Compare Centrical and FiveStars - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 31, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Centrical or FiveStars?

Centrical is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FiveStars, and FiveStars is rated higher (93/100) than Centrical (75/100). Centrical offers users more features (4) than FiveStars (0).

Looking for the right Gamification 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:

GamEffective Vs. FiveStars

GamEffective: GamEffective is a next generation gamification company focusing on rich graphical narratives to drive skillful change in organizations. It is used by leading global organizations for the improvement of sales, customer support and training. Its unique rich graphical narratives range from sports to racing, virtual city-building and song-contests; ...

FiveStars: We help businesses and communities thrive by turning every transaction into a relationship. Our co-founders, Matt and Victor, began as top consultants at McKinsey, where they witnessed the power of customer loyalty programs and immediately understood why large companies pay millions of dollars to create them. They had a vision: make the power...

Who is more expensive? Centrical or FiveStars?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Gamification 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 Centrical and FiveStars.

Centrical accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 GamEffective is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Gamification software. FiveStars price starts at $20 per month , When comparing FiveStars to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Gamification software cost.

Bottom line: Centrical cost is around the same cost of FiveStars.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Centrical Vs. FiveStars based on some of the most important and required Gamification features.

Centrical: Customer Service, Sales, Customer Success, Content Management.

FiveStars: We are still working to collect the list of features for FiveStars.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types. Customers of the software chiefly include small and medium businesses hailing from a diverse range of industries.



Centrical

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

GamEffective is a gamification and training management solution for businesses of all sizes. Its services include call center management, sales and marketing team management, and training. The software ...

Categories: Training, Gamification, Sales, Sales Management.

FiveStars

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $20 per month

FiveStars is a loyalty management and customer retention platform for small and medium businesses. It also offers marketing management and assists in the creation of custom rewards programs. The softwar...

Categories: Gamification.

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Centrical: 4 Features

Customer Service
Sales
Customer Success
Content Management

FiveStars: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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Centrica...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
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FiveStars
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$20 per month
Functionality
3
CRM Gami...
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Accentur...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$199 per month
Functionality
11
Preferre...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$29.95 per month
Functionality
3

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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.