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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Arena.im's simple and easy interface makes it a dream to use. But don't let the simplicity fool you. Under the "hood" lie plenty of customization options to make the website feeds as detailed and unique as you require. When you do get stuck, support is quick the help out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

The only dislike is the 1000 impressions limit with the entry-level package. The price jump to the paid subscription can deter small websites from just starting up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arena.im's widgets give your SEO score a big boost since content can be pulled from various sources on the web and updated dynamically, keeping your website fresh and relevant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hello Olaf! Thanks a lot for the review.

We are happy to see how you are familiar with Arena. Keep counting on us.

Arena.im Overview

What is Arena.im?

Arena is developing the next generation of live engagement tools powered by first party data, to build trusted, live audiences everywhere. Our solutions - Live Chat, Live Blog, CommerceAI) leverage the most popular features from social media to quickly create deep engagement on any platform you manage. Top industry leaders in news publishing and media trust Arena to bring their audiences together on the web, in apps, or at live events (or all three) to engage with content, community and commerce.

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Arabic, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Persian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Armenian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Georgian, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Albanian, Serbian, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
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Empower your editors to cover any breaking news or event in real-time with our live blog platform. It works in any website, no coding required.


Seller Details
Seller
Arena.im
Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
LinkedIn® Page
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121 employees on LinkedIn®

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3.5 out of 5
"Better suited for medium to large corporations"
Ease of embedding, range of analytics and data visualization for managing viewer relations and profiling engagement.
Kit Joy C.
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Kit Joy C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Arena Chat & Q&A Functions"
Chat was very easy to be used. The layout was also nice. Q&A and poll were easy to be used. Loved how we can give emoticons for each chat message t...
Brent P.
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Brent P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent chat functionality and constantly improved"
Their chat software is useful for our organization as we host several online platforms for events. It is very easy to set up and implement across m...
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Arena.im Media

Arena.im Demo - Live Blog
Cover events and news in real-time by creating a timeline to share with your audience.
Arena.im Demo - Live Chat
Create live chat rooms for any event, allowing users to discuss and talk about your content.
Arena.im Demo - Customer Data Platform
Segment Your Audience to Activate Individual Marketing Campaigns. Find out who your potential customers are, how they behave, when they are ready to buy, and why.
Arena.im Demo - Content Wall
Monitor social content in real-time and share everything you want with your audience.
Arena.im Demo - Arena in Action
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Chat was very easy to be used. The layout was also nice. Q&A and poll were easy to be used. Loved how we can give emoticons for each chat message too. Plus point for being able to use GIFs! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

The icon of the Q&A and Poll was slightly too small to be seen. Hence, Q&A and Poll could be easily missed by participants. Had to disable GIFs as they took some time to show up. We did not want to lag the entire chat box.

The navigation pages for admins were not easy to be navigated. We had to keep clicking about to get to the right page.

We did not like it that we had to sign up/sign in to use the Q&A function. We'd prefer it to just type in our name. It would also be great if it came with: Name, Organization/Company, Title, etc as options to put before asking a question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Arena.im:

If you're looking for an easy to use Chat, Q&A, Polling feature to be added to your live stream, Arena is a great platform to be used. The price is affordable and the support is great too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were using it for our company conference for higher management. The chat was used as an engagement tool to make all participants feel like they are together. The Q&A and poll functions are so that the participants feel that they are heard. We realised that the participants did enjoy the chat function (from our feedback). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi Kit! Appreciate you taking the time to write the review

Allowing participants to use LiveChat to engage and share ideas during a conference takes it to another level, right?

We will take into consideration your feedback about the Q&A and Polls. Stay tuned, our team has a lot of cool features coming out frequently. In case you need help with the platform for admins, reach out to us at support@arena.im

John K.
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

I am using the Content Wall feature offered by arena.im, which is one of several key services their platform provides to help drive traffic. What is surprising is that just with this one feature, it has helped drive increased traffic to our website with favorable comments from our members. Most customers will certainly make use of their Live Chat and Live Blogging features. Still, we had a particular need to serve up real-time traffic from 42 content contributors and our members love being able to visit a single page to see all the latest videos that are updated in REAL-TIME. In the future, we are considering adding Live Chat functionality as well, but we are still evaluating how best to implement it. I've compared arena.im with other chat widget sites out there and find the one offered by arena.im to be superior based on my test runs. In fact, I discovered arena.im for their chat feature, but ending up going with their Content Wall once I found out about it and it's been a wonderful addition. Anyone looking to aggregate video content for a site should give this tool serious consideration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

I'm very satisfied with their service. Their customer support has always been responsive, and any issues that have arisen were resolved in short order. My one suggestion for their content wall embed service is to limit their branding. There are two links visible on the left and right of the page footer area. I'd rather see just one branding mention listed or an option to white-label and hide it completely as part of a premium service. Also, having a search feature on the video content wall would also be a welcome option.

But again, these are small suggestions for improvement, and overall I'm very satisfied with their service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having the ability to curate and serve up the latest video content from 42 top content contributors in one location (single web page via embed option). It would be an expensive endeavor to develop a customized solution and implement this via WordPress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi John! That's great, thank you.

Our team will take your suggestions into consideration. Keep counting on Arena.

Brent P.
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Their chat software is useful for our organization as we host several online platforms for events. It is very easy to set up and implement across multiple sites. Their support is also very prompt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

Sometimes their social media connections for the content wall have issues but hasn't been enough to cause concern. Support is usually very responsive in assisting with issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arena allows us to make virtual shows more interactive through social media content walls and chat room style embedded chats that allow multiple individuals to engage with each other in real time for networking or interactivity during live streams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter G.
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Arena is a great tool that can help you engage and interact with your visitors and viewers. You can also do live blog and live chat. It's a great way to add an interactive element to your website when you're hosting an online event. There are plenty of settings and options, so you can mess with the design and the feel of your site. The free version is great, but if you want more features and more flexibility, you can upgrade to the paid version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

I wish there were more options to customize the chat widget. However, I'm sure that their development team is going to be rolling out new features that will help you do more customization soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

Whenever you're doing a live stream, you want to have a way for viewers to be able to chat with each other and engage with the live stream. Arena is great at giving you this kind of capability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gui Boechat of Arena.im

We're so happy Arena brings a positive impact on your business, Peter. And you are correct: we are developing new features for better customization.

Thanks!

Paige K.
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Arena has multiple solutions for various applications. I like how I can control all of these solutions from a central hub. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

The marketing isn't specific enough to my industry. When I found Arena, I had to tour the product to see if it would work for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Arena's chatroom solution. The ability to moderate behind the scenes is very valuable to me. The few lines of code make it easy for me to implement and then modify the settings in the backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi Paige! Great to know that your business is benefiting from using Arena.

Reach out to us on our support channel in case you want to learn more about the products.

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What do you like best about Arena.im?

Ease of embedding, range of analytics and data visualization for managing viewer relations and profiling engagement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

Even though Arena is free for personal websites and low-traffic blogs, embedding into a WordPress site requires a the Arena plugin. But for plugin installation, the WordPress business plan is required, so not ideal for personal blogs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

As well as a solution for Improving relationship with blog viewers, the platform offers a solution for profiling viewer engagement, allowing you to fine-tune your content in order to maximize response. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Arena.im?

I like how easy it is to set up and the nice interface it has. I used it for hosting a webinar and being able to talk with my viewers. I also appreciate the easytools to add links and buttons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

Nothing really. It's a simple to use tool that is very helpful for running your own webinar on your website and having a chat feature. It's one of the best I've tried. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

I hosted a webinar on my own site, and I needed a chat feature, since I wasn't using a professional webinar tool. I was just broadcasting a video on one of my site´s pages. Arena gave me the functionality to be able to chat with my viewers and send signup links at the end. It was very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

That's awesome!

Stay tuned for new features and the improvements our team is constantly working on.

dan m.
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What do you like best about Arena.im?

I love that I can integrate my socials on our website. There are various ways to display social media posts, and that is super convenient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

The packages are somewhat pricey. I think they could be more affordable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Arena.im:

Use this web app because it is super convenient. It makes a lot of your digital interaction problems fade away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been able to build social walls for events. Clients love the feel and flow of the platform. I have also utilized the live chat feature for my live stream pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi Daniel!

It's so nice to hear how you and your clients are enjoying Arena. Stay tuned for new cool features and improvements.

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What do you like best about Arena.im?

The tool has a really Intuitive UX, the constant development of new features, is easy-to-use, good documentation, good support, and easy to implement on the website side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

Maybe the tool can expand with some Experimentations areas that enable the team to run A/B tests over chatbot messages and also some wizards to set up the install of the tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Arena.im:

A really good number of powerful features that enable digital marketing teams to scale up operational pain points such as chatbot and blog platforms. Also, the sales team is very gently and happy to help you understand the problem and propose the best solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have the demand for a live chatbot to instantly catch up with new users when they land at the website. First point of contact and retention made easy with the solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi! Thanks a lot for your review and the feedbacks.

Our team is super happy to hear suggestions and we do take them into consideration.

Stay tuned for new cool features!

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What do you like best about Arena.im?

I'm a webdesigner and tried some platforms and didn't found one like Arena. Push messages and easy integrations are great resources that I was looking for. Thank you! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arena.im?

I found you are GDPR and US compliance laws adapted, but I would like to see what you do about the Brazilian law project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Arena.im solving and how is that benefiting you?

The websites from my clients now have a good option to migrate. No other chat platform were good like Arena. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Maria Carolina of Arena.im

Hi Bruno!

That's awesome. We are working relentlessly to release a lot of cool features. Stay tuned!

Also yes, we are in compliance with LGPD (the Brazilian version of GDPR) as we have a lot of Brazilian customers.