InvGate Service Desk vs. Zoho Desk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InvGate Service Desk
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
The InvGate Service Desk is the ITIL / ITSM offering from Argentinian company InvGate.N/A
Zoho Desk
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.
$0
Pricing
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Standard
$14
per user
Professional
$23
per user
Enterprise
$40
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
InvGate Service Desk
9.3
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Zoho Desk
8.0
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets10.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Expert directory9.02 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Service restoration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications9.02 Ratings7.02 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
InvGate Service Desk
9.0
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Zoho Desk
-
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 Product A and Product B
InvGate Service Desk
9.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoho Desk
-
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 Product A and Product B
InvGate Service Desk
-
Ratings
Zoho Desk
7.0
2 Ratings
10% below category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
InvGate Service Desk
-
Ratings
Zoho Desk
8.0
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Customer portal00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(21 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(12 ratings)
User Testimonials
InvGate Service DeskZoho Desk
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
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Zoho
The user friendly android and IOS applications are one of the best features of Zoho Desk although if you are expecting a Desktop application then you will be disappointed and will have to access it from your browser which can be slow sometimes, depending on your internet connection. The work flow of tickets submission either manually through the dashboard or mobile application, and tickets assignment to other agents along with tracking tickets and agents' performance is very easily executed with no issues being faced.
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Pros
InvGate
  • Set-up of system.
  • GUI is user-friendly.
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Zoho
  • Report features give the all insights of the customer team and customer support which enables us to make changes according to it.
  • The best thing about Zoho Desk is that it has a very beautiful and fully designed dashboard.
  • I have been using this software for a very long time in my organization, it is very easy to use with having the interface created on a very advanced module.
  • It is completely a feature rich platform.
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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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Zoho
  • When utilizing as a ticketing system, it would be nice to have a better way to monitor when something is due. It's just a little cumbersome.
  • Search Functionality - The search functionality could use a tweak or two. Too many times I am unable to find tickets. This would also be very helpful for the "Recycle Bin" when you just need to find that ticket you accidentally deleted (we are all human!). :)
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Usability
InvGate
No answers on this topic
Zoho
At times Zoho [Desk] can be a bit glitchy. It does not auto refresh on the ticketing system, and even f it tells you there is a new ticket clicking it does nothing and you need to refresh the page for it to work. We have found at times that is can become unresponsive, although this usually doesn't last for longer than 15-30 mins.
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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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Zoho
Zoho Desk has a technical team of professionals, who are well informed, and they know how to share the knowledge with the other players. Besides, they are competent in dealing with all kinds of customers, from divergent locations, and adopt their differences. Lastly, when called upon to solve an issue, they are quickly responsive.
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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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Zoho
We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
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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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Zoho
  • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
  • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
  • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
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ScreenShots

InvGate Service Desk Screenshots

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

Zoho Desk Screenshots

Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.