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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Provide Support Live Chat

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AProvide Support has been a live chat and website monitoring software provider since 2003. The vendor says more than 30000 customers use their live help software globally. The vendor also says they are serving businesses and organizations from a variety of industries such as E-Commerce, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality, Auto Sales, Car Rental, Consulting, Insurance, Financial, Government, Real Estate, Web Design and Development, Web Hosting, Education, and Pharmacy.

    $24

    per month

    Vision Helpdesk

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Vision Helpdesk, which started in 2005 as a simple help desk software has evolved into three customer service and IT support management tools. Help Desk Software - A multi-channel help desk software that allows users to manage customer communication across various channels like email, web portals, chat, phone, and API. Satellite Help Desk Software - A multi-company/brand/product help desk software that allows users to manage support for multiple companies in place.…

    $8

    per month

    Pricing
    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter Help Desk
    $8
    per month per seat
    Starter Help Desk
    $12
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $16
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $48
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsProvide Support Live Chat is offered as a SaaS. The price depends on the number of required operator profiles and chosen billing period. The more profiles and the longer billing period, the less price per 1 operator profile per month. Small Business package (1 operator) - $13/month if billed annually or $24 if billed monthly. Corporate Plan (3 operators) - $25.80/month if billed annually or $53 if billed monthly. Enterprise Plan (10 operators) - $59.40/month if billed annually or $108 if billed monthly.—
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Provide Support Live Chat and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Provide Support Live Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Provide Support Live Chat and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Provide Support Live Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    46% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Provide Support Live Chat and Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Provide Support Live Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
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    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Provide Support Live ChatVision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Provide Support Live Chat
    Provide Support Live Chat is a very user friendly tool. It allows my Customer Service Team to perform their daily duties and easily access live chats when needed. It's really great because we can ask for contact information so we can research questions if needed and then reply back in a timely manner. Our customers and potential customers can always have access to a live person.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    I think that there is probably nothing that Vision Helpdesk can't do given enough work to customize it. The problem is that you almost have to have someone dedicated to knowing everything there is to know about the system and then have them be the administrator of all the customizations and feature additions you want. It's great that it can do so much, but it's not great that it's so complicated and has very little out-of-the-box configurations.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Provide Support Live Chat
    • Incoming chat notifications
    • Easy to add additional operators to the room
    • Easy to see information of the person you are chatting with
    • Chat transcripts are automatically emailed
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    • The best thing for us - the timer. It's really cool. We can start the timer and end it when support finishes. It's very important for working with other companies we give support for.
    • Good-looking, with good visualisation and usability dashboard.
    • Ticket transfer between support users, comments, ticket printing.
    • The best price and functionality, comparing to other help desks.
    • Support. Best support I have seen on internet. Helped with setup, and helped with few minor questions.
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    Cons
    Provide Support Live Chat
    • Does not allow us to flag a particular 'consumer' as a scammer.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    • Chat feature.
    • Remote desktop.
    • Get more integration with other software and Mobile apps.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Provide Support Live Chat
    No answers on this topic
    Vision Helpdesk
    For us it's really best solution.
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    Usability
    Provide Support Live Chat
    No answers on this topic
    Vision Helpdesk
    Really simple, good-looking interface, many features and customizations
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    Support Rating
    Provide Support Live Chat
    They are there when I need them.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    Support from Vision Helpdesk was rather lackluster. We uncovered a bug pretty early on in our use of the system and it took them about a month to fix it. Our internal admin of the system had to keep pestering them to get it fixed. It wasn't critical to our business but was something we needed fixed and it just seemed like they didn't care that much about fixing it.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Provide Support Live Chat
    We elected to continue with Provide Support Live Chat because it was more economical compared to Salesforce's option. While Salesforce contained more integration options, we did not see the need to dramatically increase our costs just to have direct integration with Salesforce records and accounts. We haven't evaluated other options since we are happy with Provide Support Live Chat.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    Vision Helpdesk was more open for an NGO while the other companies were more attended on the "big-money", which we don't have as an NGO. Second point is that Vision Helpdesk is very easy and simple to use. Not too much installation, programming etc.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Provide Support Live Chat
    • I was not a part of the business decision to start using Provide Support Live Chat. I have been with the company for 6 years and I can say it is well worth it.
    Incentivized
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    Vision Helpdesk
    • Most cost-effective help desk software I have researched from Kayako to SAAS [products] like Zendesk.
    • We got more features and easy customization done with Vision Helpdesk which where not possible for Zendesk and Kayako was too costly.
    • Ticket tracking has been easier and faster with Vision Helpdesk; for our web hosting business we prefer a download version which is not possible with SAAS help desk providers ( Zendesk or Freshdesk).
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    ScreenShots

    Provide Support Live Chat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Native chat agent appsScreenshot of Customizable chat windowScreenshot of Provide Support chat on a websiteScreenshot of Wide set of chat window localizationsScreenshot of Chat statistics app

    Vision Helpdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Satellite/ Multi Company Help DeskScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - ITSM Service Desk SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Live Chat SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Help Desk Software