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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    HappyFox Help Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AHappyFox is a web-based customer support ticketing system hosted in the cloud. It helps track and manage all customer support requests across multiple channels like email, chats, social media and phone in a centralized ticket support system.

    $29

    per month per user

    Pricing
    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
    On Premise
    $49
    per month per user
    Cloud
    $49
    per month per user
    Basic
    $29
    per month per agent
    Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Enterprise Plus
    $89
    per user/per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month per agent
    Growth - Unlimited Agents
    $23988
    per year 20,000 Tickets / year
    Scale- Unlimited Agents
    $47988
    per year 150,000 Tickets / year
    Scale Plus - Unlimited Agents
    $71988
    per year 1,000,000 Tickets / year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere is 15% discount for all charities, educational institutions and non-profit organisations.Discounts are offered for annual and biannuall billing on per agent plans.
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    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
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    Halo Service Solutions
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    HappyFox Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HaloITSM and HappyFox Help Desk
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.612 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Expert directory8.58 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Service restoration8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.612 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.39 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of HaloITSM and HappyFox Help Desk
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    HappyFox Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of HaloITSM and HappyFox Help Desk
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    HappyFox Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of HaloITSM and HappyFox Help Desk
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of HaloITSM and HappyFox Help Desk
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    -
    Ratings
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
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    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
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    Score9 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HaloITSMHappyFox Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    HappyFox Inc.
    Happy Fox works well in companies that want a full look at all of their tickets in one place. It may be better suited to smaller companies who can check or double check their tickets and have the time to spare. For bigger companies, I think there are better, more robust solutions.
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    Pros
    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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    HappyFox Inc.
    • Smart Rules - Easily create triggers that run based on a variety of criteria. This allows for easily moving tickets through our process. An awesome example is our manager's ability to assign tickets to technicians right from their email simply by responding to the ticket in a certain way. This prevents the opening of a web browser or the mobile app to complete basic functions. Removing one step from the process has already saved us countless hours.
    • Easy to use and clean interfaces all around. Whether it's the web interface, mobile web interface, or one of the mobile apps, HappyFox is all around intuitive. Plenty of things can be made to be updated in two or fewer clicks (Assigned to, due date, priority).
    • HappyFox allows our users to easily create tickets on behalf of customers. Any person who has previously contacted the Help Desk is stored as a contact and can be referenced again quickly.
    • While the portal they provide is basic, it can be quite heavily customized with color schemes and logos. Ours ended up looking better than almost anything else we host both internally and externally. It's clean, simple and provides an easy way for users to input a ticket.
    • Between the Smart Rules and SLAs it's easy to make sure every ticket gets the attention it deserves. Automatic reminders can be sent to technicians based on criteria. Reports can be run to ensure that service levels are being met. These two things alone have greatly increased the quality of service.
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    Cons
    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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    HappyFox Inc.
    • There are a few features that I would hope to be standard that are not yet accessible. For instance, having different time zones isn't a choice, and clients aren't able to create their own reports, only staff can. So, my staff is required to run those reports for our clients.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    HappyFox Inc.
    The way we have our implementation customized has allowed us to tailor the application to exactly how we would like to use it. We didn't have to change our procedures and fear the potential of poor adoption. Instead we customized the application to be used the way we already ran our help desk. From there on out we reaped the benefits of quicker resolutions, increased transparency, and much happier end users. After setting up Smart Rules, HappyFox does a lot of thinking for us. Tickets go where they need to go, close when they are supposed to close and even remind techs of inactivity. This removes the necessity for micromanagement, which is appreciated by our employees and managers alike
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    Usability
    Halo Service Solutions
    Its simple and intuitiuve - requires minimal training to get people in and working at speed
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    HappyFox Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
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    HappyFox Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    HappyFox Inc.
    HappyFox delivered a more cost effective solution and asset management had no limit. The main problem I saw with the various other services I demoed, was the up charges. The pricing seems manageable until you see that they charge for every 100 or so of this and 100 of that. HappyFox is truly a one-stop shop for us.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    HappyFox Inc.
    • Through Email support, the company conducts a marketing plan, through sharing of catalogs.
    • Survey and feedback are conducted and attained from HappyFox.
    • HappyFox supports live chat, an easy way to perfect the satisfaction of clients.
    Incentivized
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