Khoros Care vs. Pure Chat by Ruby

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Khoros Care
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Khoros Care enables brands to serve their customers on their preferred digital channels, reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction and revenue. It Offers: Web chat & messaging gives customers convenient, efficient channels to engage brands, while giving brands a single consolidated platform to manage customer engagements at scale. Supporting the widest range of digital messaging channels, including; web chat, in-app, email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,…N/A
Pure Chat by Ruby
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Pure Chat is a live chat tool with a free version for limited usage or paid versions with unlimited chat, developed by the company of the same name in Scottsdale, Arizona, and acquired late in 2020 by Ruby. Pure Chat is now a Ruby brand.
$10
per month
Pricing
Khoros CarePure Chat by Ruby
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Additional Users - Pro
$10
per month
Additional Users - Growth
$15
per month
Growth
$49
per month
Pro
$99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Khoros CarePure Chat by Ruby
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is variable based on the needs of the customer.
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User Ratings
Khoros CarePure Chat by Ruby
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(75 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(43 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(48 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(40 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Khoros CarePure Chat by Ruby
Likelihood to Recommend
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
I find Khoros Care quite powerful at tagging and ticket routing of audience conversations, categorising and prioritising the work flow. This has saved us substantial time and we seen an improvement in the customer experience to our customers. Customer agents are knowledgeable to deal with more complex and challenging issues, improving response times and customer satisfaction. The Live Workforce Dashboards are also vital in monitoring agents on a day to day basis.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
Chat is nothing new but the ease of use and functionality is key, that being said Pure Chat nails it across the board. We use the chat across our website and ad pages. Don't see a situation where this effective tool would be less appropriate, consumers want instant information and instant connection, chat provides both without being tied up on the phone
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Pros
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
  • Manages and pulls in posts from communities, Facebook, and Twitter so we can address them in one place as opposed to logging into each site natively.
  • Khoros Care has great analytics. I like the customizable dashboards; we use them for weekly reports to upper management.
  • Khoros Care helps our social media manager manage and monitor our teams.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
  • Online chat
  • Multiple websites, multiple users
  • Supervisor feature
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Cons
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
  • I would like to be able to see deleted comments/tweets so we can look into the issues.
  • I would like to be able to better customize dashboards for our exact metrics. Some things previously available in Spredfast are no longer available in Care.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
  • Transcripts that could generate in a PDF or Word doc rather than .txt file, option would be nice
  • Chat is straight forward so not much room for improvement, we're happy with the service, functionality, and ease of use.
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Likelihood to Renew
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
I don't see any reason why we would not renew. We have had a great overall experience, and other than some support concerns, everything has run smoothly. In addition to the platform, our experience with the bot has been really good. We average between 25-30% of our volume handled by the bot, while still maintaining easy-to-use offramps for customers.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Usability
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
The ability to auto tag, manually tag, make notes, and "snooze" posts is extremely helpful. The efficiency of the work flow for agents is also a huge plus. It keeps agents moving quickly and prioritizing responses for the cases that need it most.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
No issues.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Performance
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
No issues.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
Khoros [Care (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)] has made several improvements to its support and engagement for clients. Response times have improved and the need to seek support has drastically reduced, highlighting the improvements in the experience to reduce customer pain.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
The team received training (from the same executive team member who has been supporting us) over the web and this was of very high quality.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
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Implementation Rating
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
The Khoros team has always been on point for various integration projects. It's important to note, however, a lot of features can be easily implemented without the Khoros team. The only reason I cannot score it higher than a 7 is that some more advanced features, especially in analytics, require you to use their APIs. The APIs are well set up but it could end up being challenging if you have limited expertise or other restrictions with APIs.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
Khoros Care has awesome "ready to send" reports based on analytic views that you can set up. Whether it's reporting on one brand's ad or comparing it to a prior month or year the analytics are very user-friendly with awesome supportive widgets that allow you to view an incredible amount of information not available to use in prior platforms.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
Didn't see much pros and cons comparing Pure Chat and Olark. They all do the job. However, Pure Chat is free to use on basic functions.
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Scalability
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
I gave this rating because it does just that - it scales volume, channels and has allowed us to grow right along with it easily. When you look at future products, there's no sign of stopping the scalability either. They are looking to grow their platform, making it easy for your company to do the same.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
  • Less overheads due to automated features in the tool.
  • Stopped using external survey tools and used care CSAT surveys, this resulted in cost-cutting.
  • Saving time by responding to customers quicker.
  • Ability to manage different channels in one platform and unified reporting.
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Ruby Receptionists, Inc
  • Instant connection with our clients and prospects
  • Expanded our ability to increase client contact efficiency
  • Allows us to stay up to date with the ever changing demand of consumers
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ScreenShots

Khoros Care Screenshots

Screenshot of Lithium ResponseScreenshot of Keep agents focused with a single, prioritized to-do listScreenshot of Unify multiple channels in a single engagement hubScreenshot of Increase efficiency with advanced workflows and operational insights