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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SherpaDesk

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SherpaDesk is a help desk / ticketing platform with time tracking, invoice generation, and business intelligence capabilities.

    $0

    per agent

    Pricing
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSherpaDesk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    1st Tech Free
    $0
    per agent
    Adventure Package
    $39
    per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSherpaDesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSherpaDesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    7.0
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SherpaDesk
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.66 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Expert directory7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.15 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation4.45 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.26 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Ticket response6.06 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    4.7
    5 Ratings
    50% below category average
    SherpaDesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    External knowledge base4.44 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base5.15 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and SherpaDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    21% below category average
    SherpaDesk
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customer portal7.24 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    IVR5.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration3.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support7.45 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.25 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSherpaDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementSherpaDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SherpaDesk
    [It's] well suited for cloud support applications as there's no installation or maintenance required.
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    Pros
    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
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    • Ticketing is very fast & easy
    • Tracking time is fast
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    Cons
    ServiceNow
    • Adding in additional chat features would be nice
    • Viewing where you stand in priority
    • Having a way to automate more of the processes
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    • Its ability to switch between tickets, assets, etc., is a little clunky. A static menu bar would be helpful.
    • The ability to see the latest update in the ticket view.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    SherpaDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    When looking for solutions for our business, I personally looked at Aautotask. I am not the decision maker so I don't know what my boss looked at in full. Autotask seems good. It looked like it got a bit complicated and may be for very large enterprise customers. Just lots of features that we don't need.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SherpaDesk
    • As a single freelance consultant Sherpadesk has exceptional ROI because it's free but if my company had more support people I would definetly go with SherpaDesk again.
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    ScreenShots

    SherpaDesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Techs get instant access to what needs to be done and how they are performing against their teamScreenshot of Manage all open tickets and sort by priority on what needs to be completed firstScreenshot of Track and enter all billable and non-billable timeScreenshot of Review project progress and profitabilityScreenshot of Create flexible rate plans and compile invoices that can be sent out through QuickBooks or FreshBooks integrationsScreenshot of Update customer requests, add time and expenses remotely