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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HelpSpot

    Score2 out of 10
    N/AHelpSpot is an affordable, web-based help desk system. It is available as a SaaS product or can be hosted by the customer behind a firewall. Pricing is by named user.

    $49

    per month

    iSupport

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AiSupport is the ITIL / ITSM flagship product from the long-established company of the same name in Washington state.N/A
    Pricing
    HelpSpotiSupport
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HelpSpotiSupport
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HelpSpotiSupport
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HelpSpot and iSupport
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    iSupport
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of HelpSpot and iSupport
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    iSupport
    -
    Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of HelpSpot and iSupport
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    iSupport
    -
    Ratings
    Email support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HelpSpotiSupport
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    User Ratings
    HelpSpotiSupport
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    2.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HelpSpotiSupport
    Likelihood to Recommend
    UserScape
    HelpSpot is well suited for streamlining support ticketing within the organization. By providing a single point of contact to email for support, we were able to increase response time and case resolution by approximately 30% through the increased efficiency of ticket routing via workflows and the ability for IT support staff to grab tickets from the queue instead of having them pile up in a mailbox that contains other emails as well.
    Incentivized
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    iSupport
    Tech tickets and engineering support. The best thing about iSupport is the ability to make custom views and filters. For instance, I have my view set up so I can see when the case was opened, the priority, product, and the customer. I also set it up so if any case has not been updated for 5 days it will turn red notifying me that I need to update the customer.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    UserScape
    • HelpSpot was great for organization. Having different queues allowed each of my team members to organize their conversations with the customer and quickly retrieve the history of the ticket.
    • HelpSpot is a fairly simple tool that has a friendly user interface. With it's more modern look, it made it easier for me personally to navigate and train team members on how to use it successfully.
    • HelpSpot allowed our team to view the responses section, which allowed our team to cut down on the time we spent responding to a ticket.
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    iSupport
    • Very organized
    • Easy to track and follow-up
    • Great for engineers to prioritize and track all incidents and product related requests that are needed. The real time email system is great exposure across the company as well.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    UserScape
    • The UI is a little dated but to be fair, shows most of the pertinent information at a glance on a well designed dashboard.
    • The UI can also be buggy at times with controls appearing in strange places. These glitches are usually corrected within a reasonable amount of time.
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    iSupport
    • Although it's great to have everything in one place, it can be a little hard to read sometimes in terms of the amount of tickets and being able to decipher between multiple [issues]. Color coordination might be able to help with this for example.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    UserScape
    My current job does not use this platform as it is not necessary for my job function.
    Incentivized
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    iSupport
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    UserScape
    HelpSpot appears to be more of an old-school product but much of the recent technology is running under the surface. It has much of the compexity and customization available with Jira in tandem with the easy communications interface, not unlike Zendesk ,and some of the potential archival intelligence (in the works) of Fogbugz
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    iSupport
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    UserScape
    • Improved ticket response time
    • Workload reporting to upper management
    • Ticket category reporting to identify training opportunities
    Incentivized
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    iSupport
    • Saves time and positive ROI as we don't take the time anymore to hold meetings to discuss all incidents. As a software tool, it is amazingly customizable and gives us tons of control over what each department, support representative, or user can see. This is important for us because we have currently 2 separate support departments using iSupport as well as confidential and personal information that goes through the system.
    Incentivized
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