Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appcues
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Appcues 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
Guru
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Enterprise AI Search, Intranet, and Wiki in one platform. Guru lives in tools organizations already use, so no need to context switch. Users can find info across any app, have an expert help if the info can't be found, and let Guru proactively identify knowledge gaps, duplicate knowledge, and translate it to 100 languages.
$12
per month per user
Pricing
AppcuesGuru
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$299
per month/billed monthly
Growth
$879
per month/billed annually
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Builder
$10*
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppcuesGuru
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$5,000 one-time fee per installation
Additional Details*Annual pricing. $12 when billed monthly.
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User Ratings
AppcuesGuru
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(7 ratings)
9.0
(185 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(27 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppcuesGuru
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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Guru Technologies
Guru has been amazing in making sure my team is well-prepared by giving them information that they have been lacking. Keeping things all in one spot has been a game-changer for my team, and there are no questions about where something is located. "It's in Guru!" has been my tagline for the last eight months (since implementation)! Guru has not been great as a content keeper of PowerPoint presentations. I am looking for a solution for this, but in the meantime, we are still using a computer file folder to store all of our presentation materials.
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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.
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Guru Technologies
  • I use it to help me remember what I did and to provide tutorials that frequently need to be repeated in order to assist other employees of the organization.
  • Configuring an FTP program is a method that is consistent with just minimal modifications each time.
  • the feature to pass verification to other team members and even have Guru flag articles for re-verification on a schedule is amazing.
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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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Guru Technologies
  • I think the tab that suggests other cards would helpful.
  • My search for specific words opens too many cards, and it is very difficult to pinpoint exactly what I am looking for.
  • I would recommend a feature of recently viewed or most popular tabs. I am sure those logging on are all looking for most of the same information.
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Likelihood to Renew
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
With Guru, information flows seamlessly through your organization, cutting through meeting and chat fatigue and giving your team time back to stop looking for information and do what you hired them to do. Guru does the heavy lifting to get you set up quickly, ensuring information is readily accessible when and where it’s needed, all while improving in quality over time
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Usability
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
Guru has always been easy to use. The only feature that seems overly complex is the analytics section, which we don't tend to look at. We've never had any difficulty with creating collections, boards or cards, or with sharing them with our internal team or external partners.
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Reliability and Availability
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
It syncs up to my email making it easy
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Performance
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
Guru works fine for me, I have not encountered any issues
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Support Rating
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
The only reason I do not give it a a ten is because I think there is still some room for improvement in meeting the different time zone needs of their customers, but overall their support is top notch. Friendly, capable, and quick.
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In-Person Training
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
It help us to more familiarize via navigation
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Online Training
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
It was done promptly with right depth of training.
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Implementation Rating
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
It was a longer process to get it activated with all our cards and information. Once it was uploaded, it worked great for our team.
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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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Guru Technologies
First of all, when it comes to pricing, GURU was way more convenient and affordable at the same time. Also, with administrative organizational features, GURU has more to offer and more convenience as well. All in all, we, as a Team of managers in Fabfitfun, decided to go with GURU. We surely recommend this to our colleagues.
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Scalability
Appcues
No answers on this topic
Guru Technologies
Right now, only customer support using Guru
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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.
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Guru Technologies
  • Streamlined Knowledge Sharing: Guru has significantly improved Tripleseat's internal knowledge sharing. With its user-friendly platform, our team can easily create and access critical information, ensuring everyone stays on the same page. This has boosted collaboration and efficiency across different departments.
  • Enhanced Sales Enablement: Guru's role in building battle cards for our Sales team has been a game-changer. The platform provides quick and easy access to up-to-date, relevant content, helping our sales representatives stay well-informed and confident during customer interactions. This has positively impacted our sales process and customer engagement.
  • Responsive Support and Guidance: The Guru support team's responsiveness and willingness to assist have been invaluable. Whenever we've had questions or needed guidance, they've promptly scheduled meetings, offering insights and suggestions that have proven instrumental in optimizing our use of the platform. This proactive support has contributed to a positive overall experience with Guru at Tripleseat.
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