Apptentive vs. Pendo.io

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apptentive
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Apptentive allows companies to measure shifts in customer emotion and gather actionable feedback across their mobile customer journeys. Their mobile customer feedback solution helps brands manage their brand reputation, prioritize product roadmaps, and measure customer experience down to individual customer IDs. With event-based targeting, brands can ask the right customers the right question at the right time, driving response rates higher than web and email. Apptentive’s ability to connect…N/A
Pendo.io
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Pendo.io is a product engagement platform with features for in-app analytics, surveys and feedback, and guidance.N/A
Pricing
ApptentivePendo.io
Editions & Modules
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Free
Free
Team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApptentivePendo.io
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ApptentivePendo.io
Top Pros
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ApptentivePendo.io
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Medium-sized Companies
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Whatfix
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Enterprises
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ApptentivePendo.io
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.6
(91 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApptentivePendo.io
Likelihood to Recommend
Apptentive
Apptentive is well suited for getting more feedback from mobile app users. It has all the tools to ask the right questions at the right time. It's less appropriate for simply an app metrics solution. While it provides metrics other mobile platforms would be better at compiling the correct metrics needed for insights.
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Pendo.io
Pendo is very well suited for startups and mid size product companies who are looking for -
  • Help in user experience building
  • Measuring the impact of a feature on the requirement phase itself
  • Advanced analytics to get a sense of how the product is working
  • Insights about necessary changes that are required to make the product better
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Pros
Apptentive
  • Push notifications for app store reviews.
  • Targeted interactions based on in-app events.
  • Easy in-app messaging service for direct access to our support team.
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Pendo.io
  • Track usage across our platform (new and existing features) - where each customer clicks, how long they stay at certain areas within the software, etc.
  • To promote new features.
  • To train customers on how to use new features.
  • To survey our customers within the software.
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Cons
Apptentive
  • Apptentive's metrics aren't as customizable as we would like but what it does measure it does a good job at.
  • Managing multiple apps (iOS and Android) can make for extra work because you're duplicating work on Notes and Events.
  • Finding the right way to interact can take multiple tests, surfacing best practices across the industry would be a help.
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Pendo.io
  • I find the reporting and analytics to be a little light. They could improve custom reporting capabilities.
  • Would like to see the capabilities of the Pendo tagging tool built into the platform. (don't launch a separate product). I find the tagging tool does a much better job at selecting the components to be tagged than the platform does.
  • Sometimes takes a while to refresh counts when adding a new tag.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apptentive
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Pendo.io
We have had an excellent experience with Pendo. When we've had questions or concerns, Pendo is very quick to respond and communicate with us. We have experienced top-notch customer support and customer engagement. We have actually modeled some of our implementation and product processes after Pendo's examples.
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Usability
Apptentive
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Pendo.io
Overall, Pendo provides a smooth interface, especially with the most recent update, and I couldn't imagine using or learning any other platform so product focused. From the moment I log into Pendo, I know where I'm going and what I'm looking for and I'm able to find that, through the interface, in as little time as possible. This helps keep me focused on doing other tasks at work so I'm not overburdened with hunting things down in the system
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Support Rating
Apptentive
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Pendo.io
They've been great anytime that we have needed help with something. They also have some really great help articles. We're able to figure most things out through their articles, but when we've had to call in they've been very helpful and we haven't had any problems. I'd highly recommend working with them.
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Online Training
Apptentive
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Pendo.io
The training schedule was well thought out and tailored to meet our needs. Chantelle stayed with us through the whole implementation and made sure that we were good to go.
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Implementation Rating
Apptentive
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Pendo.io
Use Segment to install and cut developers out of the work cycle!
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Alternatives Considered
Apptentive
We thought about Firebase, but we ultimately selected Apptentive because it is brand-agnostic. Using a Google app for an iOS application could have proved disastrous if the support for iOS had been lost down the line.
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Pendo.io
WalkMe is an industry leader, but they charge an arm and a leg. Working with them you get a lot of support and CSM time, but is it really worth that price tag? Pendo.io was an easy choice for that simple reason.
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Return on Investment
Apptentive
  • Apptentive has helped us increase our app store ratings which results in better listings in search results, etc.
  • Apptentive has helped give us better insights from our users.
  • Apptentive has helped us better manage emergencies that we can address without an App Store update now.
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Pendo.io
  • We have had an ROI in reduced support contacts.
  • We have had increased NPS scores due to our ability to target messaging for the right reasons to the right audience members rather than blanket distribution of information.
  • Delayed deployment in certain environments (being worked through) has led to a delay in one business area, but it is not public facing yet so we aren't heavily impacted by that yet.
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ScreenShots

Apptentive Screenshots

Screenshot of Sentiment and Topic Analysis - The Apptentive dashboard provides key insights into who customers are, what they care about, and how to communicate with them. Apptentive works from day one using machine learning and semantic analysis to bubble up key trends, so the user can stop guessing what customers want and recognize issues not readily seen.Screenshot of The Love Dialog shows how customers feel about a brand and mobile experience by asking one simple question, ‘Do you love our company?’. The Love Dialog allows users to track and analyze customer sentiment over time, and by app version.Screenshot of Apptentive’s Surveys can be changed without updating the app. Collect quantitative data and qualitative information with a tap. Optimized for mobile with in-depth targeting, gather thousands of responses to make faster data-driven decisions.