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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ProofHub

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AProofHub is a SaaS based project management software from ProofHub LLC in Walnut, CA. It is an online project management and collaboration tool that comes with integrated Group chat, quick Discussions on projects, Workflows and boards, Project reports, among other features. Document (e.g. Excel, Powerpoint) uploading and sharing is supported, along with an integrated an Online proofing tool to aid in image and document review. ProofHub aims to enable teams to…

    $50

    per month

    Pylon

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APylon is a support platform built for B2B. Presented as an alternative to Zendesk, Pylon can be used to track customer issues across any channel, automate with AI, and design a support engine.

    $70

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    ProofHubPylon
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $45
    per month (billed annually) unlimited users
    Ultimate Control
    $89
    per month (billed annually) unlimited users
    Large Team
    $279
    per month (billed annually) unlimited users
    Starter
    $70
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $118
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $167
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ProofHubPylon
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Up to a 33% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ProofHubPylon
    Considered Both Products
    ProofHub
    No answer on this topic
    Pylon
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ProofHubPylon
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ProofHub and Pylon
    Feature
    ProofHub
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of ProofHub and Pylon
    Feature
    ProofHub
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Pylon
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ProofHub and Pylon
    Feature
    ProofHub
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ProofHub and Pylon
    Feature
    ProofHub
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ProofHub and Pylon
    Feature
    ProofHub
    -
    Ratings
    Pylon
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ProofHubPylon
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ProofHubPylon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ProofHubPylon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ProofHub
    It suits well for those businesses who want to operate on a global level without investing too much over creating infrastructure. A business can easily reach out to various clients, customers, partners and other stakeholders and communicate and collaborate with them in a fast and transparent manner and can effectively tap any opportunities coming its way. Such opportunities if
    properly implemented can lead to gains for the parties involved.
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    Pylon
    I think Pylon is great for startups who are figuring out where they want to interact and how they want to interact with their customers. Pylon is also great for beginner account management in terms of keeping track of comms, usage, tickets, and a bit more. Overall, I think Pylon will scale nicely it just takes a bit of time to configure all (lots) of settings.I don't think Pylon is well-suited for teams who don't know much about support operations. The tool has so many great features an they ship super fast, but the product itself isn't very opinionated and the amount of options sometimes can be overwhelming
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ProofHub
    • The obvious, proofing! We need something in-house that can do this instead of hiring one person for this job. Each person on our marketing team knows how to use it.
    • Organizes team projects in a friendly way.
    Incentivized
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    Pylon
    • Agent view customizations
    • Account mangagement tools
    • Feature / Tool feedback
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    ProofHub
    • Proofhub can improve a bit in areas of helping people customize their accounts a bit more. That makes managing work even more easier, when you have things just the way you want them to be.
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    Pylon
    • AI intentionality
    • Linear integration
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ProofHub
    With an array of useful features available that solve all our work issues, each department has an access to it. Each one knows what’s going on with different teams. This makes collaboration easier, as different teams just need one tool to come together and get things done. I think this is a great product! it has really helped my company get MUCH better organized.
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    Pylon
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ProofHub
    It's convenient, simple, and clear.
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    Pylon
    Overall, the UI is awesome and super intuitive. The features makes sense and everything is customizable to your liking. You don't need to create copies of filters, because the changing of filters on one saved few is THAT easy, which is something we love. Additionally, whenever we go to look for a capability or day dream about something... Pylon usually has it or its in the works. Only reason its not a 10 is that it can be overwhelming that it has everything, but a food problem to have
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    ProofHub
    Great support website and had reps follow up multiple times in our trial process. Getting started was very straightforward and adding people is easy too.
    Incentivized
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    Pylon
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ProofHub
    We used Basecamp in the past, but we did encounter some problems while working with it. But these concerns have been better addressed in ProofHub. It has a simple interface which is so easy to operate and this was not the case in Basecamp. ProofHub lets us quickly chat with our team members over various work matters through its inbuilt chat feature and resolve them fast while Basecamp provides this feature through a third-party tool which added to our expenses and it was not a very convenient affair. ProofHub has got an inbuilt proofing tool which allows us to get quality feedback over designs instantly saving our time and costs, whereas Basecamp enables proofing through a third party tool which again was not convenient for us. ProofHub’s casper mode feature helps us to protect privacy and secrecy over confidential issues but Basecamp lacks such an important feature. So ProofHub has more to offer and better too in comparison to Basecamp. (answer to Describe how ProofHub stacks up against them and why you selected ProofHub.
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    Pylon
    After evaluating both platforms, we chose Pylon for its superior user experience and deeper integration capabilities. Unlike Zendesk's frustrating UI and limited customization options, Pylon offered seamless integration with our existing tools like Salesforce, Linear, and PagerDuty, while allowing our team to stay within familiar Slack interfaces. The multi-channel notification system and AI-powered features like article generation provided the modern support infrastructure we needed, eliminating the complex rules and automations that made Zendesk cumbersome. Pylon's robust analytics and broadcast features also gave us valuable insights into customer engagement, making it the clear choice for streamlining our support workflows while enhancing both team efficiency and customer satisfaction.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ProofHub
    • Proofhub has a great impact on our ROI. Due to a systematic approach of handling each clients’ project, we have been able to double the number of clients we had prior to signing up for Proofhub.
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    Pylon
    • Team productivity
    • Easier cross-functional collaboration
    • better insights into customer issue tracking
    Incentivized
    Read full review
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