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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Search Appliance (discontinued)

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AThe Google Search Appliance provided document indexing. The product was discontinued in favor of Google's cloud-based options.N/A

    Searchspring

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASearchspring headquartered in Denver offers intelligent site search for customer facing web pages and ecommerce, providing product discvoery tools, navigation viacategory page, and other features to improve site navigation. In February 2020, Searchspring merged with Nextopia to expand its product capabilities, and customer base. Nextopia customers will continue to receive the same services, under the SearchSpring brand.

    $599

    per month

    Pricing
    Google Search Appliance (discontinued)Searchspring
    Editions & Modules
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    Essential
    $599.00
    per month
    Advanced
    $799.00
    per month
    Expert
    $999.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Search Appliance (discontinued)Searchspring
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Google Search Appliance (discontinued)Searchspring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Search Appliance (discontinued)Searchspring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    The Google Search Appliance is well suited to most site search needs and it is possible to customize the front end seen by website visitors to produce a satisfactory basic interface with basic branding applied to it. However, in some situations it may be necessary to instead make API calls from a web page to retrieve search results and the format in which those results are returned might be a little more difficult to work with.
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    Searchspring
    Search Spring offers strong options for search customizations: synonyms, redirects, query replacements, spell corrections, etc. We enjoy the ability to boost and unique product display options. We were 4Tell customers prior to the Search Spring acquisition and we're looking forward to both being part of one console. Search Spring is a really solid, stable search/merch platform that I would recommend for any mid-market business.
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    Pros
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    • Homes in on key searches.
    • Immediate response.
    • Simple UI, very user-friendly.
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    Searchspring
    • SearchSpring can pull in products that match specific terms according to your customizations in their dashboard.
    • SearchSpring can change the main image of products to reflect what is being searched for, such as a specific color.
    • SearchSpring can account for misspellings and typos in the search bar by using search customizations.
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    Cons
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    • It's my understanding that Google is ending support for the appliance soon. This is obviously an important consideration.
    • The administrator interface is far from easy to use.
    • There is a significant learning curve for new users.
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    Searchspring
    • Developing 'cocktails' of different ranking criteria. At the moment we can only serve results based on either 'relevancy' or 'sales performance'. It would be great to not only have the ability to blend these two options (by search term), but also add additional facets into the mix, such as stock quantity, margin, sponsorship factor etc...
    • Provide financing reporting on results - so we know how much revenue/conversion has been driven from specific search terms. For example, "Baby Milk" drove 50 searches, 6 direct conversions (customers that searched went on to buy an item(s) that were recommended), 16 indirect conversions (customers that searched went on to buy other item(s) not severed).
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    Support Rating
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    Neutral rating because I've never needed support.
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    Searchspring
    We have a monthly phone call with our account manager, and she is available for calls in between as well. She has always been accessible. Working with her has been easy and she has provided training where needed. She is proactive in making sure we have everything we need and feel comfortable with the platform.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Google search has always been superior. No other search engine application can even come close.
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    Searchspring
    Nextopia’s features were on par or better than consideration set at a lower cost and with an easier implementation. Contract terms were also more favorable.
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    Return on Investment
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    • The GSA was not cheap. At all.
    • There has also been a cost associated with our need to switch to another site search solution in the near future, due to Google ending support for the sppliance.
    • That said, we have so much support content that we owed it to our customers to offer a comprehensive search tool to help them find the most relevant content - and of course Google are the masters of this. However, it's worth noting that the alogorithms used on the GSA are far older than those used on google.com.
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    Searchspring
    • Increased our site search speed.
    • Increased conversion rate.
    • Increase in sales by boosting best sellers and relevant items throughout the year.
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    ScreenShots

    Searchspring Screenshots

    Screenshot of Autocomplete helps shoppers find products.Screenshot of Keep shoppers engaged by highlighting relevant promotions, sales, and content as they scroll by easily adding Inline Banners to your ecommerce site.