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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

    eDesk

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    eDesk is an eCommerce Help Desk purpose built for online sellers. eDesk integrates with marketplaces, channels, webstores and social channels and consolidates them into one shared dashboard. The solution provides tools and order data to help users to speedily turn around issues. eDesk allows users to respond to customer queries and meet their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with Amazon and eBay. eDesk is designed to provide all the order, product, and delivery data within customer…

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    Pricing
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementeDesk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify Entrepreneurs - 300 Tickets
    $39
    per month 300 Tickets
    eDesk Team
    $69
    per month per user
    eDesk Professional
    $109
    per month per user
    Shopify Entrepreneurs - 2,000 Tickets
    $158
    per month 2,000 Tickets
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementeDesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—These are yearly plans paid monthly for using eDesk. Month to month plans are available
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    Features
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementeDesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    7.0
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    eDesk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.66 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Expert directory7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.15 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation4.45 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.26 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket response6.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    4.7
    5 Ratings
    50% below category average
    eDesk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    External knowledge base4.44 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base5.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ServiceNow Customer Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow Customer Service Management
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    21% below category average
    eDesk
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Customer portal7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR5.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration3.54 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Email support7.45 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementeDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow Customer Service ManagementeDesk
    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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    eDesk
    Great for companies that sell on marketplaces and want to merge all of their communications. It saves our customer service agents tons of time, and it also connects easily with ChannelAdvisor. It would not be appropriate for a company that does not sell on marketplaces.
    Incentivized
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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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    eDesk
    • Easy to use for customers
    • Maintains marketplace standards for communication
    • Is the only platform that offers these services
    • Connects with Channel Advisor
    Incentivized
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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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    eDesk
    • I wish the filters displayed closer to the top of the inbox vs the bottom
    • The new and to-do tabs can be confusing at first
    • Agents must take ownership once in the message; it is not auto-assigned when you click into a message, so there is room for duplication.
    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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    eDesk
    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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    eDesk
    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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    eDesk
    They were not even close to offering what xSellco has and the ease of using the platform. eDesk by xSellco is a great price point, is very easy to use, and it also integrates with ChannelAdvisor and Big Commerce, which was a determining factor for us. It also is an Amazon partner and ensures that they are adhering to all of the strict communication rules Amazon has.
    Incentivized
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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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    eDesk
    • Saves agents lots of time
    • Creates better communication with customer with less time in between messages
    • Helps us provide great customer service
    • Has helped us meet marketplace communication standards and receive more feedback/reviews
    Incentivized
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    eDesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Multichannel messages are kept in one placeScreenshot of Customer support is faster with AI automationScreenshot of Live Chat to turn online browsers into buyersScreenshot of Key support metrics and trendsScreenshot of A 360° view of buyers to personalize customer serviceProduct screenshot