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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pendo.io

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APendo.io is a product engagement platform with features for in-app analytics, surveys and feedback, and guidance.N/A

    UserIQ

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AUserIQ is a walkthrough tool that aims to empower SaaS companies to deliver what each user needs to be successful in every moment, starting with adoption. According to the vendor, key benefits include: effectively scale onboarding increase feature usage accelerate time-to-value ultimately drive more revenue throughout the customer journeyN/A
    Pricing
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Editions & Modules
    *Free
    Free
    Base
    Contact sales team
    Core
    Contact sales team
    Pulse
    Contact sales team
    Ultimate
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Considered Both Products
    Pendo.io
    Chose Pendo.io
    Pendo is miles away better in product maturity and customer service!
    Incentivized
    UserIQ
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pendo.io and UserIQ
    Feature
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    UserIQ
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Pendo.io and UserIQ
    Feature
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    UserIQ
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Integration with Marketo00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with Eloqua00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Pendo.io and UserIQ
    Feature
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    UserIQ
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Product usage00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Pendo.io and UserIQ
    Feature
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    UserIQ
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    7% below category average
    NPS surveys00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer profiles00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Automated workflow00 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Internal collaboration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Customer health scoring00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Customer segmentation00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Pendo.io and UserIQ
    Feature
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    UserIQ
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Customer health trends00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Engagement analytics00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ClientSuccess
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
    Gainsight CS
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (130 ratings)
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (43 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pendo.ioUserIQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pendo.io
    Pendo.io is useful in generating great dashboards that present user analytics in the best possible view that could be used for analysis & derive key insights on what could be done if there's a feature that's not being recognized by end users or if there are any pain points where users are struggling more around a workflow which is technically not that difficult. Pendo.io also can be used to create impactful guides where intercatoin of a user with the Guide can be created in less steps & have relevant information about that workflow that the user is completing. Pendo.io's resource center can act as a one stop hub to present any sidewide updates which could be information of Prod releases, New KB Articles, Register to any event, & much more. Segments can be created in as many variation as one can. In fact, Segments are the ruling property or feature that works so handy, which reduces a lot of iterative work.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    In UserIQ campaigns, you can probably create whatever content you have in mind for your campaigns using IFrames. You can probably implement whatever content you have in mind for your campaigns using IFrames in UserIQ campaigns.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Pendo.io
    • NPS Surveys
    • Feature usage insights
    • Identifying user behaviors using Replay feature
    • Clearly segmenting users in a way we want it to be
    • Identifying time spent on a feature/product to better understand what customers actually use
    • Documentation, in-app guides and help section
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    • Have a really easy way to tag features and know what you're tracking.
    • Great, simple user walkthroughs that you can plug into your app to improve onboarding or increase feature adoption.
    • Some interesting dashboard views and you can slice users/accounts many different ways.
    • Pretty user-friendly interface.
    • Easy to collect qualitative data (nps, survey, etc.).
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Pendo.io
    • Dashboard is sometimes very slow to load
    • Preview is problematic if the Pendo.io user doesn't have access to the target environment or application where the guide is going to display
    • It would be ideal to have a gallery of thumbnail images of previously used guides to select from, either to pull a screen capture or to use as a template. It's cumbersome to go to the guides, find the one you want, click on Preview, etc.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    • Getting the hang of the walkthroughs took me awhile and was hard for me to understand, but now I understand and love them!
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pendo.io
    We have had an excellent experience with Pendo. When we've had questions or concerns, Pendo is very quick to respond and communicate with us. We have experienced top-notch customer support and customer engagement. We have actually modeled some of our implementation and product processes after Pendo's examples.
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Pendo.io
    It is intuitive for core tasks like tracking feature usage, building Guides, and viewing dashboards. The interface is clean and well structured, making it easy for product managers and operational teams to get value quickly without heavy technical support. However, there is a noticeable learning curve when setting up advanced custom events, reports, or integrations, which can take some time and internal knowledge-sharing to master.
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    UserIQ
    This rating is given as to a certain degree it is useful - as in the customer health dashboard and providing a very fast service which is easy to use for our users. However, as mentioned prior, the exportation of this data into presentable information (presentation style) is not really possible without doing yourself via screenshots and interpreting the data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Pendo.io
    Every time I have logged into Pendo, the service has been available for me to use. The page has never been down when I am trying to get info from there.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Pendo.io
    Everything loads fairly quickly and it's not slow. I don't use an integration, I log in straight in the webpage.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Pendo.io
    They've been great anytime that we have needed help with something. They also have some really great help articles. We're able to figure most things out through their articles, but when we've had to call in they've been very helpful and we haven't had any problems. I'd highly recommend working with them.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    Customer service and support is one of the biggest strengths for UserIQ, whenever there has been any issues or confusion, the help service is very effective and friendly to support us and get to a conclusion within no time, hence why the ranking given is extremely high for this factor. I would not say any improvement is needed in terms of this aspect of the company.
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    Online Training
    Pendo.io
    The training schedule was well thought out and tailored to meet our needs. Chantelle stayed with us through the whole implementation and made sure that we were good to go.
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Pendo.io
    Use Segment to install and cut developers out of the work cycle!
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Pendo.io
    I have just very superficial experience with Google Analytics but I do believe that Pendo.io is a much much better tool in pretty much all aspects of it. It has a ton more features and capabilities and even for the capabilities where there is overlap, Pendo seems to come out ahead easily. There are aspects that Pendo could improve for sure such as what metadata it captures from the users; an example of this is screen resolution which Google Analytics captures but Pendo does not.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    When comparing with the other product of the market we realize UserIQ brings the best outcome beneath the price so we choose UserIQ apart from other products.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Pendo.io
    The system is pretty flexible and scalable, I have used it in different browsers and devices without issues.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Pendo.io
    • Reducing development time with in-app guides and resource center, with product management being able to agilely create guides in real time, this could be as much as 1 full time developer in savings.
    • Reducing business time scoping "rock fetches" than are proven to be invaluable based on analytics, each time 1 single piece of analtical data saves around ~20 hours across multiple resources.
    • Increasing user satisfaction with in-app guides and resource center
    • Increasing usage of key features through targetted messaging, those key features either drive costs ou of our business or add value to customers business.
    Incentivized
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    UserIQ
    • UserIQ has let us communicate more effectively with our customers. We have seen a reduction in calls to customer service on how to utilize and update items on our SaaS UI.
    Incentivized
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