Muster

RATING:

4.8

(25)

About Muster

Muster is a cloud-based grassroots advocacy and analytics platform allowing small to medium-sized nonprofits to connect their members and advocates with elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels of government. Customers can create email, phone, or letter writing campaigns that influence public policy, gain momentum on social media, and ultimately grow their supporter base. Nonprofit users can track the effectiveness and reach of their campaigns through comprehensive analytics reports. Light contact management features allow for easy membership management.
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Muster Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Muster

1 - 5 of 25 Reviews

User Profile

Anthony

Verified reviewer

Government Relations, 11-50 employees

Used more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2021

Muster for Association Advocacy

Muster has been great to work with and made our efforts to engage our members in advocacy efforts simple and straightforward.

PROS

The product is streamlined and easy to use. The team at Muster is customer service driven and great to work with.

CONS

Looking forward to Muster version 2.0 and the new functionality it will provide.

Reasons for switching to Muster

The functionality and ease of use, plus getting to work closely with the team at Muster on our projects.

Vendor Response

Hi Anthony, Thank you for the wonderful review and for being a continued power user of Muster! We're beyond excited for the release of Muster 2.0 and the new functionality it will provide our customers. Our team can't wait to get it into your hands. -Corey

Replied March 2021

Margie

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2021

Easy Way to Mobilize Your Grassroots to Tell their Reps Their Opinion

We were able to give grass roots an easy way to reach their reps - it was so easy that our action center was shared by several allied organizations to their followers.

PROS

Easy to use. Meets our needs for advocacy and geocoding people to their correct rep.

CONS

Doesn't measure twitter activity. Can set up action center for Twitter, but software doesn't currently have ability to measure tweets generated.

Reason for choosing Muster

The right mix of options vs. price for what we were looking to do: impact policy through grassroots action.

Reasons for switching to Muster

P2A wasn't working on all phones; we had a hard time collecting cell phone numbers; we have more email addresses. Also more costly.

Kadi

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed November 2019

Effective Advocacy Tool

Using Muster has increased our reach on issues that matter most to our members. Our members find it easy to click through the prompts and customize their message to legislators, and they are able to easily share the Action Alerts among their networks as well.

PROS

Muster is an effective tool for engaging our association membership to participate in advocacy activities and engage their elected officials. With a few simple clicks, it makes it easy for people in our network to reach out and advocate.

CONS

There is not a way to modify the text in the messages we send to legislators—ie, bolding certain phrases, italicizing legislation, or bulletin key takeaways. This is disappointing that the letter the legislator receives is not eye-catching in that way, where they can easily pull out the key features of the message.

Vendor Response

Kadi, Thank you for your wonderful review and we appreciate the feedback! We always want to ensure the deliverability of constituent messages which is why we made the choice to limit the styling for them. We look forward to continuing to serve the Michigan Federation for Children and Families and making it easier for your supporters to connect with their legislators. Best, Corey @ Muster

Replied February 2020

Charles

Public Policy, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed April 2017

Muster is a Must-have

We began using Muster in its early days as a tool for us to build a grassroots advocacy organization. Before Muster, we used MailChimp, which is great for sending email, but it doesn't provide the key functionality of calling your list to specific, political action and then tracking the outcomes. Muster was absolutely critical to our success when, last year, our city council passed the final vote to begin building rapid transit infrastructure for our city. Now, as our organization grows and matures, Muster's features allow us to keep our supporters engaged and keep our officials on the right track.

PROS

Muster is great for the following reasons: Excellent underlying data that makes segmentation and targeting your list simple. The team is fantastic at supporting their product. Sending quick updates is easy.

CONS

Muster could be better if: More integrations Greater ability to customize emails Organization-facing mobile apps for managing lists, signups, calls to action.

Atul

Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2020

Powerful and economical

PROS

User-friendly with an easy to use interface. Economical - well suited for a growing organization. Very responsive team, actively seeking feedback and making changes to suit our campaign.

CONS

Data organization can be tricky. Large numbers of contacts can slow down the interface.

Vendor Response

Hi Atul, The whole Muster team wants to thank you for your continued feedback! We want to ensure you and every other customer gets the most out of our product. We've loved seeing the incredible growth you've had in the short time you've used Muster and we'll always work on ways to make the experience smoother. Best, Corey @ Muster

Replied June 2020