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Attribute Ratings
- Microsoft Parature (Discontinued) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
5.8
ClickDesk
58%
6 Ratings

6.7
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
67%
10 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
ClickDesk
N/A
0 Ratings

6.1
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
61%
10 Ratings
Usability
ClickDesk
N/A
0 Ratings

2.0
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
20%
2 Ratings
Availability
ClickDesk
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
75%
4 Ratings
Support Rating
ClickDesk
N/A
0 Ratings

1.0
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
10%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ClickDesk
It was well suited for quick chats. Sometimes a topic over chat can be too complicated and requires a phone call which ClickDesk gives an option for a phone call. It is too specific and limited to conversations. The reason we moved away from this to Microsoft Teams is because Teams is a more all in one solution. It can do chat, phone calls as well as webinars and screen sharing.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Building Materials Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft Parature (Discontinued)
The single element of Parature I've not seen in any other system of this kind is the Download Module. You can post files in the open, or protect them by any number of entitlement methods. The solution is also appealing to those who don't want to manage the back-end/IT needs as it is a hosted solution and has proven to be very reliable.
VP Customer Support
ZenossInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Pros
ClickDesk
- ClickDesk allows account managers to interact with leads and customers, as they are searching and researching on our website and in our e-commerce store.
- It is compiled of amazing features of the live call, online engagement, communication, and interaction with users or clients on a very professional level.
- I can easily contact any customer or client easily by just contacting them on the platform which automatically connects to the representative of the relevant area.
SQL Developer/Data Analyst
CoopRetail, 10,001+ employees
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
- Clean/Friendly UI. It was extremely easy to navigate around Parature's menus at a high level, and you could take advantage of the more robust features as you became more comfortable and familiar with how Parature operates!
- Strong Knowledge Base. Writing KB articles or ticket summaries and making use of the search function within Parature allows for expedient recovery of past ticket information. Being able to search for a fix action, or at least a troubleshooting article that can guide you towards a resolution is extremely valuable.
- Enhanced Notation Capability. Being able to send/post internal or external updates to a ticket is great! You can leave the wordy technical details for other employees while making sure to communicate the high-points and fix action to the end-user.
Unified Technology Support - Student Technician
Interactive IntelligenceInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Cons
ClickDesk
- We believe ClickDesk has questionable business practices... be careful
- ClickDesk charged us for services we did not use
- It was our experience that ClickDesk will not issue a refund after they have charged us for services we did not want.

Verified User
General Manager in Customer Service
Sporting Goods Company, 11-50 employeesMicrosoft Parature (Discontinued)
- Reporting is barebones at best. If you need special reports, we had to go through Parature to have them built.
- The use of frames on a website is very 1990s. It actually impacts usability of the product, especially when combined with how Parature handled sessions. An engineer could only work one ticket at a time which, honestly, isn't very realistic for a busy support team that is working on several issues at a time.
- Support was often unresponsive when contacted for unplanned problems.
- The knowledge base was not very friendly for clients and it provided no real encouragement for it to be used.
- It took several clicks to do something as simple as edit and assign a ticket or to close a ticket.

Verified User
Engineer in Customer Service
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
ClickDesk
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$16.99 per month
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
ClickDesk
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued) 6.1
Based on 10 answers
Parature has been the best option for this campus in terms of what we use it for and there is no alternative
Dean of Students Coordinator
UC Santa CruzEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Usability
ClickDesk
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued) 2.0
Based on 2 answers
It was bulky, cumbersome, and didn't allow us to handle the volume of cases we received on a daily basis. Many of our issues were highly technical in nature and we would often need to work on 2 or 3 at once. The poor design choices prevented this, which was unfortunate.

Verified User
Engineer in Customer Service
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesReliability and Availability
ClickDesk
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued) 7.5
Based on 4 answers
They recently had one very extended outage. It was a data center issue - but they were not diversified enough so in the end the system was down for almost 8 hours. There are also periods of time where for no reason the system simply doesn't respond. This small outages are usually short (just a few minutes), and have in fact been occurring less often, so it appears some corrective actions have been taken.
VP Customer Support
ZenossInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
ClickDesk
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued) 1.0
Based on 2 answers
Nothing ever seemed to get resolved

Verified User
Account Manager in Professional Services
E-Learning Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
ClickDesk
As I mentioned earlier, these competitors are good but they are too complex to manage by a non-tech person. Before deciding to buy clickdesk we tried 4-5 other competitors. Intercom was pretty easy too but also had a considerably complex panel for agents. A few of our departments are not that computer savvy. So we had to pick the easiest service we could find.
CEO / Volunteer
Akhaura Info FoundationNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
There are services that do bits and pieces of what Parature does. We liked the idea of having one service that meets our needs

Verified User
Vice-President in Customer Service
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
ClickDesk
- Overall pricing is high
- We can handle our customer's 24-hour basis with multiple agent accounts
- It makes easier our business productivity
Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.)
Akhaura Info FoundationEducation Management, 11-50 employees
Microsoft Parature (Discontinued)
- Parature allows for better Customer Service
- Can follow up automatically for tickets
- Will automatically close tickets that haven't been responded to.
- Allows customers to reopen tickets easily and not allow them to be missed.
Support Services Coordinator
Harrison CollegeEducation Management, 501-1000 employees