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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Service Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASAP Service Cloud helps deliver customer value and protect the brand with intelligent customer service. It enables the user to engage with customers at their convenience, connect service with the value chain and deliver greater profitability.N/A

    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AServiceDesk Plus is free help desk software from ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation.

    $10

    Starting Price Per Month

    Pricing
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Professional
    $21.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Enterprise
    $50.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    113 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of SAP Service Cloud and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    7.5
    22 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings6.015 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings7.020 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.818 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of SAP Service Cloud and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    6.1
    17 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings6.616 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings6.516 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings5.112 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of SAP Service Cloud and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    6.8
    18 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings5.813 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
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    Customer.io
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (118 ratings)
    9.0
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (73 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Service CloudManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    SAP Service Cloud is well-suited for handling a large number of customer complaints. For example, as a financial company, we receive customer inquiries about transaction failures. Once the client reaches us, we assign the problem to the right team and people, and that is all thanks to SAP Service Cloud, which helps ensure customer problems are solved in the best possible time.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    We use the free version, it allows up to 10 technicians to be added to the system, but that has never been an issue, as we are a small team. The functionality and usability of MESDP are great and can work with larger teams too. It is well suited to be used as a main Ticketing system, and this is not limited to IT only, I am sure other teams that need to keep track and log issues will be able to utilize MESDP without any issues. There is a self-service portal as an option, however, we do not use it as of yet, as there has not been the need for it. If you would need to use the same instance within multiple departments, this may be a bit tricky to achieve, as there is no easy way to limit visibility to tickets from other departments, however, I am sure there is a way around it.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • First is It is highly effective when we consider Customer Relation Engagement.
    • Good User Interface by which anyone can get used to it quickly.
    • It is providing infinite opportunity of integration with other SAP solutions.
    • Affordable Solutions with effective features.
    • It has prebuilt charts which helps us to define customer journey with ease of efforts.
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    • It is very easy to create business rules that automatically route email tickets to the correct department and apply templates to correctly categorize the incident.
    • The technician auto-assign function allows email tickets to be fairly apportioned using a round robin technique. We do not cuurently use the load balancing technique which is also available.
    • It is very easy to bulk edit requests to correct miscatergorization by Analysts. (i.e. Incidents vs. Service Requests)
    • Coordinating communications and notifying ticket holders when a network or application event is resolved is very simple.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • While SAP Service Cloud offers a wealth of features, its interface can sometimes feel overwhelming. For newcomers, especially those not tech-savvy, a more intuitive or simplified layout would be beneficial.
    • While it allows for some level of personalization, making deep customizations can be challenging. Given the unique requirements of our client's customer service, having more flexibility in tailoring the tool to our exact needs would be nice.
    • While SAP Service Cloud integrates well within the SAP ecosystem, it can sometimes be less smooth when linking up with non-SAP third-party tools. Enhancing these integrations would streamline our operations, especially when using other software tools alongside it.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • Reporting tools; the report features can be a little limited, it can be quite tricky to get the information you want displayed in detail
    • You can set required fields within the ticket template, which should mean the user has to complete them before they can submit the ticket, however this often doesn't enforce correctly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    SAP Service Cloud offers sturdy competencies for case control, workflow automation, and purchaser engagement. However, since our organization continues to be within the early assessment section, we have not but experienced its complete potential. Once fully applied and custom designed to our desires, the score can also increase as we investigate usability and integration with other SAP solutions.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Because this is the best tool, we have given ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus a rating of 9 out of 10 because it provides a good overall IT service management experience, especially for ticketing, asset management, automation, and reporting. It has helped us organize IT support processes and improve visibility. For ticketing.
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    Usability
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    As any other feature-rich software package, starting out with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus has a little bit of a learning curve, but it usually doesn't take very long until you can use the basic features. Training new technicians on the use of the software does not take very long, and for users to submit tickets it is as easy as sending an email.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    I have found that sometimes issues reported to the SAP takes more time also they lack system support with respect to the priority . Also we don't see RCA for the issues raised. Also turn around time for the issues is not fixed as the support is global sometimes the issues float here and there.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    I have a few issues with MESDP and even though we use the free version, the support staff was very quick to respond and extremely competent and helpful. Luckily, I have only had to use them a couple of times over the 2.5 years I have been using their product, but they strike me as very competent, friendly and helpful, regardless of the version of their product you use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    Zoho Desk is the ultimate software for clear communication, but when we compared these two according to our needs, we found out that SAP Service Cloud is the best option for us. Since it provides everything in one location, Zoho Desk is somewhat lacking in this area. That was the reason for choosing SAP Service Cloud.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Spiceworks was free, which obviously had both benefits and limitations - I will say that the community around Spiceworks has always been great. If we could replicate that experience with the ME user base, it would be terrific.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • can help speed up issue resolution, reducing the time customers spend waiting for solutions
    • AI insights help predict the customer profile, satisfaction, and possible options for service resolutions
    • One stop for all historical customer service requests and data and useful to calculate who are high CLTV customers
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • The tool does not scale well from an ROI perspective. As you add a customer, you must add a new instance, hence a new license.
    • The tool is probably on the expensive side (34,000 USD per 130 technicians per year).
    • There is no usage beyond incident, change, and problem management. The CMDB feature is extremely limited and cannot generate additional ROI. There is no knowledge-base or integration with other software (other than ME Desktop Central).
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