ServiceNow Customer Service Management vs. SupportBee

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
Score 7.9 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
SupportBee
Score 9.0 out of 10
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SupportBee is a lean help desk option, essentially an email ticketing system, for small businesses. It deviates from the typical per agent per month pricing model in favor of pay-as-you-go ticket volume pricing.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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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
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
7.0
6 Ratings
12% below category average
SupportBee
8.6
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets7.66 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Expert directory7.95 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.15 Ratings8.64 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation4.55 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.16 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Ticket response6.06 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
4.8
5 Ratings
47% below category average
SupportBee
8.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
External knowledge base4.44 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Internal knowledge base5.15 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
ServiceNow Customer Service Management
6.3
6 Ratings
20% below category average
SupportBee
8.4
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Customer portal7.24 Ratings9.03 Ratings
IVR5.34 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Social integration3.54 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email support7.45 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.25 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud
Score 8.7 out of 10
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(6 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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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SupportBee
SupportBee is particularly well suited as a support ticket system if you use the systems supported by its 3rd party integrations. If you are looking for a lightweight, easy-to-use, support ticket system without a lot of extras, then SupportBee is the right choice.
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Pros
ServiceNow
  • Allows for clear communication between help desk and end users.
  • Provides a clean inventory option for both hardware items and software licenses.
  • Navigation is very intuitive and user friendly.
  • Many reporting features for all levels of the company.
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SupportBee
  • Shared inbox system
  • The knowledge base resource
  • Customer portal software
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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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SupportBee
  • UX isn't the cleanest.
  • Finding where to actually start typing responses can be confusing for new users.
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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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SupportBee
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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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SupportBee
I haven't had to deal with support issues much, other than someone within our own company helping.
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Alternatives Considered
ServiceNow
Connectwise targets small to medium enterprises and kept things simple for cross-organizational communications. On the other hand, ServiceNow with users with more than 500 at least, tends to create lag and tension when all are using the app at the same time, especially getting reports in a timely manner.
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SupportBee
SupportBee is the "maximal point" of the combination of feature set, price point, ease of use, third party integrations, and client-facing functionality. Every other system we've tried is too expensive, impossible to use, too many features, too high a learning curve for our employees, or too difficult for our clients to interact with.
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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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SupportBee
  • 100% Service Level Achievement
  • Could Build Good Client & Customer Relationship
  • Knowledge base Could Save Our Time
  • Features are best and justified with the pricing
  • Needs improvement in social integration or channels
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