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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kayako

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AKayako is a help desk and customer support platform that helps businesses automate workflows, improve agent productivity, and deliver personalized customer experiences across email, chat, and social media.

    $79

    per month

    Piper the AI SDR by Qualified

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Qualified product suite automatically identifies, engages, and converts website visitors into pipeline. Piper the AI SDR Agent engages these buyers around the clock with live chat, answers questions, to convert prospects into pipeline.N/A
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    KayakoPiper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Editions & Modules
    Kayako One
    $79
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    Free Trial
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Features
    KayakoPiper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Kayako and Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Feature
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
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    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Kayako and Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
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    Ratings
    External knowledge base1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Kayako and Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Piper the AI SDR by Qualified
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    Customer portal1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
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    KayakoPiper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Conversica
    Score4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Conversica
    Score4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KayakoPiper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    KayakoPiper the AI SDR by Qualified
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kayako
    When it works, It's without a doubt a great help desk solution. It is perfect for our usage, and have rolled it out company-wide. It's great if you have multiple departments. We have it set up so most items come through a single desk that then hands out tickets to their proper department. There may be cheaper options for smaller organizations but for one that is as service-driven as ours, we really think Kayako is a great fit.
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    Salesforce
    Piper the AI SDR is perfect for a global marketing team who wants to have greater control over conversations that are happening on the website. She does an excellent job of qualifying leads and getting meetings booked. In addition she does an excellent job routing people to support and away from sales if that is not an area they are interested. There aren't many areas we have found Piper to be not appropriate. As we continue to hone in and improve her capabilities.
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    Pros
    Kayako
    • Gives a very good report on an individual level of what is being done for a customer or corporate issue.
    • Easy to understand who has what, what the tickets are about, how long they have been opened and how many times the customer/employee have gone back and forth with each other.
    • Nice dashboard view.
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    Salesforce
    • Good insight into what product the prospect is interested in
    • Engage the prospect when they are at the researching phase and form a human connection
    • Know when prospects that you are actively targeting are on the website and use that in messaging
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    Cons
    Kayako
    • Departments need a bit of work. Even though you can have multiple departments, the only changes that can be made are globally. If you want independent queues within the departments, you have to do a lot of work that can be very confusing.
    • Survey system is not up to speed. Kayako really needs to add Net Promoter Score into their system. Also, if a staff user removes their name from an incident ticket, it removes them from the survey so you really can't even get a good estimate of how well your staff is in the eyes of the customer.
    • Very difficult to implement when you already have a customer base. Setting them up in organizations is difficult. Also, the sign-up for new customers is quirky. If you send an email to Kayako, it will say you are not an authorized user, however, it will store your email address. If you try to send an email a second time, it will go through. This is one of many reasons why we decided to move from Kayako to Oracle Service Cloud.
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    Salesforce
    • Piper the AI SDR can get tripped up when someone asks a question we weren't prepared for. Example Does the webinar cost money? Of course not but we didn't specifically put anywhere that it doesn't, and she can get confused
    • Piper the AI SDR can sometimes get overzealous and try do things she isn't able to like help someone download an ebook
    • There are some trigger limitations for email but we are aware it is on the features roadmap
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kayako
    • We are grandfathered in on their old Software-assurance pricing and our continued use costs us only a few hundred dollars a year (excluding hosting expenses)
    • Our team's processes are now heavily ingrained in the system
    • We have not been shown a more compelling option that is more cost-effective while still offering all the features we've come to expect
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    Salesforce
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    Usability
    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Salesforce
    The Qualified tool itself if superb. It comes with so many features, not just the AI SDR - Sani, in our case, but additional features and benefits which I've started to take full advantage of. It's allowed us to drive engagement across the website within just days, and has already begun to see leads converted to open, and in some cases, won opportunities in under two weeks. Our AI SDR - Sani, has opened so many doors for the business. We've learned so much from our customers, website structure and content that resonates with prospects.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kayako
    They are really good, but it takes a while to get back, because of the large time difference to the Eastern US. However, they are very helpful.
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    Support Rating
    Kayako
    • We didn't have to use support too much, but when we did, they were able to assist us and help us make everything work.
    • Mostly we used their Online KB and step by step instructions to get all of our issues resolved.
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    Implementation Rating
    Kayako
    Three years in we are about as happy with Kayako as we could be. We've had several employee's leave and on-boarding new hires was easier than it has ever been as things are uniform and consistent across the entire application.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kayako
    We were using Spiceworks for a few years before switching to Kayako but found that it wasn't as customizable or as user friendly for our customers. The SNMP scanning and inventory features with Spiceworks was nice but we needed more of a Help Desk that would allow us to scale our services to more companies.
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    Salesforce
    We chose Qualified over their competitors because of our interactions with their team and the product. Their team made it feel like this was a partnership and that we weren't just some other customer. Implementation was fast and the tool is very user-friendly. Their customer support is next level and we really appreciate that. All in all, we love their implementation time and great service
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    Return on Investment
    Kayako
    • Tickets were definitely responded to faster once we implemented the audible alarm that would go off when new tickets came into the queue. This was possible because of the API.
    • Since the system was email based we could set our monitoring software up to generate tickets automatically via email for customers when it found something out of the ordinary.
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    Salesforce
    • Useful to attract new consumers.
    • Take steps to expand the portfolio of projects.
    • To increase conversion rates, use visualization and live chat in addition to voice calls.
    • Save time for engineering and contracting teams.
    • Enable artificial intelligence to forecast purchase intent so sales professionals can focus on accounts that are ready to buy.
    • Drive lead generation, pipeline, and revenue for sales and marketing teams.
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    Piper the AI SDR by Qualified Screenshots

    Screenshot of Meet with qualified leads right on your website. Use live chat, voice-calls, and bots to sell smarter.Screenshot of We'll alert your sales team the moment qualified leads land on your website and tell you exactly who they are, powered by apps like Salesforce, Pardot, 6Sense, Marketo, and Clearbit.Screenshot of We'll alert your sales team the moment qualified leads land on your website and tell you exactly who they are, powered by apps like Salesforce, Pardot, 6Sense, Marketo, and Clearbit.Screenshot of Engage qualified prospects in real-time, high-fidelity sales conversations with live chat and voice calls.Screenshot of Use Chat Bots to engage visitors, capture leads, ask qualification questions, and book sales meetings.