Salesforce Desk vs. ServiceNow Customer Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce Desk
Score 7.5 out of 10
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ServiceNow Customer Service Management
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Built on the Now Platform, ServiceNow offers their Customer Service Management solution through the Standard and Professional Customer Service Management bundles. Both include agent workspace, knowledge management, survey and assessment module, and the community module, oriented in this edition to support customers rather than internal employees. The Professional bundle also includes performance analytics, predictive intelligence, and related tools to support customer support agents improvement…N/A
Pricing
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Desk
7.8
1 Ratings
1% below category average
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
7.0
6 Ratings
12% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.01 Ratings7.66 Ratings
Expert directory8.01 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.01 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.01 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Ticket response6.01 Ratings6.06 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings4.45 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Desk
8.5
1 Ratings
9% above category average
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
4.8
5 Ratings
47% below category average
External knowledge base9.01 Ratings4.44 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.01 Ratings5.15 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Desk
7.5
1 Ratings
2% below category average
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
6.3
6 Ratings
19% below category average
Customer portal7.01 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Social integration7.01 Ratings3.54 Ratings
Email support9.01 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration7.01 Ratings8.25 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings5.34 Ratings
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Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.4
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
We sometimes encounter issues that cannot be resolved from our end and need urgent assistance from its support but it takes a while and asks us to send an email instead. I highly suggest having a dedicated support or account manager to address our issues in no time and provide quick resolutions.
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ServiceNow
It is well suited for medium to large companies that manage different teams and need to communicate constantly and track progress in a timely manner. It is less suited for small enterprises as it will overwhelm users with the features and functionalities embedded.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • CRM
  • Ticketing
  • Communication
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ServiceNow
  • Allows for clear communication between help desk and end users.
  • Provides a clean inventory option for both hardware items and software licenses.
  • Navigation is very intuitive and user friendly.
  • Many reporting features for all levels of the company.
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Cons
Salesforce
  • Customer Support
  • Live assistance
  • Integration
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ServiceNow
  • Adding in additional chat features would be nice
  • Viewing where you stand in priority
  • Having a way to automate more of the processes
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Usability
Salesforce
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ServiceNow
Bottom line is that it does what you need it to do. We've been using Service Now as a ticket managing tool for a few years now. There's really not much it can't do when it comes to recording interactions. It has been nice using inventory tracking for software licenses and hardware as well.
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Support Rating
Salesforce
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ServiceNow
Support has been very good. Any time there has been a real issue, the team has responded very quickly and identified the issue without a lot of repetitive questions that I've seen from other services. There is a great external community and internal knowledge base that covers pretty much anything you need.
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Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
Salesforce Desk is actually unique compared to others because when it comes to features, Salesforce Desk has a lot to offer. It's easy to navigate and the knowledge base is so informative that it gives you not just the article but is also very interactive and easy to understand so you can get a lot of answers online.
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ServiceNow
Connectwise targets small to medium enterprises and kept things simple for cross-organizational communications. On the other hand, ServiceNow with users with more than 500 at least, tends to create lag and tension when all are using the app at the same time, especially getting reports in a timely manner.
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Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • Turn around time
  • Efficiency of answering tickets
  • Live support assistance
  • A lot of options for integrating different software
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ServiceNow
  • The negative impact for my team is the delay in team completing tickets but not a system issue.
  • A positive impact for my team is we can easily view the status of tickets and the follow-up emails are beneficial to maintain records of tickets.
  • Negative impact is that there is no user job aid or helpful tools for new users.
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