Verified User in Management Consulting
UM
Verified User in Management Consulting
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Great experience!"
5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

I liked the personalized service I received and how I was able to connect with a real person when I needed help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

Nothing! would highly recommend- had a great overall experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Networking
UC
Verified User in Computer Networking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Mass exodus of employees? Started out OK but completely fell off"
1/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

They were able to arrange U-Haul U-Box relatively quickly but that’s about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

As others have said, their pricing quotes don’t match reality. Clearly they are trying to take a cut on the services themselves, not just charging companies paying for their service. You’ll need to get your own quotes and do your own research anyway, at which point you wonder why you’re using them?

The biggest problem for me, however, was that my assigned relocation person completely fell off the face of the earth. Last 4 emails have gone unanswered and when I emailed her backup (from a previous OOO message), got an auto-reply saying she’s no longer at the company. I have to wonder if people not using their marked up services are causing them to have to lay people off? Or people are just leaving on their own?

Lstly, the web “app” is completely useless. No functionality at all, just a super simple CRUD portal they through together. Want to book a hotel? Cool, send in a list of details manually and hope someone got it right. Want to ship your car? Cool, send an email and wait to get one single inflated quote back via email without the vendor name attached. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
AF
Verified User in Food Production
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"We truly love the UrbanBound team"
4.5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

The team's secret sauce is its ability to grow amazing relationships. I've heard time and time again that our employee's UB Partner was absolutely amazing. In addition, our Recruiting team truly enjoys our time with the UB internal team. Best meeting of the quarter! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

It's difficult to use UB when relocating to or from remote areas but the team has been so open and flexible with us to help make the process easier for our employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A solid platform but with clunky functionality"
3/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

What I like best about UrbanBound is the depth and breadth of information the platform provides about the surrounding environment around the new location that employees would benefit from knowing. And the round-the-clock relocation support available to employees is pretty awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

The functionality of the platform is honestly a bit clunky. It's not as fast or self-explanatory as other systems, and many of our folks have had difficulty figuring out how exactly to do what they're trying to do. It's also a bit more expensive than you would expect based on the value of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AO
Arliss O.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Organized Chaos"
4.5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

The way they were able to execute on a dimes notice. I had only 2 weeks from acceptance to time of report on my first day. Relocation from Chicago Il to Scottsdale AZ.. I noted the following characteristics as we went though a vary what seem to me to be chaotic. the attentiveness of the team, the ability to keep the situation in a moderate level regarding stress, the ability to rely upon them, how organized they were, the website of resources and tracking of the plethora of details involved with a relocation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

lack of input when it came to spending the slotted budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lauren Z.
LZ
Lauren Z.
Breakfast Department Intern
Food & Beverages
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Friendly and always ready to help"
4.5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

The relocation consultant that reached out to me was very polite, friendly, and was to readily answer any questions that I had about my move in a timely manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

The UrbanBound website can be a bit confusing to navigate; it's a bit overwhelming when you first go to explore it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TW
Taylor W.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A wonderful experience"
5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

My relocation Consultant, Jennifer Hoekstra, was the best part of my experience with urbanBound. She always responded with 24 hours of any request I had, even last minute! The resources and vendors available we reasonably prices and extremely friendly. The website is extremely user-friendly and helpful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

My moving package was a little uninformative on what our options were on certain items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Animation
UA
Verified User in Animation
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"I felt like i was in the best possible hands for the job."
5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

Everyone was so helpful and in my case i needed to relocate within a weeks time which was no problem for UrbanBound and all their affiliates. Everyone was so professional and on top of it. I felt like i was in such great hands and i was! Everything went off without a hitch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

Honestly i cant think of anything i disliked when it came to using UrbanBound. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Varun Raju Sivaram R.
VR
Varun Raju Sivaram R.
Project Engineer
Construction
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Jennifer who helped out with my relocation was spot on and replied swiftly every single time. "
5/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

Swift replies and great at solving issues immediately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

Nothing at all. Everything was taken care. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Portal not really used, Vendor prices hugely inflated, Slow response from reps"
0/5
What do you like best about UrbanBound?

First impression on initial login make it seem like a progressive system. Having list of common tasks to consider for you move and content to help you with the move. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UrbanBound?

Everything else after that first session was a PITA. The portal, though nice, was never used for interaction. Creating tasks there doesn't really do anything for the move, since the primary point of contact, the moving consultant, seem to work completely independently of the port.

After the first 15 mins of playing around with the portal, I've never really used it again. Most of the tasks related to relocation are done via phone or email with the moving consultant. That in itself is not bad, if the service itself was good. Sadly, quotes from their vendors are inflated by 60%-120% with comparable quotes I got. Yet I have no choice but to go with overly expensive quotes. It's frustrating.

Turn around is also much slower with their vendors. I got two quotes from two movers in two days, with UrbanBound vendors, it took two weeks to do the same. This pattern kept on repeating itself through the whole relocation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jamal Afridi of UrbanBound

Thank you for providing your feedback about your experience with UrbanBound—input from our customers and users is very important to our team. My name is Jamal, the Product Manager here at UrbanBound, and I’m interested to learn more about your move. If you’re willing to have a quick conversation, please email me directly at jafridi@urbanbound.com and we can set up a time to talk.