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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ServiceNow IT Service Management

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABuilt on the ServiceNow Now Platform, the IT Service Management bundle provides an agent workspace with knowledge management, and modules supporting issue tracking and problem resolution, change, release and configuration management.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 IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Editions & Modules
    ITSM Standard
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Pro
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    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 IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsITSM Pro and ITSM Enterprise also are available with optional "Plus" add-ons. These include AI Agents, an AI Agent Studio, and other features that augment the capabilities of the platform using AI Virtual Agents to automate tasks.These are yearly plans paid monthly for using eDesk. Month to month plans are available
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    Community Pulse
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Considered Both Products
    ServiceNow
    No answer on this topic
    eDesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.9
    68 Ratings
    9% above category average
    eDesk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.067 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Expert directory8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration8.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools10.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.063 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.060 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.3
    61 Ratings
    1% above category average
    eDesk
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.059 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    9.0
    62 Ratings
    7% above category average
    eDesk
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository9.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar9.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    eDesk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and eDesk
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    eDesk
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Social integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (79 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementeDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ServiceNow
    In our organization, we are using ServiceNow extensively. Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Time tracking are few modules which we use extensively. This sort of model will work for any product or service based companies as the product is built on ITIL framework. So this product will be suited for small or large scale companies to better organize and add controls and track SLA's for technology or business process.
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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
    • When I have a number of requests to make, for example a request to add a dozen or so user accounts to more than one group account in Active Directory , I can put all the needed information into the initial form, add it to my "shopping cart" and all of that information remains on the screen for the next item for which I only need to edit a few items (like the AD group name in this example), and keep adding them to the shopping cart until I have them all. When I "Check Out" each of those items is generated as a separate task under the one request. It simplifies and expedites the creation and tracking of these kinds of requests.
    • I can easily and quickly see what tickets are currently assigned to me in order to prioritize them and remain aware of my workload.
    • Numerous fields for CIs can be used when trying to find the entry for a particular item. For example, IP Address, server name, raw text, classification, and so on.
    • To help with making sense out of related tasks, when a task is assigned to me and I need to open another task for a different team to work in order to complete my task, I can open a sub-task from my ticket so that the relationship between the two can be pulled up later into reports. For example, I may have a task to build a new vm, and need to open tasks for networking, security accounts, software installation and so on. By opening sub-tasks from my assignment, the time spent by all parties concerned is tied together for more meaningful cost accounting.
    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
    • It is hard to find areas for improvement, the tool is very powerful. That said, building the CMDB still involves some manual interaction which was not how it was presented in demos.
    • The CMDB data is almost too deep and detailed. When you build the relationship map it can be so large that it is overwhelming. You can limit this, but the default maps are massive if you are discovering lots of device classes.
    • The product is expensive. Since they are the leader in the industry and the product has tons of features, they definitely charge for it!
    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    ServiceNow
    To be completely honest setting up a new ticketing system can be a pain in the ass. Once you have it setup and customized the way you want it, you don't want to switch unless you're unhappy with the product. Unless future releases and updates really muck the system up, I wouldn't change.
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ServiceNow
    The dashboard is so confusing, [there are] many clicks to open a task and search by a ticket. The Enterprise customisation [we did] has finished to kill the software and creates a really bad experience on a daily basis. [It is] So slow, and so many clicks to process a ticket. Works only on IE so, that [should] make you realize that [it] is a bad idea.
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    ServiceNow
    We have never had any issues with ServiceNow's availability that I am aware of in the two years I have been using it.
    Incentivized
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ServiceNow
    For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
    Incentivized
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ServiceNow
    I would give it this rating because we have had no major issues with the support for ServiceNow after we implemented it at our organization. They seem to respond promptly and efficiently if we ever do need to open a support case with them about an issue we are having.
    Incentivized
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    ServiceNow
    To type in what should be a text box, you have to click an empty cell, a tiny text box pop up opens with a check box and an X. You the. Type in the text box and have to click the check mark. If you have a bunch of fields to fill out, doing this is very annoying. Absolutely know thought went in to this. I'm sure somebody in marketing thought it was a good idea. It wasn't.
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ServiceNow
    Without exception, every client I have worked with has been very happy with their resulting product. While this is partly due to my work, I must point out that the platform is the winning decision, not the implementer.
    Incentivized
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ServiceNow
    We used to use Jira to handle service tickets but it's way too robust for something this straightforward. Due to the nature of Jira, you needed to already have a lot of documentation and knowledge about who should be assigned the ticket, so the lift of creating a ticket was time consuming.
    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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    Scalability
    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
    Incentivized
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    eDesk
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ServiceNow
    • Overall ServiceNow has a positive impact on getting the SLA of tickets down in supporting our customers.
    • One negative impact has been the amount of time to get the product to produce an ROI, it's almost too big to fail and too big to replace. You almost become committed to the product. Good or bad.
    • Another negative impact would be if you track metrics of employees and time tracking, there is a lot of scenarios where engineers will track time on tickets but not get credit for closing them as the assignee function of tickets can only be tied to one user and credits only the engineer who closes the ticket.
    • Another positive impact would be the level of security for permissions and scaling the workloads is robust and you will get out of the system what your team is willing to put in.
    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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