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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

    MobaXTerm

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AMobaXterm is presented as an enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, and network tools. From this console window, users can run any Unix commands need: ls, cd, grep, awk, tail, cut, sed, wget, rsync, telnet, ssh, rlogin, rsh, etc.

    $69

    one-time fee per user

    Pricing
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    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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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HelpSpot and MobaXTerm
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    MobaXTerm
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of HelpSpot and MobaXTerm
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    MobaXTerm
    -
    Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of HelpSpot and MobaXTerm
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    MobaXTerm
    -
    Ratings
    Email support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of HelpSpot and MobaXTerm
    Feature
    HelpSpot
    -
    Ratings
    MobaXTerm
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.7
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    2.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HelpSpotMobaXTerm
    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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    Mobatek
    MobaXTerm shines when executing commands for large numbers of Network appliances like Switches or routers. As network Engineers, when managing an extensive infrastructure, we need tools to reduce time and work. MobaXterm Split and MultiExec features helped me push configuration changes for more than 100 Switches within a few hours.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Mobatek
    • Storing ssh session setting for easy click and go access
    • Various Network scanning tools easy to use even for non-technical people
    • SFTP filesystem browser is simple and straightforward
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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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    Mobatek
    • password manager is a pain to get to
    • when I sign out of an RDP session, the tab should close on its own. If I lose connection, then the Reconnect option can be shown
    • It should be able to update on its own, not through download and basically a reinstall
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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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    Mobatek
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    UserScape
    No answers on this topic
    Mobatek
    It's very easy for any IT administrator to use, it's highly customizable and you can download it free for personal use. It supports every protocol you can think of, has built in power shell and allows for drag and drop of SFTP file browser. I recommend this tool for any IT professional.
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    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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    Mobatek
    The list is not working, but comparing is not so great to other. The great best think of MobaXTerm is the unifing of the various program into one. The organization by folders, the storing of keys, the licence managemnt for teams. I liked much and was a plus it have some server utilities.
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    Return on Investment
    UserScape
    • Improved ticket response time
    • Workload reporting to upper management
    • Ticket category reporting to identify training opportunities
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    Mobatek
    • No subscription fee: you can purchase it once and use for many years
    • Easy to use - no need to spend time on learning how to use
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    ScreenShots

    MobaXTerm Screenshots

    Screenshot of MobaXterm Xserver with SSH, telnet, RDP, VNC and X11Screenshot of the MobaXterm terminal, dark.Screenshot of the MobaXterm ribbon / toolbar.