Guru Technologies

Guru

8.4 /10

What is Guru?

Guru is a collaborative knowledge management solution where answers find you--everywhere, every time. By empowering these teams in-context with the knowledge they need to respond to customer questions, they can stop spending time hunting down information and instead focus on what matters most — their customers.

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Awards & Recognition

Guru won the following awards in the Knowledge Management category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

8 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Guru Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Guru?

3% Negative

0% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Continually Improving Product
Unique Features
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Intelligent Search

Configurable Knowledge Repository

Role-Based Access

Cataloging

API Integration

Rich Text Editor

Reporting and Analytics

Social Features

Workflow and Approval Management

Version Control

Multiple File Type Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

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Score 8.2

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Guru Reviews

Lianna D.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Great knowledge base

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

Guru is a great knowledge source for internal communications. You can easily navigate through the different cards with filters and search options.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easily navigable

What do you dislike most about this product?

Need to use more to understand the dislikes

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend this product if you’re looking for a knowledge base for all internal employees to reference

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Morgan W.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Quick Insight - Huge for Hard Questions

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

Native integrations with internet browser makes it very easy to get key competitive or product intel mid-conversation. This makes us more thoughtful in our sales conversations and is key to answering tough questions on the fly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In browser integration and the simplicity of the UI

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes content management can be cumbersome as usage has grown across the business. We don't know what should be deprecated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider a content ownership and deprecation workflow to keep the info fresh.

Pros

Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Caring
Respectful

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

Jonathan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Powerful knowledge management solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

Guru distinguishes itself from other knowledge management solutions with its AI-powered insights and deep integrations with popular tools like Slack and Salesforce.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Guru's best aspect is its AI-powered insights that help organizations understand how knowledge is being used and identify areas for improvement.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Additional levels would be useful; sub-categories are limited

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

When using Guru, I recommend taking the time to capture and organize all of your organization's knowledge in one place, and regularly updating it to ensure accuracy. Additionally, I recommend taking advantage of its AI-powered insights to identify gaps in your knowledge and improve your organization's overall efficiency.

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Guru Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Guru?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Intelligent Search Provide user with filters and facets to refine search results, with auto-suggest capabilities, natural language search and search engine indexing.

Configurable Knowledge Repository The solution provides the ability to create, manage, disseminate and archive knowledge articles in a structured format.

Role-Based Access Enable different levels of access based on role, allowing different articles to be available only to specific audiences as needed.

Cataloging Ability to organize documents and data based on similar tags, keywords and groupings.

API Integration API integrations with enterprise apps e.g. collaboration/communication tools, CRM, ECM, and existing knowledge sources allow access to content in multiple ways.

Rich Text Editor Allows users to create and share information using text and other formats such as charts, images, audio, and video, with easy formatting options.

Reporting and Analytics Detailed analytics and dashboards on content usage and performance, including how information is accessed and by whom, search query performance, etc.

Social Features Social features allow knowledge users to like, rate, comment, or tag knowledge content.

Workflow and Approval Management Ability to model, build, and execute automatic workflows for the purpose of managing content-centric processes.

Version Control Tracking of document versions with each iteration of document changes.

Multiple File Type Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Guru Reviews

Lianna D.

Great knowledge base

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Morgan W.

Quick Insight - Huge for Hard Questions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Jonathan S.

Powerful knowledge management solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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