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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Guru
Star Rating
(2,345)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansWhimsical
Star Rating
(187)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansGuru vs Whimsical
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Whimsical easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Whimsical overall.
- Reviewers felt that Guru meets the needs of their business better than Whimsical.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Guru is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Whimsical over Guru.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Guru
Free trial
Free Trial
1 User Per Month
The AI-driven platform completely free for 30 days.
- See pricing page
Whimsical
Free
$0.00
1 Editor Per Month
For personal projects and flexible collaboration.
- Unlimited workspace members
- All Whimsical file types
- 3 team boards
Free Trial
Guru
Free Trial is available
Whimsical
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,934
9.1
127
Ease of Use
9.2
1,956
9.3
129
Ease of Setup
9.3
972
9.5
29
Ease of Admin
9.0
478
9.1
25
Quality of Support
9.3
1,531
8.7
89
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
431
9.6
23
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,832
9.3
123
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Projects
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
9.3
122
Not enough data
9.2
118
Not enough data
9.3
120
Not enough data
Content Discovery
9.4
120
Not enough data
9.3
120
Not enough data
9.2
119
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
9.3
108
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
80
Not enough data
9.3
81
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
682
Not enough data
9.2
680
Not enough data
9.1
672
Not enough data
Knowledge Management
9.6
804
Not enough data
9.2
746
Not enough data
9.2
705
Not enough data
Compliance
9.1
700
Not enough data
9.1
667
Not enough data
9.2
661
Not enough data
9.1
640
Not enough data
Customer Support
9.2
773
Not enough data
9.2
732
Not enough data
9.0
653
Not enough data
Data Security
9.2
639
Not enough data
9.2
638
Not enough data
9.3
660
Not enough data
9.1
640
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
691
Not enough data
9.3
713
Not enough data
9.4
782
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
497
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.6
78
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.1
62
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
8.9
65
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
9.0
693
Not enough data
9.1
648
Not enough data
9.0
695
Not enough data
8.8
593
Not enough data
8.9
558
Not enough data
9.0
570
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.9
673
Not enough data
9.0
676
Not enough data
9.5
753
Not enough data
9.1
726
Not enough data
9.1
592
Not enough data
9.2
593
Not enough data
9.3
589
Not enough data
9.0
559
Not enough data
9.1
574
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
8.7
104
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.3
109
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
Search Queries
9.1
101
Not enough data
9.4
103
Not enough data
9.1
96
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
9.3
106
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
9.5
41
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
101
Not enough data
9.3
104
Not enough data
9.1
102
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.5
35
Not enough data
8.7
32
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.6
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
Responses
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
9.3
72
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
73
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.6
28
Customization - AI Agent Builders
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Automation - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Guru and Whimsical share no categories
Unique Categories
Guru is categorized as Knowledge Base, AI Agents For Business Operations, Contact Center Knowledge Base, Insight Engines, Enterprise Search Software, AI Agent Builders, and AI IT Agents
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Guru
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Whimsical
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Consumer Services
8.7%
Internet
6.4%
Financial Services
5.8%
Other
52.9%
Computer Software
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Financial Services
8.5%
Design
7.4%
Other
43.2%
Discussions
Do we have any mobile app for Guru?
3 Comments
DF
No there is not, however the Web app does scale to phonesRead more
What does Guru do?
3 Comments
LF
Guru is an all-in-one tool that brings everyone on your teams together and puts all your information in one place: right in your workflow.Read more
How did you start your "knowledge council" and what are some of the early hurdles to overcome?
2 Comments
CA
There's lots of advice on starting and engaging a knowledge council here:...Read more
Whimsical has no more discussions with answers
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