We make one of the alternatives, so start with the part where we tell you to buy theirs.
Where we stand. Rockkt competes with Reachdesk. We have not been a Reachdesk customer, so everything below about their commercial model comes from published buyer data, linked at the bottom, rather than from experience. Where we do not know something, the page says so instead of guessing.
This is not throat clearing. If you recognise yourself here, the rest of the page will waste your time.
Not better at everything, different in three specific ways.
The commercial model. Published buyer data puts the median Reachdesk contract at about 30,000 US dollars a year, with platform fees commonly between 1,000 and 6,000 dollars a month and fulfilment fees of roughly 3 to 10 dollars per send, normally on an annual prepayment. Rockkt Studio is 0 pounds a month on an invitation only free tier and 29 pounds a month after that, with no minimum term. That is not a discount on the same thing. It is a different product sold to a different buyer.
Who finds the address. Gifting platforms generally ask the recipient to confirm their own address through a link. That works beautifully for a customer you already know and poorly for someone who has never heard of you. Rockkt finds and verifies a business address from a LinkedIn profile, which is why it can be used for cold outbound at all.
What is in the envelope. On Studio you send your own product, samples or merch, and we do the software around it. On Managed we source and post. Reachdesk fulfils from its own catalogue and warehouses.
| Rockkt | Reachdesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | Studio from £0, then £29 a month. Managed from £99 a month plus gift credit. | Median reported contract about $30,000 a year. Platform fees commonly $1,000 to $6,000 a month. |
| Commitment | No minimum term on any paid Studio tier. | Annual prepayment or multi year, with discounts for longer terms. |
| Per send fees | Credits from a monthly allowance, a hard cap rather than an overage. | Fulfilment fees commonly $3 to $10 per send on top of the item. |
| Fulfilment reach | UK, Royal Mail. | Multiple regions, own warehouses. |
| Address | Found and verified for you. | Usually confirmed by the recipient through a link. |
| Free tier | Studio Free, 5 credits a month, by invitation. | None published. |
| Recipient page | Personalised page with QR tracking, included. | Not a core part of the product. |
Reachdesk does not publish list pricing, so the figures above are third party buyer medians rather than a quote, and your number will depend on volume and gift value. We could not verify their current integration list, regional warehouse footprint or contract minimums from primary sources, so we have not put numbers against them. If you have a current Reachdesk quote and are willing to share it, send it over and we will publish it with the date.
Sources: Vendr, Reachdesk pricing data. Rockkt figures are from our own pricing page.
Sam works at Rockkt, which competes with Reachdesk, so read this the way you would read any comparison written by a competitor. Our rules for that are on how we write these guides.
Studio Free is five fully worked prospects a month, no card, by invitation.