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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Service Autopilot

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AService Autopilot, from BACKTELL in Richardson, is a business operations management system for small home services businesses.N/A

    Whimsical

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AWhimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.

    $12

    per month per editor

    Pricing
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Editions & Modules
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    Pro
    $12
    per month per editor
    Business
    $18
    per month per editor
    Enterprise
    $240
    per year per editor
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
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    Community Pulse
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Considered Both Products
    BACKTELL, INC
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    Whimsical
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    Key User Insights
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Service Autopilot and Whimsical
    Feature
    Service Autopilot
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Whimsical
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Service AutopilotWhimsical
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BACKTELL, INC
    Service AutoPilot is a fantastic system for client service tracking and scheduling. While there are a few features and details I would personally like to see changed or added, the ultimate purpose of the system is well executed, fairly simple to use, and easy to understand. My recommendation would be to add more specific details such as canceled or closed clients and closed/canceled service history on active clients to remain permanently.
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    Whimsical
    It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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    Pros
    BACKTELL, INC
    • service history, tracking
    • service scheduling
    • service/client notes
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    Whimsical
    • Simple to use
    • Tons of uses
    • Can be customized with themeing
    • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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    Cons
    BACKTELL, INC
    • when closing/canceling a service completely from a clients account it would be nice to still have the history to see what they had done in the past incase they change their mind later and wish to continue the service
    • cancel/closed client historys would also be nice as if someone sold their home, it would be nice to be able to see what was done on that property prior to inform new owners, etc.
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    Whimsical
    • Kind of want to see some of the functionality of other similar apps like Miro but the app is great at what it does
    • Folder structure takes a little time to get used to
    • Nitpicking here but not a big fan of the default font
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BACKTELL, INC
    Service Autopilot has a versatile set of features that we use across all facets of our business. We use it for history tracking on clients properties, notes specific to the service and/or the client, as well as pricing details
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    BACKTELL, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Whimsical
    It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping.
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    Support Rating
    BACKTELL, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Whimsical
    I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BACKTELL, INC
    We use the two systems collaboratively. Both systems offer different features which we use bits and pieces of what we need from each to make the system work for our needs.
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    Whimsical
    Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently.
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    Return on Investment
    BACKTELL, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Whimsical
    • We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer.
    • As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code.
    • We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well.
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