MentorcliQ vs PushFar

MentorcliQ is enterprise mentoring software for employee development, engagement, retention, and growth. It supports virtual, peer, reverse, leadership, onboarding, group, skills, mentoring-circle, and new-manager programs. CliQ Start includes flexible employee matching using MentorcliQ’s Smart Matching algorithm. Employees can use the cloud-based iOS and Android app to enroll, get matched, communicate, and measure mentoring success. The platform lists integrations with Office 365, Microsoft 365, Teams, Slack, Outlook, Google Calendars, Zoom, Workday, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors HCM, Oracle, and UKG. Custom integrations and API connections can be configured and tested with customer IT teams. Reporting includes real-time analytics, ROI dashboards, custom advanced reports, and exportable tools. MentorcliQ describes guided onboarding, integration support, mentoring experts, and 24/7 technical support. It states that it maintains SOC 2 Type II, Microsoft SSPA, and TX-RAMP Level 1 certifications or compliance, and describes encryption in transit and at rest, multifactor authentication, and continuous monitoring of more than 70 security controls. CliQ Start begins at $9,900 a year for 100 employees per year; pricing for CliQ Plus and CliQ Complete is custom.

PushFar provides mentoring and career progression software for organizations, alongside an open mentoring network for individuals. Organizations can run programs using AI-powered matching, administrator matching or participant self-selection. Administrators can configure branding, questions, approvals, settings and matching rules. Participants can set goals, schedule meetings, exchange private messages and use built-in video calling. Reporting covers mentoring activity, goals, meetings, feedback and surveys. Documented integrations include SSO, calendar syncing, Microsoft Teams and Zoom; other systems such as Workday can be connected through an account manager. The maker describes controls including GDPR features, role-based access and two-factor authentication for the administration panel. Organizational customers receive account-based support, onboarding, training and ongoing customer success services. The platform supports centralized administration and cohort management, and the maker says programs can scale from teams of 50 to 50,000. Apps are available for iOS and Android. The individual open mentoring network is free; organizational platform pricing is on request and requires a demo.