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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ChangeGear Service Desk

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Based on the ITIL best practices framework, the SunView ChangeGear product suite improves and streamlines the IT service management lifecycle. By automating IT service management processes, companies gain greater visibility into their IT infrastructure, eliminate system downtime, reduce operational costs, ensure regulatory compliance and improve IT service delivery. SunView Software is a Serviceaide company (acquired August 2021).N/A

    Vision Helpdesk

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Vision Helpdesk, which started in 2005 as a simple help desk software has evolved into three customer service and IT support management tools. Help Desk Software - A multi-channel help desk software that allows users to manage customer communication across various channels like email, web portals, chat, phone, and API. Satellite Help Desk Software - A multi-company/brand/product help desk software that allows users to manage support for multiple companies in place.…

    $8

    per month

    Pricing
    ChangeGear Service DeskVision Helpdesk
    Editions & Modules
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    $0
    Per Seat per Month
    ChangeGear Help Desk
    $0
    ChangeGear Change Management
    $0
    ChangeGear Cloud
    $0
    Per User per Month
    Starter Help Desk
    $8
    per month per seat
    Starter Help Desk
    $12
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $16
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $48
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChangeGear Service DeskVision Helpdesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ChangeGear Service DeskVision Helpdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ChangeGear Service Desk and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    6.4
    2 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Vision Helpdesk
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets6.42 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Expert directory5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications6.92 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of ChangeGear Service Desk and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Vision Helpdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of ChangeGear Service Desk and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Vision Helpdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ChangeGear Service Desk and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    46% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ChangeGear Service Desk and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    ChangeGear Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ChangeGear Service DeskVision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChangeGear Service DeskVision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Serviceaide
    1. What kind of service-levels are you looking to establish? 2. Are there other programs you are going to be using for other aspects of 'the job?' 3. How many employees are going to be needing access to ChangeGear? 4. Do you want a highly configurable product or something that will come out of the box pre-set? 5. Are you looking to keep track of equipment deployed to the customers you support?
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    I think that there is probably nothing that Vision Helpdesk can't do given enough work to customize it. The problem is that you almost have to have someone dedicated to knowing everything there is to know about the system and then have them be the administrator of all the customizations and feature additions you want. It's great that it can do so much, but it's not great that it's so complicated and has very little out-of-the-box configurations.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Serviceaide
    • Change Control
    • Ease of Use
    • Simplicity
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Vision Helpdesk
    • The best thing for us - the timer. It's really cool. We can start the timer and end it when support finishes. It's very important for working with other companies we give support for.
    • Good-looking, with good visualisation and usability dashboard.
    • Ticket transfer between support users, comments, ticket printing.
    • The best price and functionality, comparing to other help desks.
    • Support. Best support I have seen on internet. Helped with setup, and helped with few minor questions.
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    Cons
    Serviceaide
    • Not sure if this is due to our back end, but ChangeGear Service Desk can sometimes bog down. Speed can always be improved and, while version 6 has been impressive so far, slow downs are still common.
    • Browser compatibility can sometimes be hit or miss. Certain fields would not work on Chrome, so our department has required FireFox. I have not tested 6 on other browsers but hopefully the upgrade has taken care of this.
    • The communications with customers are not easy to sift through. With limited attention spans, seeing a subject line filled with 'gibberish' causes our customers to either delete or leave the message forever unread. Again, not sure if due to our implementation, but I would clean that sort of thing up.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    • Chat feature.
    • Remote desktop.
    • Get more integration with other software and Mobile apps.
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Serviceaide
    No answers on this topic
    Vision Helpdesk
    For us it's really best solution.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Serviceaide
    Because it allows me to work in (probably) the most organized way possible. It allows me to collaborate quickly and rather effortlessly with coworkers within my team and other teams in the Technology department. The deduction in rating is due to the issues with speed and browser compatibility. Version 6 has been a revelation but I as always, there's room for improvement.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    Really simple, good-looking interface, many features and customizations
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    Support Rating
    Serviceaide
    No answers on this topic
    Vision Helpdesk
    Support from Vision Helpdesk was rather lackluster. We uncovered a bug pretty early on in our use of the system and it took them about a month to fix it. Our internal admin of the system had to keep pestering them to get it fixed. It wasn't critical to our business but was something we needed fixed and it just seemed like they didn't care that much about fixing it.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Serviceaide
    Simpler and easier to implement.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Vision Helpdesk
    Vision Helpdesk was more open for an NGO while the other companies were more attended on the "big-money", which we don't have as an NGO. Second point is that Vision Helpdesk is very easy and simple to use. Not too much installation, programming etc.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Serviceaide
    • Better Response Time
    • Email Tracking of Tickets
    • Change Control Module Simplicity
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    • Most cost-effective help desk software I have researched from Kayako to SAAS [products] like Zendesk.
    • We got more features and easy customization done with Vision Helpdesk which where not possible for Zendesk and Kayako was too costly.
    • Ticket tracking has been easier and faster with Vision Helpdesk; for our web hosting business we prefer a download version which is not possible with SAAS help desk providers ( Zendesk or Freshdesk).
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    ScreenShots

    ChangeGear Service Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboard - DarkScreenshot of Workspace - Staff daily work spaceScreenshot of Service Catalog - End User ViewScreenshot of Incident grid sorted

    Vision Helpdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Satellite/ Multi Company Help DeskScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - ITSM Service Desk SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Live Chat SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Help Desk Software