Comparison

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Whale and SweetProcess?

It all comes down to your focus on employee training.

Comparing the two tools

When it comes to documenting processes and training your team, Whale and SweetProcess are two leading tools that offer distinct features.

Whale excels in creating interactive training programs and detailed process documentation, making it ideal for companies focused on comprehensive employee training. SweetProcess, on the other hand, is limited to creating and managing standard operating procedures efficiently.

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Ease of use (G2)

Customer Support

Interface Complexity 

Automated Workflows

Initial Setup Time

Learning Curve

Content Creation Tools

Artificial Intelligence

Integrations

Mobile Accessibility

Analytics and Reporting

Custom Branding

User Permissions

Pricing

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Simple and intuitive

Exceptional, highly responsive

User-friendly

Available

Quick

Low

Comprehensive

Advanced

Wide range of tools

Native app

Detailed

Supported

Available

Granular

  • Free Plan
  • Essentials Plan: $8 per user per month
  • Scale Plan: $10 per user per month
  • Enterprise Plan: $1200 per month for 100 users

Find more info on Whale’s pricing here

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User-friendly but less intuitive

Good but occasional delays

Less intuitive for complex SOPs

Not available

Time-consuming

Moderate

Comprehensive

Not integrated

Wide range of tools

Native app

Detailed

Supported

Available

Granular

  • Free Trial
  • $99 per max. 20 users per month

Ease of use

Simple and intuitive

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User-friendly but less intuitive

Customer Support

Exceptional, highly responsive

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Good but occasional delays

Interface Complexity

Simple and intuitive

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Less intuitive for complex SOPs

Automated Workflows

Available

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Not available

Initial Setup Time

Quick

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Time-consuming

Learning Curve

Low

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Moderate

Content Creation Tools

Comprehensive

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Comprehensive

Artificial Intelligence

Advanced

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Not integrated

Integrations

Wide range of tools

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Wide range of tools

Mobile Accessibility

Native app

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Native app

Analytics and Reporting

Detailed

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Detailed

Custom Branding

Supported

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Supported

Available

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Available

User Permissions

Granular

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Granular

Pricing

  • Free Plan
  • Essentials Plan: $8 per user per month
  • Scale Plan: $10 per user per month
  • Enterprise Plan: $1200 per month for 100 users

Find more info on Whale’s pricing here

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  • Free Trial
  • $99 per max. 20 users per month

Diving deeper

Features

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Whale offers a suite of features tailored for process documentation and employee training, including customizable templates, process tracking, and integration with tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. A standout feature is Whale’s automated training programs, which streamline the onboarding and ongoing training processes.

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SweetProcess focuses on simplifying the creation and management of SOPs. It provides tools for easy documentation, task management, and collaboration. However, it lacks specialized training functionalities, making it less suitable for businesses that need a robust training platform alongside their process documentation.

Ease of use

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Whale is designed with user experience in mind, featuring an intuitive interface that makes it easy to create SOPs and manage training materials. Users on G2 praise its straightforward setup and seamless integration with other tools, which contribute to its high ease-of-use score.

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SweetProcess also offers an easy-to-use interface, but some users on G2 have noted that it can be less intuitive compared to Whale, particularly when managing complex SOPs.

Customer Support

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Whale provides excellent customer support with a responsive team ready to assist users through various channels, including live chat and email. Whale also provides Coaching & Training services, and a Migration service. 

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SweetProcess offers solid customer support with live chat and an extensive knowledge base. However, some users have mentioned occasional delays in response times during peak periods.

Pricing

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Free Plan: Available

Essentials Plan: $8 per user per month

Scale Plan: $10 per user per month

Enterprise Plan: $1200 per month for 100 users

Find more info on Whale’s pricing here

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Free Trial

Standard: $99 per max. 20 users per month

Why others switched to Whale

More support

Rated ‘Best Support’

Expect quick answers on your questions, top notch coaching sessions and help with migrating your existing documentation to Whale.

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More ease of use

Rated ‘Easiest to Use’

Clients switch from other providers to Whale mostly because of our more user-friendly environment, making it easy for any team member to document, train or get trained.

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More speed

Rated ‘High Performer’

We understand that documenting processes takes work. Everything we provide in and around our platform is aimed at making the heavy lifting lighter, and shortening the time to value.

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What clients say about us on

Whether you’re a team of 5 or 205, and you have a bunch of SOPs lying around or are completely new to the documentation game.

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Next to their very competitive pricing, their support is from out of this world. We used other tools before, but we left a bit hanging in the past regarding the support piece. Stino & his team are always available whenever we have a query which is amazing!”

Jonas M., Small-Business (50 or fewer employees)

We find Whale easy and intuitive to set up, navigate, and use, and the customer support has been AMAZING. Even though we are still onboarding—and so do not yet have our final structure in place—we can already find any process document within a few seconds (using Whale’s handy search feature).”

Verified User in Financial Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer employees)

“Whale is very user-friendly and has pre-built templates that make design and flow seamless! Automated reminders make it easy to keep important information up to date for staff in our change-oriented organization.

Julie H., Mid-Market (51-1000 employees)

The platform is easy to use and even easier to keep up to date. I love their search features, the widget (you can search and find without leaving your current window) and the automations.”

Julianne W., VP of Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer employees)

Dedicated to Customer Success & Support

We make sure that each customer is onboarded exceptionally so that they can use the magic of Whale to it’s fullest. Our team will give you feedback on the best way to get started and best practices for documentation.

We offer a full migration service and will teach you our proven framework on how to create impactful documentation with no effort. Or you can simply enlist the help of one of our Certified partners to help you get it done. Book a demo and tell our team what you need!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

With Whale, you can get started in seconds. We offer a full migration service to get all your documents uploaded in no time at all.

Whale has a dedicated customer success team that supports new customers all the way from migrating their old documentation to creating new ones and using them to train new and current team members.

To start off with, Whale is free. Yup. That’s FREE with a capital ‘F’ for life. If you want to add functionality and team members you only pay for what you use. That means you only pay for the features you want and you only pay for the seats you use. You’ve literally got nothing to lose.

  • You’re looking for the fastest way to help you get your team aligned.
  • You want a solution that can help you document, train and onboard your team in zero time.
  • You want a platform that’s easy to use and to navigate.
  • You want to create automated training that can be personalized.
  • You’d like a centralized knowledge system that integrates into the apps where you and your team work.
  • You want to be able to get started with documentation and training in seconds.
  • You value outstanding customer onboarding and support.

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