Apptentive, now part of Alchemer vs. Braze

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apptentive, now part of Alchemer
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Apptentive was an app used to measure shifts in customer emotion and gather actionable feedback across their mobile customer journeys. Apptentive was acquired by Alchemer in 2023, and is no longer available. Its features are provided by Alchemer Mobile.N/A
Braze
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Braze is a customer engagement platform that enables relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. With Braze, global brands can ingest and process customer data in real time, orchestrate and optimize contextually relevant, cross-channel marketing campaigns and continuously evolve their customer engagement strategies.N/A
Pricing
Apptentive, now part of AlchemerBraze
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apptentive, now part of AlchemerBraze
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
Apptentive, now part of AlchemerBraze
User Ratings
Apptentive, now part of AlchemerBraze
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.1
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Usability
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8.7
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
Apptentive, now part of AlchemerBraze
Likelihood to Recommend
It works very well for consumer-centric applications. If you had an app with in-app purchases, or a retail store app, or even a simple gaming application, Apptentive would be more powerful. In our case, we have an app that serves as a productivity tool, so Apptentive gives us great insight and tools, but we do not take advantage of them as much as other apps might.
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Its really well suited to brands with a mobile app. And from what I can glean from the features my org isn't able to take advantage of, its best suited for: - B2C brands that use social media - ecommerce (i.e. CPG) Otherwise, I am not convinced it is the tool I would recommend for users that do not have a mobile app. You're not getting most of the value from it.
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Pros
  • Push notifications for app store reviews.
  • Targeted interactions based on in-app events.
  • Easy in-app messaging service for direct access to our support team.
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  • Well looked after - Braze itself are always on hand to answer any questions and help us make our work better.
  • Great tool - We use a fair bit of Braze but there
  • are so many exciting features we're slowly incorporating, Braze is always building on what they have and this keeps us top of our game.
  • Fantastic learning - I have advanced quickly in my work in Braze due to their support and learning programs. This has been key for me.
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Cons
  • Apptentive's metrics aren't as customizable as we would like but what it does measure it does a good job at.
  • Managing multiple apps (iOS and Android) can make for extra work because you're duplicating work on Notes and Events.
  • Finding the right way to interact can take multiple tests, surfacing best practices across the industry would be a help.
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  • Enabling GIF/videos to be directly uploaded on to Braze's platform
  • Easier way of creating canvases; right now it is too complex for someone new who is starting off in the company to understand what things do and where things are
  • Ability to track duplicate user profiles within the entire audience segment
  • Automated deduplicating email addresses/phone numbers in each targeting segment; right now it's done manually after extracting csv files
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Likelihood to Renew
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We are on a mission for an omnichannel experience for our customers and are already making good progress with Braze able to fully support and optimise this
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Usability
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It is an easy-to-understand platform, thanks to its design and accessibility. You can, for example, easily find any users and their data, check exact volumes of segments, follow the history of messages sent, and create reports. We can connect Braze with other platforms for analysis or email design (Snowflake, Hightouch, Stripo...).
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Support Rating
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Very responsive and helpful on simple questions, but not great other than that. They do not have a way for the customer/user to escalate a ticket. You have to contact your rep and in some cases, they don't respond within 24 hours so you have no idea if they have escalated it. There is no phone number for an urgent issue - you have to rely on email
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Alternatives Considered
We haven't used or evaluated another tool similar to Apptentive. We selected it and it has worked for what we needed it for. I'm sure other solutions provide similar options. We keep Apptentive because it is already integrated with our apps and we've continued to be able to use it for what we need without worrying about how a new tool would connect to everything that goes into a mobile app.
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Braze has its own strengths and weaknesses compared to Bloomreach and Hubspot. Personally I prefer Bloomreach for lifecycle journey and orchestration however I've felt integration and scaling to be more straightforward with Braze. Other platforms have been reviewed but for value for money at scale and quality of platform, Braze came out as the chosen one.
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Return on Investment
  • Apptentive has helped us increase our app store ratings which results in better listings in search results, etc.
  • Apptentive has helped give us better insights from our users.
  • Apptentive has helped us better manage emergencies that we can address without an App Store update now.
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  • We saved a couple of million by switching from Salesforce to Braze.
  • We increased our engagement for a limited-time promo by 33% by simply running a 4-variant subject line test.
  • We managed to reduce our unsubscribe volume by 18% by excluding dormant users.
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ScreenShots

Apptentive, now part of Alchemer Screenshots

Screenshot of Sentiment and Topic Analysis - The Apptentive dashboard provides key insights into who customers are, what they care about, and how to communicate with them. Apptentive works from day one using machine learning and semantic analysis to bubble up key trends, so the user can stop guessing what customers want and recognize issues not readily seen.Screenshot of The Love Dialog shows how customers feel about a brand and mobile experience by asking one simple question, ‘Do you love our company?’. The Love Dialog allows users to track and analyze customer sentiment over time, and by app version.Screenshot of Apptentive’s Surveys can be changed without updating the app. Collect quantitative data and qualitative information with a tap. Optimized for mobile with in-depth targeting, gather thousands of responses to make faster data-driven decisions.