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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appcues

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAppcues is online software for creating in-product experiences such as user onboarding, feature announcements, etc. without writing any code. (The vendor believes it's the non-technical people who oftentimes have the best information about a software user's needs and desires.) The goal of using Appcues is to improve product engagement within the user's own customer base.

    $299

    per month/billed monthly

    Fin

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AFin is an AI Agent that helps CX teams deliver instant, accurate, & personalized experiences across every channel and the entire customer journey, in over 45 languages, 24/7.

    $0.99

    one-time fee per outcome

    Pricing
    AppcuesFin
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $299
    per month/billed monthly
    Growth
    $879
    per month/billed annually
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Fin with your current helpdesk
    $0.99
    one-time fee per outcome
    Fin with the Intercom helpdesk
    from $19 + $0.99 per Fin outcome
    per month per seat
    Pro add-on
    from $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppcuesFin
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—90-Day Money-Back Guarantee Fin includes a 90-day money-back guarantee. Customers must use Fin in at least 250 conversations during the first 90 days of their subscription following the trial period. Customers who are not satisfied may request a refund within 90 days of starting their subscription. Eligibility: Available to high-volume customers handling more than 250,000 conversations per month in North America and Europe.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    AppcuesFin
    Considered Both Products
    Appcues
    Chose Appcues
    Appcues is much more affordable than WalkMe and Pendo from our research. We were previously using Intercom, however Intercom was designed more for purely in-app messaging rather than actually providing flows and cues guiding users throughout an app. We also received lots of …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Chose Fin
    Appcues does not have AI to answer customer questions like Fin can.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    341 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    276 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    337 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    175 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    223 Answers
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    AppcuesFin
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    Pendo.io
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
    Sprinklr Service
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppcuesFin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    8.9
    (343 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (343 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppcuesFin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Appcues
    It is well suited for SaaS products or services that have a highly complex user interface. Through Appcues, you can ensure that people discover all the existing and new features and make them understand the value of your product as soon as possible to address the evergreen issue of churn. But if your user interface is really messed up, you should change the product itself instead of using a tool like Appcues to explain everything on the screen.
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    Salesforce
    I can't think of anything off the top of my head regarding less appropriate. However, this product is very customizable. I think with some improvement in reporting it could be better, however, I would recommend due to these types of things. I love the knowledge base and creating those help centers. I would say that it is fairly easy to set up, but once you set it up, not really knowing all the things, it's hard to go back and change, so it would be nice to have an overall idea of guidance prior to the original setup that can just be improved over time.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Appcues
    • As a whole, Appcues is very easy to use.
    • You can build templates to easily style future modal windows and tooltips.
    • They have great customer service! Any time I've had a question our support rep always gets back to me with solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • The AI agent can answer our users' questions accurately based on the information available in our Help Center.
    • Ability to set up workflows and procedures helps our team automate repetitive tasks.
    • The inbox layout is clean and easy to navigate, and we can set views to suit our preferences.
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    Cons
    Appcues
    • We were extremely surprised that there are not any Appcues used in Appcues. The app is pretty easy to use, once you figure out how to use it. There were not any type of tutorials when we logged in that quickly walked through how to setup a flow.
    • Appcues has lots of support articles, however they are almost so numerous that it was hard to find simple onboarding documentation that we found useful.
    • The different tooltips and product actions are great, but being able to customize the different cues a little bit more by changing sizes and aspect ratios could be an improvement.
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    Salesforce
    • I wish I could pull reports on the conversations that have been closed.
    • I wish I could tag fin categories in addition to our live help desk conversations so I can get a good read on the types of questions users are asking.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    We are in deep with Fin. It knows all of our features from new and past articles, knows how to adapt and respond to our users and is borderline self-teaching to continue providing users with help as our app is built out and changes over time. It's very easy to use and to train
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Intuitive is a very accurate descriptor. Features do not seem to be hidden by poor UI. Things are usually where you would expect them to be, and the UI has been designed to make it pleasant to work within the platform. The platform also scales really well. Both small and large organizations can achieve a great return on investment by using it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    always there
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    Performance
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    works perfect
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I can get help by asking Fin questions about itself. It answers accurately, citing its own Help Center resources with visuals. It can reason and dialogue well. But when it comes to getting human support for Fin, it is not as quick. It can sometimes take a few days. They are polite and well-meaning. Some things aren't their fault (product limitations), but there was one occasion where something took a long time to resolve with lots of back and forth but it was I who found out the error in the end that they missed, so they didn't really help resolve it.
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    Online Training
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    It was great. We were able to walk through step by step and get our questions answered along the way.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Appcues
    It has a much, much better user interface, better customer care, and of course better pricing. This along with the fact that they were very accommodating for our use case ensured we went ahead with Appcues.
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    Salesforce
    Fin far surpasses these other options in platform features and capabilities. Fin allows for side-by-side use by both the Marketing and Support teams, while none of the other similar products did that well. Most platforms are designed for one or the other, not both.
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    Scalability
    Appcues
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    The product is very scalable and has helped us scale our user base and onboard 10x the users in just one month. We couldn't have done it without Fin
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    Return on Investment
    Appcues
    • Appcues has allowed us to quickly deploy user help features that target specific users, audiences, even customers with very little effort.
    • Appcues has helped gain user traction by providing helpful tooltips, tours, and other rich content, reducing the first-time user learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • New role opportunities — Using the “Fin-first” approach has reduced the workload for our Tier 1 team, giving them more time to focus on their own career growth. It’s also opened the door to a dedicated, AI-focused role, where a team member regularly reviews Fin’s answers and makes updates to help it perform even better.
    • Enabling Fin has also reduced our response time and allowed us to meet SLA's.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Fin Screenshots

    Screenshot of Fin handling a complex query. Fin can securely retrieve data and take action in external systems like Shopify, Stripe, and Salesforce.Screenshot of Fin works across phone, email, chat, Slack, and more so every customer receives accurate, personalized responses, wherever they reach out.Screenshot of Procedures to train Fin to handle queries with multiple steps, business logic and third-party systems from start to finish. Natural language instructions can be combined with deterministic controls to create powerful Procedures that follow exact rules when needed.Screenshot of AI powered Insights and QA products, proactively showing you dominant and emergent trends and topics in your customer experience, as well as one-click recommendations to set live and immediately improve Fin's performance.Screenshot of Fin Operator. It spots problems, finds opportunities to improve, and acts on them, for example tuning Fin, keeping knowledge current, and scaling automation as business needs changes.Screenshot of the interface to customize Fin's tone of voice, teach it support knowledge and policies, and configure how it handles complex tasks in over 45 languages.