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    AskNicely

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAskNicely in New Zealand offers their software application as a means of collecting real-time feedback from customers, touting integration with the CRM and automated workflows, the ability to integrate interaction data from popular tools and channels (e.g. Slack, Intercom, etc.), and boasting a satisfactory survey response rate superior to other survey tools.N/A

    Google Forms

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Forms is an app for creating forms and surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The product focuses on ease of use; the interface is similar to a document editor, with drop down lists of options and drag and drop question re-ordering. Users can embed images and video into surveys. Users can also program the question flow with custom logic. Google sends users basic summaries of the survey results automatically, or users can export the raw survey results data and analyze it via…N/A

    Typeform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATypeform is online form and survey software, focused on high-quality visuals and user experience. Users can create surveys, registration forms, tests & quizzes, contests, tutorials, shopping carts, and contact forms, without needing to write code. Typeform offers freemium plan pricing. Their basic plan is free for one user; their Pro plan in $35/month for one user (includes logic jump, respondent notifications, calculator, custom thank you screen, hidden fields, payment fields, and 2GB file…

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    Pricing
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Essentials
    $30
    *Per Month
    Professional
    $35
    *Per Month
    Premium
    $59
    *Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——*For annual contract.
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    Community Pulse
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Considered Multiple Products
    AskNicely
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    Chose Google Forms
    Google Forms is more basic than Typeform in terms of design style options and flexibility, but it has an easier-to-use interface. It is slightly less robust in terms of logic and crowd-sourced responses than SurveyMonkey. In general, it's a good option for generating a quick, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Forms
    It's a great free tool, we do use Typeform to collect certain information and Google Forms for others. It depends on what we are collecting and from who we are collecting it. Typeform has a really clean user interface which we like, but doesn't work for everything we need it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Forms
    From my usage, functionality has been very similar in terms of creating different surveys. Typeform is definitely more attractive in terms of overall design, and also has a good balance of function and usability. However, data reporting is more seamless with Google Forms so we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Forms
    I've only played with Typeform, but if making surveys enjoyable and nice to look at is important to you, it's definitely a better product. Forms is the pragmatist's tool, not the artist's. Dubsado's survey tool is decent, but you don't have a way to collect broad data sets …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Forms
    Google Forms is the low cost, easy to use option. In reality, this positions Google Forms as truly a unique product. The only instance where Google Forms doesn’t apply is when you need to source respondents or need to conduct live interviews. But, Google Forms is the best for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Forms
    Typeform: Typeform wins in most cases, having the ability for complex logic mapping, robust styling options, and branding. However, the simplicity of Google Forms wins out when you just need a quick, easy form. Price-wise, Google Forms wins.

    SurveyMonkey: SurveyMonkey has more …
    Incentivized
    Typeform
    Chose Typeform
    Typeform has much better customizablity options and more functionality compared to Google Forms, including the embed option. Mailchimp forms can look a little rudimentary and ugly and are also not great for research surveys. Hubspot Forms has the same issues as Mailchimp, plus …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    From a styling standpoint, Typeform looks better, so I do recommend it for client-facing forms vs creating the same form in Google Forms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    I was previously using Google Forms for all my surveys but found that the data received and engagement from the surveys was minimal. We can see that users are more likely to fill out surveys created by Typeform rather than Google Forms. It must be how the forms look that makes …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Google Forms allow you to collect data from your staff and clients, but the forms are dull and boring. The back end analytics are difficult to navigate making a poor user experience for both the end-user and our team. Typeform allows you to create mobile-friendly forms that are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Google Forms is a simple web form that integrates with their suite of office apps such as Sheets. The main drawback is that it looks like a traditional webform with form boxes. TypeForm's UI is much sexier and slick and displays one question at a time, fullscreen and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Typeform is much more aesthetically pleasing compared to Google Forms. The transition throughout the app is much more smooth and easy to understand. Overall, I believe Typeform is a superior platform to use when you need to create training aides or templates for outside …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Google Forms is really useful for creating basic forms when you don't want to pay to create them. I have found Typeform to be much easier to use than Google Forms, and more user-friendly, even in the basic plan. That was enough to get me to switch to Typeform before we even …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    When looking for a feature rich & flexible / customizable solution, Typeform beats out everyone. However, for specific use cases (like NPS), AskNicely is a clear winner in terms of features, but is much too expensive. Typeform is also fun to use, especially compared to Wufoo …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Google Forms looks blah and works blah. Doesn't have the Zapier integration and isn't a great UX for the end user like Typeform has. As well, it has less question types and lacks customization to the extent Typeform has. No reason to go with it, Typeform beats it in every …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    While SurveyMonkey certainly has years on its side and Google Forms has deep integration capabilities within the suite of solutions, you really can't beat the design or intuitiveness of Typeform. There are still some things we'd like to change about how the software works, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    We picked Typeform over Google Forms because it just has a lot more features that we use. Google Forms is great when you need a free, basic survey tool, but it lacks the sophistication that Typeform brings to the table. SurveyMonkey has a lot of the features that TypeForm has, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Logic jumps are huge. Typeform is outrageously powerful while it still feels approachable and easy to use. Google Forms is obviously very easy to use, but limited in branding, design, and flexibility. Typeform just blows all other products out of the water. I've used SurveyMonke…
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Typeform is so much prettier, sleek and modern than Google Forms and Survey Monkey. I love the fact that it's easy to put in pictures and visual aids. It feels less like a survey and more like a piece of advanced software that we use for new clients, which makes a really good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    I needed a form system that wasn’t attached to my scheduling system and performed a bit more robustly than Google Forms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    We tried both free & paid products. No doubt Google form does solve a lot of our basic use case but we were looking for lot more customisation as we wanted to open these survey within our app only. We started exploring different options including SurveyMonkey but we stuck to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Out of the 3 competitor products I've used or evaluated, Typeform makes it easiest to build beautiful forms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Typeform is an exclusive product for this function--mobile first with a modern layout and good interactions. It has some customizations and integrations. Every change made to the template can be observed in real time. It is the best to visualize collected information.
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    Again, Typeform is your solution for better branded and designed surveys—and better user experience for the people taking the survey.
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    We used to use a Weebly questionnaire on our website to gather the needed information. The process was bulky, didn't have logic available and was time consuming for our clients. We also tried to create something through a Google form with the same experience. Typeform has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Typeform
    I actually use all of these services for different purposes.
    SurveyMonkey we use for larger panel send surveys (love their Audience capabilities)
    Typeform is for medium-length surveys, generally sending via email
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    67%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
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    83%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
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    Features
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    8.2
    26 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Google Forms
    6.7
    123 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Typeform
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survey templates8.526 Ratings7.7114 Ratings7.246 Ratings
    Themes7.921 Ratings6.2112 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding8.324 Ratings6.1100 Ratings9.347 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    8.7
    24 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Google Forms
    8.0
    121 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Typeform
    8.7
    49 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Changes to live survey8.819 Ratings8.9115 Ratings8.244 Ratings
    Question design help8.721 Ratings7.398 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Multiple question types8.514 Ratings7.8120 Ratings9.149 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    7.9
    19 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Google Forms
    7.0
    110 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Typeform
    8.4
    43 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility7.919 Ratings7.0110 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Google Forms
    8.4
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Typeform
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Response tracking8.925 Ratings8.3120 Ratings9.147 Ratings
    Data export8.522 Ratings8.1116 Ratings8.845 Ratings
    Standard reports8.323 Ratings7.9113 Ratings6.343 Ratings
    Custom reports7.918 Ratings9.286 Ratings5.929 Ratings
    Analytics8.420 Ratings8.594 Ratings7.641 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Google Forms
    7.9
    116 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Typeform
    8.6
    33 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Access controls8.918 Ratings7.8113 Ratings9.130 Ratings
    Compliance8.715 Ratings7.990 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of AskNicely and Google Forms and Typeform
    Feature
    AskNicely
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Google Forms
    7.6
    90 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Typeform
    7.2
    26 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.15 Ratings7.842 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions8.613 Ratings7.588 Ratings5.825 Ratings
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    Qualaroo
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    Score7 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    9.3
    (127 ratings)
    7.3
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.6
    (67 ratings)
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Performance
    -
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    5.7
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Configurability
    -
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    4.0
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
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    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    AskNicelyGoogle FormsTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AskNicely
    AskNicely is well suited for surveying customers about how they are feeling about your product. This can be their overall feeling or after they have taken a certain action. E.g. used a particular feature. It's not designed for getting through customer feedback, rather gauging satisfaction. You will need to follow up with other survey methods for detailed feedback.
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    Google
    Google Forms is great for simple surveys, such as quick polls, but any logic beyond conditional pages is not supported. Google Forms is best used when the survey participants have and are permitted to use a Google Account to fill out the form; we ran into issues with hospital IT departments. I don't believe there's a better free tool out there than Google Forms, though.
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    Typeform
    Typeform is definitely a leader in the online survey space and that's for a reason. Between logic mapping and the ease of use for the end user, it's a solid app. The unfortunate thing, however, is the price tag--particularly considering the protection you receive from bots. Typeform only allows a certain number of responses at certain package levels, ie: the lowest level, you get a very limited number of responses but in order to receive more responses before your survey is locked, you must upgrade. This is what ultimately lead us to cancel with them. When you post a survey on Typeform, that survey is automatically posted publicly on their website--making it widely available to bots. Typeform offers no easy form of protection like a standardized captcha that you can add to the survey in order to filter bots out. Instead, there are several "work arounds" that they advise users to do that have very limited degrees of success. A quick online search shows that Typeform knows this is clearly an issue, yet they have yet to build in a bot-prevention feature. Since their plan prices vary by number of responses, it seems that they have no incentive to limit the amount of bots filling out surveys I believe. Ultimately, we canceled because, although the app is powerful, it just seemed like their business practices were unethical in my opinion.
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    Pros
    AskNicely
    • NPS Surveys - Easy to access and use and branded for our company.
    • Analytics - AskNicely provides simple and robust analytics for identifying trends in data.
    • Workflows - AskNicely uniquely provides automated workflows in response to NPS results. This means teams like customer success and marketing can spend less time reacting and researching and more time working to create programs that drive more business and improve our customer experience.
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    Google
    • Live results: When a user completes the form the results are added instantly.
    • Easy to create: Google Forms has a simple interface that allows for a wide range of question types. Google will even try to guess the question type based on the question (but this can be overridden).
    • Answers export to Google Sheets: It is easy to have each response to your form add a row to a Google Sheet, allowing for further analysis or processing.
    • Ability to automatically collect email addresses within a domain: If you have a form that has been shared with users in your domain, you can set it to automatically collect the users' email addresses without them needing to type it in. Makes checking whether all students have completed the form easy.
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    Typeform
    • The calculator tool allows you to use numerical formulas to create logic within your form for specific behavior.
    • Compatible with modern web browsers for both building a form and publishing, allowing it to work and look good on any device.
    • Integration with products like Zapier allow you to use it as part of a larger automation in your company.
    • Visually pleasing designs with use of themes, images and video to match your branding.
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    Cons
    AskNicely
    • Integrations could always be another but they do a nice job getting Asknicely and CRM’s talking nicely to one another
    • I’d like to see more resources on how to take small businesses to the next level of CX execution using NPS and AskNicely
    • More, not fewer plan options
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    Google
    • Sometimes finding the output -- a Google Sheet with all responses-- is a little difficult. It's also sometimes confusing to figure out how to get back into the Google Form Survey itself.
    • As always, sharing among an institutional Google account and your personal Google account can be frustrating. You have to make a copy and can't share across the two different accounts very easily.
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    Typeform
    • The pricing structure is a little steep, especially for the Pro+ plan. It would be nice if they had an a la carte option because there are some features we are paying for that we will never use.
    • When creating forms, sometimes the cursor will inexplicably leave the field you are typing in and leave you with incomplete sentences.
    • Even though we are paying for our use, we still have the Typeform branding on our forms, which I think should be removed once you upgrade from the basic plan.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I will definitely renew my use of Google Forms because I really like the ease of use and the number of tools that Google forms provide. I also love that I can administer a test in real-time and get results in a timely manner
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    Typeform
    We have had such success with Typeform, and it has been able to exceed our expectations for the range of products it offers
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    Usability
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Overall ease of use for staff, volunteers, and adult learners, and easy to get reports and to share reports via Sheets. As a free tool, it does more than expected. Easy to change the look and brand it to your organization, or just make it more fun, depending on what you want to use it for.
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    Typeform
    Typeform takes a little bit of getting used to. Compared to Google Forms there are a lot more parts to the software and customizing the form isn't as intuitive. I have also found that embedding it into one smaller section of a webpage seamlessly can be a little tricky. But everything can be figured out eventually and the analytics are very good.
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    Reliability and Availability
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    In the years I've used GoogleForms I've never ran into any issues with the reliability or availability. Google is a gigantic company with essentially limitless resources which makes it very easy to trust that I will continue to be able to enjoy the same reliability I've come to know and expect from GoogleForms
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    Typeform
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    Performance
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    One of the things that comes as a benefit of the lack to create complex logic branching and truly custom design is that there isn't lot of room to bog down the software. GoogleForms has always loaded just as fast as my internet service and device would allow it. I'm not sure about front end integrations or integrations into the form itself, as I've never explored it, but on the backend, I've never had any issues with integrations channeling from GoogleForms from the GoogleForms's end of things.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We haven't used much official support for Google Forms. However, because it is so widely used, there are a ton of articles and guides available online to help administrators of varying technical abilities to work through problems that arise. Additionally, Google provides an official support forum where there are discussions with other users as well as Google developers that can help address issues if needed.
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    Typeform
    I haven't used the support portion of Typeform, as everything was quite easy to use. I have never encountered a situation where I did not know what to do or how to fix something myself. Typeform is very easy to adopt within any organization, no matter if you understand tech or not.
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    Implementation Rating
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Forms doesn't really require "implementation": simply log into GDrive and create a survey! You can configure settings per survey to, for example, automatically write responses to a GSheet.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    AskNicely
    We are still evaluating SurveyMonkey against AskNicely, but initial results would seem to favor the latter. For ease-of-use, flexibility, and easily accessible analytics, AskNicely wins on all counts. Both have robust outreach engines, and there are limitations and pros/cons on each application. It is at least a very competitive match up, and I would hesitate to besmirch one tool over the other. SurveyMonkey users would benefit from giving AskNicely a once-over, though.
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    Google
    Although both platforms offer similar functionalities, Google Form has a personal advantage and it is the impeccable integration with the different applications of the Google suite, this allows to make use of all of them in a transparent way, which in the work environment allows to perform work efficiently and without affecting the quality of it.
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    Typeform
    When looking for a feature rich & flexible / customizable solution, Typeform beats out everyone. However, for specific use cases (like NPS), AskNicely is a clear winner in terms of features, but is much too expensive. Typeform is also fun to use, especially compared to Wufoo which seems so out of date
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    Scalability
    AskNicely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    GoogleForms lacks the ability for complex logic branching and the ability to truly design it in a custom manner. It's pretty obvious when you land on a GoogleForm that it is in fact a GoogleForm. This rating solely reflects the lack of flexibility which in turn makes it something that wouldn't usually be scaled. That being said, if needing to scale a simple solution, GoogleForms would be up for the job.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    AskNicely
    • Ask Nicely is just for internal use and we don't monitor it in relevance to GMV
    • Ask Nicely is a good way to provide quantifiable goals in customer service which is often qualitative
    • Ask Nicely is a great way to follow up with all customers who have not had a good experience
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    Google
    • High positive impact and return of investment; easy to use and seamlessly integrated with current Google Drive and Suite
    • Ability to create surveys on demand and quickly, saving time and energy
    • Easy to train others in using Google Forms so that there is not a bottleneck of knowledge
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    Typeform
    • Typeform has helped guide our Customer Success, Product, and Marketing teams in strategizing how to engage with customers better, and it has also given us a quick and easy way to do so! By collecting feedback and being able to share it across internal teams, we can coordinate our efforts to build our customers a better tool.
    • Typeform has proved to be an elegant solution to one of our earlier vexing problems (previous survey tools that looked annoying, had extremely limited branding options/were not customizable, and didn't integrate well with the rest of our tool set) while not breaking the bank for us - it's a very reasonable price point and does WAY more than the previous tools we were paying just as much for.
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