About Boomerang for Gmail
Boomerang for Gmail pricing
Boomerang for Gmail has a free version and offers a free trial. Boomerang for Gmail paid version starts at US$4.98/month.
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Boomerang for Gmail Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Outsourcing/Offshoring
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Boomerang is the best tool out there to organize your blasted email!
Overall, Boomerang has been an angel for me. Without Boomerang it will be hard for me to keep up with my commitment in getting back to candidates, and letting them know what they need to do or where they need to proceed a day before their interview. I get a lot of awards and thank yous from candidates and they see our business as very responsive and professional because we never failed to update them regarding their next steps or whether or not they got the post.
Pros
In recruitment, you seldom get just less than 20 emails per day. If you did, well you're lucky! It is a bottleneck to get things done in recruitment if you're speaking of email commitments such as sending email blasts for next week, or sending turn down to a candidate you just interviewed after a week or sending a candidate for final interview a day before his set schedule. We resorted to using sticky notes before, but it is unsuccessful because sometimes sticky notes are not that too sticky and they fly away, and there arises complaints of being unprofessional from candidates we failed to give an update. With Boomerang, it resolved that problem because instead of pending that responsibility and jotting it down to a sticky note, you can just do it now and pend it being sent to whatever day and time you would want it to go out. With Boomerang, we have successfully met 100% compliance in sending out turn down emails, notification or reminder emails, and office-wide campaigns easily.
Cons
I like everything about Boomerang. Maybe what I least like is the price, and why I just learnt it a year ago. If only, I heard about this when I started my career in recruitment, everything should have been a walk in the park!
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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An office workers best friend
My job involves a lot of writing and a lot of emailing. Anything that helps me with that makes my entire work day go smoothly.
Anyone who uses email frequently should have boomerang.
The minor hiccups don't take anything away from it and it's still great to have.
Pros
The reminders are the most attractive feature and have saved me so much time. I use them often for long term follow up threads.
The easy setup with Gmail was nice and I didn't have to get help learning how to run it correctly.
Some other things it does are automated responses and vacation mode or pause, helps organize and clear out your inboxes, and schedules outgoing mail. Overall it's just super handy to have.
Cons
There's nothing that I was dissatisfied with, however in the spirit of being objective I will say that I had a problem when turning off vacation mode/ inbox pause and that more privacy controls would be nice.
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MixmaxReasons for Switching to Boomerang for Gmail
My colleagues were using Boomerang for Gmail and after getting a "demo" from them I was impressed and wanted to use it as well.- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Extends Gmail Features
I am rather new to Gmail and Boomerang yet I would describe my overall experience as going very well.
Nobody in healthcare has an uninterrupted schedule and it can become hectic. The bezels of my computer were covered in sticky notes reminding me to send, follow up, or reply. Boomerang is much more practical and betters my time management -- very important.
Pros
- Trustworthy company -- Support addresses complaints.
- Boomerang emails that are important or that have not received a response.
- Schedule a future date and time to send any email with calendar picker.
- Alerts when follow up is needed.
- Android mobile app performs well -- Reliable and consistent.
- No subscription needed.
Cons
- New look and updates needed.
- Freedom to re-arrange or expand on the left margin menu would better the experience.
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Because in Boomerang no subscription is needed.- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Not worth it
Pros
Boomerang promises a lot but doesn't really deliver in any one particular area. Everything useful is a paid feature
Cons
Paid plans are more expensive than competitors. They aren't clear about what you pay for when you first download.
- Industry: Security & Investigations
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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I can't imagine using Gmail without Boomerang
Who isn't guiltyof having a messy inbox? I know I am. Most people have multiple (you know you do!) If you don't please tell me your secret.. Boomerang keeps it nice and tidy for me. My line of work involves unknown periods out of the office and sometimes I have to go offline, it's incredibly easy for a conversation to slip my mind. Boomerang reminds me to get back in touch and prevents what could be a full fledged disaster.
Pros
Boomerang is like an email babysitter. It ensures that things don't get out of control and that you don't forget anything. It'll even let you know if your outgoing emails are read.
The neat thing is you're able to boomerang threads back to you at a time when its convenient. You'll no longer have to think up excuses as to why it's taken you so long to reach back out and in turn you'll have more time to focus on your work. When you really need to focus you can put your inbox on hold.
Cons
I can't say there's anything I vigorously dislike. When I reach out to Boomerang it may be a day or so before I receive a response. They claim to read and respond to every single email and as far as I can tell, they do. So I can't be too upset about it.
Maybe more personalization?
