Khoros Service vs. Playvox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Khoros Service
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Khoros Service offers omnichannel engagement on publicly available channels like social, digital, chat, and voice, as well as owned online communities like Khoros Communities. The solution offers 1-to-1 and 1-to-many engagement with customers and consumers, bringing together automation through bots and human agents. Customer inquiries and support-related conversations can be routed and prioritized based on a variety of parameters, and the robust agent desktop solution…N/A
Playvox
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Playvox, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, offers their call center agent monitoring, coaching and QA platform, designed to motivate and improve the performance of call center agents and reps.N/A
Pricing
Khoros ServicePlayvox
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Khoros ServicePlayvox
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is variable based on the needs of the customer.
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Community Pulse
Khoros ServicePlayvox
Considered Both Products
Khoros Service
Chose Khoros Service
Lacking in updated user guides. Limited in things that can be done when tasks and assignments are pushed. The program overall needs a refresh to be more eye catching and appealing to users. Great reporting and options. Should be linked to Excel, would save time. Khoros is good …
Chose Khoros Service
As I know Khoros Service was chosen for its strong omnichannel support, advanced automation and detailed analytics capabilities.
Chose Khoros Service
We chose Khoros Care as our main tool in catering or responding to any reachouts like messages, comments, and reviews by our members through our social media.
Chose Khoros Service
Multi-Channel Support:Khoros Care: Known for its ability to manage customer interactions across various channels, including social media, messaging, and more.Comparison: Evaluate how well each platform supports the channels most relevant to your business, whether it's email, …
Chose Khoros Service
In my opinion, Khoros Marketing is superior to Khoros Care in every way except queue management. Sprinklr, Hootsuite, and Social Studio are all similar products in terms of responding to users, but they are not as flexible with labeling.
Chose Khoros Service
KC fails to punch up. More features, reliability etc come as an offering with other products.
Chose Khoros Service
The user interface was much more personable, and we found we had overall less issues with the program itself.
Chose Khoros Service
Khoros is a well-known provider. It has a good support system. Known for its enterprise scalability, social listening, and AI based automation.
Chose Khoros Service
Zendesk was too big and complex, way more functionalities than we needed and that made the onboarding process dificult.
Chose Khoros Service
Khoros is more than just a platform for social publishing. No other competitor provides the in-depth moderation and social listening services that they do. If you're looking for a one-stop-shop of a platform for all things social, this is the tool to be using. Others are better …
Chose Khoros Service
Both Khoros and Zendesk offer robust customer engagement solutions, but Khoros stands out in several ways. While Zendesk provides excellent ticketing and support functionalities, Khoros extends beyond traditional customer service, offering a comprehensive suite that includes …
Chose Khoros Service
Intercom is really difficult to navigate. Khoros is so much more streamlined and easier to manage
Chose Khoros Service
I have not tested other products related to Khoros.
Chose Khoros Service
I haven't used other products as Lithium has fulfilled all needs other than what native provides. Reporting is excellent and makes there no need to use any other product. Very adaptable and customizable to what is needed to get the job done. Overall I have no issues with this …
Chose Khoros Service
Community is imperative, Khoros CXInsights is a product that we are still adapting to and needs more mature social integration to realize its value, and Khoros Marketing turned out to be a product that we use less frequently due to the scope of our team being mainly focused on …
Chose Khoros Service
While we don't use other products from Khoroscare, the support we've received has been fantasitc
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Khoros is strictly keyword based with no NLP or AI options. Reporting is limited, both in general and by platform.
Chose Khoros Service
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (Radian6 + Buddy Media) and Sprout Social
Playvox
Chose Playvox
CCMath - Playvox was more intuitive to use
Chose Playvox
As far as my usage allows me to say, Scorebuddy did not open room for a dispute; in case the person evaluated does not agree with the rating she/he received, there is no possibility to document coaching and follow up on development or do the quiz for knowledge check. (I used …
Chose Playvox
My quality coach through that gives me real examples of my failures attached to my photos and voices, which give me a real improvement of my total performance and following the quality coach guidelines and I used to get my results of coaching through it because that's UI is …
Chose Playvox
Playvox is the best monitoring software I have ever seen, as other monitoring softwares don't support all tasks we need as a quality team, but in Playvox we can find all tasks we need, we can monitor the agents daily, we can make coaching sessions with the agents if they get …
Chose Playvox
Playvox stands in front of many obstacles, but it is working to develop it and there are not many problems in it unlike other things and applications, and I chose Playvox because it is useful and easy to use for small companies and works on developing the service provided in it …
Chose Playvox
Everything at Playvox is done in real-time, and our agents are working in real-time more and more these days. Playvox supplied the appropriate solution for our firm, which included intelligent decision-making and a real-time monitoring system. It's also a well-organized tool …
Chose Playvox
Playvox shows the company how their agents are doing, and shows what are the real mistakes that agents are doing to try to solve it. Sessions in Playvox are too important for the teams to improve their skills that's why my company selected Playvox its the best way to improve …
Chose Playvox
At Playvox, everything is done in real-time; today, our agents work more and more in real-time. Playvox provided our organization with the ideal answer, which was intelligent decision-making combined with a real-time monitoring system. It's also a well-organized tool for …
Chose Playvox
Playvox was my first choice because it is the platform that my company employs. I've never worked on a platform like this before. Procedures, communications, and training were not saved in previous places where I worked; they were only transmitted verbally and occasionally in a …
Chose Playvox
Playvox is the best at all points related to monitoring chats and calls also it's easy to use and all information is very clear and well organized which helps the managers to analyze agents' skills and performance, Playvox also is the best in coaching to help the agents learn …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I selected Playvox as it is the platform my organization uses. I've never worked with another platform like this. In other companies I worked, procedures, communications, and training were not saved, they were only communicated verbally and sometimes a document with what should …
Chose Playvox
I had a good experience with CloudTalk in my previous company but Playvox is much more flexible and easy to use compared to other apps Playvox can adapt with any business about monitoring and coaching Playvox have a great home page that shows data of agent every month and by …
Chose Playvox
I had a good experience with CloudTalk in my previous company but Playvox is much more flexible and easy to use compared to other apps Playvox can adapt with any business about monitoring and coaching Playvox have a great home page that shows data of agent every month and by …
Chose Playvox
I had a good experience with CloudTalk in my previous company but Playvox is much more flexible and easy to use compared to other apps Playvox can adapt with any business about monitoring and coaching Playvox have a great home page that shows data of agent every month and by …
Chose Playvox
Playvox helps us as a quality team to do all work tasks we have, as all our work tasks are provided in Playvox, as we can monitor the agents daily, coaching them immediately if they get any failure using Playvox, making gauge score by monitoring the evaluations which had been …
Chose Playvox
Playvox is more convenient for users as well as for Performance Analysts to analyze the overall performance and goals, Easy to get access and implement without hurdles.
Chose Playvox
Ease of analysis and use is one of the first reasons for choosing Playvox, as Playvox analyzed my performance very skillfully, which brought me great benefit in developing my performance and then increasing my financial return, and from my experience Playvox is one of the most …
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User Ratings
Khoros ServicePlayvox
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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1.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.2
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8.5
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Usability
7.3
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2.0
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Availability
9.0
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9.1
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Performance
9.0
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Support Rating
8.1
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3.8
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In-Person Training
9.0
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Online Training
7.3
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Implementation Rating
7.6
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8.5
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Configurability
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6.4
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Product Scalability
8.3
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6.4
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Vendor post-sale
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8.1
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9.0
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User Testimonials
Khoros ServicePlayvox
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need a content management system that allows you to add a wide variety of label categorization and have multiple users logged in at the same time, Khoros Care is suitable. However, I cannot say that it's the best system to use. There are other systems that have the same or similar features without as many issues.
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Playvox is excellent for a team who knows exactly what they need in order to get better. You have full control to set your metrics, track the data and provide feedback. If you're a team looking for software that will create the solutions for you, look elsewhere. Playvox is a fantastic tool, but a terrible genie
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Pros
  • Manages and pulls in posts from communities, Facebook, and Twitter so we can address them in one place as opposed to logging into each site natively.
  • Khoros Care has great analytics. I like the customizable dashboards; we use them for weekly reports to upper management.
  • Khoros Care helps our social media manager manage and monitor our teams.
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  • It's easy to start evaluating since it pulls up all the data automatically.
  • It is easy to generate reports as all the data is stored in its servers and we just download it.
  • Filters make it easy to see our Associates' areas of opportunity and strengths.
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Cons
  • I would like to be able to see deleted comments/tweets so we can look into the issues.
  • I would like to be able to better customize dashboards for our exact metrics. Some things previously available in Spredfast are no longer available in Care.
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  • The speed of loading the chat that I am evaluating for the customer service representative because sometimes it shows that there is an error in the load.
  • Keep a lot of information
  • It should have more languages for ease of control
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Likelihood to Renew
Simply, there isn't anything on the market that is quite as personable as Khoros Care. After using a few different client messaging systems, this program gave the closest feel to in-person interaction that we could get during the COVID-19 epidemic and is an important part of our agency still to this day in 2023.
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I do not think my organization has and 2nd thought of changing the Playvox because I am sure they cannot find another option that is as easy and smooth. There is no other option at all. Playvox is being used here in every department and the company cannot run without this. Now it is a basic need of this business
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Usability
The ability to auto tag, manually tag, make notes, and "snooze" posts is extremely helpful. The efficiency of the work flow for agents is also a huge plus. It keeps agents moving quickly and prioritizing responses for the cases that need it most.
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Playvox is an easy-to-use platform, all features are intuitive, which makes navigation easy. I never found navigation problems, I was always able to find all the items I needed, all the information is well separated, what could improve is the possibility of moving some items, putting the ones that I use the most in evidence.
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Reliability and Availability
It's always up.
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I don't think I've encountered software problems before
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Performance
No issues.
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do pages load quickly? yes / Do reports complete in a reasonable time frame, given their complexity? yes i think / If Playvox integrates with any other software or systems, does it tend to slow them down? i don't know
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Support Rating
Khoros Support has always very responsive and helpful when it comes to getting my issue/inquiry addressed. Their ticket portal is great for tracking any open tickets and they can be updated via the portal or by responding to the email thread. Support reps are always extremely knowledgeable and care about getting you taken care of
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We have had multiple live trainings (Zoom). The training at the beginning of the set up was top notch. We had some additional questions about coaching and they jumped on the opportunity to help us. We have a designated trainer and account manager.
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In-Person Training
The team received training (from the same executive team member who has been supporting us) over the web and this was of very high quality.
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Implementation Rating
Implementing the platform was not a big hassle for our client, it was seamless and easy we just had to follow a few steps and it was done. Just scaling was a bit of an issue but it got resolved with time and a bit of effort at both ends
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From the day first, we were active on Playvox and happy with the features. It does not take much time to understand its features and its performance. A few training sessions with 'How to use' and we are experts using Playvox.
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Alternatives Considered
Multi-Channel Support:Khoros Care: Known for its ability to manage customer interactions across various channels, including social media, messaging, and more.Comparison: Evaluate how well each platform supports the channels most relevant to your business, whether it's email, social media, live chat, or others. Automation and Workflows: Khoros Care: Offers workflow automation features to streamline processes and handle routine tasks.Comparison: Compare the level of automation capabilities each platform provides and how well they align with your business processes.
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As far as my usage allows me to say, Scorebuddy did not open room for a dispute; in case the person evaluated does not agree with the rating she/he received, there is no possibility to document coaching and follow up on development or do the quiz for knowledge check. (I used Scorebuddy 2 years ago).
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Scalability
Of course as the company grows owing to its growing customer base, they need to think of out-of-the-box solutions to offer its clients and customer satisfaction is one of them. Retention is very much needed in competitive environment like today and hence it becomes imperative for companies to find different ways to reach their client basis and fix their issues
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I think it is the best rating based on my experience
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Return on Investment
  • We have seen a positive shift of customers from reaching out to the Call Centre to the Social Care Team.
  • Monthly and Annual Reporting to keep track of performance and stats related to the team has been much easier to highlight areas for improvement (month2month and anually)
  • CSAT/NPS Survey results have increased via Khoros Care in comparison to the Call Centre.
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  • Positive return motivation and learning[.]
  • Negative return not continuous update[.]
  • Positive return Guidance and assistance in my work[.]
  • Negative return There are no pages to explain and facilitate access[.]
  • Positive return Training to get back to better performance and learn from mistakes[.]
  • Negative return no abbreviation[.]
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ScreenShots

Khoros Service Screenshots

Screenshot of a customer conversation in Agent view. Access past customer conversations and interactions in a single pane of glass.Screenshot of the analytic dashboard used to monitor key metrics across a service organization, such as available agents, time to first response, and agent handle time.Screenshot of Khoros Agent Assist. This feature provides agents with real-time recommendations, reducing the time needed to handle customer inquiries, deliver accurate resolutions, and train new agents.Screenshot of Work Queues under Rules and Routing. This allows admins to build rules around tagging to ensure timely and effective follow-up from agents.

Playvox Screenshots

Screenshot of Give your team real-time feedback and allow them to discuss evaluation results with our built-in collaboration messaging. Generate advanced reports based on agent evaluations. Quickly identify areas of improvement and add personalized agent dashboards to give them visibility of their results. Conduct quality calibrations, to measure and identify areas for improvement. Help your team deliver consistency in their QA evaluation process.Screenshot of Provide your customer service team with all the educational information they need and allow them to take courses and paths in the learning topics they want to improve on. Identify areas in which your agents need to be trained on, send them targeted learning courses and easily track their results. Review your team’s progress and evaluate their knowledge by creating quizzes and comprehension checks.Screenshot of Connect data, measure and consolidate your agents’ KPIs such as NPS, CSAT, AHT, among many others. Detect problems when they occur. Track team progress. Give visibility. Easily measure where your team members stand and identify the KPIs they need to improve on. Create dashboards for your team to view, customize your objectives and keep track of your teams’ progress.Screenshot of Customize your online store with rewards and gift cards for team members to exchange based on their results. Reward your team with Karma Points and allow them to redeem their points in your customized online store. Publicly recognize peer with badges, based on their quality results and performance. Access our social community wall where your team can exchange ideas, ask questions and share relevant information.Screenshot of Coach agents based on the identified customer service problems, as quality is achieved by driving continuous improvement. Create coaching sessions based on your team’s quality and performance results. Based on recurring customer service problems. Tailor all sessions to your needs. Create interactive coaching cards with goals and dates of achievement to easily organize and keep track of all your sessions.