HelpSpot vs. MobaXTerm

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HelpSpot
Score 2.1 out of 10
N/A
HelpSpot 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
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
MobaXterm 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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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HelpSpotMobaXTerm
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HelpSpotMobaXTerm
Features
HelpSpotMobaXTerm
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
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 Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
MobaXTerm
-
Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
MobaXTerm
-
Ratings
Email support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
-
Ratings
MobaXTerm
8.9
9 Ratings
12% above category average
Screen sharing00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
File transfer00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Instant message00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.58 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Session record00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Annotations00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.