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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dispatch

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ADispatch is a field service management platform for brands that use 3rd party contractors to install, repair, support or maintain products for customers. It allows brands to find and hire contractors, and allows contractors to communicate about service details with customers from their mobile phones.N/A

    Agentforce Field Service

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AField Service (formerly known as Field Service Lightning) is a customizable, mobile-friendly field service hub in Salesforce. It provides tools to manage work orders, scheduling, and a mobile workforce.

    $600

    per year per user

    ServiceMax

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AServiceMax’s mission is to help customers with asset-centric field service management software. ServiceMax’s mobile apps and cloud-based software provide an overview of assets to field service teams. By optimizing field service operations, customers across all industries can better manage the complexities of service, support faster growth and run more profitable, outcome-centric businesses.

    $100

    per month

    Pricing
    DispatchAgentforce Field ServiceServiceMax
    Editions & Modules
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    Contractor
    $50
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Contractor Plus
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Dispatcher
    $165
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Technician
    $165
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Field Service Plus
    $220
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Subscription
    $100.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DispatchAgentforce Field ServiceServiceMax
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeRequired
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    DispatchAgentforce Field ServiceServiceMax
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    ServiceMax
    Chose ServiceMax
    ServiceMax is a more in-depth system created for larger institutions compared to Basecamp 2. Basecamp is a product that is quick to initiate but lacks the reporting power of ServiceMax, but Basecamp 3 is reported to add reporting functionality. ServiceMax reporting can be a …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Small Businesses
    Kickserv
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DispatchAgentforce Field ServiceServiceMax
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    DispatchAgentforce Field ServiceServiceMax
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dispatch, Inc.
    Dispatch is well suited for teams looking to improve their delivery notification process. The ability to notify customers via automated phone call or text is invaluable and takes the burden away from the drivers and delivery team on the ground, who can be unreliable and inefficient at times depending on the situation.
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    Salesforce
    We've demoed quite a few models, different companies. I know Salesforce has huge backing, but even so they're open to customization and solutions. Some of the competition, keep in mind for my industry, there's not a lot of options out there. We're not your typical Salesforce target market. I mean we're not really selling a lot. I mean, quite honestly, I don't even have a sales department because can't do all of the work that my current customers need me to do. So I don't need to go drum up new business. I just needed it for more of tracking and a work management solution. And in the construction, specifically utility construction, industry, there's not a lot of options, but it definitely was the best option for us.
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    ServiceMax
    Small deployments, where you have some specific need for ServiceMax and absolutely need offline capabilities, and are willing to deal with the problems. Otherwise, you may be better off looking at the built-in Work Orders and field service module that Salesforce is now providing. Their app is direct competition for ServiceMax and integrates much better with cases and knowledge articles.
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    Pros
    Dispatch, Inc.
    • Easy to set up
    • Good integration with customer notification
    • Streamlined set up process and support
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    Salesforce
    • Real Time Communication with back-office team When our nurses need anything by using mobile app they can reach out to our back office team to resolve their issues
    • Utilization of resources We can see the all the appointments view with the assigned representative in a single page so We can assign more appointments if any resources has any free slot it is just a drag and drop
    • It helps us to automate the process like delay or reach notification we can also route the appointments based on representative skill set, location and urgency of task
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    ServiceMax
    • As it's built on Salesforce, the reporting tools are fairly robust
    • The service flow managers can be setup to easily lead technicians to entering data in the right place
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    Cons
    Dispatch, Inc.
    • Buggy desktop app interface
    • Mobile app needs a lot of improvement
    • Login for vehicles can be a bit tricky
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    Salesforce
    • Our biggest complaint is the optimizer removes jobs from the schedule at times and they are hard to track down and if missed we may not have a tech show up at all for the customer.
    • Reporting off of Service Appointment history is challenging
    • Without having a developer adjust your views the amount of available fields can be overwhelming.
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    ServiceMax
    • Dispatch console seems slow and the data is more of a pull than a push into the database.
    • It seems to be a Ferrari and takes a lot of labor hours to configure.
    • Still does not integrate with Apple's products very well.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dispatch, Inc.
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    Salesforce
    As of right now there is not a alternative that seems to offer all of the functionality with a vision of what is needed in the future. It is my belief that ClickSoftware will remain a leader in Mobile Workforce Management for a long time.
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    ServiceMax
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    Usability
    Dispatch, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Within a week a scheduler can confidently navigate the program and from there they learn more niche tools but from the beginning they can hit the ground running. With different user views available the developers can narrow down what is needed based on your job role which has been invaluable.
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    ServiceMax
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    Support Rating
    Dispatch, Inc.
    Dispatch has timely customer service and set up support. Unfortunately, they are only able to assist via phone and do not have a chat option. Chatting would be much easier for being able to answer simple questions or software issues instead of having to wait on hold over the phone.
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    Salesforce
    Having a program that gives sales leaders a real time view was game changing. Time was always an issue because there wasn't always a sales leader available for closing sales. This has allowed for any sales leader to jump in and help make the sale without the need to do a warm transfer.
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    ServiceMax
    Engaged account management. Support is based worldwide but handoffs have not been too painful.
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    Online Training
    Dispatch, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Overall the training was quite informative but did lack detail in some areas. It had all of the necessary content for an experience product user but didn't offer enough information for a new user to complete the training and then feel comfortable in real-world situations running or managing the software. I would recommend this course for anyone with at least 1 year of full-time exposure to the ClickSchedule product.
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    ServiceMax
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Dispatch, Inc.
    We used Route4Me but surprisingly there are very few alternatives and companies on the market that are well suited for performing this kind of tracking. I am somewhat disappointed that Dispatch is the only option, only because the desktop and mobile applications can be so buggy and, at times, unreliable. But, the other existing options on the market are much worse.
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    Salesforce
    I have added a few of the many Salesforce products we use. We also use HubSpot but they all have different functions so not really comparable as they are used for different things/ teams.
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    ServiceMax
    ServiceMax has an offline capability, and also integrates with our Salesforce side of business. At the time, Salesforce did not have a field service application so we could not consider it, but if we could now, we would probably go with that instead. ServiceMax is also expensive. But at the time, ServiceMax was the only offering out there that integrated with Salesforce, had mobile offline capability, and could operate at the scale we needed.
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    Return on Investment
    Dispatch, Inc.
    • Dispatch gives us the ability to track orders that have shipped locally
    • Digital footprint
    • Reduction of carbon emissions using paper products
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    Salesforce
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has allowed for a technician work schedule to be fuller
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has improved efficiency of the mobile work force when it is adhere to, and excessive rule violations are avoided.
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has increased accountability of the mobile work force throughout the day.
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    ServiceMax
    • ROI for ServiceMax is mostly dependent on how in depth the organization wants the software. Our ROI is expected within the second year of operation due to the complexity of integration and the initial training requirements for in-house programmers.
    • Inventory control ROI is expected within year three or four due to the number of technicians and creating the foundation of information to import into ServiceMax. Expectations are the front end programming will be complete and our programmers will be better acquainted with the modules and architecture to make the inventory integration smoother than the initial integration.
    • Our organization has been working with ServiceMax for ten months and beginning to incorporate the financials to the work orders. This process has not been as seamless as once projected and the root causes are under investigation. It appears the original fields available to track time between employees were not in depth nor segregated sufficiently for granularity.
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    ServiceMax Screenshots

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