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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ApexChat

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AApexChat is a live chat tool from the company of the same name in Pleasonton, California.N/A

    Kayako

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AKayako is a help desk and customer support platform that helps businesses automate workflows, improve agent productivity, and deliver personalized customer experiences across email, chat, and social media.

    $79

    per month

    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a BaaS (Backup as a Service) solution used to back up and restore Microsoft 365 data, including Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams data.N/A
    Pricing
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    VDC for Microsoft 365
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Considered Multiple Products
    ApexChat
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    Kayako
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    Veeam Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    282 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    281 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    268 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    261 Answers
    Features
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base00 Ratings1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.6
    148 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Management dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1144 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    -
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    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    7.8
    134 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8129 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings00 Ratings7.794 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings7.889 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of ApexChat and Kayako and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    ApexChat
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.4
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SaaS Product Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.296 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4116 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    8.7
    (289 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (290 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (281 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    -
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ApexChatKayakoVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ApexChat
    For small businesses on a small budget, [ApexChat] gets the job done, but it is a barebones system. Not the best enterprise solution.
    Incentivized
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    Kayako
    When it works, It's without a doubt a great help desk solution. It is perfect for our usage, and have rolled it out company-wide. It's great if you have multiple departments. We have it set up so most items come through a single desk that then hands out tickets to their proper department. There may be cheaper options for smaller organizations but for one that is as service-driven as ours, we really think Kayako is a great fit.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    Analyzing campaign performance is a great area where the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is well-suited, and it’s working well. In the past, when we analyzed campaign performance, we had to use outside vendors, which was a time-consuming, laborious, and costly process.
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    Pros
    ApexChat
    • Great chat box designs on website.
    • Great backend support.
    • Multi-language options.
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    Kayako
    • Gives a very good report on an individual level of what is being done for a customer or corporate issue.
    • Easy to understand who has what, what the tickets are about, how long they have been opened and how many times the customer/employee have gone back and forth with each other.
    • Nice dashboard view.
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    Veeam Software
    • Granular restoration of emails within a mailbox
    • Complete Restoration of a Mailbox
    • Restoration of Teams Conversations
    • Add users for backups
    • Restauración granular de correos electrónicos dentro de un buzón
    • Restauración completa de un buzón
    • Restauración de conversaciones de TEAMS
    • Agregar usuarios para respaldos
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ApexChat
    • Updated UI
    • Additional reporting options
    • Greater flexibility in chat widget appearance and size
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    Kayako
    • Departments need a bit of work. Even though you can have multiple departments, the only changes that can be made are globally. If you want independent queues within the departments, you have to do a lot of work that can be very confusing.
    • Survey system is not up to speed. Kayako really needs to add Net Promoter Score into their system. Also, if a staff user removes their name from an incident ticket, it removes them from the survey so you really can't even get a good estimate of how well your staff is in the eyes of the customer.
    • Very difficult to implement when you already have a customer base. Setting them up in organizations is difficult. Also, the sign-up for new customers is quirky. If you send an email to Kayako, it will say you are not an authorized user, however, it will store your email address. If you try to send an email a second time, it will go through. This is one of many reasons why we decided to move from Kayako to Oracle Service Cloud.
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    Veeam Software
    • I would like the option to remove users from the backup and set them to an alternate storage location/ archive location. Currently, my backups are at 7 TB, and I would like to segment out data with lower data retention requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    • We are grandfathered in on their old Software-assurance pricing and our continued use costs us only a few hundred dollars a year (excluding hosting expenses)
    • Our team's processes are now heavily ingrained in the system
    • We have not been shown a more compelling option that is more cost-effective while still offering all the features we've come to expect
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 just works so well and is so easy to use. I researched multiple options for Office 365 backup and none seemed to be as easy to setup and use as Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and the pricing was very comfortable to us. I can't imagine any reason why we would change away from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.
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    Usability
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Veeam Software
    The interface is simple, but powerful. It's easy to setup, easy to use. It's able to restore individual files and emails with ease. Would like to see the wording on some features cleared up, as it's caused us some confusing learning the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    They are really good, but it takes a while to get back, because of the large time difference to the Eastern US. However, they are very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    I have yet to need it during any of their scheduled maintenance windows. It's always online.
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    Performance
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    We have a lot of data, and pulling backups out of the store sometimes takes a bit of time - but this is within acceptable tolerances. I don't expect restores to be instantaneous, and I can't quantify if the speed is software or data repository.
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    Support Rating
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    • We didn't have to use support too much, but when we did, they were able to assist us and help us make everything work.
    • Mostly we used their Online KB and step by step instructions to get all of our issues resolved.
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    Veeam Software
    The setup support we received was extremely helpful. They allowed us to learn as they created the policies and managed the handoff between setup and guided setup very well. This resulted in active, usable policies and us having the knowledge to adapt these as our needs change in the future.
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    Implementation Rating
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    Three years in we are about as happy with Kayako as we could be. We've had several employee's leave and on-boarding new hires was easier than it has ever been as things are uniform and consistent across the entire application.
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    Veeam Software
    Really easy, but we are not a big company. I am not backing up all users, just those that could fire me.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ApexChat
    ApexChat is good if you want to outsource your website chat. If you want to keep things in-house and have an employee manage it, we prefer SalesIQ.
    Incentivized
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    Kayako
    We were using Spiceworks for a few years before switching to Kayako but found that it wasn't as customizable or as user friendly for our customers. The SNMP scanning and inventory features with Spiceworks was nice but we needed more of a Help Desk that would allow us to scale our services to more companies.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    First and foremost, Veeam's reputation stood out. They have been a leader in the backup vendors for a few years. That reputation along with recommendations from colleagues sold us on Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. The other vendors that we did demo's with were lacluster in setup and performance. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 immediately won us over.
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    Scalability
    ApexChat
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I have had no issues scaling this software as my organisation or data estate has grown. It always does exaclty what it says on the box.
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    Return on Investment
    ApexChat
    • Increased lead flow
    • Chat conversion improved
    • Not scalable due to lack of features
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    Kayako
    • Tickets were definitely responded to faster once we implemented the audible alarm that would go off when new tickets came into the queue. This was possible because of the API.
    • Since the system was email based we could set our monitoring software up to generate tickets automatically via email for customers when it found something out of the ordinary.
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    Veeam Software
    • The only real impact is from a compliance standpoint. Our company is expected at a regulatory level to be protecting our data and even though the tenant has little traffic there could still be some regulated data in there. We have to be able to tell an auditor that it's being backed up by an enterprise grade solution, and that's what VDC was intended for.
    Incentivized
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