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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Grasshopper

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AGrasshopper is an IP telephony business communication solution that provides companies with a toll-free or local phone number. It has both desktop and mobile applications and includes features such as custom greeting recording, call forwarding, call transfer, call reporting, and voicemail.

    $18

    per month for a single user

    HaloITSM

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HaloITSM provides ITIL aligned help desk software that can be installed on premise or in the cloud. Boasting over 25 years of experience, HaloITSM has been developed to offer a feature rich application whilst maintaining a simple to use interface. Features include: Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Asset Management, Service Catalogue, Telephony Integration, as well as the best of breed mobile apps. The vendor describes the following five differentiators: 1.…

    $49

    per month per user

    Pricing
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
    Editions & Modules
    True Solo
    $18
    per month for a single user
    Solo Plus
    $32
    per month
    Small Business
    $70
    per month
    On Premise
    $49
    per month per user
    Cloud
    $49
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount available for annual pricing.There is 15% discount for all charities, educational institutions and non-profit organisations.
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    Community Pulse
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    9.7
    46 Ratings
    20% above category average
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    9.6
    51 Ratings
    15% above category average
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules9.247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening10.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.243 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    7.9
    12 Ratings
    0% below category average
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    8.9
    48 Ratings
    12% above category average
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS8.935 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.929 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.612 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.612 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Grasshopper and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Grasshopper
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
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    GrasshopperHaloITSM
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (56 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GrasshopperHaloITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Grasshopper is well suited for basic needs of texting in and out as well as calling out if you would like to avoid using your personal line. It also eliminates the need to have a dedicated land land in your office or business. You can obtain a vanity number and forward calls through grasshopper.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    If you want a value for money full system, which you could use out of the box then this is the one for you. If you want a system that can take care of tasks then this is the one for you. [HaloITSM] is easily scalable with very competitive pricing. New features are added regularly based on best practices and customer requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • I like that there are differing voicemails for each extension, to keep up with the image of calling a separate line.
    • I love the voicemail text emails. I believe we pay a little extra, but worth every penny for those urgent calls while I am in a meeting.
    • The cost is very reasonable for the value added to our company.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • The Self Service Portal is very easy to configure and the end-users have commented on how easy it is to log and manage their own calls.
    • Asset and User Management works very well and it is simple to link them to tickets. Looking up ticket history for particular Users or Assets is also very useful.
    • The ability [to] use different ticket types and templates is fantastic. The added ability to merge and clone tickets is also a great benefit.
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    Cons
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • It would be nice to have the ability to transfer some calls to another Grasshopper IVR, for those customers who mistakenly dial the wrong number (we have two incoming numbers, one for corporate and one for sales).
    • Likewise, it would be nice to have the ability to forward to a toll-free number, which would have allowed us to work around the inability to transfer between IVRs (see above).
    • Lastly, it would be great to have an 'emergency' switch setting (default off but could be toggled on) that would let us override all IVR settings and transfer all incoming calls elsewhere (either to a direct dial or toll free number) for those rare times when we cannot take any calls (such as a weather emergency OR the one time each year we take all of our staff on a retreat) - that would allow us to send all calls to a backup answering service rather than just voicemail.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • Support for M365 \ Power Platform, Power Bi reporting in particular
    • Feel the asset management side of the product is not as good as the ticket management
    • Support is excellent but maybe an old school user forum where other admins can share and discuss ideas
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    Usability
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    The admin functions are kind of confusing in the old interface which was my most recent experience on the admin side.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    Its simple and intuitiuve - requires minimal training to get people in and working at speed
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    Support Rating
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    When I was setting up my account I contacted support a couple of times. They were also very professional, personable, and helpful. Their response is prompt and thorough. I'm confident I can get any question answered as well as help with any issue I might have. That's pretty important to me.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    I've made overall positive experiences with the Halo support. The only thing to increase would be some follow ups on feature requests. If someone would reach out to me, telling me wheter or not my feature request will be considered in future updates or not.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I have not used any other phone services like Grasshopper. I know that there is another option out there called Ruby, which is more like a virtual receptionist but since I did not try it out I cannot compare the two. When I started my company I found the services that Grasshopper offers to be perfect. It still works for us and we have no need to change to anything else right now.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    HaloITSM offered the highest level of functionality, available as standard, at our price level. Halo support during our trial period was second to none and unrestricted. We had a list of deciding factors covering the most important areas of functionality and HaloITSM covered all of these.
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    Return on Investment
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • It's allowed us to keep cost down. Other phone systems can seriously get outrageous in implementation and monthly fees!
    • It's allowed our team the confidence to work in locations outside of the office and still be seen as professionals.
    • It's decreased the amount of time spent on unwanted sales calls via the call screening application.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • It enabled us to allow our Service Desk Staff to work from home during COVID and this has continued ever since.
    • We have halved our average resolution time.
    • Some of the automation processes, when implemented alongside the MS Power Platform, have saved approximately 30 hours a month. This includes times when customers were unable to access the system until they had been trained. This is now automated via Halo and they get sent to on-demand training, instead of waiting up to 3 weeks for the next scheduled session.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HaloITSM Screenshots

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