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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LiveAgent

    Score9.7 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,…

    $15

    per month per seat

    Sugar Serve

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASugarCRM offers Sugar Serve, a version of its CRM providing en emphasis on customer service automation, service case management, SLA management, customer self-service and includes the SugarBPM workflow tool to automate processes.N/A
    Pricing
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Considered Both Products
    QualityUnit, LLC
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    SugarCRM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
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    Features
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of LiveAgent and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    7.7
    59 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sugar Serve
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.956 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Expert directory7.947 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.042 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation6.838 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.458 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Ticket response8.459 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of LiveAgent and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    10.0
    52 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Sugar Serve
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    External knowledge base10.049 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base10.047 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of LiveAgent and Sugar Serve
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sugar Serve
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer portal10.053 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    IVR7.028 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Social integration8.150 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Email support7.454 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration10.046 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (117 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LiveAgentSugar Serve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    QualityUnit, LLC
    LiveAgent is great for companies that want to help customers with their issues. It is also great for getting sales for our company. During our chats, if a customer is interested, we like to ask for the sale. It is too easy for the customers to say no. So it is nice that with LiveAgent, they have an automatic process where the customer can enter their item and address information and it is easy for our agents to get the sale.
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    SugarCRM
    The idea of Sugar Serve, is similar to SugarCRM, so I feel more comfortable implementing it, thanks to having used SugarCRM in the past. It allows us to change and adapt the design to be able to use it according to the needs of my department and according to the goals of our company. It is a great help to have the customization that Sugar Serve offers us. If we want to connect to an external service, we just contact our IT staff to develop a module that connects internally via API.
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    Pros
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Having the ability to transfer tickets or chats has proven useful when we are working with a customer who has a specific type of inquiry - perhaps a sales question or an employment request. We’ve found it helpful to have the ability to transfer the chat to the online agent best equipped to answer the inquiry so we are able to serve our customers to the highest standard and with an immediate response.
    • We find being able to add notes and labels to previous chats and tickets incredibly helpful in data collection and also in our ability to work as a dynamic team. By being able to sort our chats and tickets into an organized system that our company created, we can work cohesively to review old conversations for continuity, opportunities for growth, and with transparency between departments.
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    SugarCRM
    • Customizable messages.
    • Mood survey.
    • Auto response.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • LA doesn't provide you SMS integration.
    • You cannot divert your phone call from your local carrier to LA agent directly. You need to get a third party number which is way much costly. Also, if you get a third party number to divert your calls from a local carrier to LA, then the callers have to wait more than the usual time in order to get them connected with the Customer Support Team.
    • WhatsApp Integration also unavailable.
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    SugarCRM
    • The interface that works with other systems is not ready, it lacks extensibility by default.
    • It necessitates the presence of a responsible someone with some programming skills.
    • The problem is especially noticeable with custom objects. Elements that should be removed remain, or an error occurs, making it a bit useless.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    QualityUnit, LLC
    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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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    QualityUnit, LLC
    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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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    QualityUnit, LLC
    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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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    QualityUnit, LLC
    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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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    QualityUnit, LLC
    Before making the decision, we evaluated many tools, but none of them met all of our needs or the costs we could bear for them, until we found LiveAgent. The implementation process was super simple and supported by the LiveAgent support team, who are excellent!
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    SugarCRM
    Its quick response, customer service, and ticketing service are the best.
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    Return on Investment
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Less expensive than having multiple individual email accounts.
    • LiveAgent has helped decrease our errors since it's more straightforward than sharing a traditional inbox with multiple team members.
    • Sometimes the emails sent from LiveAgent end up in our customer's spam/junk folder because the auto-generated alpha-numeric ticket looks suspicious.
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    SugarCRM
    • The contents managed by Excel are migrated so that employees can consult and update them at any time from the browser.
    • It is simple and versatile, so it can be used both by the work team and in all departments involved in the system, simplifying the management of processes, and collaboration and documentation
    • It allows us to check visually and comprehensively, the status of the company and each of its members in an easy-to-understand way. Which facilitates decision-making and help desk CRM integration
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