Likelihood to Recommend ServiceChannel is well suited for companies that have multiple locations or a few very large buildings. In my experience the system allows one person to manage 150 to 200 small retail locations but when you add restaurants and buildings with lots of equipment then it gets more complex and the number of locations that one person can effectively manage is greatly reduced. You can effectively manager 50 or 30,000+ locations with this system if you have the personal. There are several free or cost-effective programs available if you are only looking to manage a dozen or so locations.
Read full review Well suited for larger companies, and companies that can take advantage of numerous features like dispatching, inventory, etc. Smaller shops may not find ServiceTitan as helpful or at least potentially complicated for a scaled back operation. It doesn't have accounting software, so make sure you have QuickBooks or something similar.
Read full review Pros ServiceChannel listens to me the user more than any other product I have ever been involved with. It seems like every few months there are some upgrades and improvements to an already great system. They have some great folks employed who are very accessible and very knowledgeable in this system, they are eager to help out and jump in, and they are never trying to up-sell me during these times. I believe they have some of the best practices around for helping out new vendors, who have never been exposed to any CMMS system, they help to ease the fear that contractors/vendors have from the onboarding process thru system training. Read full review Real-time tracking. The biggest problem in logistics in, my opinion, is knowing if your products are arriving on time or not especially as it pertains to food, that was huge here. Most of our managers travel constantly from corporate to distribution because of how centralized the company is they needed something flexible that allowed them to run reports whenever and however. Ease of use - I'll be honest in that our employees are not the cream of the crop as it pertains to their education, this software made the learning process simple. Read full review Cons Sometimes the functionality of the software is slow. Example...I insert a WO# into the home search box and it comes up with "nothing found". I return to the home screen and repeat the exact same process and it takes me to my WO. This happens at least 50% of the time. They just finished up with a system upgrade (I think), and during the 3 week period I could not pull mass approved invoices for my AP department. That was a real hindrance. I am not particularly fond of the new dashboard format. It's not as easy to move around in. However it's new and I'm sure I will get used to it quick enough. Read full review We'd like to be able to text estimates (currently, email is the only function) We'd like to have audit trails on Customer and Location records (currently only at the job level) We'd like to be able to email/text the customer multiple options within estimates, like the techs can do on their tablet, it's just not a function that can be presented by the office. Read full review Usability I gave it a high rating because it's an easy to use platform.
It walks you step by step to goal accomplishment It doesn't drown you in tech speak or unnecessary steps It appears to be created by the busy facilities manager that just needs the good stuff with no fluff. Not to be rude but if a facilities manager can't function in SC easily they may not be in the right field. Read full review Support Rating Sue Thomas is the reason...
If a vendor has a template to upload I can ask for her support and it's done. If I need immediate data for a meeting and I'm away from my computer she can grab it for me on the fly. I've walked out of meetings looking like a stud based on the foreground work Sue did to prepare me. If there is a technical issues she will find a work around for me so I can focus on my job not my admin work. Clear and timely communication on every and all open issues. Read full review Implementation Rating It is very easy to set up ServiceChannel but the one thing I believe they could make easier is the vendor portion of ServiceChannel. We get a lot of complaints on how difficult it is for them when trying to get set up.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Service Channel bridged the gap for us to issue work orders directly to vendors. Maximo Asset Management did not have a user-friendly way for us to do what Service Channel does on the vendor side. Also, at the time of our selection, Maximo was missing the site portal but has since developed a solution of their own.
Read full review No comparisons. Everyone tries to emulate Service Titan. Service Titan has had the best support. Service Titan also seems like they have a better development team to build out their product and listen to client feedback. Where that's helpful is that they're constantly pushing the envelope of what's possible with enhancing client experience and streamlining operations for a business owner.
Read full review Return on Investment It increased visibility on how much we were spending on HVAC repairs/replacements and allowed us to make changes to reduce costs Before we were using paper invoices from the vendors, which creates a scenario of losing/missing invoices into AP. Then we start using the Service Channel invoicing and reduce errors to below 1%. Gives you the capability to add trades and adjust to your needs, so you can get better tracking of specific items. Read full review We can more effectively retain customers and send them offers if it's been a while since their last visit. Our cash flow has dramatically improved because now the technicians invoice everything. We can get estimates out the door within the hour, not days later. Read full review ScreenShots ServiceChannel Screenshots