Pendo.io vs. Whatfix

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pendo.io
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Pendo.io is a product engagement platform with features for in-app analytics, surveys and feedback, and guidance.N/A
Whatfix
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Whatfix is advancing the "userization" of application technology, by empowering companies to maximize the ROI of digital investments across the application lifecycle. Powered by GenAI, Whatfix’s product suite includes a digital adoption platform, simulated application environments for hands-on training, and no-code application analytics. Whatfix enables organizations to drive user productivity, ensure process compliance, and improve user experience of internal and customer-facing…N/A
Pricing
Pendo.ioWhatfix
Editions & Modules
*Free
Free
Base
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Core
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Pulse
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Ultimate
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pendo.ioWhatfix
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAll Pricing models are customized and tailor-made according to the customer's requirement.
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Community Pulse
Pendo.ioWhatfix
Considered Both Products
Pendo.io
Chose Pendo.io
At the time of evaluation, Pendo.io stood out as an exceptional digital adoption solution. We couldn't find another solution that had the mix of analytics and in-app guidance that worked for our needs. We're so glad we selected Pendo and look forward to continuing our …
Whatfix
Chose Whatfix
Cost. Whatfix was the cheapest of them all, but not better in functionality or usability.
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Pendo.ioWhatfix
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(130 ratings)
8.2
(30 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(6 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(43 ratings)
8.4
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Pendo.ioWhatfix
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.
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Whatfix
Currently, we are only using Whatfix with Salesforce but are in the process of implementing on other systems. It is an excellent tool to organize and provide in-app access to training materials already created. It excels at providing guidance about tasks users don't complete often and, therefore, forget what they were trained about the process. The only sort of system it might not work well is one that provides its own robust in-app assistance. More than one type of tip icon being displayed, for instance, could be confusing.
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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
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Whatfix
  • Whatfix is a vendor that listens to their client, understands their business challenges, and works with them to achieve their goals.
  • Feature enhancements are released every quarter, often with significant functionality improvements.
  • The support and engineering teams are outstanding - responsive, helpful and nothing is ever too much trouble. Literally, second-to-none!
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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.
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Whatfix
  • The possibility to select content/widgets at the time for "push to production" (some we would like to p2p for one single content, that is not possible at the moment).
  • I wish the filters in the dashboard would stay when you choose a content, currently you have to filter again and again.
  • In the analytics area, I would like the system to remember this for a certain time window after selecting the start date.
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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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Whatfix
[We feel like] even though Whatfix has its flaws, we are impressed by the speed of development [and] their openness about their future improvements, [but] most important their proactive customer service and customer success team. Whatfix acts more like a partner than a supplier of a 3rd party tool, and we welcome that experience.
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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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Whatfix
While they've made a lot of improvements in the last year, there are still challenges with walkthroughs and how beacons can be created. They are aware of these limitations and are actively soliciting customer feedback to help them remedy these shortcomings.
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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.
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Whatfix
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.
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Whatfix
Sometimes there is a delay to showcase all whatfix elements
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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.
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Whatfix
Whatfix is THE best vendor I've ever worked with when it comes to supporting their customers. The support team is friendly, helpful and always willing to listen to your suggestions and ideas. This also applies to the Engineering team who I've spent several hours on calls with debugging a few of the more challenging scenarios we have in place. Nothing is ever too much trouble for Whatfix and they are truly best-in-class when it comes to their support model.
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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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Whatfix
While helpful, the feedback from our employee was, that [they felt] the training was very high-level - sometimes confusing. It would be great to have some kind of sandbox environment for new users to train certain scenarios.
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Implementation Rating
Pendo.io
Use Segment to install and cut developers out of the work cycle!
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Whatfix
Although Whatfix make the process relatively straightforward (they will provide Group Policy Scripts to install a Google Chrome extension specific to your organisation) its important to ensure your network deployment teams (if you have more than one) understand their role and what they need to do to test deployment once they undertaken the work.
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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.
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Whatfix
There is no comparison - Whatfix is the clear winner with us from the very beginning. As Whatfix continues to grow and innovate their product, engage with it's customers on a level beyond any I have every seen. They work as Partners with us, their teams from bottom to top are incredible - Customer Service, Collaboration Teams, Innovation, Sales, Success Mangers and everyone I missed are incredible. One team in particular I want to call out for there outstanding service, care and innovation to help us launch one of our systems is the Professional Services Team. Ganish, Joel, and everyone else who has been on our calls and worked behind the scenes to hit our incredible tight deadline in August - KUDOs for a job well done, You ROCK, THANK YOU words cannot describe how great you guys have been with us on this project, but on all of them. Whatfix's team definitely understands, the customer is first, they align with our values and we will continue to grow with them
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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.
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Whatfix
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.
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Whatfix
  • Reduced Training Costs: By cutting traditional training time by 40%, Whatfix has saved significant resources while increasing learning efficiency.
  • Improved User Productivity: Faster onboarding and fewer errors have led to a 25% improvement in user performance metrics, directly contributing to operational efficiency.
  • Decreased Support Requests: Self-service guidance has reduced support tickets by 30%, freeing up teams to focus on strategic initiatives and cutting support costs.
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ScreenShots

Whatfix Screenshots

Screenshot of the analytics of the Whatfix Digital Adoption Platform, that help determine what’s working (and what’s not) so  adjustments can be made to DAP content as necessaryScreenshot of Whatfix's Analytics. This produces reports on flow usage, queries served, drop-offs, and other engagement metricsScreenshot of Beacon - Used to create alerts to guide users to changes and new featuresScreenshot of Data validation - Tells users in real-time if the data they entered is accurate, based on pre-established criteriaScreenshot of In-app guidance - Step-by-step guided walkthroughs to take the user through every step of a taskScreenshot of Self-Help - Self-service support contextualized based on user role and location in the application