KIT Agency vs Rival Digital: which approach fits your business?
Rival Digital and KIT both help businesses grow online, in different ways. Here is a straight comparison, with legitimate reasons to choose either.
The fundamental difference
KIT Agency
KIT Agency is a managed service. We build your website, host it, run local SEO on it, plug in the software that catches every enquiry, and, if you want, run your short-form video marketing. One team, one monthly price, and a growth audit every month.
Rival Digital
Rival Digital is a digital marketing agency for trade contractors, mainly HVAC and plumbing, offering SEO, web design, social media and PPC.
Visit Rival Digital (opens in a new tab)Side by side
| KIT Agency | Rival Digital | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Published: software from $199/month, marketing from $2,498, partnerships from $4,498. | Quoted per engagement. |
| Getting started | No setup fee. Software plans are free for the first 30 days. | See Rival Digital for their terms. |
| Industries | Trades and also construction, legal, medical and multi-location businesses. | Mainly HVAC and plumbing contractors. |
| Paid advertising | Not offered. | PPC is among their services. |
| Software | Our own CRM, booking, 24/7 assistant and analytics, included. | See Rival Digital for the tools they provide. |
Pricing
KIT Agency
- Website & software: Starter $199, Growth $499, Scale $999 a month
- Managed marketing: from $2,498 a month
- Growth partnership: from $4,498 a month
- No setup fee. Your first 30 days are free, then month to month.
Rival Digital
Rival Digital does not publish prices in the sources we checked; engagements are quoted.
Ownership and leaving
- You own your domain, your words and your photos, and every lead exports to a spreadsheet at any time.
- We run the hosting, the platform, the upkeep and, on the plans that include it, the local SEO.
- If you leave, software plans stop at the end of the month you paid for. The platform itself stays with us; your content and data go with you.
Choose Rival Digital if…
- You are an HVAC or plumbing contractor who wants a boutique trade specialist that also runs PPC.
Choose KIT if…
- You want the website, the software and the content as one system with published prices.
- You want to try the website and software free for the first month.
Questions
Do you work with HVAC companies?
Yes. HVAC was our first market, and our demo is built around a fictional HVAC company.
Not sure KIT is right for you? Let us look together.
A 30-minute meeting. If Rival Digital is the better fit for you, we will tell you.