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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    InvGate Service Desk

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AThe InvGate Service Desk is the ITIL / ITSM offering from Argentinian company InvGate.N/A

    osTicket

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AosTicket is an open-source help desk / ticketing platform that can create inquiries online, through email, and through phone calls.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    InvGate Service DeskosTicket
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    InvGate Service DeskosTicket
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    InvGate
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    Enhancesoft LLC
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    Key User Insights
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    InvGate Service DeskosTicket
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of InvGate Service Desk and osTicket
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    osTicket
    7.6
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.02 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Expert directory9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Service restoration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.02 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.02 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings6.29 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of InvGate Service Desk and osTicket
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    osTicket
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of InvGate Service Desk and osTicket
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    osTicket
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of InvGate Service Desk and osTicket
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    osTicket
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of InvGate Service Desk and osTicket
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    -
    Ratings
    osTicket
    6.9
    8 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    InvGate Service DeskosTicket
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InvGate Service DeskosTicket
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Enhancesoft LLC
    For beginning smaller companies that are in need of partially automating their incoming requests this product is easy to set up and will assist in structuring these request[s]. These requests can come in via email/phone or web portal. For companies that are beginning to streamline their support procedures, this tool can be a first step into automating part of these processes. This is also how user[s] should see it. It is merely a tool that can assist in structuring the incoming request flow the rest still has to be fit into business processes.
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    Pros
    InvGate
    • Set-up of system.
    • GUI is user-friendly.
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    Enhancesoft LLC
    • osTicket is extremely user friendly for end users and support agents. It's very easy for new end users to put in a service request. This aspect of simplicity is important because we don't have to train new users on how to put in service requests.
    • Feature wise osTicket has everything you need without being overly complicated or cluttered. This is important for us because it allows for faster support times and happier end users.
    • Lightweight and very reliable, osTicket uses PHP and MySQL. Setup is easy and it can be hosted internally or externally web hosed. Also, since it relies on PHP it gives you flexibility to use Apache, Nginx , Lighttpd , IIS, etc.
    • Thriving community: the community behind osTicket is feature-wise. Which is very helpful if you have any questions.
    • Best of all, osTicket is completely free and open source. While they do offer pair tier cloud-hosting and enterprise support. The free version offers all the features of the paid tiers (minus hosing and support).
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    Cons
    InvGate
    • The database for back-end is clunky and cryptic, and it is very hard to access data.
    • The reporting functions are really lacking.
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    Enhancesoft LLC
    • Language package should permit also the translation of the templates
    • It should not require the user to enter his details when creating a new ticket. This should be filled automatically
    • Improve the layout of the ticket messages to facilitate reading and interpretation.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    Enhancesoft LLC
    It does well what I was looking for on a ticketing tool
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    Usability
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    Enhancesoft LLC
    I am familiar with osTicket and this allow me to teach all the staff and support them whenever they have any concern regarding the usability and following processes.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Enhancesoft LLC
    Being open-source it is community supported. There is a hosted version that provides better support. Honestly, I have not really needed support
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    Implementation Rating
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    Enhancesoft LLC
    Grant all prerequisites are met, before installing to avoid any issue during the installation
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    Alternatives Considered
    InvGate
    At the time of comparison, InvGate had a better price and way quicker set-up time to get it up and running
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    Enhancesoft LLC
    osTicket has proven to be a very useful tool for the team to help support the business. Open-source was the right price point and self-hosting as mentioned was quite important (however I believe that osTicket does have a hosting solution available if needed). Jitbit was a close contender but didn't like how it doesn't separate people submitting tickets from users acting as agents. So all in quite happy with the choice.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Enhancesoft LLC
    • When we had a hosted version of osTicket, we were saving some time by having them work on our setup, but we were spending a lot. Switching to our own osTicket build from their open sourcing not only saved us money upfront but we actually spent LESS time developing because we knew our ideas and didn't have to explain them to another (unrelated) party.
    • Creating our own ticketing infrastructure for institutional data requests has been a game changer for us. We have been able to interface with our enterprise email client and create a level of customization that meets our existing informational technology culture.
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    ScreenShots

    InvGate Service Desk Screenshots

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