ServiceNow Customer Service Management vs. Slab Knowledge Base

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
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
Slab
Score 9.6 out of 10
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The Slab knowledge base, from Slab in San Francisco, is described by the vendor as a team wiki with an editor, fast search capabilities, and dozens of integrations to provide additional features. Slab aims to be the one place for a team's shared knowledge.N/A
Pricing
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab
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
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Features
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
9.2
10 Ratings
11% above category average
Slab Knowledge Base
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
9.5
9 Ratings
17% above category average
Slab Knowledge Base
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Ratings
External knowledge base9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
9.3
10 Ratings
15% above category average
Slab Knowledge Base
-
Ratings
Customer portal9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR9.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
SysAid
SysAid
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(10 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSlab Knowledge Base
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Slab, Inc.
It's perfect for us to update processes that we use daily at Curri. This is a very important piece of our business because being a start-up, things are always changing. I'd say it's pretty appropriate for all needs related to a knowledge base.
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Pros
ServiceNow
  • We manage internal tickets through ServiceNow Customer Service Management. We raise tickets with IT and other team
  • We manage our datapipe customers through ServiceNow Customer Service Management and it efficiently manages our customer interactions
  • ServiceNow Customer Service Management helps us manage projects and tasks and keep a log of all our migration customers
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Slab, Inc.
  • Organization
  • Training
  • Sharing information
  • Linking documents
  • Easy access to company material
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Cons
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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Slab, Inc.
  • Sometimes the search doesn't want to pull up what I've entered, even though when I find what I'm looking for, it's named exactly what I was searching for.
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Usability
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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Slab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Slab, Inc.
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Alternatives Considered
ServiceNow
Atlassian Jira lacks certain features and process which was delivered by ServiceNow Customer Service Management. Also, flexibility to customise was a point to select ServiceNow Customer Service Management tool. Cost which was high than Atlassian Jira compensated as it improved overall customer satisfaction and reduced resolution time by taking help of Knowledge base integration
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Slab, Inc.
Most of the systems I have used in the past that house knowledge feel clunky and difficult to navigate. They are not easily modified and are not easy to access when you are working directly with a customer. They do not feel linear and sometimes feel overwhelming when you are trying to learn new processes. Overall, I've never used a KB that I felt did a great job at housing the information I would need to refresh and train. Slab is easy to navigate, easy to use and overall very seamless in delivering information. I never feel overwhelmed and the simplicity in it's layout allows users to access information without feeling discouraged trying to locate it
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Return on Investment
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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Slab, Inc.
  • Positive impact in keeping all departments in sync
  • Positive impact on finding who owns a particular territory
  • Positive impact making and retrieving templates
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