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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HappyFox Help Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AHappyFox is a web-based customer support ticketing system hosted in the cloud. It helps track and manage all customer support requests across multiple channels like email, chats, social media and phone in a centralized ticket support system.

    $29

    per month per user

    ServiceNow Customer Service Management

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ABuilt 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
    Pricing
    HappyFox Help DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $29
    per month per agent
    Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Enterprise Plus
    $89
    per user/per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month per agent
    Growth - Unlimited Agents
    $23988
    per year 20,000 Tickets / year
    Scale- Unlimited Agents
    $47988
    per year 150,000 Tickets / year
    Scale Plus - Unlimited Agents
    $71988
    per year 1,000,000 Tickets / year
    Enterprise Pro
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HappyFox Help DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are offered for annual and biannuall billing on per agent plans.
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    Features
    HappyFox Help DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HappyFox Help Desk and ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Feature
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    7.0
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.05 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Expert directory9.03 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.04 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.14 Ratings4.45 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission10.05 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Ticket response9.55 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of HappyFox Help Desk and ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Feature
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    4.7
    5 Ratings
    50% below category average
    External knowledge base9.24 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.04 Ratings5.15 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of HappyFox Help Desk and ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Feature
    HappyFox Help Desk
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Customer portal9.43 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    IVR8.42 Ratings5.34 Ratings
    Social integration9.43 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Email support9.03 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration9.43 Ratings8.25 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HappyFox Help DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HappyFox Help DeskServiceNow Customer Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tenmiles Corporation
    Happy Fox works well in companies that want a full look at all of their tickets in one place. It may be better suited to smaller companies who can check or double check their tickets and have the time to spare. For bigger companies, I think there are better, more robust solutions.
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    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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    Pros
    Tenmiles Corporation
    • Smart Rules - Easily create triggers that run based on a variety of criteria. This allows for easily moving tickets through our process. An awesome example is our manager's ability to assign tickets to technicians right from their email simply by responding to the ticket in a certain way. This prevents the opening of a web browser or the mobile app to complete basic functions. Removing one step from the process has already saved us countless hours.
    • Easy to use and clean interfaces all around. Whether it's the web interface, mobile web interface, or one of the mobile apps, HappyFox is all around intuitive. Plenty of things can be made to be updated in two or fewer clicks (Assigned to, due date, priority).
    • HappyFox allows our users to easily create tickets on behalf of customers. Any person who has previously contacted the Help Desk is stored as a contact and can be referenced again quickly.
    • While the portal they provide is basic, it can be quite heavily customized with color schemes and logos. Ours ended up looking better than almost anything else we host both internally and externally. It's clean, simple and provides an easy way for users to input a ticket.
    • Between the Smart Rules and SLAs it's easy to make sure every ticket gets the attention it deserves. Automatic reminders can be sent to technicians based on criteria. Reports can be run to ensure that service levels are being met. These two things alone have greatly increased the quality of service.
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    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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    Cons
    Tenmiles Corporation
    • There are a few features that I would hope to be standard that are not yet accessible. For instance, having different time zones isn't a choice, and clients aren't able to create their own reports, only staff can. So, my staff is required to run those reports for our clients.
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Tenmiles Corporation
    The way we have our implementation customized has allowed us to tailor the application to exactly how we would like to use it. We didn't have to change our procedures and fear the potential of poor adoption. Instead we customized the application to be used the way we already ran our help desk. From there on out we reaped the benefits of quicker resolutions, increased transparency, and much happier end users. After setting up Smart Rules, HappyFox does a lot of thinking for us. Tickets go where they need to go, close when they are supposed to close and even remind techs of inactivity. This removes the necessity for micromanagement, which is appreciated by our employees and managers alike
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    ServiceNow
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Tenmiles Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Tenmiles Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Tenmiles Corporation
    HappyFox delivered a more cost effective solution and asset management had no limit. The main problem I saw with the various other services I demoed, was the up charges. The pricing seems manageable until you see that they charge for every 100 or so of this and 100 of that. HappyFox is truly a one-stop shop for us.
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    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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    Return on Investment
    Tenmiles Corporation
    • Through Email support, the company conducts a marketing plan, through sharing of catalogs.
    • Survey and feedback are conducted and attained from HappyFox.
    • HappyFox supports live chat, an easy way to perfect the satisfaction of clients.
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    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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