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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Front

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AFront is a communication hub that helps businesses keep the human touch in every interaction.

    $29

    per month per user

    Guru

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AEnterprise AI Search, Intranet, and Wiki in one platform. Guru lives in tools organizations already use, so no need to context switch. Users can find info across any app, have an expert help if the info can't be found, and let Guru proactively identify knowledge gaps, duplicate knowledge, and translate it to 100 languages.

    $18

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FrontGuru
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $29
    per month per user
    Growth
    $79
    per month per user
    Scale
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Premier
    $229
    per month (billed annually) per seat (50 seat minimum)
    All in One
    $18
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    Pricing Offerings
    FrontGuru
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscount for annual pricing on Starter and Growth plans. Scale and Premier plans are annual price only.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    FrontGuru
    Considered Both Products
    Front
    Chose Front
    Front is so much simpler to search and access templates for emails or texts.
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    Guru Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    286 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    211 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    285 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    156 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
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    User Ratings
    FrontGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.5
    (28 ratings)
    9.5
    (293 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (106 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FrontGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Front
    I think Front is very useful for every company with multiple teams working together on different emails from clients. Not so useful if a lot of different teams need to work on a request at the same time, because when an email is sitting in multiple shared inboxes things can get messy. Also would not recommend for teams that work is individualized, as team work is the main point of Front.
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    Guru Technologies
    Anything related to knowledge Management, that is to say; Updating knowledge from the side of maintainers, grouping and learning it from the side of learners, leaving feedback to maintainers, unverifying cards in a pinch and creating courses of related content for people of different disciplines and favouriting content that you find the most useful.
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    Pros
    Front
    • Even if you are just trying to compose a single email, Front gives a smart system that has options such [as] organized templates, tags, alerts, [and] changing your outbound dpt email.
    • Tasks- with Front you will not miss any interaction. When you are required to get assistance from a coworker, you only need to mention him/her and that notification will appear automatically in their inboxes.
    • Smart Notifications- sometimes we are just overwhelmed about the several notifications on our devices that we tend to miss some of them, but Front offers a new way to notify every email, discussion, mentioning, or tag that you really would not want to miss.
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    Guru Technologies
    • Simplified navigation with the use of keywords, making it quite easy to find an article.
    • Reading notices when a Guru is updated, and the new parts highlighted makes it much easier when we must always be up to date.
    • Provides an organized view of policies and workflows.
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    Cons
    Front
    • Their integration to Salesforce is lacking. As the owner of our productivity tools and how they are used, I have very little control over what things to enforce, or even change what objects are available. For example, we don't use Cases in Salesforce but with the Salesforce integration the Cases object shows up. There's no need to have that there. I've heard there is a roadmap improvement forthcoming.
    • One of our uses is for our sales development reps to prospect with visitors. Because of the high volume of inquiries it's difficult for our reps to efficiently manage all their follow ups. It would be nice if we could run a "scheduled campaign" where a predesigned cadence of email follow ups can be sent automatically. To be clear, they do have a scheduling capability, but it just can't be used as a prebuilt option.
    • Integrations to other systems require you have a user account to those systems. We have SSO and therefore we don't always have a user account. For example, out integration to Jira uses SSO so we don't each have individual Jira logins. This is an outage for us.
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    Guru Technologies
    • It's not clear how to relate/ attach other guru cards. The feature exists but is not very easy to spot.
    • We often find it difficult to search because we don't remember the card's title. I would love it if the tag words worked better.
    • Once editing a card, instead of adding someone to collaborate on a draft, it would be good to send the draft to someone via email. I find people often ignore these emails/pings if it's just a draft collaboration. The wording could be to ask someone to verify the draft.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Front
    We are very happy with Front and don't anticipate changing
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    Guru Technologies
    I rated Guru a 9 out of 10 for renewal likelihood because it has significantly enhanced our processes and customer satisfaction in the automotive rental company. Guru’s user-friendly interface and organized knowledge base make it easy to access and update essential information, which is crucial for maintaining high operational standards. The tool’s integration with other platforms, like the Guru Chrome extension, streamlines our workflow, increasing efficiency and productivity. One of the standout features is the ability to favorite cards, allowing quick access to frequently used information, which saves time and ensures accuracy in customer interactions. Additionally, Guru’s analytics feature helps us identify which resources need updating, ensuring our knowledge base remains relevant and effective. The only reason it’s not a perfect 10 is occasional slow performance and occasional inaccuracies in search results. However, these minor issues do not overshadow the overall benefits Guru provides. Its consistent updates and reminders further enhance our ability to deliver excellent customer support, making it an indispensable tool for our team.
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    Usability
    Front
    It's very easy to understand and use by new customer support agents as well. Be it a technology, product, or marketing person, we have trained most of the company folks to read and respond to customer conversations in their free time with the help of the Front app. It is also easy to set up for an admin and manage his/her team with communication rules.
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    Guru Technologies
    Guru is straightforward to pick up. Even if something takes a minute, I'm usually able to find a support article that answers my question quickly. Guru has served its purpose, and training others within our organization is very easy. It's very useful during the onboarding process. Usability is great.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    I have never encountered an outage with Guru in the year+ we've had it. I also never encountered an outage at the previous company where I used Guru. It has been extremely reliable.
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    Performance
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    There is some occasional slowness, or multiple refreshes before content will load. This doesn't happen frequently, though, and I don't get complaints from teammates about it.
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    Support Rating
    Front
    The support is good, and it's definitely prompt, but still lags when it comes to technical requirements, as I guess they are slow in developing newer features fast. So no complaints in terms of responsiveness, but yeah, at times it's not very helpful when you need certain features or are blocked on things which can't be unblocked.
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    Guru Technologies
    The only reason I do not give it a a ten is because I think there is still some room for improvement in meeting the different time zone needs of their customers, but overall their support is top notch. Friendly, capable, and quick.
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    In-Person Training
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    I would rate the in-person training for Guru a solid 9 out of 10. The session was incredibly valuable as it provided comprehensive insights into using Guru effectively. I learned a lot about the tool's functionalities, which significantly enhanced my proficiency and confidence in utilizing Guru for my daily tasks. The training was engaging, informative, and tailored well to ensure I could apply what I learned immediately. Overall, it was a highly productive and beneficial learning experience.
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    Online Training
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    I would rate the online training for Guru a strong 8 out of 10. While it lacked the interactive nature of in-person sessions, the content was well-structured and delivered effectively. The training modules were clear and comprehensive, covering all essential aspects of using Guru. The flexibility of online training allowed me to learn at my own pace and revisit topics as needed. Overall, it provided a solid foundation and practical understanding of Guru's functionalities, making it a valuable learning experience despite the virtual format.
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    Implementation Rating
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    You will need a very strong team of guru champions in order to get EVERYONE and EVERYTHING on Guru, it takes some craziness and over talking about guru everywhere to get people to be exicted, contribute and use. If you are starting any kind of buisness and you need KB, just go for guru as fast as you can because when you will grow you will thank yourself.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Front
    This is something I am not familiar but it seems like it is [available] in Gmail. Thus I cannot give any feedback about it. What I am sure about is Front works for our team and I see Zoom using the service in the Customer Success Organization in a long run.
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    Guru Technologies
    I prefer Guru because it's easy to follow, user-friendly, and really helps resolve different kinds of issues and concerns. We use it as the basis for the steps and instructions that we need to follow to make sure that we are providing effective resolutions to customers and that we are calibrated.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    Guru is somewhat expensive compared to what our org is typically willing to spend on software solutions. Additionally, there is a price difference per seat when paid monthly versus annually, which was a big downside for us as my company didn't want to commit to an annual cost.
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    Scalability
    Front
    No answers on this topic
    Guru Technologies
    Right now, only customer support using Guru
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    Return on Investment
    Front
    • Saved our executive team considerable amount of time chasing support questions through different channels.
    • Gave our team clear accountability for who was lead on a support issue and how to escalate.
    • Customer regularly say our support is the best in the industry.
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    Guru Technologies
    • Guru allows our team to quickly reference available learning/knowledge materials with our clients on a daily basis and provide better support at every outreach
    • With that said, spreading those same resources across two major global teams in the USA and Germany can lead to some inconsistencies. The i-frame process is not very intuitive for this scenario and our team treats policy/procedural differences as separate card or article entities.
    • Guru allowed our organization to pioneer and establish a dedicated knowledge team component, of subject matter experts who work in tangent with existing resources, create new ones, and vet collective knowledge.
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