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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle backup and sync was used to copy files from their computer to Google Drive's cloud services. Google Backup and sync includes file versioning and collaboration tools. Google Backup and Sync functionality is being replaced by the Drive for Desktop client, a feature of Google Drive. Users of Backup and Sync are encouraged to migrate.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
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Kayako
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Google Backup and Sync (discontinued) and Kayako
    Feature
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
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    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 Google Backup and Sync (discontinued) and Kayako
    Feature
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    -
    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 Google Backup and Sync (discontinued) and Kayako
    Feature
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)Kayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Google [Backup and Sync] is great if you want a nice free solution to sharing files where multiple people need to be in them at the same time. Everyone needs a free google account and they can have access and share file easily. If you need something that integrates well with the windows file explorer or a mac computer though, this solution isn't the best one out there because it works best through the web interface.
    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
    Discontinued Products
    • file version is very good to recover if we did wrong thing in that file
    • can restore file back if we empty from trash
    • smart sync for offline file use in case no internet
    • work cross platform mobile, Android, web, tablet, PC easy to share and manage permission
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • A lot of people getting confused by how the app opens. If the app is open, it will give a little icon on Mac on the toolbar so they think it's not working.
    • It can be a bit better UI.
    • Search option can be stronger.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    It requires little to no user intervention to get it working properly
    Incentivized
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    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Google support is usually pretty good, never had an issue that required direct communication or support from Google.
    Incentivized
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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
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    Since the [Google Backup and Sync] works with google/gmail accounts, and most people have a google account already it made it an easy solution to setup and link with most users. The other solutions would have required setting up new accounts for most employees to get them started, so it saved us that hassle.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Google Backup and Sync is not expensive for businesses
    • Google Backup and Sync has good data leak prevention inside already
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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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