AHEAD vs. Uitop UI/UX Design

They are easily our go to company for anything revolving around VMware suite, whether that is infrastructure related, automation related, or monitoring related. It's a no brainier to get their assistance with a lot of tasks as they can competently implement complex designs. Also on the storage architecture side they are great. I'm sure there is much more but for my team we mainly leverage them in these areas.

Incentivized

Uitop provided several benefits to our team when we worked with them. We appreciated the direct communication we had with their designer, which helped us ensure that our project requirements were well-understood and accurately implemented. Uitop also demonstrated a flexible approach, accommodating changes and updates throughout the design process to ensure the final product met our needs. Finally, their relevant experience with SaaS startups provided us with valuable insights and best practices, resulting in an effective and successful design for our project.

• The provided pre-req documentation was thorough and well thought out, making it easy to jump into the project.
• The design session to gather our requirements was very helpful, Sovereign's familiarity with the vRealize product line along with diagramming our desired layout confirmed our decision to bring in assistance with the project.
• When we ran into some issues with Sovereign's custom code their development team was on top of it and solved the issue in a matter of a few days.

Incentivized

• User Research
• Wireframing Phase
• Design Process

• Coordination of product orders with the vendor although I think the vendor is the bigger issue. Insuring delivery time frames are met is of great importance with these kinds of projects.
• Communication between scheduled project meetings. There could be more contact between meetings.
• Provide a customer portal for project tracking.

Incentivized

I would not call it training, rather would call it knowledge transfer.

Incentivized

Having extensive pre-implementaton dialogue really made the process much smoother. We had most of our bases covered and were ready for the equipment installation/implementation, except for the previously mentioned network configuration issues that arose.

Incentivized

Firstly, they provided a high level of personalized attention and took the time to understand our needs and goals. Secondly, their expertise in UI/UX with SaaS startups helped us achieve an effective and successful design that aligns with industry best practices.

• Increased Retention Rate
• More User Engagement