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Guru Technologies LLC

Guru

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

42 Reviews Write a Review

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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3 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

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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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+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

Multi-Language Support

Version Control

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

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Guru Reviews

Wyatt C.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

A bit pricey, but the value is more than worth it.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

They are on the cutting edge of KM software. They're constantly innovating and updating their product to make things as automatic and intuitive as possible.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It allows anyone, from veteran to new hire, to pull the right answer in little to no time and get the correct result to the customer.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It tends to be a bit pricey; however, if you do an ROI you will find the value is there.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have many conversations with the sales and success teams. They have immeasurable knowledge and genuinely want to make your implementation a success.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Savannah W.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Makes our lives so much easier!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

Easy to use + implement. There are TONS of resources across the board - the Guru blog, learning academy, guides + Guru collections for implementation, and an entire support team. The Chrome extension and Slack integration make it super easy to bake into everyday activities as well.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to quickly find and document important business knowledge.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I absolutely love Guru, but it would be awesome if it could automatically assign new folks to certain teams via a Blissfully workflow or something.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Just do it! It will make your life so much easier, and make sure leadership is ready to make it a priority for all.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Art R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Game-changer for internal knowledge management!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Guru from other similar products?

Awesome search. The Chrome extension and Slack integration are the best in class.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The powerul search.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Advanced analytics are only available on higher subscription tiers.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure you have a clear champion on the team who can drive adoption and instill good knowledge management habits.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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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

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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.

Multi-Language Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wyatt C.

A bit pricey, but the value is more than worth it.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Savannah W.

Makes our lives so much easier!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Art R.

Game-changer for internal knowledge management!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Intelligent Search

Configurable Knowledge Repository

Role-Based Access

Cataloging

API Integration

Rich Text Editor

Reporting and Analytics

Social Features

Workflow and Approval Management

Multi-Language Support

Version Control

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

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Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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