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    Vision Helpdesk

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Vision Helpdesk, which started in 2005 as a simple help desk software has evolved into three customer service and IT support management tools. Help Desk Software - A multi-channel help desk software that allows users to manage customer communication across various channels like email, web portals, chat, phone, and API. Satellite Help Desk Software - A multi-company/brand/product help desk software that allows users to manage support for multiple companies in place.…

    $8

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    Pricing
    Vision Helpdesk
    Editions & Modules
    Starter Help Desk
    $8
    per month per seat
    Starter Help Desk
    $12
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $16
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Pro Help Desk
    $20
    per month per seat
    Satellite Help Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $24
    per month per seat
    Pro Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $32
    per month per seat
    Ent Service Desk
    $48
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Vision Helpdesk
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—
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    Community Pulse
    Vision Helpdesk
    Considered Both Products
    Vision Helpdesk
    Chose Vision Helpdesk
    At the time we switched from GrooveHQ to Vision Helpdesk, Groove lacked the features we were looking for and Vision Helpdesk had what we wanted at a much more affordable cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vision Helpdesk
    I tried many different help desk systems, but finally I choose Vision Helpdesk as it is most affordable for a small business or small companies. As we are from Latvia, it is very hard to make business with lack of money. But we wanted to get a good product - it is the best …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vision Helpdesk
    We have personally used Kayako for couple of years, but it lacks in terms of features and is very costly compared to Vision Helpdesk and has less features.We have [used] trials of Zendesk but it is SAAS based with many restrictions. Vision Helpdesk can offer a multi-company …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vision Helpdesk
    Vision Helpdesk was more open for an NGO while the other companies were more attended on the "big-money", which we don't have as an NGO. Second point is that Vision Helpdesk is very easy and simple to use. Not too much installation, programming etc.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Vision Helpdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Vision Helpdesk
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.03 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.03 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission6.03 Ratings
    Ticket response5.03 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Vision Helpdesk
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    44% below category average
    External knowledge base5.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base5.02 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Vision Helpdesk
    Feature
    Vision Helpdesk
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Customer portal8.03 Ratings
    Social integration7.03 Ratings
    Email support6.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.01 Ratings
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Vision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Vision Helpdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vision Helpdesk
    I think that there is probably nothing that Vision Helpdesk can't do given enough work to customize it. The problem is that you almost have to have someone dedicated to knowing everything there is to know about the system and then have them be the administrator of all the customizations and feature additions you want. It's great that it can do so much, but it's not great that it's so complicated and has very little out-of-the-box configurations.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Vision Helpdesk
    • The best thing for us - the timer. It's really cool. We can start the timer and end it when support finishes. It's very important for working with other companies we give support for.
    • Good-looking, with good visualisation and usability dashboard.
    • Ticket transfer between support users, comments, ticket printing.
    • The best price and functionality, comparing to other help desks.
    • Support. Best support I have seen on internet. Helped with setup, and helped with few minor questions.
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    Cons
    Vision Helpdesk
    • Chat feature.
    • Remote desktop.
    • Get more integration with other software and Mobile apps.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Vision Helpdesk
    For us it's really best solution.
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    Usability
    Vision Helpdesk
    Really simple, good-looking interface, many features and customizations
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    Support Rating
    Vision Helpdesk
    Support from Vision Helpdesk was rather lackluster. We uncovered a bug pretty early on in our use of the system and it took them about a month to fix it. Our internal admin of the system had to keep pestering them to get it fixed. It wasn't critical to our business but was something we needed fixed and it just seemed like they didn't care that much about fixing it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Vision Helpdesk
    Vision Helpdesk was more open for an NGO while the other companies were more attended on the "big-money", which we don't have as an NGO. Second point is that Vision Helpdesk is very easy and simple to use. Not too much installation, programming etc.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Vision Helpdesk
    • Most cost-effective help desk software I have researched from Kayako to SAAS [products] like Zendesk.
    • We got more features and easy customization done with Vision Helpdesk which where not possible for Zendesk and Kayako was too costly.
    • Ticket tracking has been easier and faster with Vision Helpdesk; for our web hosting business we prefer a download version which is not possible with SAAS help desk providers ( Zendesk or Freshdesk).
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    Vision Helpdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Satellite/ Multi Company Help DeskScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - ITSM Service Desk SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Live Chat SoftwareScreenshot of Vision Helpdesk's - Help Desk Software