Sogolytics (formerly SoGoSurvey) is an online survey software solution that helps users create surveys quickly. The free package includes basic features for building surveys and the paid package includes advanced features.
I think Echometer is perfect for anyone who wants to bring better structure, accountability, and historical tracking to their retros. Anyone who wants to convert feedback into action items and track progress between retros will be particularly suited for Echometer. This is also a great tool for someone trying to figure out how to run retros, as it provides structures and lots of presets to try out!
I think if you are surveying often to gather data, Sogolytics is a great product. If you are not seeking in-depth data, there are certainly more affordable options. As a non-profit, we find this to be a great tool for in-depth data and easy-to-use reports. The report feature is our main draw to this product; it is visually appealing, easy to share, and translates.
Providing users the ability to follow along a specific question example (eg. placeholder text in questions that users can see what the answer might look like)
Better media management and implementation (eg. placing images/videos/gifs/etc. as standalone assets in the survey)
Making the images added into a survey responsive to the screen they are being viewed on (eg. any images added to a survey do not adjust to the size of the screen, consequently showing up very small on mobile/tablet view)
Exporting the survey to Word looks horrible - we'd love if the survey could be exported the way it looks when live into a similar-looking Word document or template
It took just one retro to explore the UI and figure out what features and functionality are available, and to understand how to run retros in the platform! I always prefer to try something out in order to learn it, and this platform was easy to understand. The survey collection is especially intuitive and easy to follow, and makes it as easy as possible to collect team feedback!
Everything on the platform is laid out logically and in a manner that even our less technical administrators can go onto the system and create/manage any surveys or feedback questionnaires. The options for distribution of these surveys are also simple and straight forward with all available choices showing. Our users don't need to know the ins and outs of the system to be able to use it.
I had an issue whereby I used a free trial that ended, locking me out of my account. I contacted their customer service to help with this issue, which they resolved in under half an hour. I was extremely impressed with their speed and quality of service, which led me to filling out this review!
Figma provided us with a basic whiteboard to collect team feedback asynchronously and all in one place, but we specifically wanted to be able to collect anonymous feedback and also collect feedback via surveys prior to our Retros. Echometer provided both of those functionalities, while still giving us the collaborative structure we needed around our review time!
In summary, Sogolytics has proven to be the perfect fit for our pre and post-test assessments. Its seamless integration, efficient data collection, and powerful reporting capabilities have significantly improved our ability to track and communicate the impact of our programs. We highly recommend Sogolytics to organizations looking for a reliable and user-friendly data management solution.
Members were very appreciative of the survey requesting their input on Capital Projects. Too many time, 1 - 2 staff members or Board members make decisions for the entire membership, which is not always the best approach.
Hoping for actionable areas to improve once the results of the Membership Satisfaction survey completes.
