, and ActiveCampaign, including through third-party automation or APIs.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Messaging
- The site describes ringless voicemail messages and mass SMS text drops as outreach features.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Phone number limit
- The API documentation specifies a valid US phone number format for delivery records and callback transfer numbers.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Pricing terms
- The homepage says pricing is pay as you go with no monthly contracts or setup fees, and missed-call callbacks use 5 credits.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Privacy and security
- Drop's privacy statement says it secures personal information on controlled, secure servers and uses encryption such as SSL when personal information is transmitted to other websites.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Product
- Drop offers ringless voicemail drops intended to help businesses follow up with prospects and generate inbound calls.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Reporting
- Drop says its reports track leads from callback to conversion and show campaign returns.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Webhooks
- Customers can configure a webhook URL to receive a post when a VMDrop status is returned.checked 3 Oct 2001
The company
- Company and location
- The site identifies the company as Drop Inc and lists its address as 3 Grant Square #155, Hinsdale, IL 60521.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Headquarters
- Hinsdale, Illinois, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
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