Gainsight Customer Communities vs. OpenWeb

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gainsight Customer Communities
Score 8.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Gainsight Customer Communities is a centralized destination that brings customers, resources, and products together. The hub helps users to engage, retain, and delight customers by unifying customer resources, leveraging dynamic search and AI capabilities, building an influential user community.N/A
OpenWeb
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
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Pricing
Gainsight Customer CommunitiesOpenWeb
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Pricing Offerings
Gainsight Customer CommunitiesOpenWeb
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Gainsight Customer CommunitiesOpenWeb
Considered Both Products
Gainsight Customer Communities
Chose Gainsight Customer Communities
Gainsight was the best combination of features, service, and price. HL/Vanilla ultimately did not impress, and Khoros was more effort than our small team could manage.
Chose Gainsight Customer Communities
Gainsight CC was a clear winner for us. Khoros was second, but we eliminated it from consideration due to cost and how hard it is to implement. Verint is a great platform, but lacks integrations. Circle is more of a small community platform and better suited to communities …
Chose Gainsight Customer Communities
InSided tool was in our budget and provided us with more features. Other tools were way more expensive. The circle was great and cheaper and we worked with them before but InSided provided us with more features and integrations. Salesforce was almost triple the price so we have …
OpenWeb

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User Ratings
Gainsight Customer CommunitiesOpenWeb
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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Usability
9.0
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User Testimonials
Gainsight Customer CommunitiesOpenWeb
Likelihood to Recommend
A great scenario that we use the community for is product adoption. That's one of the things we use it for. So sending our new customers as part of their onboarding flow to the community to learn from others and see the resources that are available and know that there's a place for them to ask questions and get their questions answered. That's probably one of our primary use cases and scenarios that it works straight in. I can't really think of something that it wouldn't work good for. That's a tough one to think of on the spot.
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Pros
  • They provide a ton of materials on best practices in setting up and using their platform
  • They provide materials on how to provide an exceptional customer experience, with podcasts, webinars, and blogs.
  • They support their community and walk the talk, so to speak in engaging their customers with each other.
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Cons
  • Analytics; too much trapped behind APIs
  • Permissions; tends to be all or nothing
  • Text editor (outdated) + flat topics (give us threaded!)
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Usability
I gave Gainsight Customer Communities this usability rating because, in my experience, Overall the Gainsight Customer Communities is intuitive and easy to navigate and use
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Alternatives Considered
Gainsight was the best combination of features, service, and price. HL/Vanilla ultimately did not impress, and Khoros was more effort than our small team could manage
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Return on Investment
  • We've had a ton of positive direct customer feedback with regards to the Communities; a lot of them are very happy with the implementation and features it provides.
  • We have lots of customer interactions with both our colleagues as well as other customers and that has shown to lower support outreach in cases where customers normally would have opened support tickets.
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ScreenShots

Gainsight Customer Communities Screenshots

Screenshot of where to create a centralized, branded destination that brings together resources. This helps customers find answers faster and keeps teams engaged.Screenshot of how federated search pulls results from across locations, giving users one place to search and discover the content they need.Screenshot of where to build an interactive space where users can ask questions, share expertise, and learn from each other. This helps to create stronger customer relationships through conversation, with recognition, gamification, and insights that tie directly into customer success workflows.Screenshot of where to promote upcoming webinars, workshops, and in-person events where customers already connect. Boost participation, support education goals, and create opportunities for real-time engagement without relying on email alone.Screenshot of a display of everything needed to manage a community, such as recent activity, pending posts, and new users.Screenshot of where to launch new community pages using a drag-and-drop builder, WYSIWYG editor, and prebuilt widgets.