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100% willing to recommend
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80% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Kayako and ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature of Kayako is its flexibility. We can do anything we want with it, which is nice."

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"We have found the reporting in this product to be very useful.""The most valuable features are the ITIL compliance and billing.""The product is very scalable and stable when used as a help desk once it is built out.""The product teams are continuously on the products trying to improve them. If, for example, I ask for a change to be done in the software, the chances are in the next release it's going to be done and incorporated. It's this personal touch that I like."

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Cons
"Some of the reporting in Kayako could be improved. It only has two levels of classification and if there were additional levels added for reporting purposes it would be awesome for our environment."

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"The tech support is terrible and that seems to be a part of their business plan.""I would like to see some kind of project management or portfolio management in a future version.""There is no cloud-based version and it would be helpful if it were available.""The product is very difficult to use and configure and requires specialists.""They're pretty good but there's always room for improvement. There should be more templates that users can utilize immediately.""The business model for the company is to sell low and charge for customization, education or expertise."

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  • "Kayako is a highly affordable solution."
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  • "The licensing fees depend on different criteria, including options and sizing."
  • "ManageEngine products will always be the lowest cost in category as that is part of their business model."
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    Overview

    Kayako is a powerful customer service and support platform that gives your team the tools they need to communicate with customers across live chat, email, facebook and twitter.

    Our approach brings every interaction your customer has with your business into Kayako and presents your agents with a comprehensive customer journey. This gives your team the context they need to immediately respond and support customers in a way that’s quick, accurate and personal.

    Kayako is used by over 130,000 customer support pros in businesses of all sizes around the world, including Peugeot, NASA, Fedex, and GE.


    SupportCenter Plus is a web-based customer support software that lets organizations effectively manage customer tickets, their account & contact information, the service contracts and in the process providing a superior customer experience.

    Sample Customers
    Toshiba Canada, Disney, Avast, Namecheap, Texas Tech University
    Brickman Group, SVP Worldwide, Chicago Tribune, Sodexo, Constellation, Lowcost Holidays, Telesur, PayEx, Quintiq, Moblize, Oman Air, Intelligent Hospital Systems
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    May 2024
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    770,394 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Kayako is ranked 43rd in Help Desk Software while ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus is ranked 32nd in Help Desk Software. Kayako is rated 8.0, while ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Kayako writes "Flexible, straightforward implementation, and helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus writes "A product that is everything you need once it is developed but it is extremely difficult to work with". Kayako is most compared with , whereas ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus is most compared with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and Zoho Desk.

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