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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Helpshift

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHelpshift is a help desk software deployed as an in-application SDK to provide users with in-app service.

    $150

    per month issue

    InvGate Service Desk

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AThe InvGate Service Desk is the ITIL / ITSM offering from Argentinian company InvGate.N/A
    Pricing
    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $150.00
    per month Issue
    Enterprise
    Please contact Helpshift
    per month Issue
    Growth
    Please contact Helpshift
    per month Issue
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsFlexible Consumption-Based Pricing for Your Changing Needs. Only pay for the number of issues created each month. An issue is a customer problem or inquiry that is directed to an agent or a bot. Customers with greater usage receive a reduced per issue price. All packages come with 1,000 issues per month to get you started.—
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    Features
    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Helpshift and InvGate Service Desk
    Feature
    Helpshift
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets5.54 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Expert directory3.64 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications6.43 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation4.53 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Helpshift and InvGate Service Desk
    Feature
    Helpshift
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    46% below category average
    InvGate Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Helpshift and InvGate Service Desk
    Feature
    Helpshift
    4.5
    4 Ratings
    56% below category average
    InvGate Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support2.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Helpshift and InvGate Service Desk
    Feature
    Helpshift
    -
    Ratings
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Helpshift and InvGate Service Desk
    Feature
    Helpshift
    -
    Ratings
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HelpshiftInvGate Service Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Helpshift Inc.
    If you need a good way for players to send in support tickets that propagates in real-time, Helpshift would be a service I'd recommend.
    Incentivized
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    InvGate
    This is well suited for someone who is looking for a basic help desk system (like we were). This product will get you out the door, but after owning it for several years now we have begun to look for more. The hardest part is that you cant get to raw data to use with other BI tools. If you want major customizations you will be limited
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Helpshift Inc.
    • Their customer support is very responsive. If they have any problems, they fix them quickly.
    • They are constantly trying to improve and expand their offering, which is beneficial to our growing company.
    • It is very user-friendly and easy to manage. The analytics are pretty good as well.
    Incentivized
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    InvGate
    • Set-up of system.
    • GUI is user-friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Helpshift Inc.
    • While I am not an engineer; it is known that Helpshift can be a bit of a pain to get it implemented into our applications.
    • There are some issues with the badge when it comes to the notifications of messages that let the user know they have a reply from customer service.
    • The website dashboard that is used to respond to customers has trouble sometimes and is very slow.
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    InvGate
    • The database for back-end is clunky and cryptic, and it is very hard to access data.
    • The reporting functions are really lacking.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Helpshift Inc.
    Helpshift is really easy to use and set up. We enjoy the automation to automatically route certain issues to different smart folders. There's just a lot of flexibility in the functionality to make things work for our team in the best way. I didn't give it a 10/10 just because we need SMS/Apple Business Chat and Helpshift doesn't yet offer that. They also don't currently support social media channels but they are working on releasing that soon.
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    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Helpshift Inc.
    The few times we've had to contact them, they were courteous and gave us the information we needed swiftly.
    Incentivized
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    InvGate
    This is one area where they need a lot of help, especially for being selling an ITSM. The service desk is located in Brazil, and they have very few individuals that speak English. Multiple updates over the year have broken the language of the system and tickets have come out in a foreign language. Support is unable to fix issues that occur where downtime occurs. Updates are too fast. Revisions happen 3-4 a week.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Helpshift Inc.
    Zendesk is used for customer communication via email and Helpshift is used for chat, they are for the same purpose but with different response times.
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    InvGate
    At the time of comparison, InvGate had a better price and way quicker set-up time to get it up and running
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Helpshift Inc.
    • The ability to properly organize and delegate work to customer service representatives has been a very positive ROI after using Helpshift.
    • The customer service reps are much happier with this system over the previous system of a general company email address and other CS software tools.
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    InvGate
    • Upfront, it had a very good ROI compared to a homegrown system that was being used.
    • Allows users to submit issues to get MFG back up and running.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    InvGate Service Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Incident ManagementScreenshot of Built In and Customizable ReportsScreenshot of Knowledge Base