Mhelpdesk vs. WorkWave Service

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mhelpdesk
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Mhelpdesk is a field service software solution that manages field technicians, work orders, employee scheduling, and client billing. By combining and integrating multiple business management tools, Mhelpdesk provides a solution that eliminates double-data entry while giving business owners visibility over their field technicians in real-time.
$49
per month
WorkWave Service
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
WorkWave, an IFS company, offers field service management for smaller entities (WorkWave Service) and for enterprise field service companies (ServMan). The services can include marketing (WorkWave Marketing) and WorkWave Payments payment processing system.N/A
Pricing
MhelpdeskWorkWave Service
Editions & Modules
mHelpDesk
$169
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MhelpdeskWorkWave Service
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Enterprises
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
MhelpdeskWorkWave Service
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MhelpdeskWorkWave Service
Likelihood to Recommend
Mhelpdesk
Mhelpdesk is perfect for smaller companies and mid-sized companies I would say. Larger companies may need something a little more advanced for lack of better words or able to handle thousands upon thousands of constant work orders, etc. Smaller companies or companies that are mid-size would benefit from this program the most as it provides the necessary programming to succeed along with its ease of use.
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WorkWave
WorkWave Service is great for a company that can integrate it with their software for credit card processing. I feel that it can work for companies of any size. However, finding individual transactions is time-consuming. If you are a company that will need to search for transactions, it is not as easy as putting in search criteria. You have to select a date range then search through all transactions for that range, you can sort, but it can still take some time. WorkWave Service handles our workload very well and we have minimal issues with the product and the customer service.
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Pros
Mhelpdesk
  • The timer to track the technicians time is wonderful.
  • Integrates well with QuickBooks.
  • The mobile app is great.
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WorkWave
  • Sends timely reporting
  • Responsive troubleshooting team
  • Uses feedback to improve product
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Cons
Mhelpdesk
  • mHelpDesk lacks in its expansion ability of multiple administrator types. We have executive level, midlevel, and department level administrators in addition to the tech, managers, etc. working directly with the system. It seems we are always about one admin level shy of what we need and are unable to create it.
  • mHelpDesk sometimes has difficulty with its mobile tracking either being accurate as seen by the administrators or in locking up the mobile devices of the techs. It is not a constant issue yet one which occurs often enough to be of note.
  • mHelpDesk doesn't track automatically so our mobile techs can shut that off. While that may be a disciplinary operational issue for us as well, we should be able to lock that setting "on" so our users are tracked which using the app.
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WorkWave
  • Not easy or fast to locate individual transactions in the portal
  • Too many steps to view customer details
  • More user-friendly report generation in portal would be great
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Likelihood to Renew
Mhelpdesk
The staff at Mhelpdesk have been incredible. They are consistently adding new features and are willing to work with us to meet our company's needs
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WorkWave
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Usability
Mhelpdesk
It works well for most of what we need. It integrates well w/ quickbooks. We would like to see it integrate w/ outlook.
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WorkWave
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Mhelpdesk
When we first started using Mhelpdesk, RepairShopr was just a blip on our radar and didn't have the feature-set that Mhelpdesk did. RepairShopr looked great, but the Mhelpdesk had a lot more features. Every 6 months or so, I'd check on RepairShopr and it was growing fast and adding new features all the time. After a few years - the difference was night and day so we switched to RepairShopr and it's been a much better fit for our business.
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WorkWave
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Mhelpdesk
  • It has overall been positive
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WorkWave
  • They have allowed us to continue accepting online and over the phone payments with no issues
  • We cannot refund transactions over 45 days which has increased the amount of checks we have to cut for refunds
  • ROI is acceptable
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