Compare Playful Shark and Badgeville - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 05, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Playful Shark or Badgeville?

Playful Shark is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Badgeville, and Badgeville is rated higher (82/100) than Playful Shark (62/100). Badgeville offers users more features (5) than Playful Shark (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Badgeville!

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:

Playful Shark Vs. Badgeville

Playful Shark: Playful Shark is a game development studio based in Israel. We have been creating games since 2004. As a game development studio, we are constantly creating games, playing games and updating our knowledge about games and the industry. We use our knowledge and experience to make the ocean a little more playful for sharks and other sea creatures.

Badgeville: Badgeville, The Behavior Platform, enables the world's most innovative businesses to measure and influence user behavior. The global leader in gamification, Badgeville serves more than 250 customers including Deloitte, Samsung, EMC, CA, NBC, The Active Network, Appirio, and many more. While Badgeville's client roster is incredibly diverse, spannin...

Who is more expensive? Playful Shark or Badgeville?

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 Playful Shark and Badgeville.

Playful Shark accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Playful Shark is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Gamification software. Badgeville accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Playful Shark is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Gamification software.

Bottom line: Playful Shark is more expensive than Badgeville.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Playful Shark Vs. Badgeville based on some of the most important and required Gamification features.

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

Badgeville: API, Chat, Customizable Reporting, Online Customer Support, Web Hosted Solution.

Target customer size

Most of the customers using Playful Shark come from small and medium business backgrounds. Badgeville is perfect for a wide range of companies and industries, starting from consumer electronics companies and Fortune 100 financial services to large enterprises looking for a way to improve employee performance.



Playful Shark

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

Playful Shark is a gamification and game development studio for small and medium businesses. It offers assistance in the development and design of different categories of games. The software was designe...

Categories: Gamification.

Badgeville

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

Badgeville is a gamification solution that can help users to drive customer loyalty by providing engaging user experiences on enterprise applications, websites or mobile. The behavior platform can analyze, meas...

Categories: Customer Service, Gamification, Internet & Online, Sales, Sales Management.

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Playful Shark: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Badgeville: 5 Features

API
Chat
Customizable Reporting
Online Customer Support
Web Hosted Solution
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Playful ...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
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Badgeville
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
11
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.