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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SherpaDesk

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SherpaDesk is a help desk / ticketing platform with time tracking, invoice generation, and business intelligence capabilities.

    $0

    per agent

    SnapEngage

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASnapEngage can be installed on any website and is designed for companies of any size. Sales and Support teams can chat with company website visitors while they browse and offer assistance in real time. This solution includes a "Call Me" feature to incorporate voice and text communication in one bundle. SnapEngage's real-time integration with CRM platforms and Help Desk automatically creates new leads or support cases when visitors request help from the company website. Chat transcripts are…

    $60

    per month

    Pricing
    SherpaDeskSnapEngage
    Editions & Modules
    1st Tech Free
    $0
    per agent
    Adventure Package
    $39
    per agent
    Business
    60/month
    includes 4 agents licenses
    Plus
    140/month
    includes 8 agent licenses, premium integrations
    Premier
    420/month
    includes 16 agent licenses, premium integrations, advanced features
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SherpaDeskSnapEngage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Enterprise plans are also available and are custom tailored to the business' specific needs.
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    Features
    SherpaDeskSnapEngage
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of SherpaDesk and SnapEngage
    Feature
    SherpaDesk
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SnapEngage
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of SherpaDesk and SnapEngage
    Feature
    SherpaDesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SnapEngage
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of SherpaDesk and SnapEngage
    Feature
    SherpaDesk
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SnapEngage
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SherpaDeskSnapEngage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SherpaDeskSnapEngage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SherpaDesk
    [It's] well suited for cloud support applications as there's no installation or maintenance required.
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    SnapEngage
    It helps business grow, if your business is more reliable on marketing or if your business is in starting stage implementing SnapEngage to your website will give a kick start to your business because it helps to get close with the customers which are in need with those quick questions and responses we are getting from customers using chat agent.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SherpaDesk
    • Ticketing is very fast & easy
    • Tracking time is fast
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    SnapEngage
    • Allows team members to see type in real-time before it is submitted. This enables us to gather information for responses in a more timely manner.
    • We can see which of our team members are available, busy, or not-available.
    • Ability to see some biographical information of chatters and to sync information with Salesforce.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SherpaDesk
    • Its ability to switch between tickets, assets, etc., is a little clunky. A static menu bar would be helpful.
    • The ability to see the latest update in the ticket view.
    Incentivized
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    SnapEngage
    • The admin dashboard is the hardest to navigate of any tool I've ever used! THere are 7 tabs in the left-hand panel. Just within the one tab that reads "Settings" (there is a separate tab for "My Account", also Permissions?) there are 9 tabs at the top (which include names like "Agent Settings", "Integrations", "Design Studio", "Options", "Hub"), then at least another 8 tabs WITHIN those 9 tabs, giving you a total of 14 different pages of settings to search through, again, JUST in the Settings tab. What the heck?!
    • Something as simple as notification settings are spread throughout the 14 different settings pages mentioned above. Rather than having one area where you can enter email addresses for notifications, I've had to search through the 14 pages and use Ctrl+F on multiple occasions to fully remove a user from all the notifications they received. This should be much simpler!
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SherpaDesk
    No answers on this topic
    SnapEngage
    I give SnapEngage a 9 due to how successful our company has been while using it. Unless prices were raised by an insane amount, I don't see us using a competing service.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    SherpaDesk
    No answers on this topic
    SnapEngage
    I have never needed to contact them for support.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    SherpaDesk
    When looking for solutions for our business, I personally looked at Aautotask. I am not the decision maker so I don't know what my boss looked at in full. Autotask seems good. It looked like it got a bit complicated and may be for very large enterprise customers. Just lots of features that we don't need.
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    SnapEngage
    We actually demo'ed LiveChat and LivePerson and besides SnapEngage having a better UI and ease of use, the support from their team was worlds and away above the rest. They let us run an extended demo, gave us constant support, and made sure we felt comfortable before we went live with the system.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SherpaDesk
    • As a single freelance consultant Sherpadesk has exceptional ROI because it's free but if my company had more support people I would definetly go with SherpaDesk again.
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    SnapEngage
    • It has allowed us to provide more service with a much smaller team than our phone team.
    • It provides us with data helpful to not only ourselves, but our marketing team as well.
    • It's customizable so it allows us to create and update our platforms immediately when needed.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SherpaDesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Techs get instant access to what needs to be done and how they are performing against their teamScreenshot of Manage all open tickets and sort by priority on what needs to be completed firstScreenshot of Track and enter all billable and non-billable timeScreenshot of Review project progress and profitabilityScreenshot of Create flexible rate plans and compile invoices that can be sent out through QuickBooks or FreshBooks integrationsScreenshot of Update customer requests, add time and expenses remotely

    SnapEngage Screenshots

    Screenshot of SnapEngage is easy to install on any website and helps convert website visitors into engaged customers.