ControlUp vs. Glassbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ControlUp
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
ControlUp, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco, offers an end user experience monitoring focuses on being able to easily find the root cause of IT issues, remediate directly from its UI vs. having to rely on several tools, and strategically analyze historical resources, usage, and issues data.N/A
Glassbox
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Glassbox helps organizations make their customer’s digital experience intuitive and safe. The vendor says it does this by capturing 100% of activity on mobile apps and websites and visualizing a holistic journey map. Using embedded AI Glassbox points to where CX is being compromised, the reasons behind it, and their potential value and empowers users to take action in real-time.N/A
Pricing
ControlUpGlassbox
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ControlUpGlassbox
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ControlUpGlassbox
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
ControlUp
-
Ratings
Glassbox
9.4
32 Ratings
20% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.531 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.530 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.231 Ratings
Mobile App Analytics00 Ratings9.531 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
ControlUp
-
Ratings
Glassbox
9.4
32 Ratings
6% above category average
Click analytics00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Scroll maps00 Ratings9.631 Ratings
Conversion tracking00 Ratings9.331 Ratings
Goal tracking00 Ratings9.431 Ratings
Funnel Analysis00 Ratings9.432 Ratings
Session Recording and Replay00 Ratings9.232 Ratings
User Segmentation00 Ratings9.532 Ratings
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User Ratings
ControlUpGlassbox
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.2
(33 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
ControlUpGlassbox
Likelihood to Recommend
ControlUp
An environment where visibility of general performance metrics isn't currently done or is done with a system that is difficult to use (which was our case). An environment where resource allocation decisions need to be made (e.g. how much RAM and CPU to allocate to VM pools). An environment where a troubleshooting tool is needed (e.g. to answer the question, "Why is this person experiencing poor performance right now?")
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Glassbox
Glassbox is a customer experience management platform that provides various tools, including Interaction Maps, to help organizations understand and improve the customer journey. Some specific scenarios where Glassbox is well suited include: Identifying pain points in the customer journey: The Interaction Maps feature provides a visual representation of customer interactions, allowing organizations to easily identify where customers may be struggling and take action to resolve the issue. Proactively addressing issues: With the Interaction Maps feature, organizations can proactively address issues as they arise, rather than relying on customer feedback to identify problems. Improving customer service: By understanding the customer journey, organizations can improve the overall customer experience and provide top-notch customer service. On the other hand, there may be some scenarios where Glassbox is less appropriate, such as: Organizations with a limited budget: Glassbox is a subscription-based service, so it may not be suitable for organizations with a limited budget or those who are not willing to make the investment in customer experience management tools. Organizations with minimal online presence: Glassbox is primarily focused on improving the online customer journey, so it may be less appropriate for organizations with a minimal online presence.
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Pros
ControlUp
  • The triggers are very flexible and can be configured to alert on things from events in sessions to hardware failures. Script actions are what they sound like. They are scripts that can be created and run on demand or tied to a trigger. One example is that if a hard drive is low on space we have a script to clean up certain things on the drive.
  • Script actions are supported by the ControlUp community. Community members can submit scripts that are reviewed by ControlUp and approved. This means more script are added over time.
  • ControlUp support and sales support has been great. Our sales engineer is always willing to jump on and help us with configuration issues and standard support is quick to respond and are good at resolving issues.
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Glassbox
  • I like the ease of access that is provided to our internal users
  • Super easy integration with our site and other tools
  • The ability to navigate to any session, review the details and make actionable notes for resolution
  • The ability to exclude sensitive information from being recorded.
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Cons
ControlUp
  • It seems that there is a gradual transition occurring from one interface (a local program) to another (Web). This creates confusion at times.
  • ScoutBees module has a problem with our version of Horizon, so we can't do a login test
  • The local program for ControlUp uses a lot of resources
  • The training session focus on very large environments, which we aren't. Might be good to offer SMB sessions separately.
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Glassbox
  • Some shiny new features are hard to use and/or optimize
  • The email templates need improving. They are stiff and unfriendly.
  • Ticket support is a bit weak. Slow response times and opinions for answers instead of facts.
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Likelihood to Renew
ControlUp
No answers on this topic
Glassbox
The level of support from the Glassbox team and how much we have improved our conversion just after a few months
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Usability
ControlUp
No answers on this topic
Glassbox
Glassbox has made it a mission to make the experience for the client as easy as possible. The entire system is intuitive and every report, screen and widget can be customized in just a few clicks, making both the onboarding and ongoing use a lot easier and enjoyable and helping us focus only on the business use
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Alternatives Considered
ControlUp
I feel all these products are good and have their strengths but for me it came down to two categories. How easy is it to find issues and cost. It seemed to me that the easiest to use is ControlUp and eG. Price broke down to ControlUp and SysTrack being lower than Goliath and eG.
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Glassbox
  1. Improved understanding of customer behavior: Glassbox provides a detailed view of how customers interact with a website, mobile app, and other digital channels. This information is essential for understanding customer behavior and identifying areas where the business can improve the customer experience.
  2. Easy identification and resolution of issues: Glassbox's detailed analysis of customer interactions makes it easy to identify and understand issues, such as errors, broken links, and usability problems. This allows businesses to take action and resolve these issues quickly, which can improve the overall customer experience and reduce customer churn.
  3. Additionally, Glassbox also provides a way to analyze the customer journey and understand the pain points and drop off points, this enables businesses to optimize their website and improve the overall customer experience, and identify potential revenue opportunities.
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Return on Investment
ControlUp
  • its licensing cost is a bit on high
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Glassbox
  • Our VOC team has been able to process more escalations more successfully and resolve more customer issues in a timely manner
  • Product teams are able to get the insights they need in a timely manner to track new projects success
  • Mobile app capture in Glassbox has been a problem for almost a year with no solid resolution
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