TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fin

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AFin is an AI Agent for customer service. It automates complex queries, improves resolution times, and delivers consistently high-quality support at scale.

    $0.99

    one-time fee per outcome

    Front

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AFront is a communication hub that helps businesses keep the human touch in every interaction.

    $29

    per month per user

    Gladly CX Platform

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AGladly Software headquartered in San Francisco offers their omnichannel customer service platform, providing one platform to oversee customer correspondences and also provide customer self-help.

    $38

    Per Month Per User

    Pricing
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Fin with your current helpdesk
    $0.99
    one-time fee per outcome
    Fin with the Intercom helpdesk
    from $19 + $0.99 per Fin outcome
    per month per seat
    Pro add-on
    from $99
    per month
    Starter
    $29
    per month per user
    Growth
    $79
    per month per user
    Scale
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Premier
    $229
    per month (billed annually) per seat (50 seat minimum)
    Task Based
    $38.00
    Per Month Per User
    Customer Facing
    $150.00
    Per Month Per User
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details90-Day Money-Back Guarantee Fin includes a 90-day money-back guarantee. Customers must use Fin in at least 250 conversations during the first 90 days of their subscription following the trial period. Customers who are not satisfied may request a refund within 90 days of starting their subscription. Eligibility: Available to high-volume customers handling more than 250,000 conversations per month in North America and Europe.Discount for annual pricing on Starter and Growth plans. Scale and Premier plans are annual price only.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Considered Multiple Products
    Fin
    Chose Fin
    Intercom and Drift have a lot of similarities- beautiful UI, engaging customer experience with bot functionality, but Intercom has been priced more reasonably, and has better integrations. Intercom support has also been fantastic to work with.
    Incentivized
    Front
    Chose Front
    Front is a flexible and quickly growing tool that integrates with almost every system we use. Front have been our go-to support system since we started and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
    Incentivized
    Gladly Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    424 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    341 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    417 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    230 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    286 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Fin and Front and Gladly CX Platform
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Front
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Gladly CX Platform
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.26 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings6.74 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings7.74 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings7.74 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Fin and Front and Gladly CX Platform
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Front
    7.0
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Gladly CX Platform
    9.2
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings7.06 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Fin and Front and Gladly CX Platform
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Front
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Gladly CX Platform
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.33 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.43 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.24 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.42 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sprinklr Service
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Kustomer
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (490 ratings)
    9.1
    (35 ratings)
    9.7
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (398 ratings)
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FinFrontGladly CX Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fin
    I can't think of anything off the top of my head regarding less appropriate. However, this product is very customizable. I think with some improvement in reporting it could be better, however, I would recommend due to these types of things. I love the knowledge base and creating those help centers. I would say that it is fairly easy to set up, but once you set it up, not really knowing all the things, it's hard to go back and change, so it would be nice to have an overall idea of guidance prior to the original setup that can just be improved over time.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    I think Front is very useful for every company with multiple teams working together on different emails from clients. Not so useful if a lot of different teams need to work on a request at the same time, because when an email is sitting in multiple shared inboxes things can get messy. Also would not recommend for teams that work is individualized, as team work is the main point of Front.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    Any business that has a customer base could benefit from Gladly. If you call, text, social media message, etc Gladly can do all of these functions and keeps all of these conversations easily located so that you can refer back to previous conversations. The ability to leave notes on the account is very helpful.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Fin
    • The AI agent can answer our users' questions accurately based on the information available in our Help Center.
    • Ability to set up workflows and procedures helps our team automate repetitive tasks.
    • The inbox layout is clean and easy to navigate, and we can set views to suit our preferences.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    • Even if you are just trying to compose a single email, Front gives a smart system that has options such [as] organized templates, tags, alerts, [and] changing your outbound dpt email.
    • Tasks- with Front you will not miss any interaction. When you are required to get assistance from a coworker, you only need to mention him/her and that notification will appear automatically in their inboxes.
    • Smart Notifications- sometimes we are just overwhelmed about the several notifications on our devices that we tend to miss some of them, but Front offers a new way to notify every email, discussion, mentioning, or tag that you really would not want to miss.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    • Easy to use interface. Supporting customers is as easy as texting a friend.
    • True Omnichannel support system where all channels live on the same screen without the need to hop between applications.
    • Built-in knowledgebase (Answers) reducing team member ramp time and providing a template for consistent solutions for our customers.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Fin
    • I wish I could pull reports on the conversations that have been closed.
    • I wish I could tag fin categories in addition to our live help desk conversations so I can get a good read on the types of questions users are asking.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    • Their integration to Salesforce is lacking. As the owner of our productivity tools and how they are used, I have very little control over what things to enforce, or even change what objects are available. For example, we don't use Cases in Salesforce but with the Salesforce integration the Cases object shows up. There's no need to have that there. I've heard there is a roadmap improvement forthcoming.
    • One of our uses is for our sales development reps to prospect with visitors. Because of the high volume of inquiries it's difficult for our reps to efficiently manage all their follow ups. It would be nice if we could run a "scheduled campaign" where a predesigned cadence of email follow ups can be sent automatically. To be clear, they do have a scheduling capability, but it just can't be used as a prebuilt option.
    • Integrations to other systems require you have a user account to those systems. We have SSO and therefore we don't always have a user account. For example, out integration to Jira uses SSO so we don't each have individual Jira logins. This is an outage for us.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    • When you cannot merge the customers' accounts
    • When the emails arrive with a delay
    • In the way we cannot edit or delete notes
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Fin
    We have been and will be continuing our journey with Intercom and nothing too concerning has happened that I have experienced or heard of that has us on the edge yet. If it ever happens it will be something along the lines of "Outgrowing" the use of need of the platform.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    We are very happy with Front and don't anticipate changing
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    Gladly really has all the information needed about a customer that you would need.If gladly does have a specified space for specific information you can add notes in multiple locations to remind you self of special circumstances. Gladly meets all our expectations and continues to provide a see less transaction
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Fin
    Intuitive is a very accurate descriptor. Features do not seem to be hidden by poor UI. Things are usually where you would expect them to be, and the UI has been designed to make it pleasant to work within the platform. The platform also scales really well. Both small and large organizations can achieve a great return on investment by using it.
    Read full review
    Front
    It's very easy to understand and use by new customer support agents as well. Be it a technology, product, or marketing person, we have trained most of the company folks to read and respond to customer conversations in their free time with the help of the Front app. It is also easy to set up for an admin and manage his/her team with communication rules.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    In my 10+ years in the call center industry this has been by far one of the user friendly platform to use. It has been an easy tool to use and train new hires with that is self explanatory and not complicated at all for a agent level employee. Overall platform is easy to read and navigate.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Fin
    always there
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Gladly Software
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Fin
    Fin is super quick and top notch.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Gladly Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Fin
    I can get help by asking Fin questions about itself. It answers accurately, citing its own Help Center resources with visuals. It can reason and dialogue well. But when it comes to getting human support for Fin, it is not as quick. It can sometimes take a few days. They are polite and well-meaning. Some things aren't their fault (product limitations), but there was one occasion where something took a long time to resolve with lots of back and forth but it was I who found out the error in the end that they missed, so they didn't really help resolve it.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    The support is good, and it's definitely prompt, but still lags when it comes to technical requirements, as I guess they are slow in developing newer features fast. So no complaints in terms of responsiveness, but yeah, at times it's not very helpful when you need certain features or are blocked on things which can't be unblocked.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    Gladly is always available to support its customers. That being said, we really haven’t needed support. The product is intuitive and stable. The reality is the support we receive is more collaboration on how we can help Gladly continue to revolutionize this space.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Fin
    It was great. We were able to walk through step by step and get our questions answered along the way.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Gladly Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Fin
    The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Gladly Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Fin
    Fin far surpasses these other options in platform features and capabilities. Fin allows for side-by-side use by both the Marketing and Support teams, while none of the other similar products did that well. Most platforms are designed for one or the other, not both.
    Read full review
    Front
    This is something I am not familiar but it seems like it is [available] in Gmail. Thus I cannot give any feedback about it. What I am sure about is Front works for our team and I see Zoom using the service in the Customer Success Organization in a long run.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    First of all, the ease of the platform, the way it helps us to make our job faster as they have the customer information on the left of our screenand we have it linked to Shopify. The fact that this program has helped our productivity is amazing, and also, during peak season, it Gladly CX Platform makes the days go faster and easier.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Fin
    The product is very scalable and has helped us scale our user base and onboard 10x the users in just one month. We couldn't have done it without Fin
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Gladly Software
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Fin
    • New role opportunities — Using the “Fin-first” approach has reduced the workload for our Tier 1 team, giving them more time to focus on their own career growth. It’s also opened the door to a dedicated, AI-focused role, where a team member regularly reviews Fin’s answers and makes updates to help it perform even better.
    • Enabling Fin has also reduced our response time and allowed us to meet SLA's.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Front
    • Saved our executive team considerable amount of time chasing support questions through different channels.
    • Gave our team clear accountability for who was lead on a support issue and how to escalate.
    • Customer regularly say our support is the best in the industry.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Gladly Software
    • This platform has improved the speed in which customer issues are resolved by providing a broad picture of customer need, profile and history.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Fin Screenshots

    Screenshot of Fin handling a complex query. Fin can securely retrieve data and take action in external systems like Shopify, Stripe, and Salesforce.Screenshot of Fin works across phone, email, chat, Slack, and more so every customer receives accurate, personalized responses, wherever they reach out.Screenshot of Procedures to train Fin to handle queries with multiple steps, business logic and third-party systems from start to finish. Natural language instructions can be combined with deterministic controls to create powerful Procedures that follow exact rules when needed.Screenshot of AI powered Insights and QA products, proactively showing you dominant and emergent trends and topics in your customer experience, as well as one-click recommendations to set live and immediately improve Fin's performance.Screenshot of Fin Operator. It spots problems, finds opportunities to improve, and acts on them, for example tuning Fin, keeping knowledge current, and scaling automation as business needs changes.Screenshot of the interface to customize Fin's tone of voice, teach it support knowledge and policies, and configure how it handles complex tasks in over 45 languages.

    Front Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot

    Gladly CX Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Gladly's customer chat in actionScreenshot of a customer getting a flight update through GladlyScreenshot of a customer conversation with Gladly SidekickScreenshot of the call summary feature in Gladly