Gorgias vs. SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gorgias
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Gorgias, headquartered in San Francisco, builds a multi-channel helpdesk integrated with e-commerce merchants'​ back-office. It allows merchants to manage all their support from one place. Gorgias connects all business apps and all communication channels to provide support agents a unified view of their customers. It sets auto-responses to common customer requests.
$60
per month Up to 350 mothly tickets
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
SolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.N/A
Pricing
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Editions & Modules
Basic
$60
per month 350 monthly tickets
Pro
$300
per month 2,000 monthly tickets
Advanced
$750
per month 6,000 monthly tickets
Custom
custom
Custom ticket volume
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Gorgias
8.7
1 Ratings
10% above category average
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
9.8
19 Ratings
22% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.01 Ratings9.819 Ratings
Expert directory7.01 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications9.01 Ratings9.817 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.01 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.01 Ratings9.99 Ratings
Ticket response10.01 Ratings9.99 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Gorgias
7.0
1 Ratings
10% below category average
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
9.4
8 Ratings
19% above category average
External knowledge base6.01 Ratings9.46 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.01 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Gorgias
9.4
1 Ratings
20% above category average
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
9.4
9 Ratings
20% above category average
Customer portal8.01 Ratings9.78 Ratings
IVR9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration10.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Email support10.01 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration10.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
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User Ratings
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GorgiasSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
Likelihood to Recommend
Gorgias
It has the best Shopify integration we had over 40 Shopify stores and having all of that information on a user's email was extremely helpful. The integrations for 3pls could’ve been better and the reporting left something to be desired. Having a feature like most common topics based on what the users write about rather than what we had to manually tag would be very beneficial.
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SolarWinds
SolarWinds WHD is well suited if you have a limited budget, as it costs less than many help desk software packages that are more full featured and modern in their design. It is not well suited to an environment where you want to manage inventory, users, purchases and tickets all in one package. It has an asset feature that we don't use but that looks quite limited. We track our assets and users separately from this.
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Pros
Gorgias
  • Tagging- the tagging system was a great way to stay organized.
  • Rules- when you have 49 inboxes implementing rules on when to fire a macro or auto tag is necessary and Gorgias’ UI was easy to understand and execute.
  • Integrations- I had to integrate with dozens of inboxes many times using aliases and most of the time Gorgias was able to help.
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SolarWinds
  • Customized reporting allows us to track our service and support better, and find where we need improvements. This allows us to constantly upgrade our service levels and keep the customers happy.
  • Detailed tracking and response to the end users have led to quicker remediation of tickets. We are able to see where we need a better response or where to add additional resources for support.
  • Overall metrics allow us to staff properly for our tickets by location and remote users.
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Cons
Gorgias
  • With that said, sometimes integrations would not work and we would have to create a Gmail alias.
  • Their response time was not that quick to errors.
  • They did not integrate with platforms such as whiplash or ship station which would have been very useful.
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SolarWinds
  • Because of AD integration, users sometimes try logging in with their email address and not AD credentials. The user then calls stating they can't put a ticket in, it would be nice if there was a method of matching the AD Email field with a login.
  • Setting up new techs with the building they are responsible for can be a little messy
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Likelihood to Renew
Gorgias
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds
We are definitely going to be sticking with Web Help Desk for the foreseeable future since the product is very inexpensive for the features that it provides, the integration that it has with our existing systems, and the ease for managing users, assets, locations, and tickets. Web Help Desk is a great product that is backed by even better support, which is well worth looking into if you are considering moving to a new ticketing system.
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Usability
Gorgias
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds
The system has time and time again proven to be much easier to use and setup for both technicians and end users. It is simple enough to enter a ticket for end users, and even easier to communicate with logging back and forth because you can reply to the ticket emails to enter comments on the tickets. The technician side is a little clunky at first, but after looking at it for a few minutes it's very clear to see what you need to do to accomplish the goals. The mobile interface is snappy and responsive. It's a great product overall.
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Support Rating
Gorgias
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds
SolarWinds is a great customizable and affordable ticketing system. We use SolarWinds Web Help Desk for IT and Software
Development trouble ticket tracking and resolution. The reporting that
SolarWinds provides is great since it helps us discover problem areas and fix
those areas so they don't keep reoccurring
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Implementation Rating
Gorgias
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds
Take the time to roll out a test VM to configure and make changes to before doing a live deployment, this way you don't end up with a VM that has been tweaked and re-tweaked until it's perfect and instead end up with a final, polished product. I would also recommend taking the time to read through the support forums for figuring out minor issues that may pop up, chances are that you aren't going to be the first one to encounter them. When all is said and done, SolarWinds Support is VERY responsive and you shouldn't hesitate to contact them.
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Alternatives Considered
Gorgias
We selected Gorgias from Zendesk based on its Shopify integration. Given how many stores we were managing the team needed to quickly find all of a customer's information in an email. We preferred it to Zendesk. However, now that I use intercom I have many more features such as surveys, topics, extensive reporting, auto tags, and series I prefer intercom for my work now
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SolarWinds
Web Help Desk is definitely lacking in the UI/UX department compared to most other ticketing systems I have used int he past. It's very utilitarian; however, what it lacks in UI it makes up for in extensibility and customization. The main issue that the developers need to address is the use of a Web Objects back-end.
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Return on Investment
Gorgias
  • Scales for 25 inboxes to 40
  • Handled over 1000 tickets a day quickly with Shopify information easily available.
  • Quantified reports for our business partners based on tagging features.
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SolarWinds
  • Amazing impact on our Organization, we are much more organized since we implemented SolarWinds Web Help Desk
  • The ROI is in the statistics! The application cost pennies to run compared to what the product will do for your organization.
  • I challenge you to find a better product for the price!
  • Our documentation has improved since we implemented SolarWinds Web Help Desk
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