Engageware vs. vCita

TimeTrade is a good fit for a team with regular hours and little schedule fluctuation, one type of role being hired at a time, a limited budget, excellent phone/communication skills to work with the customer service team effectively, and a very clear idea of exactly how the hiring process needs to be structured. Not recommended for teams with diverse appointment types/programs, complex/shifting schedules, and enough budget to afford a higher end product.

Incentivized

It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.

Incentivized

• The customers really like that they can book time with our reps when it's convenient for both parties.
• TimeTrade integrates with Outlook, so the online calendar is in sync with the reps.

Incentivized

• Very easy implementation of a contact/scheduling widget.
• Allows for scheduling of appointments with clients. The setup is easy and the allotted times can be changed as needed. Easy for the client to use as well.
• Managing communication between individual clients is easy as well.

Incentivized

• I wish it was a bit more integrated with my calendar (Outlook). I have to manually add times to it and retrieve responses to pick a time

Incentivized

• Syncing with our google calendars has some flaws or is just not clear
• Messages show unread when they have been read

Incentivized

Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).

Incentivized

I've used their online support, which has answered my questions for the most part. If I remember correctly, they were responsive when I emailed them as well.

Incentivized

I do miss the days when I could easily call up a rep and talk to them about any issues I had with the service. But I still do hear back from the customer service rep during the week within 24 hours.

Incentivized

I haven't looked at any others recently, but plan to, so not sure what the latest features are on other systems.

Incentivized

vCita has been very responsive to our needs and desires for improvement in certain areas. We have appreciated the level of support we receive when a problem arises. Our biggest gain when moving was the reliability of this product's teleconferencing integration with Zoom. With OnCall we had trouble onboarding people, difficulty with the app they used going down, etc. We also had expectations about progress with Forms that we unmet.

Incentivized

• TimeTrade makes me more efficient because it eliminates the e-mails and calls back and forth to set up appointments.

Incentivized

• The initial cost was high compared to other options but the features in the base level allowed even the smallest of business to grow into the paid version of the service.
• The time saved with self service bookings and profile management for customers has been a big plus and made the purchase of the service worthwhile.
• The constant improvements to the platform have been enough to continue to use the service as it develops into a competent CRM.

Incentivized