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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk (a product of Freshworks Inc.) is a customer service solution with enterprise capability. Freshdesk unifies channels, conversations, AI capabilities, customer insights, and advanced ticketing into the Freshdesk Command Center so agents are ready to resolve. With Freddy, People-first AI, customer service teams can take AI agents live in minutes to fully resolve complex and simple queries, get response and resolution assistance from AI copilot, and stay ahead with AI insights.…

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    SysAid

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SysAid is an ITSM platform that enhances service delivery with AI Agents, chatbots, workflow automation, and asset management. AI Copilot categorizes tickets, provides case summaries, and offers sentiment analysis. The AI chatbot, available via chat, email, and Teams, speeds support.

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    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
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    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—SysAid Copilot is available as an add-on for any plan. It bakes generative AI into every aspect of service management.—
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Freshworks Inc
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    SysAid Technologies
    Chose SysAid
    More features and better prices from SysAid.
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    Sysaid is a budget software for the most part. It gives similar functionality but a smaller community, more outdated platform, and, for lack of a better term, "clunkyness". In my opinion, the big competitors give better features, smoother UI, and a deeper community for a bigger …
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    Sysaid had many of the service offerings as the large players had but at a much more cost effective price point. The licensing model was very fair and we felt that the amount of time that we would have to re-invest in the tool was minimal. For example, one of the other …
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    There is still some room for improvement as the look and feel on the other platform are a little more refined. The GUI is a little nicer than SysAid and there is a lot of custom work needed with SysAid which needs a more hands-on approach vs other providers but overall SysAid …
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    Chose SysAid
    Both assets management and ticket system integrated and a pc agent. Most systems do not have both. Some other products do not support SSO with AzureAD. Kaseya does have VSA and BMS (Vorex) - those systems work separately. It is possible to connect both but this did not work for …
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    A few years ago at the beginning of the pandemic, it was evaluated to have an application that would help us with a remote connection to the teams to be able to provide remote support to the teams, at the time SysAid integrated TeamViewer into its APIs for remote connection, …
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    Price and ease of deployment.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
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    Features
    FreshdeskSysAidtele-LOOK
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and SysAid and tele-LOOK
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SysAid
    8.7
    198 Ratings
    7% above category average
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    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.3206 Ratings9.6198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9140 Ratings7.9164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.812 Ratings9.3146 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.115 Ratings9.0165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0207 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.1207 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.5145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings7.7191 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.7174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and SysAid and tele-LOOK
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    SysAid
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    External knowledge base8.0169 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0173 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and SysAid and tele-LOOK
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SysAid
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    Customer portal8.2169 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.563 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.2105 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Freshdesk and SysAid and tele-LOOK
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    Freshdesk
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    Ratings
    SysAid
    8.3
    172 Ratings
    2% above category average
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    Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.0163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.9170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings6.9121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Freshdesk and SysAid and tele-LOOK
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    Freshdesk
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    Ratings
    SysAid
    8.6
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
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    Change requests repository00 Ratings9.0149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.0155 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
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    9.0
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
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    8.6
    (25 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    7.9
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    Availability
    7.5
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    9.1
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    Performance
    7.6
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    9.1
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    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    8.4
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    -
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    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
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    -
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    Online Training
    7.0
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    9.1
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    -
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    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (207 ratings)
    7.5
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    -
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    Configurability
    6.5
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    8.5
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    8.5
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    9.1
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    -
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    Ease of integration
    7.9
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    8.1
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    -
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    Product Scalability
    6.8
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    9.1
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    -
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    Professional Services
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.7
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    9.1
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    FreshdeskSysAidtele-LOOK
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    I believe Freshdesk is well-suited for companies that manage multiple accounts, such as those in the Business Process Outsourcing industry. It has all the necessary capabilities, such as ticket management that uses omnichannel to receive ticket requests from service requests (managed internally) in the system, emails, etc. There are also several workflow automations that can be built within the platform/system. What is lacking is the API documentation, which limits the possibilities for further automations. Overall, it is a highly recommended tool for managing employee productivity and timeliness.
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    SysAid Technologies
    The system is really good at helping manage first-line requests and incidents. There are workflows that can be set up on templates to give direction to the team and help ensure that all the correct procedures are followed. There are some limitations with the system when it comes to Problem and Change management, as it is very ingrained with the normal ticket system. This can lead to a "clunky" change management process.
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    Solutiness
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • No prior experience with similar platforms is required to use Freshdesk. I found its interface to be quite intuitive, at least for the end user.
    • It's easy to connect with other platforms, so you can sync and manage data from other platforms because the integrations work correctly.
    • Freshdesk's technical support is quite responsive, with short and effective response times. They have easily handled my questions and issues.
    • It has tools for customizing automated chats, answering frequently asked questions before transferring to an agent. Its configuration is extensive and highly customizable.
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    SysAid Technologies
    • Help Desk Ticketing works well and integrates easily with e-mail. IT staff is immediately notified when a new ticket is created.
    • Device management and inventory is easily tracked within SysAid. A full report is easily generated for a device detailing hardware and software specifics.
    • SysAid Copilot AI is phenomenal. It has been designed with the end user in mind. The user can speak to the prompt in natural language and expect a custom response according to their incident or service needs.
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • Freshdesk is buggy, full stop. I don't know how many support tickets I submitted related to user login.
    • There can be a language barrier with support and sales.
    • There were a couple of hours-long outages that significantly impacted my company's customer experience.
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    SysAid Technologies
    • The Help tool could use some refining. Particularly indicating the order in which steps must be done. A clear example is the creation of customized fields or lists.
    • Formatting of the ticket. There is no possibility to create dynamic tables, use more than one column. I would want to have more flexibility without having to pay for Professional Services
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    New support agents can learn the system quickly, minimizing training time and maximizing productivity from day one. Agents are more willing to use a system that is simple, reducing resistance to change and ensuring all interactions are logged (a common problem with complex systems). The platform is known for being easy to set up and customize, allowing teams (especially smaller ones) to get started with minimal technical expertise.The platform makes it easy to set and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring customers get timely responses and helping managers enforce performance standards.
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    SysAid Technologies
    Here’s your text in natural, professional English:Currently, we are continuously improving our internal AI chatbot within SysAid by feeding our datapool on a daily basis. This is making a real impact on our IT team, as the knowledge base keeps growing and allows us to resolve common incidents and service requests much faster.In addition to that, SysAid helps us manage software licenses and gives us clear visibility of our actual annual costs, which is very useful for tracking upcoming renewals.On the other hand, we would like to see improvements in the reporting area. The interface there feels more basic compared to the rest of the platform and doesn’t offer the same level of depth as other sections.That said, we are really looking forward to seeing how the new Connect module evolves.
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshdesk is extremely easy to use as implemented it on our own with average technical skills. A lot of the options are straightforward and Freshdesk provides easy-to-understand explanations for some of the more complex-sounding ones. We recently onboarded new specialists and they were able to learn Freshdesk with minimal training.
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    SysAid Technologies
    Whilst it delivers on most of the features it comes with, I feel Change Management needs a complete re-do as it is really complicated, and think it should be made to be straightforward. For the free services of their Market Place, they should develop a platform where one can just browse for the script (downloaded) and apply the patch, without having to go into various places in code to activate the service. or at least, build the integrations into the system and have [a] section under settings, or even straight from the Market Place, where one can just enable the service, and if required, be prompted to input additional information, including credentials.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    I have encountered a lot of errors in the Freshdesk, however, they tend to resolve it on priority or at least they will share the timeline by when this can be resolved. Most of the time the issue has been from the other partner's end. They take time to resolve their vendor issues and they don't have any timelines in case of developed app errors.
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    SysAid Technologies
    Another of the benefits of sysaid is that it is highly available when working in on-premise environments.The only times the system is down is when a restart of the services is required to add a new feature. Apart from that, we have not had any problems.In the case of the cloud, the only condition I have seen where sysaid is not available is because the internet link is down or damaged.
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    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    The reports take a lot of time to download if the time period is large. Also, the tickets take their sweet time to open and load. It is not fast as Zendesk. Only 30 tickets are visible in a single go and there isn't any option to select all. If we need to change the pages and dashboards it takes a lot of time to open.
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    SysAid Technologies
    In the case of system performance, I have seen that no matter the number of assets and users, Sysaid responds in the same way and at the same speed. The reports that are scheduled do not have any details because they arrive directly to your email. In the same way, when it is integrated with other systems, for example through the API or by email, we have not seen any failure due to the integration. It works very well with or without integrations.
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    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Because I never worked with a company that responds so quickly to their customer! They are always fast at responding and very open to new ideas and quickly turning them around to include them in future releases. They walk us through when we need assistance and are very good at communicating. Overall top notch support
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    SysAid Technologies
    SysAid support is fast and effective. They support their own product, so they know it well. I can expect a response to my request in less than 24 hours and often in less than an hour. Their sales, customer support, and technical support staff are experts in the area of the support request ticket, so we seldom are transferred to another support agent. Their system is well designed and one of the best of all the applications we use.
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    In-Person Training
    Freshworks Inc
    In-person training is provided to all the agents and it is very easy to learn the basics of the Freshdesk interface. Solving tickets via dashboards, replying to the guest queries in bulk via Freshdesk. The training which is a bit hard is creating the logic according to the ticket flow and intergeration.
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    SysAid Technologies
    My team was greatly assisted and trained well. Despite the time zone difference the trainer made every effort to be available during times that were suitable for us and the assistance and help offered was extremely appreciated by my team. A wonderful experience by the team.
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    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    This tool is no doubt easy to learn but in-person training is a lot better than online training. It takes time to grasp things in the online training, however, in pandemic we have done all the training online. Apart from a bit more time we haven't faced any issues with online training.
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    SysAid Technologies
    The training I received was very good, they gave me tasks to carry out and then they checked what I had done.It was gratifying that the instructor noticed that I had made very fast progress because I had done the implementation myself and it was very fast. At least I remember that after 5 days I had already finished almost 90% of all the implementation tasks.
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    Implementation Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Was a fairly quick implementation for us. However, we are only doing email integration and not some of the more complex integrations that are possible. One clarification on an earlier question. I selected that Freshdesk doesn't have a given feature, but this is not true. I selected this because there wasn't a selection for I don't use the feature. This is a weakness in the survey.
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    SysAid Technologies
    It is recommended that it be synchronized with the active directory for a better experience, also using the network scanning tools are very useful both to maintain your hardware and software inventory. See all the documentation found on the portal where they suggest good practices for the use of SysAid and exploit it from the first time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    Compared to Crisp, Freshdesk offers much more organization and is just much more helpful when it comes to having more than one region/team. Not that Crisp is bad, but with Freshdesk, internal communication and collaboration are much easier, which was quite important for our team to grow.
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    SysAid Technologies
    SysAid is very cost-effective and flexible and integrates ITSM and asset management tools in one platform, reducing the need for separate tools. They have an intuitive interface that ensures a smooth user experience, reducing the learning curve for IT teams. SysAid offers easy-to-set-up integrations and automation to streamline workflows and reduce manual tasks.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    I was not very involved with the purchase/contract (my company purchased Fresjdesk before I was brought on), but I will say that pricing per agent made it difficult to grow our support team. Additionally, we were kind of disappointed after our upgrade because it didn't solve our pain points as much as we expected.
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    SysAid Technologies
    When we purchase it, the plans were different and mainly we acquired lifetime licenses. in the past year, we migrated to the cloud version. In both cases, the pricing structure was accurate, although they could provide some extra flexibility to pay for exactly what we need in the business.
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    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    My company had Freshdesk agents from support and success. It's generally difficult to customize permissions for different agent "roles." We were a fully distributed company, so "multiple sites" doesn't apply to us. We found Freshdesk features lacking as we grew our customer base, and adding agents wasn't easy because price steeply increases with number of agents.
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    SysAid Technologies
    Le doy esta calificación porque los módulos que contiene se pueden usar para casi cualquier departamento, tanto gestión de tickets como inventarios de equipos, hemos utilizado una versión gratuita en Ingeniería para gestionar sus tiempos en las tareas asignadas, es lo único que utilizan pero podrían usar fácilmente el módulo de inventario para su herramienta y el módulo de proyectos también
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    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    - good customer support
    - personal contact
    - usage limited to basic product features, individually designed solutions seem unlikely
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    SysAid Technologies
    We have used SysAid since 2008. Through out these years, we find that SysAid support is very helpful and professional. The respond that we get is very fast and they will help us until we have solved our problem that we reported to them. So far, we are very happy with SysAid support.
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased response times - Client Success maintains at 98% SLA for resolution
    • Categorization of feedback and issues - custom ticket fields make it easier for us to review why clients contact us on a high level
    • Standardization of internal procedures via templates, canned responses and automations
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    SysAid Technologies
    • Our resolution time has increased a lot compared to not using a ticketing system.
    • We have reduced communication load significantly for our helpdesk admins.
    • The knowledgebase is rough, but still allows us to preserve and share our collective experience and expertise.
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    ScreenShots

    SysAid Screenshots

    Screenshot of a view of active service records, appearing in SysAid IT service management.Screenshot of Ticket Journey - Admins can deep dive into the history and context of a ticket, quickly, with ticket journey filters, while reviewing a chronological, consolidated view of everything to help reach a resolution, faster – including all actions takenScreenshot of a workflow to move service tickets from request to resolved with minimal human contact, so teams can focus on more important things than password resets.Screenshot of SysAid Advanced Discovery, powered by Lansweeper. It continuously scans an estate, on-network and cloud, and syncs every asset automatically, removing risk and blind spots.Screenshot of the software contracts and renewals dashboard, viewed to discover the applications an organization actually uses with usage insights to uncover shadow IT, reduce duplication, and cut unnecessary spend.