ServiceNow Customer Service Management vs. Sugar Serve

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
Score 8.3 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
Sugar Serve
Score 9.0 out of 10
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SugarCRM offers Sugar Serve, a version of its CRM providing en emphasis on customer service automation, service case management, SLA management, customer self-service and includes the SugarBPM workflow tool to automate processes.N/A
Pricing
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
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 ManagementSugar Serve
Features
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
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
12% above category average
Sugar Serve
8.9
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.010 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Expert directory8.78 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications9.09 Ratings9.52 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.39 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.810 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Ticket response9.310 Ratings9.02 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
Sugar Serve
8.8
2 Ratings
9% above category average
External knowledge base9.58 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.59 Ratings8.52 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
Sugar Serve
8.9
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Customer portal9.08 Ratings9.02 Ratings
IVR9.77 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Social integration8.88 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Email support9.89 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.59 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
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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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Enterprises
SysAid
SysAid
Score 8.9 out of 10
SysAid
SysAid
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(9 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSugar Serve
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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SugarCRM
The idea of Sugar Serve, is similar to SugarCRM, so I feel more comfortable implementing it, thanks to having used SugarCRM in the past. It allows us to change and adapt the design to be able to use it according to the needs of my department and according to the goals of our company. It is a great help to have the customization that Sugar Serve offers us. If we want to connect to an external service, we just contact our IT staff to develop a module that connects internally via API.
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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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SugarCRM
  • Customizable messages.
  • Mood survey.
  • Auto response.
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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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SugarCRM
  • The interface that works with other systems is not ready, it lacks extensibility by default.
  • It necessitates the presence of a responsible someone with some programming skills.
  • The problem is especially noticeable with custom objects. Elements that should be removed remain, or an error occurs, making it a bit useless.
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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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SugarCRM
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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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SugarCRM
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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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SugarCRM
Its quick response, customer service, and ticketing service are the best.
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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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SugarCRM
  • The contents managed by Excel are migrated so that employees can consult and update them at any time from the browser.
  • It is simple and versatile, so it can be used both by the work team and in all departments involved in the system, simplifying the management of processes, and collaboration and documentation
  • It allows us to check visually and comprehensively, the status of the company and each of its members in an easy-to-understand way. Which facilitates decision-making and help desk CRM integration
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