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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hornbill

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHornbill Supportworks is a comprehensive ITSM platform offered by a UK-based company. It competes with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, Cherwell, FrontRange, and CA Technologies.N/A

    JitBit Help Desk

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    JitBit Help Desk from JitBit Software is a cloud-based or installed help desk solution with a ticketing system, knowledge base, and related features.

    $2,199

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    HornbillJitBit Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Small
    $2,199
    one-time fee
    Company
    $3,799
    one-time fee
    Enterprise
    $6,499
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HornbillJitBit Help Desk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HornbillJitBit Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hornbill Supportworks ITSM and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hornbill Supportworks ITSM
    4.4
    3 Ratings
    59% below category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets6.03 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Expert directory3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications4.93 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation5.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Hornbill Supportworks ITSM and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hornbill Supportworks ITSM
    2.4
    3 Ratings
    110% below category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement3.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard2.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Hornbill Supportworks ITSM and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hornbill Supportworks ITSM
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    40% below category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository5.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management6.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Hornbill Supportworks ITSM and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hornbill Supportworks ITSM
    -
    Ratings
    JitBit Help Desk
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Hornbill Supportworks ITSM and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hornbill Supportworks ITSM
    -
    Ratings
    JitBit Help Desk
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HornbillJitBit Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HornbillJitBit Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hornbill
    The concept of the solution is a good one and in theory, Hornbill Supportworks ITSM is good for incoming inquiries/tickets management. The inquiries can be automatically captured by a user submitting a request, and an email notification is sent to both the Helpdesk team and the customer. The inquiries are then tracked, alerting the team when the SLA is about to be/has been breached. Once the inquiry has been resolved, it notifies all relevant parties, as well as time-stamps the action.
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    JitBit Software
    If your budget is really tight, then JitBit is not for you. It's kind of pricey. That said, JitBit HelpDesk is very robust--we've never had one second of downtime in my two years of using it. It depends on what's important to you. If you need rock-solid Help Desk and stellar, trouble-free performance, then JitBit it. If not, there are alternatives that are much less expensive. The cloud version might be less expensive for companies that don't need an on-premise solution.
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    Pros
    Hornbill
    • Manages a large amount of data without slowdown or issues.
    • Reliable platform for incident and problem management.
    • API usage for linking to other systems is basic but useable.
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    JitBit Software
    • Fantastic ticketing system to keep track of old conversations from clients.
    • Fantastic analytics and metric tracking.
    • Fantastic for sharing relationships with a customer. Generally, this would be a salesperson sharing an onboarding with a support person, but I think you could get creative with it. JitBit is very flexible.
    • Super easy to learn and use. If you can use your email, you can use JitBit.
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    Cons
    Hornbill
    • The interface is quite hard work, not very visually friendly
    • It all just feels a bit old fashioned and needs a reboot
    • This may be an internal process, but not everyone has access, so quite frequently I have to pick requests up and then take them out of the Supportworks system.
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    JitBit Software
    • Reporting functionalities could be better
    • Improvements to user management
    • Expansion to AI functionalities
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hornbill
    No answers on this topic
    JitBit Software
    JitBit just had the feature set at the cost point we were willing to spend. Nothing against the other products, but this one just fit our model better.
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    Return on Investment
    Hornbill
    • The system 'does what it says on the tin' - it captures and helps manage incoming inquiries - so the positive impact is there.
    • However, this is not done in the most intuitive or user-friendly manner. This causes frustration at times.
    • Overall, a single centralized system for managing customer inquiries and requests is paramount for any mid-size business, particularly if this business is service-based
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    JitBit Software
    • JitBit has neither had a positive nor a negative effect on our ROI. The reason is that we had to have a Help Desk solution that is secure and well-supported.
    • JitBit does cost real money. The least expensive on-premise option is $1,699, which might have a negative impact on your budget, but I'd have to say that it's worth it--at least for us.
    • Trouble-free, practically maintenance-free, Help Desk software has a positive impact on our technician time spent on it.
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