Help desk tickets make the customer support world go round. We tested the leading help desk software systems to see how they rate at improving your support staff's efficiency and effectiveness.
Freshdesk is the gold standard for help desk offerings aimed at smaller businesses. Multiple price plans plus a consistent user interface make it an easy pick once again for Editors' Choice.
Zendesk for Service now boasts better support for multichannel ticket management, custom agent and manager environments, and a huge app marketplace. Just be prepared to pay for it.
While it's a bit spartan for non-IT professionals, ManageEngine is nevertheless a robust help desk platform that can power an ITSM process for businesses of almost any size at a fair price.
Jira Service Management remains a good choice for larger help desk shops, with new features like customizable dashboards and a low-code smart forms generator. Third-party integrations, however, remain spotty.
HappyFox remains one of the best ticket managers we've seen, and it's now enhanced its team messaging integration to include Slack and soon Microsoft Teams.
Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk might be a no-frills ticketing solution, but it's entirely free. Its feature set is likely too limited for large businesses, but for smaller firms it could be a real boon.
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Editors' Choice-winning Vivantio sets the standard for enterprise-oriented, ITIL-compliant service desks. Advanced features and a competitive price make this a solution well worth considering.
Gorgias only wants to do one thing: be a support desk for small to midsized e-commerce operations. But if you fit into that mission, this is an easy and well-thought-out solution with some unique features.
For enterprises that need an ITIL-compliant service desk, HaloITSM delivers every required feature and adds additional user contact channels, a good list of integrations, and a competitive price. Overall, it's a deserving recipient of our Editors' Choice award.
Zoho Desk is a great choice for growing companies that need to keep their customers happy. A long list of features and a very friendly price are marred only by the learning curve required to get started.
AI company UneeQ seeks to take the next step in the evolution of intelligent chatbots: Enter the Digital Human.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented rise of calls that has service desks struggling to keep up. One solution is the chatbot-driven support session, But as these conversations evolve, can AI and chatbot technology continue to fill the support gap?
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Cayzu does well as a help desk platform for smaller businesses and startups, offering a good set of features and strong third-party integration options at a very nice price. But if you're looking for more enterprise-oriented capabilities such as advanced reporting and automation, you'll need to keep looking.
Agiloft Service Desk comes with a generous feature set but a high price and steep learning curve, making the product a better fit for enterprises rather than SMB customers.
Where Freshdesk is aimed at small business customer operations, its sibling Freshservice targets the IT support needs of larger organizations. With support for advanced features and an intuitive interface, this is a great enterprise IT solution that's well worth a look.
Teamwork Desk is a clean and snappy product that shows great potential. However, it's still a newcomer in the helpdesk marketplace and has a ways to go before it reaches parity with the rest of the field.
TeamSupport is a decent helpdesk application but with a dated and sometimes convoluted user interface. It's a good option for SMB operations, but make sure its particular features are really right for you before committing.