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"The record linking shows us all of the changes that were implemented during that release, what clients were affected, related incidents and problem records, and important documentation that occurred along the way.""ITIL best practices and smart practices are efficient in calculating the performance of services provided.""The stability is good. There are no bugs.""The interface and customization are the solution's most valuable features.""It's a stable solution.""Remedyforce replaced all our legacy applications globally. This enabled us to move tickets and requests to other regions easily.""If a company needs to expand the solution, they are able to do so. It is quite scalable.""Remedyforce has greatly improved our company's ability to accurately track and create new records."

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"It's a nice ticketing system.""The search function is really good. To have a single place where we have the account information stored is probably most valuable.""I like the search function up top where if you know what you're searching for, you can find it pretty quickly. Because you've got the option to change what the search parameters are, whether you're searching for a project, quote, ticket, or an invoice, you can kind of pick and choose what you're looking for.""I also like ConnectWise's ability to set up queries. I can set up all these different queries that look for specific things and end up with a list of results, like feedback from the client or the ticket status.""We like the way that ConnectWise is completely integrated. So you when you identify an opportunity, you can save it, and ConnectWise pushes it through to the whole invoicing process.""It handles ticketing pretty well, and it's not something I have many critiques for.""The product has been pretty stable so far.""The most valuable feature is the management of projects from start to finish."

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"The solution's technical support is in need of a lot of improvement.""​Improve the out-of-the-box ITIL compliance, which would be great for new customers.""As we added more custom configuration, we started running into SOQL errors, which could not be resolved yet.""It's not user-friendly. Everything is overly complicated. Even for the simplest of tasks, a user will waste time. It requires a lot of clicks and a lot of steps. Often we will have to do the same thing two or three times. It's really bad.""More flexible ways to change the existing configuration would benefit existing customers.""It required a high amount of customisation for us to work with the tool and sometimes special capabilities needed to be purchased.""The solution's business workforce should be much more capable of drag and drop functionality. The solution could be kind-of UI based rather than still being coding based. You still need an administrator profile, and you'll have to code things if you want to use the solution.""There should be some tool to move SRD and SLA from the sandbox to production."

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"All other ticket systems can search previous tickets, whether they were homegrown in Oracle or something else. I'm talking about searching the actual contents of the discussions in the ticket. In ConnectWise, you can only search the summaries. It's ridiculous.""It would be nice if ConnectWise gave us more flexibility when using customized fields in the interface. You can set up a user-defined field, but those don't port over to tables. It's really inconvenient.""The custom reporting needs to be improved.""ConnectWise Manage can improve third-party integrations and the UI. The UI is good but it could improve in the graphics.""ConnectWise PSA’s graphical interface is a little old.""Their reporting options aren't great. BrightGauge was something that we added on, and that enhanced the experience.""There should be some improvements to the interface. It is not completely intuitive. When you click in a blank area of a screen, you'll find some options.""Sometimes it is a little bit slow, which is the only complaint I have about it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "BMC Remedyforce is extremely reasonable when talking about licensing costs."
  • "The cost may be higher, but it is backed up by the great product and superb customer service."
  • "Licensing should be reviewed and understood before making the purchase."
  • "My current company has a deal. I think the subscription per year is 20K dollars. Per year for the client is really nothing compared to other products and solutions."
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  • "There are some different add-ons and benefits that are optional and come at an additional cost."
  • "The cost can be the main barrier. It's not a solution for a three person company. It just isn't going to be cost effective. Because ConnectWise Manage does have everything there, the licensing is a little bit restrictive as far as how they want to granularly assign licenses rather than having more of an all-inclusive package."
  • "We're paying $940 a month for 14 users."
  • "The pricing of ConnectWise Manage is reasonable."
  • "I have one monthly license for all of the ConnectWise products I use, and it's $85 per user."
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    Top Answer:I have one monthly license for all of the ConnectWise products I use, and it's $85 per user. In addition to the standard license fee, I think there's a $1,500 implementation fee.
    Top Answer:ConnectWise PSA’s graphical interface is a little old. They could make it more refreshing.
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    Remedyforce
    ConnectWise Manage
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    Overview

    BMC Remedyforce, built on Salesforce App Cloud, enables you to deliver high-speed service management that empowers users and accelerates the business, with minimal capital investment.

    Built with speed and flexibility in mind

    • Comprehensive functionality:Incident, problem, change, service level management, self-service, discovery and asset management
    • Social, mobile, modern access: With the Salesforce 1 platform, solve incidents, submit approvals, and crowdsource information via Chatter or chat
    • Intuitive dashboards and reporting: Resolve 90% of IT issues on the first call; show key business metrics in real time
    • Configuration not customization: Deploy new technologies and services without coding or scripting, using existing Salesforce staff
    • No software or hardware to install or manage: Seamless upgrades twice a year with simple, value-based pricing


    ConnectWise PSA is an award-winning professional services automation solution that connects your entire organization. Save time throughout your entire business lifecycle with the powerful automation and standardization that ConnectWise PSA brings to the table. A single view of your business operations makes it possible to streamline your business even further.​

    Key features and benefits of ConnectWise PSA:

    Help desk

    Centralize your help desk with features that allow you to organize and standardize your service requests and streamline workflow automation to ensure your support operations are as efficient as possible. Keep your help desk responsive and productive no matter how challenging the issue is.

    Cloud billing

    Managing recurring billing can be a streamlined and straightforward process. You can standardize and simplify the way you manage customer contracts, including cloud. Easily manage, monitor, and bill for other public cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Cisco Cloud Solutions.

    Sales and marketing

    The competitive landscape has made the window of opportunity for growing your business more challenging. Take control for generating leads with sales and marketing features that help you build a stronger, more predictable pipeline and improve communication with prospects to ensure high conversion rates.​

    Procurement

    Supplier operations can be hit and miss, making the procurement process far more challenging. Optimize internal purchasing and receiving workflows to keep your operations department and customers in the know.​

    Time tracking and billing

    Time tracking and billing reduces revenue loss and client skepticism. Your team can easily enter and track their billable time by the minute and by client, project, or task and include detailed notes to avoid client audits. With these efficiencies, your team will have more time to better serve your business and your customers.​

    Project management

    Don’t miss a beat. Project management gives you what your team needs to track the progress of multi-faceted projects and project milestones, so you can deliver what you promise to your clients on time and on budget.

    Reporting

    Knowledge and visibility are key components of a successful IT service provider. Leverage a reporting engine that give you the insights and metrics to help you make data-driven decision across all areas of your business.

    What can ConnectWise PSA do for you?

    Improve employee experience

    Give your teams a PSA that helps them perform more effectively and provide the best experience possible—for them and your customers. Keep everyone in the know, increasing management’s confidence in the ability to sustain and grow a happy customer base. ​

    Enhance the customer experience

    When your teams have what they need to do their job well the first time, your customer experience gets better and better. Provide amazing service delivery, timely and accurate invoices, and automate important reports to keep your customers happy (and in the know). Pair that with the end-user portal available, and your customer experience just got even better!​

    Give your team precious time back

    With coupling centralization and automation, your teams will function more efficiently than ever, giving everyone more time to focus on what’s important. You'll get more time to focus on growing your business!​

    Increase revenue and decrease costs

    When your systems are centralized and your operations more efficient, you can save time and reduce costs. In essence, you can improve revenue and decrease costs through all your gained efficiencies.

    Sample Customers
    Design Within Reach, Dex Media, DHHS, News UK, Pervasive Software, Mitchell International, Sysmex Corporation, Ameritas, Lumen 21
    IT Connexx, High Standards Technology Inc, Solvere One, MyIT, ConnectWise, Simpatico Systems, Fred IT Group, ECS, OneStop, K2 Technologies, Clark Integrated Technologies, Jmark, Geek on Wheels
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company57%
    Non Profit14%
    Security Firm14%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Construction Company5%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise31%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business84%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    BMC Remedyforce [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Help Desk Software with 15 reviews while ConnectWise PSA is ranked 15th in Help Desk Software with 19 reviews. BMC Remedyforce [EOL] is rated 7.8, while ConnectWise PSA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of BMC Remedyforce [EOL] writes "A solid, reasonably-priced service management solution for small to mid-sized businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ConnectWise PSA writes "Its macros, shortcuts and custom queries are really helpful ". BMC Remedyforce [EOL] is most compared with , whereas ConnectWise PSA is most compared with ServiceNow, Datto Autotask Professional Services Automation, JIRA Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and Kaseya BMS.

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