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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Read&Write

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ARead&Write is a literacy support tool that helps individuals of all abilities read, write, and express themselves with confidence. For education and the workplace, its assistive features include text-to-speech, word prediction, and research tools for users with diverse learning needs.N/A

    PG Forsta HX Platform

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe PG Forsta HX platform, the technology and research solution formed from the Forsta solution based on the combined (through merger) technology of Dapresy, Confirmit, and FocusVision, and later by the acquisition of Press Ganey in 2022, is a customer experience management solution featuring both forms and text analysis to understand the Voice of the Customer.N/A
    Pricing
    Read&WritePG Forsta HX Platform
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    Pricing Offerings
    Read&WritePG Forsta HX Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
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    Press Ganey
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    157 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    155 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    104 Answers
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    Features
    Read&WritePG Forsta HX Platform
    Writing and Proofreading
    Comparison of Writing and Proofreading features of Read&Write and PG Forsta HX Platform
    Feature
    Read&Write
    6.9
    159 Ratings
    10% below category average
    PG Forsta HX Platform
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    Ratings
    Spelling and grammar check6.7137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Machine translation6.2114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Browser extension7.6142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Speech-to-Text7.6143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Picture Dictionary7.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dictionary7.1139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Highlighters7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio maker5.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Read&WritePG Forsta HX Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (163 ratings)
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (43 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
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    8.5
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    User Testimonials
    Read&WritePG Forsta HX Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    Read&Write is especially well-suited to supporting students with reading accommodations during independent work, content-area instruction, and written-response tasks. In my 5th-grade classroom, one of the most effective scenarios is during science and social studies lessons, where students are expected to read complex informational texts independently. There can also be occasional challenges when websites, PDFs, or testing platforms are not fully compatible with all Read&Write features.
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    Press Ganey
    They have done a good job at helping us maintain the integrity of the project while transitioning to a completely new platform. Our Voice of the Customer program happens to consist of multiple surveys within one "master" so I guess logistically it could be considered complex
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • Creates vocabulary lists for students that include symbols, definitions, and space to add additional notes or images (a staff favorite)
    • Intuitive word prediction that supports spelling, grammar, and reduces the number of keystrokes needed
    • Text-to-speech on any digital text using the regular reader or screenshot reader, making almost any content accessible
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    Press Ganey
    • Confirmit has a fairly shallow learning curve allowing someone with no experience to be able to create a simple survey with not much time invested in training.
    • Confirmit also has the flexibility to be used in very advanced ways. Whether modifying the display/page content's layout or modifying input types with jQuery, it is incredibly adaptable.
    • Confirmit (with v. 18) now collects data in a true SQL database which is far more robust and easy to administrate than some other methods of data storage.
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    Cons
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • I would like to use the practice reading aloud tool more, but the kids that I work with have a hard time understanding the concept. I think that, while there are a lot of tools available, sometimes they are hard for younger students to understand.
    • The hover to read function is nice as well, but my students struggle with the fact that if you move the mouse once it starts reading it will start all over in a new area. It's not as smooth as I would like it to be.
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    Press Ganey
    • Ensure correct data collection. This is Confirmit's main goal, and which sometimes fails to succeed.
    • Integrated data back-up service. It would be great if we could look at the data from a couple days previous.
    • Interactive layout creator. Current layout creator is really "squared" as we say, it needs more flexibility with all the incoming technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    I'm just really impressed with the software and the access it gives to learners who are used to coming up against barriers in education. It's a quick-fix for a learner - something they can access usefully and productively with very little training. I also love that learners can access Read&Write on their devices at home - that really is a game changer.
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    Press Ganey
    From my point of view Confirmit has been a key tool in our organization. Without it we can't deliver what we do at this moment. Confirmit has proved that is a reliable, stable and easy to use tool. The few issues we found (as far as I know) were sent to Confirmit support team and fix them. Patching the product has been done faster and without large downtime of the product
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    Usability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    I am giving this an 9. Not a perfect score because working on PDFs is better but not yet as easy as I need for it to be. Working with many students who have executive function challenges, I need a smooth simplistic access method. We are not quite there yet for writing on PDFs. Overall the toolbar on Read&Write is super easy to access and I love that the suite includes several tools on the toolbar providing a solution to many accessibility challenges.
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    Press Ganey
    Confirmit is a very technical tool, it takes time for someone to get used to the interface, even when it could definitely be more intuitive or user friendly, this is part of Confirmit's strenghts that makes it one of the most robust data collection technologies out there.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    Seems to be available when Internet is working.
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    Press Ganey
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    Performance
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    there are issues with the dictation not running smoothly.
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    Press Ganey
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    Support Rating
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The support team at Texthelp is excellent. They're all super helpful and open to feedback and new ideas. Still, more importantly, they are ultimately fully committed to aligning with us and ensuring they help us provide the best education possible. Furthermore, they're open to new features and always communicate this incredibly well.
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    Press Ganey
    The support team is responsive and I can tell that they are actually trying to help get to the heart of the issues before making us try every possible solution available. They ask the right questions and test things before coming back to us with proposals. I like the support team at Confirmit.
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    Online Training
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    It was easy to learn to use
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    Press Ganey
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    Implementation Rating
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    It took a solid 2 weeks for R&W to work on our students chromebooks even after reaching out to tech support. The toolbar was greyed out and not accessible to students. Took a long time before tech support helped us solve this problem.
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    Press Ganey
    Should let the professionals handle implementation, don't have only the operations team at your company do it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    We are still learning how to use Equatio. I am not a mathematician and therefore I am finding understanding it a bit more difficult. Once I understand how to use it I will be able to cascade it down. My hope is that it will be as useful as Read & Write
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    Press Ganey
    Forsta has a strong product functionality and performance. Integration capabilities are fantastic and it has strong customer focus. Pre-existing relationships also helped in cracking this deal. People at Forsta are helpful and customer centric. Although cost is not highly competitive but it comes close to value for money. Competitors have quite a few functionalities but there are additional charges levied for them.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The pricing is reasonable. A lower tier with just screen reading and basic functions would be nice, but not a deal-breaker.
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    Press Ganey
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    Scalability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The product can be used on as many devices at once as needed
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    Press Ganey
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    Return on Investment
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see increased test scores
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see decreases in student behaviors triggered by challenging ELA assignments
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see improvements in student self perception as a result of increased ELA success
    Incentivized
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    Press Ganey
    • I love Confirmit, the only negative is that my experience using any other program is always terrible in comparison.
    • I had Confirmit rep come into the office and was disapointed that they didn't have much informaton on how to use it as a researcher in marking research, perhaps employing more internal marketing researchers would help that.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of the translatorScreenshot of the text-to-speech functionalityScreenshot of the Similar Word CheckerScreenshot of Screen MaskingScreenshot of a scanScreenshot of the PDF Reader