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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Medallia

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMedallia is an enterprise customer feedback solution that allows companies to collect customer feedback across multiple channels and touchpoints, and analyze, understand and react to it in real time.N/A

    Lighthouse Studio

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASawtooth Software headquartered in Provo offers the Lighthouse Studio survey research tool as an advanced platform for Conjoint Analysis and MaxDiff. With it, users can create balanced experimental designs hand-in-hand with traditional survey questions.N/A
    Pricing
    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
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    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
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    Medallia
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Themes00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Medallia and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    Medallia
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MedalliaLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Medallia
    Medallia is best for customer experience feedback. This will allow you to analyze and understand their current experience with the service you are providing. You will not [only] understand what specific point you are lacking, but you will also know which point they are happy with. Using the data provided, you can take necessary actions on how to improve and elevate your customer's experience.
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    Sawtooth Software
    Anyone wanting to design and analyze advanced studies, particularly those that incorporate discrete choice modeling (such as MaxDiff and / or Conjoint) should be using Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio. The capabilities and flexibility offered by this platform for these choices is far beyond any other platform I am aware of. It is less appropriate where you need the survey tool to 'play well with others.' Two examples: 1) pulling in live data streams so they can be cleaned and visualized. 2) Integrating into any service where an API call is appropriate such as adding / removing people from a mailing list, incentive management tool, or qualitative community tool.
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    Pros
    Medallia
    • It provides a rating for customers to rank how satisfied or not satisfied they are with the service.
    • As an Account Manager, this is a helpful tool to hear customers' experiences and feedback.
    • It helps us manage our next steps because the tools also provide options to note the action taken and if the issue has been resolved or not.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • Powerful programming capabilities
    • Advanced analysis
    • Fantastic customer and technical support
    • Good documentation
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    Cons
    Medallia
    • Our service model does not provide any ownership over the platform. We have to engage our Medallia Project Team to build surveys, troubleshoot issues, make changes to surveys, reports, and dashboards, resulting in long turnaround times and inefficiency.
    • Medallia charges for both "units" and users. "Units" are defined as named individuals in surveys, but don't have log-in privileges. In our case, they are customer service agents or business consultants that engaged with the client but are not part of our closed-loop case management process or access to the platform.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • They could focus on integrating API type functionality
    • I would love if the data came out labeled
    • I am not a fan of the 'limited' time a study can stay up. This causes issues with longitudinal studies.
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    Usability
    Medallia
    Medallia's user interface is simple and intuitive for the end-user. Everyone in our organization from the CEO to store level team members use Medallia to see how we are delivering experiences for our customers. From an administrative side, I would rate Medallia closer to a 7.5, but this part of Medallia is not used as often post-implementation. That being said, you will need a technical/IT resource on staff or will need to pay a premium to a 3rd party to manage it for you.
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    Sawtooth Software
    It is incredibly powerful, very rhobust and has fantastic support. The only reasons I'm not giving it a higher rating are 1) There is a very steep learning curve when it comes to designing more complex studies. 2) It is difficult to get Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio to 'talk' to other systems as the Perl upon which it is built is not really designed to work with API calls, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Medallia
    Medallia is always there to answer questions and/or support our needs. In some cases it does require a PO if the request does not fall under normal support, but that does not change the fact that they are very responses and available to support your needs
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    Sawtooth Software
    I cannot explain how great the support team is. They are prompt and very thorough in their responses.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Medallia
    Medallia does not only gives us convenience. It also gives us an opportunity to solve real-time feedback and create real-time solutions. The platform is easy to use, with a dashboard that could help our agents check their progress on a daily basis. I am particularly impressed with the platforms' ability to provide high attention to detail without compromising the sleek design that gives a professional vibe.
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    Sawtooth Software
    While QuestioPro has the capability to build surveys and even do some advanced analysis, it is less powerful (and less intuitive) than Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio. It cannot handle studies with the complexity we are used to designing. The CMNTY Platform was initially sold to us as a combined Quant / Qual platform, but we found very quickly that the quant side of it is extremely limited.
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    Return on Investment
    Medallia
    • It does play a big role when we are running a referral campaign. Referral greatly affects sales and retention since customers are bringing in new clients/customers.
    • It helps our organization keep track of the accounts that are most likely to churn by checking their feedback and knowing how we can improve our service.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • Our business is survey data so we rely heavily on sawtooth
    • The advanced design and analytics are incredibly useful
    • Negative - I wish it would work natively with API calls
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