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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

    Rebrandly

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARebrandly is used to create, share and manage branded links. They offer companies and individuals the possibility to brand and shorten the links they share using a specific domain name of their choosing. With Rebrandly, users can create and share branded links directly through the browser extension while surfing the Web. It is then stored in a dashboard where users can measure results using their best in class suite of tools. Users can register a new domain name directly with Rebrandly,…

    $14

    per month

    Pricing
    KayakoRebrandly
    Editions & Modules
    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Essentials
    $14
    per month 250 Links & QR codes per month
    Professional
    $39
    per month 1500 Links & QR codes per month
    Growth
    $119
    per month 3,500 links & QR codes per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KayakoRebrandly
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Pricing tiers varies based on needs for links, users and custom domains. Up to an 18% discount is available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    KayakoRebrandly
    Considered Both Products
    Kayako
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    Rebrandly
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    Features
    KayakoRebrandly
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Kayako and Rebrandly
    Feature
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Rebrandly
    -
    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 Rebrandly
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Rebrandly
    -
    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 Rebrandly
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Rebrandly
    -
    Ratings
    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
    Best Alternatives
    KayakoRebrandly
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    KayakoRebrandly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KayakoRebrandly
    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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    Rebrandly
    If you would like to dedicate a subdomain for a particular type of audience or campaign - a smart way of shortening links and wow factor is that for the free-tier itself there are 500+ links allowed - which is huge! Recommended for running outbound campaigns where subdomain won't mess up your data.
    Incentivized
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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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    Rebrandly
    • Let's you specify the domain name to something meaningful.
    • Can customize the short link name to make it clear what's it for.
    • The process is quick and you get your shortened URL in seconds.
    • Price is fairly reasonable, particularly if you manage a website with lots of pages that you need to share the links on.
    Incentivized
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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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    Rebrandly
    • The reporting feature is flat out awful. It would be great if there were just a dashboard where I could see stats and graphs with easily filterable views.
    • The UI could use some polish in the dashboard.
    • More sorting/filtering features when looking through links.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Rebrandly
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Rebrandly
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Rebrandly
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Rebrandly
    Prompt and informative responses. Whereas many of their competitors use automated responses that require significant wait times to respond, Rebrandly have a much decreased response time which is vital for any business that is juggling many different tasks at the same time. This aspect of quality customer service is one of the primary reasons that we choose to use Rebrandly, and will continue to do so.
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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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    Rebrandly
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Rebrandly
    Rebrandly is definitely aimed at the professional end of the market. Bitly has been around for a long time, but also overused and abused by bad actors. This can negatively influence a backlink profile in terms of organic search which an SEO professional simply can not afford. Using custom domains with Rebrandly, in conjunction with the unbeatable redirection speed means I'm getting far better and more consistent results compared to Bitly.
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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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    Rebrandly
    • I am able to easily track user behavior across multiple mediums
    • Based on user behavior I am able to tailor our services to better match their requirements - even when they don't say anything explicitly
    • More clicks to our desired links mean more traffic and more revenue
    • Users see a more consistent, professional brand image across our channels, garnering more trust
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Rebrandly Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Rebrandly dashboardScreenshot of the interface to create a branded linkScreenshot of where to share a branded link directly to favourite social sites or copy it to a clipboardScreenshot of where to create teams and invite colleagues to create branded links with a shared custom domain.Screenshot of a search for a new custom domain to purchase directly through Rebrandly.