Compare IdeaScale and Sideways 6 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (78.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Per Month
IdeaScale
Star Rating
(28)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IdeaScaleSideways 6
Star Rating
(41)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (78.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansIdeaScale vs Sideways 6
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sideways 6 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sideways 6 overall.
- Reviewers felt that IdeaScale meets the needs of their business better than Sideways 6.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, IdeaScale and Sideways 6 provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sideways 6 over IdeaScale.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IdeaScale
No pricing availableSideways 6
Lite <10 users
Free
Per Month
For very small teams with big ideas: share, manage and power employee ideas.
Always free (Microsoft Teams integration)
- Sign-up and go
- Easy and intuitive to use
- Always visible and accessible
Free Trial
IdeaScale
Free Trial is available
Sideways 6
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
20
8.5
35
Ease of Use
8.6
21
8.8
37
Ease of Setup
7.5
14
9.1
19
Ease of Admin
7.9
14
9.5
18
Quality of Support
9.5
20
9.5
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
14
9.7
17
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
20
10.0
35
Features by Category
Feedback
8.0
5
8.5
21
9.3
5
8.6
21
Idea Sources
Not enough data
8.0
20
9.7
5
9.0
24
Idea Collection
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integrations
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
19
Agentic AI - Idea Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IdeaScale and Sideways 6 are categorized as Idea Management
Unique Categories
IdeaScale has no unique categories
Sideways 6 has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IdeaScale
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sideways 6
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
Higher Education
21.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Government Administration
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Other
50.0%
Construction
12.2%
Airlines/Aviation
9.8%
Publishing
9.8%
Information Technology and Services
9.8%
Utilities
7.3%
Other
51.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
How can you setup IdeaScale for running entrepreneur competitions or shark tank type events.
1 Comment
YF
You can setup a campaign in IdeaScale to communicate details about the Shark Tank event and invite potential candidates to participate.
If you want to do...Read more
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