Hesk vs. LiveAgent

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hesk
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Hesk is a free to install help desk from Klemen Stirn, a company headquartered in Slovakia.N/A
LiveAgent
Score 9.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
LiveAgent is a help desk software designed to help users bring personalization to customer interactions. LiveAgent presents an omnichannel universal inbox, real-time live chat, built-in call center, and a customer service portal. It offers customer segmentation, automation, built-in CRM, and an analytics package, as well as gamification features, ultimately containing are over 180+ help desk features, and 200+ integrations. The solution boasts users among companies like BMW, Yamaha,…
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Pricing
HeskLiveAgent
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
per month
Small
$15
per month per seat
Medium
$29
per month per seat
Large
$49
per month per seat
Enterprise
$69
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HeskLiveAgent
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HeskLiveAgent
Features
HeskLiveAgent
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Hesk
-
Ratings
LiveAgent
7.7
Ratings
4% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Hesk
-
Ratings
LiveAgent
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Hesk
-
Ratings
LiveAgent
8.5
Ratings
9% above category average
Customer portal00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
User Ratings
HeskLiveAgent
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.3
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Usability
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8.0
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Support Rating
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9.3
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Implementation Rating
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9.1
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User Testimonials
HeskLiveAgent
Likelihood to Recommend
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I think [LiveAgent] is great from a customer service perspective, though I don't know that I would recommend it for B2B purposes. It has so many features that are fantastic as far as creating a great customer experience goes, I just think it is far more geared toward B2C than B2B.
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Pros
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  • It's a complete OMNI channel. You can configure all communication medium for your customer with LiveAgent i.e. Ticketing, Social Media, Phone, and Chat.
  • Low on pricing.
  • You can easily setup LiveAgent for your organization. You don't need to be a technical expert to implement this.
  • The user-friendly application.
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Cons
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  • Occasionally when "resolving" a ticket, the page will not load the full list of remaining tickets. However, the moment you scroll, the tickets appear so it's not too big of a deal, but I'd like to see that cleaned up. It does not always happen.
  • When dialing a phone number, the format needs to be specific, i.e. +15125555555. We often receive phone numbers in the more traditional format, i.e. (512) 555-5555. The outgoing call will not work when pasted this way. I think it will get fixed. These little things seem to get sorted out after enough people complain about it.
  • The mobile version has a few bugs, but when on the run, it at least allows you to read and respond to email. Examples of bugs include not being able to transfer the ticket to another department (on iOS the drop down menu functions like a text field for some reason so clicking into it selects the text as if you are going to copy and paste it). Also, the ability to add an admin note would be nice on the mobile version.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I am giving this rating as Live Agent is a very good software that is essential to any small or big business that provides customer support services. It gives you the possibility to manage any of your clients issues, answer questions and keep a good relationship with them by providing quick solutions.
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Usability
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The initial setup, onboarding and training is easy. The system provides 2 graphic version of interfaces in black or white default colors. I would appreciate, if there were more. Some of the setup forms are not correctly resized. Overall, I'm always able to find what I am looking for in LiveAgent.
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Support Rating
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The one time that I contacted the customer support at LiveAgent, they were very quick to help me out and the customer support representative walked me through every thing that I needed to know to set up what I needed. Over all, the support staff at LiveAgent were perfect.
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Implementation Rating
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Implementation was quick and when not counting a bug on our website, it took a couple hours. It was mostly done on our end or with the assistance of LiveAgent's live chat support team. We recommend to check out LiveAgent's tutorial videos on their youtube channel or browsing their knowledge base - we've almost always found answers to our queries there.
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Alternatives Considered
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bold360 worked for our basic purposes but it was pretty bare bones. It didn't give us the option to get sales or to translate from Spanish to English and it made things a bit more difficult. LiveAgent has the features that we needed and it has many of the similar options that we also still use.
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Return on Investment
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  • We are generating more sales by having sales representatives online chatting with customers.
  • The customer service team is able to avoid answering the same guest on a number of platforms (ie. when a guest emails in, fills out a "contact form," and chats with a representative in live time in the span of ten minutes) because LiveAgent enables us to have all of our communication in one platform.
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