SysAid vs. eDesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SysAid
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
SysAid is presented as comprehensive ITSM platform with generative AI baked into every element of service management. With a fully conversational experience wrapped into the UI, SysAid aims to empower organizations to unleash their full potential for productivity.N/A
eDesk
Score 10.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
eDesk is an eCommerce Help Desk purpose built for online sellers. eDesk integrates with marketplaces, channels, webstores and social channels and consolidates them into one shared dashboard. The solution provides tools and order data to help users to speedily turn around issues. eDesk allows users to respond to customer queries and meet their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with Amazon and eBay. eDesk is designed to provide all the order, product, and delivery data within customer…
$0
per month
Pricing
SysAideDesk
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Shopify Entrepreneurs - 300 Tickets
$39
per month 300 Tickets
eDesk Team
$69
per month per user
eDesk Professional
$109
per month per user
Shopify Entrepreneurs - 2,000 Tickets
$158
per month 2,000 Tickets
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SysAideDesk
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSysAid Copilot is available as an add-on for any plan. It bakes generative AI into every aspect of service management.These are yearly plans paid monthly for using eDesk. Month to month plans are available
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Community Pulse
SysAideDesk
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SysAideDesk
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
SysAid
8.4
154 Ratings
2% above category average
eDesk
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.7154 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Expert directory8.0123 Ratings00 Ratings
Service restoration8.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service tools8.7148 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.8110 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.7123 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards8.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
SysAid
8.2
135 Ratings
1% below category average
eDesk
-
Ratings
Configuration mangement8.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.4132 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement8.289 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
SysAid
8.4
123 Ratings
0% below category average
eDesk
-
Ratings
Change requests repository8.6114 Ratings00 Ratings
Change calendar7.994 Ratings00 Ratings
Service-level management8.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
SysAid
-
Ratings
eDesk
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
SysAid
-
Ratings
eDesk
8.5
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Social integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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SysAideDesk
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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
SysAideDesk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(156 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(41 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(51 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.5
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.8
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SysAideDesk
Likelihood to Recommend
SysAid Technologies
SysAid has been great in our management of handling tickets within our Helpdesk but has also allowed us to include other departments. Having work flows has helped us with onboarding and setting up approval process for phones and computers, along with auto prompting end user with additional required info for requests and incidents minimizing the back and forth communication for basic info.
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eDesk
Great for companies that sell on marketplaces and want to merge all of their communications. It saves our customer service agents tons of time, and it also connects easily with ChannelAdvisor. It would not be appropriate for a company that does not sell on marketplaces.
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Pros
SysAid Technologies
  • Email integration. End-users can interact with the ticketing system exclusively through email, and admins can message exclusively within a ticket. All communications are linked directly to user accounts including SysAid admin accounts.
  • Ticket management is very customizable. You can add categories, statuses, action and communication automation, ticket sorting, and much more.
  • knowledge base links directly to tickets, so repeat issues are easy to solve.
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eDesk
  • Easy to use for customers
  • Maintains marketplace standards for communication
  • Is the only platform that offers these services
  • Connects with Channel Advisor
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Cons
SysAid Technologies
  • There are still issues with how well the cloud version of SysAid performs. It can be slow at times. It can be offline every so often (very rarely).
  • There is a lot to learn with this solution so reaching out to their Support is crucial.
  • Cost. This is not the cheapest solution and cost is not an issue for us, but it might be for some companies. I think it is very reasonably priced and you get what you pay for.
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eDesk
  • I wish the filters displayed closer to the top of the inbox vs the bottom
  • The new and to-do tabs can be confusing at first
  • Agents must take ownership once in the message; it is not auto-assigned when you click into a message, so there is room for duplication.
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Likelihood to Renew
SysAid Technologies
Having personally used SysAid for the past 10 years or so, when it was still in its infancy, the trajectory of its improvement and the pricing, there is no doubt that it will be soon an overall market leader, because whilst there other services with options that SysAid doesn't have or haven't mastered, they come at [an] eye-watering price, and in my comparison, for up to 300% more.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Usability
SysAid Technologies
SysAid is easy to use and configure. There are some technical components to the configuration, but their implementation of the SysAid system allows for easy self-service. There was only one time that SysAid could not provide a solution to my direct need. We quickly found a workaround. The issue was integration with Microsoft Office 365 when it was first released. The connection between SysAid and Outlook was problematic. It was not long before SysAid had resolved the issue and provided that integration.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
SysAid Technologies
Ha habido pocas veces que no ha estado disponible pero siempre avisan con antelación cuando el servicio no estará activo por una situación controlada
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Performance
SysAid Technologies
No, In my company it is integrated with the Control-M and when ever we receive any incident of the control M console, we receive a ticket at the same time on SysAid
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
SysAid Technologies
I have had nothing but positive experiences working with the SysAid support team. There are multiple pathways to request and receive support, which are all connected with each other. I get an efficient and effective response most of the time and when there is not immediately a good answer, they create a support request to follow up for resolution.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
SysAid Technologies
My team was greatly assisted and trained well. Despite the time zone difference the trainer made every effort to be available during times that were suitable for us and the assistance and help offered was extremely appreciated by my team. A wonderful experience by the team.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Online Training
SysAid Technologies
Training was well structure and delivered. Questions were thoroughly answered and any issues we had were provided with support and help.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
SysAid Technologies
In the initial stage we implement separate SysAid servers for head and branch offices. When we managed to link up our offices via point to point VPN, we manage to console them into one server. All the assets and devices on branch office were divert back to the server in head office
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
SysAid Technologies
SysAid, compared to other helpdesk software, was reasonably cost-effective; they provided seamless integrations and were willing to redesign the software to meet our needs. One of their current features that is winning with my organization is the SysAid bot. This is a great idea, and we hope that in the future, we will be able to customize this to our organization's needs.
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eDesk
They were not even close to offering what xSellco has and the ease of using the platform. eDesk by xSellco is a great price point, is very easy to use, and it also integrates with ChannelAdvisor and Big Commerce, which was a determining factor for us. It also is an Amazon partner and ensures that they are adhering to all of the strict communication rules Amazon has.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SysAid Technologies
When we purchase it, the plans were different and mainly we acquired lifetime licenses. in the past year, we migrated to the cloud version. In both cases, the pricing structure was accurate, although they could provide some extra flexibility to pay for exactly what we need in the business.
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Scalability
SysAid Technologies
Le doy esta calificación porque los módulos que contiene se pueden usar para casi cualquier departamento, tanto gestión de tickets como inventarios de equipos, hemos utilizado una versión gratuita en Ingeniería para gestionar sus tiempos en las tareas asignadas, es lo único que utilizan pero podrían usar fácilmente el módulo de inventario para su herramienta y el módulo de proyectos también
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
SysAid Technologies
Professional services is just that professional, i have had the opportunity to use this service on several occasions, a technical issue comes up, i made an appointment for one hour and i am contacted at the required time, the representative that hold of my system and goes through the problem while i look on so its also a learning process
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eDesk
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
SysAid Technologies
  • How easy it is to configure the app to our existing ITIL process. The ability to pick what services we would like to have as well as the ability to integrate using API as well as the marketplace.
  • Intuitive interface. Integration to Outlook. Easy reporting.
  • It has a very user-friendly interface and effective management capabilities.
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eDesk
  • Saves agents lots of time
  • Creates better communication with customer with less time in between messages
  • Helps us provide great customer service
  • Has helped us meet marketplace communication standards and receive more feedback/reviews
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ScreenShots

SysAid Screenshots

Screenshot of IT Ticketing DashboardScreenshot of AI ChatbotScreenshot of Ticket JourneyScreenshot of Workflow DesignerScreenshot of Monitor & Fine TuningScreenshot of AI Case Summarization

eDesk Screenshots

Screenshot of Multichannel messages are kept in one placeScreenshot of Customer support is faster with AI automationScreenshot of Live Chat to turn online browsers into buyersScreenshot of Key support metrics and trendsScreenshot of A 360° view of buyers to personalize customer serviceScreenshot of