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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    InvGate Service Desk

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThe InvGate Service Desk is the ITIL / ITSM offering from Argentinian company InvGate.N/A

    TOPdesk

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    TOPdesk is the flagship highly-modular cloud-based or installed ITSM service desk and asset management solution from the Dutch company of the same name, for enterprise companies.

    $76

    per month Per agent

    Pricing
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    $76
    per month Per agent
    Engaged
    $109
    per month Per agent
    Excellent
    $155
    per month Per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsThe TOPdesk license model: - Modular: Organizations purchase only the modules needed - Saas or On premise - Supports unlimited number of assets. - Service agents based. - Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Considered Both Products
    InvGate
    No answer on this topic
    TOPdesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Would buy again
    128 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    127 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    80 Answers
    Features
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of InvGate Service Desk and TOPdesk
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    TOPdesk
    8.1
    208 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.02 Ratings8.8208 Ratings
    Expert directory9.02 Ratings7.7146 Ratings
    Service restoration9.02 Ratings8.0140 Ratings
    Self-service tools10.02 Ratings8.5194 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.02 Ratings7.5144 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.02 Ratings8.2158 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.02 Ratings7.8168 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of InvGate Service Desk and TOPdesk
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    TOPdesk
    8.2
    170 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement9.02 Ratings8.7159 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.02 Ratings7.8144 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement9.01 Ratings8.1109 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of InvGate Service Desk and TOPdesk
    Feature
    InvGate Service Desk
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    TOPdesk
    7.8
    164 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Change requests repository9.02 Ratings7.6157 Ratings
    Change calendar9.01 Ratings7.7124 Ratings
    Service-level management9.02 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (210 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (122 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (30 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (177 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (17 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InvGate Service DeskTOPdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    InvGate
    This is well suited for someone who is looking for a basic help desk system (like we were). This product will get you out the door, but after owning it for several years now we have begun to look for more. The hardest part is that you cant get to raw data to use with other BI tools. If you want major customizations you will be limited
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    As TOPdesk is pretty intuitive it is often not needed to instruct colleagues on how to use TOPdesk. Most modules and fields do explain themselves. This means there aren't many additional instructions needed for the applications itself. Most information we do need to support our colleagues on based on organizational processes, not our ITSM tool of choice. And if there is more information needed, the knowledge base system can be used for this. On the other hand this could create the idea that no additional instructions are needed. Which might be true for the application itself, but not for how it is being used within your organisation
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    Pros
    InvGate
    • Set-up of system.
    • GUI is user-friendly.
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    • TOPdesk provides a clean and modern interface for all of its modules. Many of the modules have a similar look and feel, which makes it easy for users to utilize each one.
    • Its workflow system allows administrators and developers to define what needs to occur when certain events happen. This can ensure that processes happen in the correct sequence.
    • TOPdesk includes a vast API system to allow for external systems to integrate with it, and for TOPdesk to communicate with external systems.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    InvGate
    • The database for back-end is clunky and cryptic, and it is very hard to access data.
    • The reporting functions are really lacking.
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    • assigning rights is too extensive, making it very complex to manage this up to date.
    • Topdesk has gained so many features that it is difficult for a new user to become familiar with it.
    • action sequences remain tricky and certainly not for everyone to understand.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    It just works, has some continuous development and an easy-to-use interface, which is important especially because not all our colleagues are technical experts (or in other words, "capable of more than switching on and off the computer"). We use a large range of functions and therefore it would be really hard to replace TOPdesk in our company.
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    Usability
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    Sometimes I think some things are hard to find. I often do not know if I have to search in Settings or in Modules. In some cases the user has to do a lot of clicks for example to link a key to a user. Something could work a little smarter.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    Like I said somewhere else in this review: the helpdesk of TOPdesk is top of the bill! In the Netherlands, that is. I can not plea for the helpdesks in other countries, but I guess the TOPdesk organization will make sure the quality of the helpdesk is the same in every country.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    Although being a SAAS solution, TOPdesk performs pretty fast. One can imagine that any SAAS solution is slow or has hiccups, but we have not experienced such with TOPdesk. Pages load quickly, logging in goes smoothly. We have made reports on premise in the past - that always took some time, as you might expect with such complex tasks. It seems that in the SAAS solution TOPdesk somehow has managed to make it even faster!
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    InvGate
    This is one area where they need a lot of help, especially for being selling an ITSM. The service desk is located in Brazil, and they have very few individuals that speak English. Multiple updates over the year have broken the language of the system and tickets have come out in a foreign language. Support is unable to fix issues that occur where downtime occurs. Updates are too fast. Revisions happen 3-4 a week.
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    Most if not nearly all questions are answered within the same or a few days. The helpdesk is very knowledgable about their product and are always willing to help. The only downside is that for more difficult questions it can take a while due to the experts being further removed from the helpdesk. But they are always willing to answer questions, even if they are not directly related to a problem with the service.
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    In-Person Training
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    We had Topdesk in-house here training staff for almost a month (2-3 hour meetings 3x a week.) It was invaluable and we were able to take that training and share with the rest of our IT staff. Once implemented we were able to fly from there. The challenges we found were in how to get started. Once started the knowledge base offered from Topdesk has been invaluable.
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    Online Training
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    Online training documentation is easy to access and consume. There is no real challenges with finding information on how to use the product and some really helpful knowledge base items that show us how valuable these options are in our own implementation of it. The online training we've used has been self driven
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    It was a challenge to port over years of the same thing and we ended up keeping old ideas in Topdesk that we will eventually weed out as time passes and we learn how users view categories and flows of tickets. Planning is key but bear in mind that just because you used to do it this way doesn't mean you still have to
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    InvGate
    At the time of comparison, InvGate had a better price and way quicker set-up time to get it up and running
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    Spiceworks is an easier-to-use Help Desk solution but it lacks all other features that Topdesk has. Freshdesk was just too much for our environment. It was cost-prohibitive for our intended use. TOPdesk fit our org size and budget better than the others.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    InvGate
    No answers on this topic
    TOPdesk
    TOPdesk is very flexible and scalable. Every department in you organization can you the software. Perhaps some persons need some training, but that can be provided by TOPdesk ot some keyusers.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    InvGate
    • Upfront, it had a very good ROI compared to a homegrown system that was being used.
    • Allows users to submit issues to get MFG back up and running.
    Incentivized
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    TOPdesk
    • TOPdesk self-service portal has allowed our employees to quickly report and solve the incidents saving more time for productivity.
    • Employees are able to tackle common incidents from the knowledge base giving more efficient business operation.
    • It has helped us to create a smooth working environment while growing the organization capacity and production quality.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    InvGate Service Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Incident ManagementScreenshot of Built In and Customizable ReportsScreenshot of Knowledge Base

    TOPdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of TOPdesk plan boardScreenshot of TOPdesk portal designerScreenshot of TOPdesk service desk KPIsScreenshot of TOPdesk asset management overviewScreenshot of TOPdesk call managementScreenshot of TOPdesk asset management dashboard