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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor ECM

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AEpicor ECM is based on docStar, a document management software offering that was acquired by Epicor in 2017.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

    Pricing
    Epicor ECMKayako
    Editions & Modules
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    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor ECMKayako
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Epicor ECMKayako
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Epicor ECM and Kayako
    Feature
    Epicor ECM
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Content capture & imaging9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Records management10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated workflows9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Epicor ECM and Kayako
    Feature
    Epicor ECM
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Epicor ECM and Kayako
    Feature
    Epicor ECM
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Epicor ECM and Kayako
    Feature
    Epicor ECM
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Epicor ECMKayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor ECMKayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    It is well suited for billing service storage and retrieval. It ends the need to pay extra for a storage space. It also makes for easy cleanup of files on a yearly basis.
    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.
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • Templates - By being able to create templates for each document type, it made organizing files much easier. It also made the titles similar in format, which also allows for better organization.
    • We were able to scan documents directly into docStar, which helped us eliminate extra steps. For example, if we were missing a page from a document, and we received it at a later time, we could scan just that page into docStar as opposed to scanning the entire document again.
    • The functionalities are straight forward, so it is not hard to use the docStar system.
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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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    Cons
    Epicor Software
    • Cost is an issue, pricey for what it's essentially glorified cloud storage.
    • No ability to lookup vehicles by stock number or phone number.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Epicor Software
    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
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    Usability
    Epicor Software
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Epicor Software
    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.
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    Support Rating
    Epicor Software
    Our support for DocStar has been phenomenal! They are always prompt, courteous, and effective. We have never had a bad experience with the support staff and they are always available when we need their help.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Epicor Software
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    A former employee of our company chose DocStar after much research and Q&A with the DocStar seller. I believe she truly put a lot of time/effort into choosing this system, but the end result is that it is not a good match for our company. After reviewing her notes, I believe she chose the system due to its ability to be customized through the template system
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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.
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    Return on Investment
    Epicor Software
    • We have saved almost 10,000 dollars a year just in toner cost. We had to implement some up front cost for tablets and other computer aspects but the initial cost of this was about 3,000 to 4,000 dollars. docStar has saved us an instrumental amount of money and will so in the future as well.
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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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