Compare Customer Thermometer and Kayako Fusion - Sep 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Customer Thermometer or Kayako Fusion?

Customer Thermometer is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Kayako Fusion, and Customer Thermometer is rated higher (97/100) than Kayako Fusion (80/100). Customer Thermometer offers users more features (7) than Kayako Fusion (6).

Looking for the right Customer Service solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Customer Thermometer Vs. Kayako

Customer Thermometer: Before starting Customer Thermometer, we ran our own marketing agencies. Between us, we had over 100 clients; most were Fortune 500 and FTSE 350 companies. We experienced the same problem. Once you get beyond about 20 staff it is impossible to handle the customers yourself. And that’s a really good thing. You need to go and hire bright, enthu...

Kayako : Established in 2001, Kayako builds the world's leading helpdesk and customer engagement solutions which help organizations deliver better customer support. We are passionate about the customer support and experts in creating elegant and powerful web applications to do the job and grow relationships.

Who is more expensive? Customer Thermometer or Kayako Fusion?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Customer Service software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Customer Thermometer and Kayako Fusion.

Customer Thermometer price starts at $29 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Customer Thermometer is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Customer Service software. Kayako Fusion price starts at $60 per agent/month , When comparing Kayako Fusion to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Customer Service software cost.

Bottom line: Customer Thermometer is more expensive than Kayako Fusion.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Customer Thermometer Vs. Kayako Fusion based on some of the most important and required Customer Service features.

Customer Thermometer: Contact Management, Customer Database, Customer Service, Customer Support Tracking, Sales Reports, Email Invitations & Reminders, Site Intercept Survey.

Kayako Fusion: Data Import/Export, Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customer Thermometer is ideal for different companies, big or small. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.



Customer Thermometer

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $29 per month

Customer Thermometer software is an on-premise cloud-hosted Customer Support solution that helps its users to receive real-time and actionable feedback from every email they send. The platform is a business app...

Categories: Survey Software, Customer Experience Management.

Kayako Fusion

ITQlick rating
(3.3/5)

starts at $60 per agent/month

Kayako Fusion is a help desk management solution for businesses of all sizes. Its capabilities include request tracking, ticketing management, customization, and others. The software was designed and la...

Categories: Complaint Management, Help Desk, Lead Generation, Mac CRM, Online CRM.

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Customer Thermometer: 7 Features

Contact Management
Customer Database
Customer Service
Customer Support Tracking
Sales Reports
Email Invitations & Reminders
Site Intercept Survey

Kayako Fusion: 6 Features

Data Import/Export
Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$29 per month
Functionality
9
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3.3/5
Score
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.