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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Olark

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOlark is a website live chat tool for engaging website visitors while they browse. It can be used to to track leads, drive sales, provide support.

    $15

    per month

    Seismic Knowledge

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ASeismic Knowledge (formerly Lessonly Knowledge or Obie, acquired by Lessonly in July, 2021 and then by Seismic later that year) integrates internal company documentation into one single source of truth for knowledge sharing and management.N/A
    Pricing
    OlarkSeismic Knowledge
    Editions & Modules
    Self Service
    $19.00
    Per Agent Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OlarkSeismic Knowledge
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    OlarkSeismic Knowledge
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Olark and Seismic Knowledge
    Feature
    Olark
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Seismic Knowledge
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OlarkSeismic Knowledge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    OlarkSeismic Knowledge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Olark
    Olark chat is easy to set up and use. You can have more than one user logged in to monitor the chat on different computers. This makes a fast response time more likely. Although you have to be sure to keep your volume up on the computer so you hear the sound letting you know there's a chat waiting. I like that you can see the customers path through the website and you can put clickable links while you are in a chat to guide the customer to a product or a help page. Plus you can see if they actually went there. This makes it easier to upsell
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    Seismic
    For fast and reliable lesson builders that anyone can learn, Lessonly is fantastic. We went from someone having to know basic HTML just to put a course up, to anyone who knows how to use a simple editor being able to take courses and assign them to their teams. We saved so much time and effort. In the case of customers wanting content, it becomes more tricky. There's not necessarily a good way to offer courses to people outside of your organization.
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    Pros
    Olark
    • Olark is user friendly for both sides of the CHAT conversation. If you are initiating the chat, or the one receiving the chat, it is extremely easy to follow and use. There are many different levels of computer use comprehension and Olark is for every level.
    • Olark has reporting features to allow you to check the quality of your employees chat abilities as well as their productivity. It provides feedback for the employee themselves to also see how they are doing and take any suggestions the customer may leave for them regarding their chat experience.
    • Olark is very affordable and offers you the option, at a low cost, to look bigger and more professional that you even are. We were a smaller company and has the chat option with Olark and now have grown tremendously and STILL have the Olark chat option. Olark allowed us to grow and provide professionalism to our customers .
    • The Olark program allows you to set up quick responses to keep your customer from waiting, and to allow your employees to not have to retype the same response over and over. It is a great program that the employees really enjoy as well. It reminds you if you forgot to log out when you left your desk and provides your customer a quick note giving them the option to send the chat as an email inquiry instead, so you don't miss a thing.
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    Seismic
    • Teams can ramp up training very quickly with personalized coaching at scale.
    • Sales acceleration and enablement with the right tutorials and templates.
    • On-demand practice exercises allow reps to learn and accelerate skills rapidly.
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    Cons
    Olark
    • Not really an area of improvement for Olark specifically, but I will offer that it is incredibly important to keep in mind your company's "shopping hours" or peak traffic times (there is a Reports feature on the software that allows you to analyze peak traffic times).
    • Transcript history can be a little tricky - if you're searching for a specific past conversation, sometimes you may get multiple search results and have to sift through them until you find exactly what you're looking for.
    • I'd also offer that you will occasionally come across folks that are on your site to cyberbully or say nonsensical things. While there isn't an absolute fullproof way to deal with this, Olark does offer a nice "block" feature to disregard any unwanted conversations.
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    Seismic
    • Reports can be a little tricky at first. It's not as "built out" as the other parts of the platform.
    • If you're wanting to sell or offer courses to people outside of your organization, this might not be the best software for you.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Olark
    To be honest, renewal decisions are not currently within my power. Hypothetically speaking, I'm very comfortable with the platform, have used it daily for nearly a year, and would see no reason to switch to anything else. The small criticisms I had are not significant enough to deter me from using Olark. It's a user friendly, effective tool for our department.
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    Seismic
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Olark
    It is simply easy and customizable to be exactly what you need it to be
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    Seismic
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    Support Rating
    Olark
    Our organization does not have any complaints about Olark's Support. Anytime we reached out to them for assistance, we received a prompt, helpful reply! As mentioned previously, we used Olark fairly basically so we didn't have too much need to work with their support team other than a few general questions here and there. They were always pleasant to work with.
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    Seismic
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    Alternatives Considered
    Olark
    Olark has an easier implementation process and has better functionality such as the ability to send commands through the platform to either create a ticket in your CRM or push an opportunity to salesforce; you're even able to 'push' the end user to a web page. Implementing their SDK is a snap as well.
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    Seismic
    I have not used other products like Lessonly Knowledge. So far every organization I have worked at has used Lessonly Knowledge. I believe that says it all, it seems as though every organization prioritizes purchasing this tool for their employees. This is a good sign! I don't see our organization using another any time soon.
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    Return on Investment
    Olark
    • Olark allows my customer support team to respond to inquiries much faster than before.
    • We have seen an uptick in sales as we are able to address more questions from website visitors.
    • We have changed the design of our website based on chat feedback and questions obtained through Olark.
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    Seismic
    • Honing skills of reps about 1.8X-2X faster
    • Coaching reps to 60-70% more closed deals
    • Pursuing skills certifications for 30-40% more reps across teams
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