AskNicely vs. GoCanvas

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AskNicely
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
AskNicely in New Zealand offers their software application as a means of collecting real-time feedback from customers, touting integration with the CRM and automated workflows, the ability to integrate interaction data from popular tools and channels (e.g. Slack, Intercom, etc.), and boasting a satisfactory survey response rate superior to other survey tools.N/A
GoCanvas
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
GoCanvas in Reston offers their suite of electronic forms applications to entities in manufacturing, professional services, retail, wholesale, healthcare, and other areas, emphasizing pre-built templates and the ability to customize forms to suit your specific needs, boasting automated workflows on the Professional and Enterprise editions.
$45
per user/per month
Pricing
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Editions & Modules
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Business
$45
per user/per month
Professional
$55
per user/per month
Individual
Free
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Considered Both Products
AskNicely
Chose AskNicely
We previously used a consulting company to survey a batch of customers which meant we had an influx of feedback to deal with and work through at one point in time rather than an on-going, steady stream of feedback.
Chose AskNicely
We tested a few tools before choosing AskNicely but it won because of:
  • pricing
  • customer support
Chose AskNicely
AskNicely does a great job of making NPS survey sending easy. You don't have to set up Salesforce email templates or workflows to schedule to sending. This has been really useful in terms of getting up and running quickly.
Chose AskNicely
I like AskNicely much better than Delighted because you can directly “close the loop” with customers. Delighted doesn’t allow you to do that. That’s a big problem.
Chose AskNicely
AskNicely has a Salesforce integration and goes a bit deeper than the others. However, if you're on a budget this gets pricier.

What you'll want to do is list out your Must Haves, Should Haves, and Could Haves to help you effectively decide what software you need. For us, it …
Chose AskNicely
My company signed on with AskNicely before I came on board, so I honestly can't speak to that
Chose AskNicely
On the back end & integrations, we found AskNicely was much further along than its competitors. We also found the UX on AskNicely was much better than promoter.io.
Chose AskNicely
3 of the 5 could not integrate with tools we use: Hubspot , Shopify, Slack. AskNicely and CustomerGauge integrates with these. AskNicely won against CustomerGauge because it can trigger feedback requests after specific events/timeframes, and trigger campaigns that target …
Chose AskNicely
When we evaluated Delighted we found a product that *almost* met our needs. They provide great surveys with solid analytics at an unbeatable price point that includes all the integrations now matter what price you enter at. The thing that won us over to AskNicely was the …
Chose AskNicely
We are still evaluating SurveyMonkey against AskNicely, but initial results would seem to favor the latter. For ease-of-use, flexibility, and easily accessible analytics, AskNicely wins on all counts. Both have robust outreach engines, and there are limitations and pros/cons …
GoCanvas
Chose GoCanvas
We have used Salesforce App Cloud because other departments were using this app. It was okay but was not beneficial for our department because Salesforce is more suited for sales. It was not always customization to track the things that we needed within our department but it …
Chose GoCanvas
I tried a couple of other options like Proforms and one other that I don't recall. Because I have moderate computer knowledge and we had the need for customization and flexibility, GoCanvas couldn't be beat. They also worked with us on flat pricing for a bulk rate of licenses …
Chose GoCanvas
GoCanvas is much easier to use and customize than Google Forms. We have used Google Forms in the past, but seem to find that GoCanvas works better for our company and what we do. The reports are cleaner, more professional, and easier to use than Google Forms. I feel that it …
Features
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
8.2
Ratings
3% above category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Survey templates8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Themes7.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding8.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
8.7
Ratings
2% above category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Changes to live survey8.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Question design help8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple question types8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
19% above category average
Survey logic flexibility7.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
8.4
Ratings
3% above category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Response tracking8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data export8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports8.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom reports7.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Analytics8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
8.8
Ratings
1% above category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Access controls8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Compliance8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
AskNicely
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
GoCanvas
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions8.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AskNicelyGoCanvas
Likelihood to Recommend
AskNicely is well suited for surveying customers about how they are feeling about your product. This can be their overall feeling or after they have taken a certain action. E.g. used a particular feature. It's not designed for getting through customer feedback, rather gauging satisfaction. You will need to follow up with other survey methods for detailed feedback.
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I believe that GoCanvas is well suited for a company when they have one or two documents that need to be in the system. Also maybe a smaller company with 1-11 employees. For us, it has been somewhat of a challenge with 10-15 employees using it with sometimes 5 different documents and managing that. The customization of the documents is fabulous and we could sign contracts electronically which gave us an edge with our competition.
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Pros
  • The workflows and level of automation to make managing an ongoing NPS programme easy are fantastic.
  • The AskNicely TV Dashboard is great for getting everyone in the office interested in customer feedback - it essentially brings the customer into the room for some people who don't have a lot of direct contact with customers.
  • The system is very easy to use and intuitive.
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  • App builder.
  • Drag and drop features.
  • Signature.
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Cons
  • Integrations could always be another but they do a nice job getting Asknicely and CRM’s talking nicely to one another
  • I’d like to see more resources on how to take small businesses to the next level of CX execution using NPS and AskNicely
  • More, not fewer plan options
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  • Some of their customization of the PDF Report builder is limited, but this is more than likely for simplicity sake. There have been some limitations based on their programming limitations, but we've been able to get around some of them.
  • Tech support is not instantly available and can take up to a day to get back to you.
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Alternatives Considered
When we evaluated Delighted we found a product that *almost* met our needs. They provide great surveys with solid analytics at an unbeatable price point that includes all the integrations now matter what price you enter at. The thing that won us over to AskNicely was the "workflow" features. The ability to automatically reach out to customers based on the survey result is extremely powerful and saves a lot of time for multiple teams. Delighted does not offer that feature. Pendo lost out because of price, they are focused solely on enterprise customers and were literally thousands of dollars more a month than AskNicely. Now, to be fair, Pendo offers a much broader feature set than AskNicely, but as a straight NPS provider, AskNicely fit the bill perfectly.
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I tried a couple of other options like Proforms and one other that I don't recall. Because I have moderate computer knowledge and we had the need for customization and flexibility, GoCanvas couldn't be beat. They also worked with us on flat pricing for a bulk rate of licenses which allows us to flexible as our number of inspectors fluctuates up and down, yet we pay a flat rate every year.
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Return on Investment
  • The first positive impact has been stressing the nearly urgent need for a NPS tracking system. Gathering the first few responses (both positive and negative) was eye-opening.
  • The second positive impact was being able to see a commonality among our detractors, which in turn enabled our management team to shift strategies on prioritizing resources and projects.
  • Lastly, this has filled a niche in customer satisfaction feedback that was not sustainable in the previous methods.
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  • It's helped us saved at least 500 hours in productivity
  • Nearly $20,000 in paper cost savings
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