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Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have been a customer for a while and lately their site has been going down. Constant bug fix requests have to be submitted and for the past 4 days my website has bee offline. I get support tickets addressed after 5 to 10 days.

Do not use this script if you run a business site its NOT ready for prime time.

No new updates or features added in over 9. Months. Hardly any development has occurred in my opinion.

Date of experience: June 1, 2019
Oregon
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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No problems - All good
December 9, 2018

We chose to go with a packaged solution to help with speed to market, and Advandate worked perfect for this. As long as you have some basic skills, it's all good. We spend most of our time making sure our site is unique and has fresh photo stock and content. That's really been the key, is to not use templates for everything. We needed to make the site 'Ours' to stand-out. We bumped our heads on some edits, but got it figured out. Support got back to us quick, resolved our issue and we're up and running.

Date of experience: December 9, 2018
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Not much works and IF you can even get to support (because they lock it so you can't even put in a ticket) they are rude and tell you everything is your fault. When you say ok it's my fault how can I fix it, they will say that's your problem. I found the page saying here's the number for the owner but that's a no go as well.

The site is clunky at best and not working usually. My family is in the IT business and can't fix these issues. They will not refund, help, support or really do anything. This is a major scam STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: June 29, 2019
Netherlands
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Better than the others.
February 7, 2018

I like the fact that they are Americans. Not Russians which was a selling point for me. The second is that I talked to Darren directly on the phone. Placed the order and had it installed about an hour later. They've been great with me so far and even did a little tweaking for me without charging. I suppose since it was easy for them.

So for us it was great. I recommend them and if you have any doubts, just call them and believe me when I say you can't believe all the negative reviews. Maybe some but I highly doubt they are true about Advandate.

Date of experience: February 6, 2018
Texas
1 review
11 helpful votes
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I wrote an email to inquire about a feature they had and I wanted it explained more to me. They misunderstood the question and when i rewrote to tell them they misunderstood my question this is a quote from Rick Jacobson "... take your $#*! on down the road"
I will never, ever buy a product from a company that treated my emails like that, good thing I did not purchase anything and advise others to stay away too...

Date of experience: May 24, 2018
New York
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scammers beware
May 27, 2019

Before purchasing, I was answered questions very promptly. Once I paid, I was told to use the online support system, which is a joke. You get a response days later if at all, and no resolution either to your problems. Their software is full of bugs. I don't know how they even sell this unfinished product. Can't believe they are still in business of fooling people, and stealing their money. My fault for not reading all their negative reviews. My loss and total dissapointment. Buyer beware!

Date of experience: May 27, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Better than most
July 14, 2018

We did a lot of research and came to Advandate and were taken care of from the very beginning. I don't know what this other person is saying but from day one Rick and company have taken great care of us. There were a couple hosting bugs but the support team resolved them right away. So in closing, we like the solution from advandate.

Date of experience: July 13, 2018
California
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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The program package came in with loads of bugs and less than a half of it functioning at all. The main page didn't work at all(login drop down menu), preloaded codes for the payments doesn't work, logout didn't work... actually it is easier to list what works than what doesn't. A lot of english grammar mistakes. The promised 24/7 support barely answer/provide support if at all. I am seriously considering about getting my money back and look for a better service.

Date of experience: May 15, 2020
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad
December 7, 2020

My husband and I have yet to try out the software, but we have asked questions that has till today NOT been answered. We bought the software today and did all the steps they had asked in the email we got after purchase. We planned our day around it but is stuck with waiting for them to respond to us. Their customer service is horrible. In the chat bubble on the website it says that they are always available. Do not fall for that, they are not. We tried the chat bubble thing multiple times and never got any answers back. Tried calling the number on the website multiple times and left a voicemail, also never got an answer or a call back. We are still waiting for them to contact us and put the software on godaddy. I'm not sure if we need to wait or just file a claim but so far the service is HORRIBLE. Worst customer service I have ever worked with. And we are real customers (before they say it's fake) and we can also prove it with receipts.

Date of experience: December 7, 2020
Massachusetts
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I just started a website. I am hardly tech savvy, but Rick and his team have been great! I have needed so much help getting my site together, and him and the team have been helping me 100 percent and have been extremely patient with me. I really appreciate all of their help and would definitely recommend using them.

Date of experience: December 10, 2018
New York
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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THEY ROB YOUR MONEY
June 26, 2021

They only rob your money. No customer service. They should be blacklisted. I have paid for Enterprenuer package 2019 and since then i am suffering and my money is gone to dogs. I am going to complain in the US chambers of Commerce.

Date of experience: June 26, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
8 helpful votes
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The service sucks, the templates are cheap and worse, customer service the worse ever. I asked for refund and immediately i got blocked from the support site. I am disputing this with my credit card company and i will make sure these idiots dont get away with this.

Dont waste your time and money with advandate. They are worse ever. Not worth the time and money. As soon as you pay, they attitude changes, they promise ******* members that will be installed, and when you pay, those ******* members are fake. "FAKE TO BE EXACT"
I had been referred to terms and condition and i have been to all the pages and there are no terms and conditions on the page,

These people are crooks, i swear dont spend a dime, its not worth it.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Germany
1 review
8 helpful votes
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If you write a mail, you get a ticket number and then you wait and wait and wait. Nothing works with Advandate. I would feel ashame when i sell people such a software which is full of mistakes. For example, in English language man is man, if you change to German language this man is suddenly a woman. Next language nothing shows. To choose a country is not possible, only mistakes after mistakes. To get the money back - no chance. Stay far away from that company!

Date of experience: May 6, 2019
Netherlands
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Lots of Options
September 15, 2018

We were quite happy with our purchase. They have a new version and and the previous version. We chose the 12.2 version for it had the WLD in it. Good that they still offered that 12.2 version. It's been a great investment for us and quite happy with the customer service as well. The free hosting was sweet too!

Clearly the previous reviewer is not a real customer. Sad to see competiors posting fake reviews.

Date of experience: September 14, 2018
Rick J. AdvanDate Rep
over a year old

Thanks Paul, glad to have you as a customer. Love your site idea too! :)

Netherlands
1 review
2 helpful votes
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We're happy so far with the software and support we have received from Advandate. They have been extremely helpful and their knowledge of the dating industry is paramount. They opened our eyes to so many different angles. If you a real review of Advandate then please feel free to contact me and I'll show you our site. If you're considering a dating site then call them. You'll find that you'll be more than happy for they love to talk about it. :)

Date of experience: April 12, 2017
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased this software about 5 months ago. Let me tell you that I am very satisfied with the software. However first and foremost... the customer service is amazing! These people are very professional when you communicate with them they are very quick to reply. I often times will put in a support ticket or send an e-mail and get a response within 15 minutes. Again... I am very satisfied and would purchases again if I had the chance. I also would recommend this to anyone since they help you set it up and everything. You do not need to know coding. If anyone on these reviews are saying this... they are lying or posting a fake review. Always beware of those. They do exist!

Date of experience: September 3, 2017
India
1 review
1 helpful vote
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We have advandate software and it's been pretty cool since we got it.
We've been running for about 5 months now. Rick and Darren are always
There to take our chat. If you're looking for a good software don't
Believe the fake reviews here, call them or chat with them. Darren or
Rick can ease your mind.

Date of experience: May 21, 2017
Netherlands
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Outstanding Service
December 30, 2015

My name is Jesse and I bought the software from advandate.com about a month ago and the process has been exceptional. I previously had another software package from another vendor that I thought was in the states. It turns out they were in Russia. I contacted advandate and the owner Rick answered the phone. He helped me every step of the way. The service has been outstanding so I have to write this. The key difference is that Rick knows what he is talking about and he's an American, not a Russian. He appears to really care about his customers because he's always been available. That really speaks volumes about people that are available when you have questions. If you're thinking about starting a dating site, consider calling Rick first. Even if you don't buy from them you'll surely get some knowledge about the dating world while talking to him.

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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From day one we have had great experience with them. We always get our support tickets dealt with because we're just not that technical and they're always around to help us. We love it.

Date of experience: November 12, 2018
Rick J. AdvanDate Rep
over a year old

Thanks Thomas, your site is coming along nicely. :)

Germany
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The software could not be installed on my server (1and1) and they give up and forced me to use their server.
They promised me to refund my money but i never got it back.
They are liar!

Date of experience: March 19, 2019

Overview

AdvanDate has a rating of 3.2 stars from 38 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. AdvanDate ranks 5th among Dating Site Software sites.

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