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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ChangePoint (discontinued)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AChangepoint, a discontinued product, began as a professional services automation and portfolio management product, was acquired by Compuware in 2004, and was later divested to Marlin Equity Partners in 2014. Under Changepoint, the company acquired Daptiv that same year, combining its professional services automation capabilities with SaaS project portfolio management. Planview acquired Changepoint in 2021 and offered it as Planview ChangePoint. It is no longer available to new customers.N/A

    Sugar Serve

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASugarCRM offers Sugar Serve, a version of its CRM providing en emphasis on customer service automation, service case management, SLA management, customer self-service and includes the SugarBPM workflow tool to automate processes.N/A
    Pricing
    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ChangePoint (discontinued) and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    ChangePoint (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Serve
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ChangePoint (discontinued) and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    ChangePoint (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Serve
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ChangePoint (discontinued) and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    ChangePoint (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Sugar Serve
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
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    Autotask PSA
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    Help Scout
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    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ChangePoint (discontinued)Sugar Serve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Changepoint is basic and would, therefore, work for businesses with uncomplicated requests, pretty straightforward workflows and willingness to work with an unsightly solution. It is basic, from the UI to the search option and the way the information is captured, which can be frustrating and counter-intuitive at times. It is relatively robust (i.e. I have been using it for almost 2 years and have not seen it crash once) but it does log me out when the system has been inactive for about 30 minutes - and I am only notified about being logged out upon clicking the Submit button, meaning many a line of text have been typed more than once!
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    SugarCRM
    The idea of Sugar Serve, is similar to SugarCRM, so I feel more comfortable implementing it, thanks to having used SugarCRM in the past. It allows us to change and adapt the design to be able to use it according to the needs of my department and according to the goals of our company. It is a great help to have the customization that Sugar Serve offers us. If we want to connect to an external service, we just contact our IT staff to develop a module that connects internally via API.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Changepoint has significant reporting capabilities, though of course, the data that comes out is only as good as the data that goes in. I enjoy being able to use the standard reports to understand exactly how much a project has cost us and to compare it to how much we are charging. This allows us to more accurately set our prices. Though we have not used the report designer capability, I understand that custom reports can be designed with relative ease.
    • Changepoint has a versioning capability for changes made to user profiles in the system manager, which I find particularly helpful. As a non-power user, it is valuable to be able to see what changes I have made to various profiles so that I can troubleshoot a problem down the line.
    • Changepoint has significant functionality well beyond the features that we are currently using, and for this reason, I think it is affordable and a good deal. Particularly if your organization is interested in dedicating the time and resources into using all of the features around project planning, resource allocation, etc., the price is well worth the value.
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    SugarCRM
    • Customizable messages.
    • Mood survey.
    • Auto response.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • We use Changepoint to manage the IS organization. I would like to see more advancement in order to do benefits management.
    • I would like to see a capability where a project manager can build a very detailed work breakdown structure, but only require project resources to charge time and provide a task status at a higher level.
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    SugarCRM
    • The interface that works with other systems is not ready, it lacks extensibility by default.
    • It necessitates the presence of a responsible someone with some programming skills.
    • The problem is especially noticeable with custom objects. Elements that should be removed remain, or an error occurs, making it a bit useless.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Sometimes the decision to renew boils down to an old adage "if it isn't broken don't fix it". Previous to moving to Changepoint, it was obvious that we needed a better project management tool. Projects we completed on time but the time zone difference between the teams and several iterations of back and forth caused a number of communication issues with projects. The difference is night and day.
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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It could be more intuitive and user friendly.
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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Planview Changepoint helps us to understand our key customers enabling us to capitalize on every financial opportunity and helps us to forecast demand against the capacities required for new opportunities, and also it automates and monitors contractual terms and conditions. It gives us visibility into our employees' skills and helps to optimize resource allocation.
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    SugarCRM
    Its quick response, customer service, and ticketing service are the best.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Employee efficiency has decreased significantly within our Project MAnagement team. The main causes are lack of logical steps/not user-friendly and the slowness of the entire program.
    • Changepoint PSA has greatly improved being able to track budgets for all projects. Before this software, budgets were done manually by hand and cross-referenced with Accounting. Now, we can pull a report out of the system, as long as all parties entered their time and data correctly.
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    SugarCRM
    • The contents managed by Excel are migrated so that employees can consult and update them at any time from the browser.
    • It is simple and versatile, so it can be used both by the work team and in all departments involved in the system, simplifying the management of processes, and collaboration and documentation
    • It allows us to check visually and comprehensively, the status of the company and each of its members in an easy-to-understand way. Which facilitates decision-making and help desk CRM integration
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