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    Gmelius

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGmelius Mission: Build the 1st collaboration platform that lives where you work πŸš€ Gmelius offers a way to collaborate, manage projects and automate workflows inside Google Workspace (formerly G Suite),and beyond, by connecting the other tools that are used daily at companies like Slack, and Trello. Teams can collaborate right from the tools they already know and love. Gmelius allows them to work together on email, monitor and distribute their company's workload visually, and…N/A

    Groove by OptimizeCX

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AGroove by OptimizeCX is a shared inbox for small and mid-sized SaaS teams. It’s presented as a help desk built for speed and not complexity, and is designed to help manage customer conversations across channels.

    $87

    per quarter per user

    Pricing
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $29
    per month (billed quarterly) per user
    Plus
    $45
    per month (billed quarterly) per user
    Pro
    $70
    per month (billed quarterly) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
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    Gmelius
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Gmelius and Groove by OptimizeCX
    Feature
    Gmelius
    6.4
    6 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Groove by OptimizeCX
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access5.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Gmelius and Groove by OptimizeCX
    Feature
    Gmelius
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Groove by OptimizeCX
    -
    Ratings
    Notifications8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Gmelius and Groove by OptimizeCX
    Feature
    Gmelius
    -
    Ratings
    Groove by OptimizeCX
    1.4
    6 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings2.05 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Gmelius and Groove by OptimizeCX
    Feature
    Gmelius
    -
    Ratings
    Groove by OptimizeCX
    1.4
    5 Ratings
    140% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings1.44 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings1.44 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Gmelius and Groove by OptimizeCX
    Feature
    Gmelius
    -
    Ratings
    Groove by OptimizeCX
    1.0
    5 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    1.6
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GmeliusGroove by OptimizeCX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gmelius
    Lead generation for nearly any kind of business. I can't even explain how easy it is to set everything up. I also love that I can send test emails to myself. Sequencing and Scheduling out follow-ups help me stay on top of potential sales, especially smaller sales that aren't always on my radar 24/7. Sending post-sale information on a regular basis. Basically, Gmelius works for the entire sales cycle, pre to post.
    Incentivized
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    OptimizeCX
    Groove is great for people who are wanting to provide accountability and organization for teams across your business. It is suited well for an organization that has many email requests coming in every day, because you can assign tickets to specific team members. It would not be suited for an organization that utilizes more phone support, than email support
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    Pros
    Gmelius
    • Easy to assign and action emails.
    • Easy to add notes for a particular individual to action them without missing out on important details.
    • Ready to use templates can be designed for everyday responses to clients.
    Incentivized
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    OptimizeCX
    • Creates Tickets when someone emails in or you can create a ticket within the groove system.
    • They have great reports on response times and the average amount of time it took for a ticket to close. You can even see individuals average response times as well as specific teams.
    • We use their Knowledge Base which is a great tool for creating FAQ and sending people to that.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Gmelius
    • Easier access to dashboard.
    • Ability to edit email names more if a person's name doesn't match up with their Gmail account.
    Incentivized
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    OptimizeCX
    • Better Follow-up by customer success team
    • More customization within their major features to fit both, large and small sales teams, alike
    • Their site goes down fairly often
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Gmelius
    No answers on this topic
    OptimizeCX
    It's well organized, but slow.
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    Support Rating
    Gmelius
    No answers on this topic
    OptimizeCX
    I'm giving them a 3 for the really great support they gave for general questions. They also have a good knowledge base. I'm giving them only a 3 though because of my last customer service when I need a billing resolution. I was very disappointed in how they handled that. I also find it very bad practice to send out ONE email notice that they were raising my rate three times as much at the end of the month. When I was with Desk.com, I had numerous emails over months letting me know their billing plans were changing. Even worse than refusing to refund me the difference was that they just stopped responding to me.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gmelius
    We switched to Gmelius from Mixmax because we wanted to try the inbox/label sharing features. Ultimately, Mixmax is more accurate with tracking opens, and it is much more user friendly. We switched back to Mixmax after about a year using Gmelius. Mailshake is also a better tool for sending out high volumes of emails, as it is better at making sure your email address doesn't get flagged as spam.
    Incentivized
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    OptimizeCX
    We also use Trello for project management. I have used both systems and we like Groove because it allows for our clients to contact us via email. They do not have to go to a ticket submission page, they can just email us directly and it will create a ticket. Groove also provides analytics on how long it takes to respond to tickets
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    Return on Investment
    Gmelius
    • I reliably post 20-30% higher activity numbers weekly due to my use of Gmelius
    • Gmelius is a significant contributer to my sales success -- The last two years I have more than doubled company-issued sales targets
    • Gmelius saves me tons of time each week due to automated campaigns. I would say I've reclaimed at least 20% of my work week scheduling out follow up and pre-scheduling lead gen email campaigns out.
    Incentivized
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    OptimizeCX
    • We wasted a lot of time setting up the product before we discovered a lot of features listed on the website aren't ready for public use
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    Screenshot of Use shared inbox that work together on emailScreenshot of Get kanban boards to organize teamwork visuallyScreenshot of Organize workflow automation to make your team happier