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    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

    Strikedeck (discontinued)

    Score4.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Strikedeck was a SaaS platform for Customer Success used to enable more efficiency in planning renewals, identifying upsell/cross-sell opportunities, and monitoring customer health, with out of the box playbooks and workflows for common events in the customer lifecycle. The platform was acquired by Medallia, and discontinued. Strikedeck is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level 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.—
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    Community Pulse
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Fin
    Chose Fin
    I inherited Intercom but had the option to replace it. I chose not to given the success we have had and how much I enjoyed the platform
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Intercom is the best chat engagements software I've come across. I haven't evaluated many nor searched the market a lot. But I talk to companies every day and often recommend Intercom if they aren't already using it. Some companies merit a ticket tracking system and others …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    We used Desk.com for a little while but never really dove into it because the initial set up and learning curve was too much. I wish we would have given it more of a try, but based on our needs, Intercom was just more user friendly and easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Currently Intercom focusses on in-app messaging with a couple of add-ons such as a knowledge base. The core functionality is very good and provides an easy to use in application help service. The other systems mentioned are mostly ticketing based support, which whilst great for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    User response primarily due to pricing is a good alternative.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Compared to most of the competitive market, Intercom seems to be the most human/personable approach to customer success, customer service, and technical support. The alternatives are primarily built on an archaic approach - "take a ticket and wait in line" - that we worried …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    • Totango: great segmentation and tracking. Very difficult learning curve. Literally over a year to build.
    • Salesforce: Garbage. I have always stood by this. Idiots love Salesforce because they think it's smart. It's not. It's just confusing. There is nothing Salesforce does that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Other chat tools are not well connected to any platform, Intercom was built for SAAS and it was also cost effective.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Although used for different purposes in general, in terms of automated campaigns, we utilize both products. Totango seems to be more appropriate as it allows for better goal definition and provides more flexibility with a simpler interface.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fin
    Alternatives are stand alone systems which don't combine all the powerful stuff that Intercom offers. We had an e-mail suite, made some custom things ourselve, analytics software, etc. which have to work together using their API's, so the more systems you're using the more …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    424 Answers
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    341 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    417 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    230 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    286 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Fin and Strikedeck (discontinued)
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Strikedeck (discontinued)
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Fin and Strikedeck (discontinued)
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Strikedeck (discontinued)
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings9.64 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Fin and Strikedeck (discontinued)
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Strikedeck (discontinued)
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Product usage00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Fin and Strikedeck (discontinued)
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Strikedeck (discontinued)
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    NPS surveys00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer profiles00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Automated workflow00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Internal collaboration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Customer health scoring00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Customer segmentation00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Fin and Strikedeck (discontinued)
    Feature
    Fin
    -
    Ratings
    Strikedeck (discontinued)
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Customer health trends00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Engagement analytics00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ClientSuccess
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sprinklr Service
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Gainsight CS
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (490 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (398 ratings)
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FinStrikedeck (discontinued)
    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.
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    The system is good for Customer Success teams to get started and if all the users are updating it responsibly. There are not many checks and balances in the system so your team will have to be disciplined. The reason why I have not been generous with my rating is only because of the slow nature of support and upgrades to the product.
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    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
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    Discontinued Products
    • Automating tasks within Playbooks
    • Combine multiple sources of customer data
    • Makes it easy to track and review customer status
    • The Customer Support is outstanding - knowledgeable, helpful, responsive
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    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.
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    Discontinued Products
    • The knowledge base with content and videos is still work in progress.
    • The support team was very responsive, but not consultative. I had to create from scratch most of the time.
    • It was confusing to use.
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    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
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    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.
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    I think the only thing holding me back from a 10 is the fact that I don't have that next step field and integration seems to break at times.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Fin
    always there
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    Performance
    Fin
    Fin is super quick and top notch.
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    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.
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    Discontinued Products
    When we get issues with Strikedeck, we raise it internally with the Strikedeck admin team. They then contact Strikedeck and raise a support ticket. The turnaround time is quick quick. But from my personal use of Strikedeck, I have only come across few situations where a support ticket is raised with Strikedeck.
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    Online Training
    Fin
    It was great. We were able to walk through step by step and get our questions answered along the way.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Fin
    The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    The lower price was why we went with Strikedeck over Gainsight or Totango.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    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
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    Discontinued Products
    • Helps in better forecasting of revenue & customer retention.
    • Provides Customer Success specific MIS.
    • NPS survey help gauge customer pulse.
    Incentivized
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    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.

    Strikedeck (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customer 360 with CustomizationScreenshot of Cohort Analysis and SegmentationScreenshot of Workflow Automation & PlaybooksScreenshot of TasksScreenshot of CalendarScreenshot of Engagement & Usage