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    Khoros Service

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Khoros Service offers omnichannel engagement on publicly available channels like social, digital, chat, and voice, as well as owned online communities like Khoros Communities. The solution offers 1-to-1 and 1-to-many engagement with customers and consumers, bringing together automation through bots and human agents. Customer inquiries and support-related conversations can be routed and prioritized based on a variety of parameters, and the robust agent desktop solution…N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing is variable based on the needs of the customer.
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    Community Pulse
    Khoros Service
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
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    Lacking in updated user guides. Limited in things that can be done when tasks and assignments are pushed. The program overall needs a refresh to be more eye catching and appealing to users. Great reporting and options. Should be linked to Excel, would save time. Khoros is good …
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    As I know Khoros Service was chosen for its strong omnichannel support, advanced automation and detailed analytics capabilities.
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    We chose Khoros Care as our main tool in catering or responding to any reachouts like messages, comments, and reviews by our members through our social media.
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    Multi-Channel Support:Khoros Care: Known for its ability to manage customer interactions across various channels, including social media, messaging, and more.Comparison: Evaluate how well each platform supports the channels most relevant to your business, whether it's email, …
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    Chose Khoros Service
    In my opinion, Khoros Marketing is superior to Khoros Care in every way except queue management. Sprinklr, Hootsuite, and Social Studio are all similar products in terms of responding to users, but they are not as flexible with labeling.
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    KC fails to punch up. More features, reliability etc come as an offering with other products.
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    Chose Khoros Service
    The user interface was much more personable, and we found we had overall less issues with the program itself.
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    Chose Khoros Service
    Khoros is a well-known provider. It has a good support system. Known for its enterprise scalability, social listening, and AI based automation.
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    Chose Khoros Service
    Zendesk was too big and complex, way more functionalities than we needed and that made the onboarding process dificult.
    Incentivized
    Chose Khoros Service
    Khoros is more than just a platform for social publishing. No other competitor provides the in-depth moderation and social listening services that they do. If you're looking for a one-stop-shop of a platform for all things social, this is the tool to be using. Others are better …
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    Both Khoros and Zendesk offer robust customer engagement solutions, but Khoros stands out in several ways. While Zendesk provides excellent ticketing and support functionalities, Khoros extends beyond traditional customer service, offering a comprehensive suite that includes …
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    Khoros is more efficient.
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    Have not used any other Khoros products.
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    Intercom is really difficult to navigate. Khoros is so much more streamlined and easier to manage
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    I have not tested other products related to Khoros.
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    I haven't used other products as Lithium has fulfilled all needs other than what native provides. Reporting is excellent and makes there no need to use any other product. Very adaptable and customizable to what is needed to get the job done. Overall I have no issues with this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Khoros Service
    Community is imperative, Khoros CXInsights is a product that we are still adapting to and needs more mature social integration to realize its value, and Khoros Marketing turned out to be a product that we use less frequently due to the scope of our team being mainly focused on …
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    Chose Khoros Service
    While we don't use other products from Khoroscare, the support we've received has been fantasitc
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    Chose Khoros Service
    Khoros is strictly keyword based with no NLP or AI options. Reporting is limited, both in general and by platform.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Brand Embassy (discontinued)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Khoros Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (79 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (71 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (78 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Khoros Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Less Appropriate Scenarios- A fintech company has highly specialized or industry-specific workflows that are not easily accommodated within the standard capabilities of Khoros Care. In such cases, the platform may be less appropriate for businesses with extremely unique processes that require a high degree of customization. Well suited- financial institutions face a high volume of customer inquiries related to account management, transactions, and security concerns. Khoros Care's security features, automation capabilities, and integration with banking systems make it suitable for managing customer interactions in the financial services sector.
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    Pros
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • Tagging system - it's possible to add a wide variety of labels and categories
    • Search feature - being able to find users by conversation number, username, or keywords makes it easier to navigate old conversations
    • Easy system for assigning conversations to other users
    • When you claim a conversation, it gets removed from the queue. This is much more visually explicit than Khoros Marketing's queue, for example, where all content remains visible in the queue and a bookmark gets moved around to distinguish the point where other users left off
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Simply, there isn't anything on the market that is quite as personable as Khoros Care. After using a few different client messaging systems, this program gave the closest feel to in-person interaction that we could get during the COVID-19 epidemic and is an important part of our agency still to this day in 2023.
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No issues.
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    Performance
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No issues.
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    Support Rating
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Khoros Support has always very responsive and helpful when it comes to getting my issue/inquiry addressed. Their ticket portal is great for tracking any open tickets and they can be updated via the portal or by responding to the email thread. Support reps are always extremely knowledgeable and care about getting you taken care of
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Implementing the platform was not a big hassle for our client, it was seamless and easy we just had to follow a few steps and it was done. Just scaling was a bit of an issue but it got resolved with time and a bit of effort at both ends
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    Alternatives Considered
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Khoros is more than just a platform for social publishing. No other competitor provides the in-depth moderation and social listening services that they do. If you're looking for a one-stop-shop of a platform for all things social, this is the tool to be using. Others are better in usability and innovative functionality.
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    Scalability
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Of course as the company grows owing to its growing customer base, they need to think of out-of-the-box solutions to offer its clients and customer satisfaction is one of them. Retention is very much needed in competitive environment like today and hence it becomes imperative for companies to find different ways to reach their client basis and fix their issues
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    Return on Investment
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • We have seen a positive shift of customers from reaching out to the Call Centre to the Social Care Team.
    • Monthly and Annual Reporting to keep track of performance and stats related to the team has been much easier to highlight areas for improvement (month2month and anually)
    • CSAT/NPS Survey results have increased via Khoros Care in comparison to the Call Centre.
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    Khoros Service Screenshots

    Screenshot of a customer conversation in Agent view. Access past customer conversations and interactions in a single pane of glass.Screenshot of the analytic dashboard used to monitor key metrics across a service organization, such as available agents, time to first response, and agent handle time.Screenshot of Khoros Agent Assist. This feature provides agents with real-time recommendations, reducing the time needed to handle customer inquiries, deliver accurate resolutions, and train new agents.Screenshot of Work Queues under Rules and Routing. This allows admins to build rules around tagging to ensure timely and effective follow-up from agents.