Guru vs. ServiceNow Customer Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Guru
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Enterprise 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
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Built on the Now Platform, ServiceNow offers their Customer Service Management solution through the Standard and Professional Customer Service Management bundles. Both include agent workspace, knowledge management, survey and assessment module, and the community module, oriented in this edition to support customers rather than internal employees. The Professional bundle also includes performance analytics, predictive intelligence, and related tools to support customer support agents improvement…N/A
Pricing
GuruServiceNow Customer Service Management
Editions & Modules
All in One
$18
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GuruServiceNow Customer Service Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Guru
-
Ratings
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
7.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Guru
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Ratings
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
4.7
Ratings
50% below category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Guru
-
Ratings
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
6.3
Ratings
21% below category average
Customer portal00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings5.30 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings3.50 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
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7.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
9.3
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10.0
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Availability
9.1
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-
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Performance
8.3
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-
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Support Rating
8.2
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9.0
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
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Online Training
7.4
(0 ratings)
-
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Implementation Rating
8.4
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-
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Configurability
8.9
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-
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Ease of integration
8.8
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-
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Product Scalability
8.7
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-
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Vendor post-sale
8.3
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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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As a very technical company we get a variety of resources assigned to answer different questions. We currently use [ServiceNow Customer Service Management] to help us have an prioritization for all of these now. We use the service now across a variety of departments that all deal with complex technical questions that need to spread out across different individuals. There are so many expertise needed for each individual question so having it routed to the right resource in an timely manner is vital to the success of our business.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Allows for clear communication between help desk and end users.
  • Provides a clean inventory option for both hardware items and software licenses.
  • Navigation is very intuitive and user friendly.
  • Many reporting features for all levels of the company.
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Cons
  • 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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  • Need a aid on how to use the system.
  • Functionality to scroll down should not be too sensitive.
  • Adding user helpful tools to help navigate.
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Likelihood to Renew
With Guru, information flows seamlessly through your organization, cutting through meeting and chat fatigue and giving your team time back to stop looking for information and do what you hired them to do. Guru does the heavy lifting to get you set up quickly, ensuring information is readily accessible when and where it’s needed, all while improving in quality over time
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Usability
I give this rating because I really find Guru useful and user-friendly. You can easily follow and understand the steps and information from Guru. It has suited every issue that I have handled, and I was able to resolve it with the help of Guru. I hope that more people will find it helpful.
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ServiceNow Customer Service Management tool gives a clear visibility on the KPI's and trends of issues being raised by customers. Proper and timely updates are received at both agents and customers end. Also, communication between the two has become more efficient. As they tool supports customisation, which has improved the overall process and growth.
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Reliability and Availability
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
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
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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Support has been very good. Any time there has been a real issue, the team has responded very quickly and identified the issue without a lot of repetitive questions that I've seen from other services. There is a great external community and internal knowledge base that covers pretty much anything you need.
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In-Person Training
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
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
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
The platform is unique, comprehensive, and uses AI. These are standout features. I also like the verification process and the ability to search from anywhere or on any browser. Guru enhances productivity and knowledge transfer when someone leaves an organization. Guru's interface is very user-friendly and can be trained quickly with new hires.
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Connectwise targets small to medium enterprises and kept things simple for cross-organizational communications. On the other hand, ServiceNow with users with more than 500 at least, tends to create lag and tension when all are using the app at the same time, especially getting reports in a timely manner.
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Scalability
Right now, only customer support using Guru
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • ServiceNow Customer Service Management has a made a positive impact on our customer success management
  • ServiceNow Customer Service Management has made internal agreements easier when we interact with different internal teams like IT
  • ServiceNow Customer Service Management had to replace our legacy systems for customer management but that did not happen completely hence that is negative impact on our business
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