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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PG Forsta HX Platform

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AThe PG Forsta HX platform, the technology and research solution formed from the Forsta solution based on the combined (through merger) technology of Dapresy, Confirmit, and FocusVision, and later by the acquisition of Press Ganey in 2022, is a customer experience management solution featuring both forms and text analysis to understand the Voice of the Customer.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
    PG Forsta HX PlatformLighthouse Studio
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    PG Forsta HX PlatformLighthouse Studio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    PG Forsta HX PlatformLighthouse Studio
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
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    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
    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 PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
    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 PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
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    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
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    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 PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
    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 PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
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    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
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    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 PG Forsta HX Platform and Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    Feature
    PG Forsta HX Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PG Forsta HX PlatformLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PG Forsta HX PlatformLighthouse Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Press Ganey
    They have done a good job at helping us maintain the integrity of the project while transitioning to a completely new platform. Our Voice of the Customer program happens to consist of multiple surveys within one "master" so I guess logistically it could be considered complex
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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
    Press Ganey
    • Confirmit has a fairly shallow learning curve allowing someone with no experience to be able to create a simple survey with not much time invested in training.
    • Confirmit also has the flexibility to be used in very advanced ways. Whether modifying the display/page content's layout or modifying input types with jQuery, it is incredibly adaptable.
    • Confirmit (with v. 18) now collects data in a true SQL database which is far more robust and easy to administrate than some other methods of data storage.
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    Sawtooth Software
    • Powerful programming capabilities
    • Advanced analysis
    • Fantastic customer and technical support
    • Good documentation
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    Cons
    Press Ganey
    • Ensure correct data collection. This is Confirmit's main goal, and which sometimes fails to succeed.
    • Integrated data back-up service. It would be great if we could look at the data from a couple days previous.
    • Interactive layout creator. Current layout creator is really "squared" as we say, it needs more flexibility with all the incoming technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Press Ganey
    From my point of view Confirmit has been a key tool in our organization. Without it we can't deliver what we do at this moment. Confirmit has proved that is a reliable, stable and easy to use tool. The few issues we found (as far as I know) were sent to Confirmit support team and fix them. Patching the product has been done faster and without large downtime of the product
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    Sawtooth Software
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    Usability
    Press Ganey
    Confirmit is a very technical tool, it takes time for someone to get used to the interface, even when it could definitely be more intuitive or user friendly, this is part of Confirmit's strenghts that makes it one of the most robust data collection technologies out there.
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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
    Press Ganey
    The support team is responsive and I can tell that they are actually trying to help get to the heart of the issues before making us try every possible solution available. They ask the right questions and test things before coming back to us with proposals. I like the support team at Confirmit.
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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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    Implementation Rating
    Press Ganey
    Should let the professionals handle implementation, don't have only the operations team at your company do it.
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    Sawtooth Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Press Ganey
    Forsta has a strong product functionality and performance. Integration capabilities are fantastic and it has strong customer focus. Pre-existing relationships also helped in cracking this deal. People at Forsta are helpful and customer centric. Although cost is not highly competitive but it comes close to value for money. Competitors have quite a few functionalities but there are additional charges levied for them.
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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
    Press Ganey
    • I love Confirmit, the only negative is that my experience using any other program is always terrible in comparison.
    • I had Confirmit rep come into the office and was disapointed that they didn't have much informaton on how to use it as a researcher in marking research, perhaps employing more internal marketing researchers would help that.
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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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