Helpshift vs. Vtiger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Helpshift
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Helpshift is a help desk software deployed as an in-application SDK to provide users with in-app service.
$150
per month issue
Vtiger
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Vtiger is a customer relationship management (CRM) solution with sales and marketing automation, project management, and inventory management capabilities.
$28
per month per user
Pricing
HelpshiftVtiger
Editions & Modules
Starter
$150.00
per month Issue
Enterprise
Please contact Helpshift
per month Issue
Growth
Please contact Helpshift
per month Issue
One Professional - Single App
$28
per month per user
One Professional - Standard
$42
per month per user
One Enterprise - Single App
$42
per month per user
One Enterprise - Standard
$58
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HelpshiftVtiger
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 / user / month
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.Discounts are provided for both annual subscriptions, and for high volume users.
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Features
HelpshiftVtiger
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
6.4
4 Ratings
25% below category average
Vtiger
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory3.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation4.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
5.0
4 Ratings
46% below category average
Vtiger
-
Ratings
External knowledge base1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
4.5
4 Ratings
56% below category average
Vtiger
-
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
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
9.3
9 Ratings
18% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.5
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
6.5
7 Ratings
17% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.7
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.7
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.7
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.0
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Social engagement00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
10.0
6 Ratings
28% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.0
9 Ratings
4% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
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HelpshiftVtiger
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Salesmate
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
SysAid
SysAid
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
HelpshiftVtiger
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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.
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Vtiger
vTiger packs a ton of functionality and capability, but the challenge is getting there. In today's day where everyone is doing more with less, having a solution that meets a couple specific needs and does that well is essential. To me, at times I feel as though vTiger is trying to be a "jack of all trades" solution which ultimately ends up making it more confusing to use. However, on the flip side of that, if you take the time to learn everything about vTiger, I am sure it is an awesome tool but there is a learning curve associated with it. Finally, I would like to see more integrations with other vendors moving forward so if we cannot use vTiger for everything, at least it would have the ability to "talk" with other programs.
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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.
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Vtiger
  • User-friendly interface.
  • Reliable tracking system and alerts to maintain overall control of the proceses.
  • Meets all the needs of the average company.
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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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Vtiger
  • Though you can create reports however you want, they may need to come out in multiple files. I wish this could be aggregated.
  • It's still very simple. There is room for improvement with the setup of the admin panel.
  • The dropdowns function funny when scrolled down. It's picky but it's frustrating.
  • The search function could be improved.
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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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Vtiger
In the Last versions they have done a strong effort in creating a powerful data screen. Inside the screen you have access to signing, communications with multiple tools integration and connections with all modules related. With a single view you have all control over your data relations. It is similar to a control managing.
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Support Rating
Helpshift Inc.
The few times we've had to contact them, they were courteous and gave us the information we needed swiftly.
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Vtiger
It is as good as you could expect for a company that operates from another continent. Emails are quickly responded to and do not usually require additional questions or answers. It is quite rare for a company of their size to be as responsive as they are and that makes them a sound choice to deal with.
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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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Vtiger
VTiger had better overall cost and native capabilities that other solutions lacked. We used Nutshell CRM for over a year. It was a very efficient contact management system, but it seemed that if we needed to do anything but record contacts, we had to use an add-on. We spent a lot of time exporting and importing between different services. Quoting, invoicing, and payments all had to be manually transferred to our accounting system. It was very frustrating
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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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Vtiger
  • Integration Across the Organization - What started out as just a CRM tool for sales is now being used for ticket management and project management.
  • Steep Learning Curve - It is not as intuitive out of the box and really requires a dedicated person to be a vTiger expert which can be challenging and time consuming.
  • Reliability - Sometimes features that worked yesterday don't work today, thus causing more time to complete the same exact task that was done previously. The thing that comes to mind specifically is the main search box as 1/2 the time it works, 1/2 the time it doesn't work.
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ScreenShots

Vtiger Screenshots

Screenshot of Vtiger's home page dashboardScreenshot of A typical contact record in Vtiger