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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

    Twilio Zipwhip (discontinued)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZipwhip, a texting-for-businesses application for two-way text between a company and its customers, was acquired by Twilio, and discontinued.

    $19

    per month

    Pricing
    SAP Service CloudTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $19.00
    per month
    Unlimited
    $49.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Commercial
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Service CloudTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Service CloudTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    113 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    User Ratings
    SAP Service CloudTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (118 ratings)
    4.5
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    1.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (73 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Service CloudTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    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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    Zipwhip is well suited for many scenarios. Not only do we save money and time with integrations with other programs we have, but we can follow up with a client regarding a trip, should we need further information. A client makes an online reservation and we receive a notification. While we have most of the trip details, the number portion for the drop-off location is missing, so we can reach out directly to the client via Zipwhip and request this information. All aspects of the booking can be done online and with texting and without emails or calls, which is often what many clients who book online prefer. Zipwhip has improved its images/ photos which is fantastic as we use this to send vehicle images to clients, which helps secure bookings. Our employees also use it to send us images of receipts, vehicle engine warning lights that may come on, and other issues (such as a client who may have left a mess in a vehicle). We're also able to send clients documents too, which is great. Obviously, if we have a client with an issue or who is upset, texting is not the best platform on which to address their issues, but it helps us to assess the situation/ issue and gather information before we call the client in person.
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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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    • API to allow triggered text messaging.
    • Tied to a direct phone number that people can also call.
    • Easy to track a conversation in a thread.
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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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    • I would like the quick-use app that pulls from the taskbar to be able to hold more characters- It can only do 250 while the main screen can do 600.
    • The ability to send video through this program would significantly enhance its functionality for us.
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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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    Usability
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It was very easy for users to use, straight forward, and user friendly. The desktop app is very basic but easy to reply to an incoming text, but the user had to know to allow Chrome notifications to see new incoming text via the web browser, which is how they mainly used it.
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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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    Swift response time, multiple people have been willing to help with any issue, really anything you could be looking for from a service standpoint, they offer.
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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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    Zipwhip is just a little bit more user-friendly than AliveChat because it allows you to text people on more scale. AliveChat has a great website chat function, but its texting platform is a little more clunky than Zipwhip. Zipwhip is a little more expensive but definitely the better product.
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • Less confusing worker experience for our customers
    • Less back and forth communication
    • Less need for documentation about things communicated over text
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    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotScreenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI case insights.Screenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI case summary.Screenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI email drafter.