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Elevate Your Social Contests
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ShortStack Overview
What is ShortStack?

Shortstack has a drag-and-drop builder that lets users design pages without the need for code. It comes with analytics and marketing features that lets users review their efforts for further improvement. The platform’s drag-and-drop features let users design pages easily, including mobile-responsive landing pages. Scaling your business is easy on this platform as well and collaborating with different users is a breeze.

Company ShortStack
Year founded 2011
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters Reno, NV, USA
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ShortStack Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
ShortStack Pros and Cons
Pros
  • It’s great for building landing pages designed for contests
  • You can scale up easily as your business grows
  • It’s possible for one person can manage everything because of its user-friendliness
Cons
  • You need to get used to how the site builder tool works
  • It puts a cap on how many page views you get per month
  • Professional designers might find some of the design features limiting
ShortStack Features
A/B Testing
API Access
Automated Draws
Contest Scheduling
Custom Branding
Customer Support
Customizable Templates
Data Export
Drag and Drop Interface
Email Notifications
Entry Tracking
Fraud Detection
Geolocation Restrictions
Lead Generation Tools
Legal Compliance
Mobile Compatibility
Multi-language Support
Participant Verification
Photo/Video Upload
Prize Management
Random Winner Selection
Real-Time Analytics
Referral Tracking
Reporting and Statistics
Social Media Integration
Survey Integration
Third-party Integrations
User Activity Logs
User Management
Voting Mechanism
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Last updated: September 13, 2025
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82 ShortStack Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Nov 18, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Delmar S.
Student
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"Engaging persons through one link"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

What I like best about this application is that if you want an engaging link in your Instagram bio, then this is the application to have as it creates social contests amongst customers and views of one's page which is good for engagement. The features you can use depend on the kind of contests you wish to launch, this means there is a wide variety of features with the application. Aside from using the link on one's Instagram bio, you can also embed the contest landing page on your website to maiximize visibility and generate more entries this means the link is able to use everywhere including in WhatsApp messages.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

What I dislike about this application is that it takes a while to get set up before one can use the link, it requires one to have a lot of tech knowledge in order to use it.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problem that this application is solving is that of allowing companies, small business owners, and even regular persons the chance to always engage persons on social media.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 17, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Chad C.
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"So valuable for our national non profit!"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Customer service is A+, and the range of customization is fantastic!!

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

No dislikes. This is a great program and if you have questions, they are always ready to help!

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Short stack helps our organization get more traffic to our social and websites and also has so many more features we are excited to use!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 26, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Shelley F.
Expansive Brand Thinker Cmo
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"ShortStack Is Very Robust and Easy To Use"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

I love how easy and quick you can set up a very professional looking site that allows you to collect important data and re-market to those who enter. There is a bit of a learning curve on all the widgets, but once you figure them out it makes developing your entry site a snap. ShortStack has allowed us to collect entries, survey questions and encourage social media engagement with our brand, resulting in increased awareness and new consumer acquisition opportunities. The ShortStack field points feature makes it easy to award extra entries. With this feature, you choose which fields entrants will receive extra entries for filling out and how many points those fields are worth. When choosing a winner, these extra entries can be applied to increase the chances of winning for those who earned them. Plus, our Earn Extra Points Giveaway template is an easy way to get started.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I honestly have not had any big issues or dislikes with ShortStack other than maybe it starts to get a bit pricy when you have to move up plan levels to the Brand Plan (once you exceed over 50,000 entries) but you do have the option to pause the account while not in use and you can also download and clear the number of entries in order to downgrade levels.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gathering soft leads, Brand Awareness, Social Media Engagement (User Generated Content), Re-Marketing Database and opportunity to offer direct purchase promotional offers to help increase sales.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 21, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"An easy to use and very effective platform for contesting and data collection."
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's easy to use and fairly simply to customize which makes the entire expierence pretty pleasant.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I wish it was a little less expensive as far as a license goes.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are building our customer database through contesting.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 15, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Easy to Use and Perfect for Internal Contests"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

It's incredibly easy to use and integrates seamlessly with mailchimp and websites.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There is a bit of a learning curve and the customizable options could be expanded.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used Shortstack for internal contests for our Fortune 500 company of around 300 people. It was a great way to streamline raffles, weekly incentive contests and fundraisers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 21, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Randy M.
Founder
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"Long time user of ShortStack"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

Ease of use, customer service, lots of customization and options, very affordable

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I've only ever received one package of great ShortStack swag from their customer service department, love my green ShortStack t-shirt. Seriously though I can't think of anyting I really dislike.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Better workflow, shorter development time, better integrity, ease of use, creative design. etc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 28, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Sara N.
Growth Strategist
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"Amazing customer service!"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

We are new to the platform but have been so impressed with their quick, customized customer service. Very responsive and so helpful!

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

There's definitely a learning curve but that's par for the course when you're using something with a high level of capabilities.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

lead generation, nice design

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 18, 2018
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Let's me and my team be scrappy"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

I like that I can customize it to fit my brand style guides. That way the users don't realize that they are a actually on a 3rd party site. They think they are still on our homepage.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

I don't like that the interface for building the forms. Can be confusing when creating a form from scratch.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it to build forms on site, without having to go to engineering or product teams. That way we can just build the forms ourselves. Saves us time and resources, as sometimes we can get limited to none.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 17, 2018
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Ben B.
Founder
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"Robust yet simple to use"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

We have benefited greatly from the Photo Contest functionality. It does all the heavy lifting needed in order to pull off all the necessary things for a successful contest.

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

At the moment there is nothing I can think of.

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to utilize their lead gen and contest functionality has enabled us to quickly and efficiently launch marketing initiatives that otherwise we would not be able to accommodate in our budget. Did I mention how user-friendly it's interface is as well as the accompanying knowledgebase that has been built out!

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 17, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Michelle B.
Founder
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"Easy peasy FB contest"
What do you like best about ShortStack?

The ease of making monthly photo contests for several FB pages

What do you dislike about ShortStack?

A little limited on design features - would like to be able to choose more colors and styles

What problems is ShortStack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Proper FB contests where I don't have to worry about the guidelines, rules and such.