Cvent Surveys vs. Square 9 Softworks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cvent Surveys
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Cvent Surveys (formerly Inquisium) is an online survey tool. Cvent's main offering is an event management platform. Cvent Surveys covers several survey use cases, including sample surveys, customer satisfaction & feedback, employee satisfaction & feedback, event feedback, and training & development. Features of the software include survey creation, survey templates, question types, and survey reporting. If you're looking for great online survey software or a feedback management platform, you've…N/A
Square 9 Softworks
Score 9.5 out of 10
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For document-intensive companies looking to improve business efficiency, Square 9 Softworks develops solutions for process automation that aim to drive increased productivity across all business applications.
$50
per month per user (5 User Minimum)
Pricing
Cvent SurveysSquare 9 Softworks
Editions & Modules
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Square 9 Process Automation Essentials
$50
per month per user (5 User Minimum)
Square 9 Digital Transformation Essentials
$68
per month per user (5 User Minimum)
Square 9 Enterprise Essentials
$75
per month per user (10 User Minimum)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cvent SurveysSquare 9 Softworks
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsOffered via a three-tier pricing model that allows customers to scale their solution up or down based on the changing needs of their organization. Pricing excludes professional services and implementation fees
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
7.1
Ratings
11% below category average
Square 9 Softworks
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Ratings
Survey templates6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Themes6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
8.7
Ratings
2% above category average
Square 9 Softworks
-
Ratings
Changes to live survey9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Question design help8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple question types8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
8.2
Ratings
0% below category average
Square 9 Softworks
-
Ratings
Survey logic flexibility8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
8.1
Ratings
1% below category average
Square 9 Softworks
-
Ratings
Response tracking8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
8.7
Ratings
0% below category average
Square 9 Softworks
-
Ratings
Access controls8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Cvent Surveys
8.1
Ratings
1% below category average
Square 9 Softworks
-
Ratings
Respondent restrictions8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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M‑Files
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User Ratings
Cvent SurveysSquare 9 Softworks
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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9.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
4.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
6.5
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
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7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Our company needs surveys to give feedback to our speakers. Cvent Surveys allows attendees to give honest and accurate feedback on the spot after a session ends. It is easier to collect the data, send it to our marketing team, and have them send the feedback to each speaker so they know their strengths but also what needs to be worked on.
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Square 9 Softworks is well suited for unique needs within companies. We have built, renovated, and optimized custom workflows within our archives, designed highly specific interfaces with our ERP platform, and Square 9 Softworks has answered the bell through it all.
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Pros
  • It allows for clients to ask questions they need answered.
  • It records everything for you and gathers information for both the client and the sales representative to read.
  • It is a middleman for the client and Sales rep. It is a wonderful tool and easy to navigate around. People find it easy and simple to use.
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  • The software is very flexible, and the technicians were great at implementing our customizations for the PO project.
  • While indexing fields in Global Search, the Key Free tool works great.
  • Global Search is well-organized. It's easy to navigate and find your documents.
  • The process for completing your project was well done. Communicating with individuals at Square 9 who were responsible for different aspects of the project was easy.
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Cons
  • I have had some occasional errors that have come up in the system that don't seem to have an obvious cause. These can be frustrating to overcome, but Cvent support has always been able to resolve these issues.
  • Cvent might be a little to rigid at times on the back-end. It could just be my lack of coding experience, but sometimes the html emails and survey templates can be difficult to make as aesthetically pleasing as I would like.
  • The opening screen for 'Known Surveys' often bothers me because you cannot add additional fields to the "first page" of the survey. This is only if you are not sending the email through Cvent, so it is not a major flaw.
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  • Overall, it is not as stable as other software. Some errors could not be fixed, such as a form going forward without approval because a user pressed "enter" twice in a row.
  • I probably only use 20% of the functionality. Beyond that, I'd have to pay for development. We did that once, and the project that we paid for never was implemented. They allowed us to request a design before my time that was so complicated that they never got it to work. Once I came on board, I implemented a much simpler solution.
  • Our upgrade took much, much longer than expected, and was disrupted by so many software issues.
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Likelihood to Renew
  1. Ease of itegration to other technologies for automation
  2. Intuitive use of the technology
  3. Performance (not encountering any network or downtime)
  4. Upgrades and updates made frequently enhancing the tool itself
  5. Exceptional support team that are quick to respond to any issues or questions
  6. Security within Cvent allowing for user groups to be created segregating organizations providing for both protection and security of their data and content
  7. Cvent notification process of company changes or improvements
  8. Valuable metrics from both the administrative side as well as the survey side of the tool
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We are definitely renewing our SmartSearch. This is the only place all of our companies contracts and regulatory filings are kept. Our company would lose track of all expiring contracts if we did not renew. We would also need to spend many hours figuring out a new organizational system for all of our files, as well as savings the documents from SmartSearch onto the computer.
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Usability
This program is so versatile to be able to do whatever is needed. There isn't a time that I have built a survey that hasn't done exactly what is needed. No matter how complicated the questions are, the data that is put out is easy for leadership to read and understand. That is what is needed. They shouldn't have to go through complex data and spend a lot of time trying to analyze it.
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The items I am searching for are easily found. They are found in at least 95% of the searches. The failure rate generally is related to another employees user error or a template error set up by our Square 9 team in house.
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Reliability and Availability
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Square-9 can get this product out to you in almost the same hour your order it. We got ours very fast.
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Performance
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With the PDF projected viewer, the document retrieval-to-display can drag for a second more than some systems, and the capture workflow if you overload a server array can also drag, but those are the only two issues we've ever seen with this product, and they are not serious issues at all.
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Support Rating
I have not needed to contact support before for this feature in Cvent. The support team for other features have been great though, so I will provide an answer for that. Cvent is on point with their customer care. They’re prompt and make sure the issue is fixed. They will also follow up with you to make sure everything is still working smoothly or if any additional help is needed
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Support is always extremely helpful and responsive. Whenever we have a question, it is simple contacting them and also setting-up an appointment, if necessary. Scheduling the appointment is easy and they are willing to talk on the phone, which is not always true with software companies. Their report support tools are also really east to use.
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In-Person Training
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It would have been higher, but the training is a bit muted for the lesser qualified office equipment vendors who signed up as partners to sell and support it. The more experienced ECM vendors and customer end-users will find the training very good, but a bit slow.
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Implementation Rating
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I think the implementation could have gone a little smoother than it did. Now that I know how to use the software, I could do it myself. I feel that as an organization, we could have been a little better prepared. If the consultant was more aware of what we were looking for, they could have assisted in setting up some workflows for us as per the contract. But because we were not prepared, the initial implementation process was a little painful. That said, adding a document management system to ANY business kinda means everyone has to re-think the way they do their work which can be difficult for some staff.
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Alternatives Considered
Cvent survey does exactly what we need it to. There is no reason to look at other products. That effort can be used elsewhere. Information that is kept within the same program makes it easier to compare data across the board and certain functions will not have to be repeated from the foundation since most of the information will flow into other programs within Cvent and we won't have to type all the information over again. It saves time, which is not what a lot of people have.
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SharePoint and Square 9 Softworks are similar in some ways and totally different in others. They both do workflow, although Square 9 Workflow gives administrators more options. They both have a repository, although Square 9 GlobalSearch is more structured in terms of customization. Using field values allows for more exact search capabilites. Square 9 AI tools allows administrators to get the correct data off the page more precisely with less effort.
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Scalability
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The scale-ability is quite good actually, but you need competent sales/support folks providing it to you, so the scale is set right for the demands of your system use. Some resellers are not good at doing this, some are fantastic. If you are scaled correctly at first implementation, you'll be very happy with this system.
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Return on Investment
  • Saved a lot of money, once we brought everything to Cvent, we were able to close out other programs and software subscriptions.
  • Seemed a little expensive at first, but once we integrated everything it made much more sense.
  • I've gotten good at navigating around Cvent, which has made operations and getting campaigns out much easier.
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  • Reduction in human error through manual data entry process now being automated
  • Reduction in cost due to automation allowing the function to not require a full time employee
  • Reduction in time spent performing the previous manual tasks. Example: on our consolidated shipment days, it could take doc clerk 2-3 hours to prepare master document package. This has been reduced to 30 minutes or less (depending on size of shipment and time needed for OCR to complete)
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ScreenShots

Square 9 Softworks Screenshots

Screenshot of GlobalSearch, which allows users to organize and sort documents based on extracted dataScreenshot of automated data extraction from documents using Square 9's AI-powered extraction tool, TransformAI.Screenshot of GlobalCapture, which is used to build workflows and automatically assign tasks to users.Screenshot of a front-facing Portal for new hires and applicants. This lets them fill out important employee documents such as job application, Direct Deposit and W-4 forms.Screenshot of the hiring and onboarding portal, where new hire documentation is completed.Screenshot of GlobalForms, which has new hire government forms such as I-9 and W-4 forms.