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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Help Lightning

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Help Lightning in Birmingham aims to reimagine how businesses, customers and employees are able to give and receive help using Virtual Expertise. The vendor states their merged reality adds missing visual cues, gestures, and non-verbal communication methods to any session. While providing remote assitance, users simply simply reach into a device's field of view and a colleague will see the user's hand merged into their field of view. Users can telestrate, freeze images, use hand gestures,…

    $75,000

    per year

    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APigeon Messengr was a business communication platform that let mployees can text, chat, set up video calls or voice calls, have private or group discussions. The product is discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    Help LightningPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    $75,000
    per year per installation
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help LightningPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSolutions are available as an annual subscription and the pricing is based on the number of licenses. The price per license will vary based on the number of experts providing help and the number of technicians or engineers needing help.Pricing is per user per month. Contact Pigeon Messengr for more information on pricing for your team.
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    Considered Both Products
    Help Lightning
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    BeyondTrust Remote Support
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    TeamViewer
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Help LightningPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
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    10.0
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    Performance
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    9.0
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    Product Scalability
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    User Testimonials
    Help LightningPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Help Lightning
    I think that there are different scenarios where the platform can be used, an example is the realization of remote consultancies, individually or in the group. In this sense, I must highlight that it is great whenever you need to work with other people while sharing information, videos, or specific content.
    Incentivized
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    Pigeon Messengr functions well as a general communication tool. In my experience, the only area it is not well suited for is transferring documents with specialized file formats. I also am not aware of what its auditability is like, but we are using it so it must be there.
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    Pros
    Help Lightning
    • Sharing graphics, images and other resources.
    • Connect remotely with different experts.
    • Favors team work, even remotely.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Notifications - I can minimize the window while I'm working and new messages will pop up on my screen so I don't have to remember to check the channel.
    • Statuses - we always put up a status of what we're working on, I like how you can hover over user names and it will show you their statuses.
    • Overall look - I don't know if my company chose the color scheme but it's really sharp. Also love that I can use Dark Mode, easier on my eyes for sure!
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    Cons
    Help Lightning
    • It needs a strong network or signal connection.
    • Nothing else.
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    • Sometimes a message will get broken up and I am unable to view it all at once.
    • It would be nice if it had a way to select a message as being unread. I like to leave messages unread as reminders but sometimes need to just read them first.
    • It won't allow me to upload a picture because it has to be of a very small size. Would be more personal if I could use a picture on my profile.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Help Lightning
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I've never had it be not available.
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    Performance
    Help Lightning
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Occasionally, files can take forever to upload and download, and the calendar integrations also don't work sometimes.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Help Lightning
    I think it is very important to make it clear that most of these tools compliment and complement each other rather than oppose or surpass each other. In this sense, it is important to know when to apply one or the other, in addition to taking the time to get to know them thoroughly and master their functionalities. However, the different tools that Help Lightning contain put it above most platforms used for remote conferencing.
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    Discontinued Products
    Pigeon Messengr has everything in one, although there are some things that could be improved, what product doesn't? I prefer it over some of the other platforms because it is more organized for our business needs and communications, and it has several updates a month to make sure everything is working properly.
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    Scalability
    Help Lightning
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I have not noticed any issues for a company of about 400 employees. I imagine the channel functionality would enable fairly unlimited scaling.
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    Return on Investment
    Help Lightning
    • Makes work team better, even remotely.
    • Allows to share important information and get constantly retro alimentations.
    • Helps us to respect the Covid-19 prevention measures, while continue working.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - less time wasted on emails
    • Positive - less expensive than having a chat tool and a video tool (and phones!)
    • Negative - sometimes tone is hard to convey in text, and this has led to a couple of misunderstandings
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    ScreenShots

    Help Lightning Screenshots

    Screenshot of Help Lightning's AR-enabled Remote Visual Guidance software.Screenshot of An expert providing help can reach into the field of view of an onsite technician or customer.Screenshot of Common tools can also be brought into the field of view to help solve problems.Screenshot of Product experts can work virtually side-by-side with anyone, anywhere in the world.Screenshot of Help Lightning supports problem solving involving complex and critical equipment.