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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

    TigerText

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ATigerText is a collaboration tool focused on providing users with secure communication to colleagues from any device.N/A
    Pricing
    KayakoTigerText
    Editions & Modules
    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KayakoTigerText
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    KayakoTigerText
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Kayako and TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    TigerText
    -
    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 TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    TigerText
    -
    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 TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    TigerText
    -
    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
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Kayako and TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    TigerText
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Kayako and TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    TigerText
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Kayako and TigerText
    Feature
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    TigerText
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    KayakoTigerText
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    KayakoTigerText
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 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)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KayakoTigerText
    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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    TigerText
    TigerText is helpful to an extent. I know my messages and photos are secure, which protects patient information, but it is difficult for them to use the program with me, and I rely on constant communication to provide services.
    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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    TigerText
    • The product works great on its own.
    • There is a free trail version that you can use to test if the product will work for your needs.
    • Installation is quite easy on the device as well.
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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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    TigerText
    • Cost per user
    • Video Chat to patients
    Incentivized
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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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    TigerText
    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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    TigerText
    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.
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    TigerText
    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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    TigerText
    Support has been top-notch. The only additional recommendation that I'd give is to create video walkthroughs of some of the basic functionality. That would have gotten us up and operating much faster than having to poke around with the product--it was a sort of trial-and-error.
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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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    TigerText
    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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    TigerText
    This stacks up well against its competitors because this is what is mostly used in the hospitals today. So when students have use and experience with this program, they are ready when they come across it in the real world job. We feel that this experience is invaluable and helps students fit into their positions better when they go into their work environments.
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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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    TigerText
    • easier collaboration
    • teamwork
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