Service Autopilot vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Service Autopilot
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Service Autopilot, from BACKTELL in Richardson, is a business operations management system for small home services businesses.N/A
Whimsical
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.
$12
per month per editor
Pricing
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Features
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Service Autopilot
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Task Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Service AutopilotWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
BACKTELL, INC
Service AutoPilot is a fantastic system for client service tracking and scheduling. While there are a few features and details I would personally like to see changed or added, the ultimate purpose of the system is well executed, fairly simple to use, and easy to understand. My recommendation would be to add more specific details such as canceled or closed clients and closed/canceled service history on active clients to remain permanently.
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Whimsical
It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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Pros
BACKTELL, INC
  • service history, tracking
  • service scheduling
  • service/client notes
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Whimsical
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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Cons
BACKTELL, INC
  • when closing/canceling a service completely from a clients account it would be nice to still have the history to see what they had done in the past incase they change their mind later and wish to continue the service
  • cancel/closed client historys would also be nice as if someone sold their home, it would be nice to be able to see what was done on that property prior to inform new owners, etc.
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Whimsical
  • It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything
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Likelihood to Renew
BACKTELL, INC
Service Autopilot has a versatile set of features that we use across all facets of our business. We use it for history tracking on clients properties, notes specific to the service and/or the client, as well as pricing details
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Whimsical
No answers on this topic
Usability
BACKTELL, INC
No answers on this topic
Whimsical
It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping.
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Support Rating
BACKTELL, INC
No answers on this topic
Whimsical
I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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Alternatives Considered
BACKTELL, INC
We use the two systems collaboratively. Both systems offer different features which we use bits and pieces of what we need from each to make the system work for our needs.
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Whimsical
Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently.
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Return on Investment
BACKTELL, INC
No answers on this topic
Whimsical
  • No hard numbers I can quote. Other than the free plan has been adequate for my needs.
  • It's my go to mind mapping tool.
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