Akia vs. Facebook Messenger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akia
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$43
per month
Facebook Messenger
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Messenger by Facebook (Meta) is a customer communication technology that enables users to find deals, make reservations and provide customer support by chatting with customers, from Messenger.N/A
Pricing
AkiaFacebook Messenger
Editions & Modules
Basic
$43
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AkiaFacebook Messenger
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
AkiaFacebook Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AkiaFacebook Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
Akia
You can customise it to do what you want to do. Put in the work to learn the back and end and build your own guest journey. You are not limited like other competitors to how the guest flow goes, you build your own. Support are great in helping with this and always attentive
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Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook Messenger serves my business for quick client interaction and for timely updates. The software allows me to share to one of many people and receive feedback quickly to keep working. The ability to see people available is also key in creating even further efficiencies. I also love file sharing through the platform
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Pros
Akia
  • Fully Customisable
  • Great Support
  • There always seems to be a way to get what ytou want done
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • Video calls
  • File share
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Cons
Akia
  • Intergrate with PMS payment methods, not only offer their own
  • Look at how it can be used better to manage the daily operation
  • Communicate between staff members in a SLACK like manner
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • more control of video settings
  • more control of audio settings
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Likelihood to Renew
Akia
As great as AKAI is, its only issue is we cant take payments through our PMS - AKIA is reluctant to work with PMS payments as it wants to take payment itself. If this cant be navigated and other opportunities within our PMS appear that can do what AKAI does, it will force us to move in this direction
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Meta Platforms Inc
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Usability
Akia
Once you get past the blanc canvas and begin to build, you learn its capability and become ingrossed. Easy, user friendly once you get your head around the set up
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Meta Platforms Inc
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Support Rating
Akia
Exceptional support. Hopefully they grow enough to have world wide support. Can be problematic being in oposite time zones
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Meta Platforms Inc
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Implementation Rating
Akia
Initially its a blanc canvas, once we got our head around that your good. It does take a fair few onboarding sessions to really learn. With the blanc canvas approached AKAI need to remember new buyers will be overwhelmed by this possibly
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Meta Platforms Inc
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Alternatives Considered
Akia
Much more customisable, does more, team far more ingaging and know what their product can do to build the product to you
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Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook Messenger is a more popular chat solution and allows you to reach clients more quickly compared to whatsapp. I've found whatsapp to be a little fraudulent around contact information and people not known to me reaching out. Facebook Messenger has moments of this too but it is less regular
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Return on Investment
Akia
  • Huge saving in labour costs
  • As we are not so orientated to physical tasks to get the guest in, our team are more guest focused delivering better service and multi skill
  • Allows the guerst to check themselfs in, submit ID with face recognition and pay bond via all methods making it super efficinet for guest and the team
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • efficiencies improved
  • quick file sharing
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