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We performed a comparison between Kayako and SolarWinds Web Help Desk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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"It has a pretty good search function. If you do the advanced search, you can basically search for anything in any field. If I do a search on the request field and just put in some terms I'm searching for, I can usually find the ticket that I'm looking for.""It is easy to use.""Once installed, it runs like a charm and doesn't ever crash.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the assets management module.""SolarWinds is scalable as far as adding devices and servers."

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"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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"This solution needs to have mobile application support added.""A little outdated compared to newer products that include protection and detection.""It would be good if there were training and tutorial videos on the Web Help Desk.""The interface feels clunky to me compared to some other systems that I've used. I used ManageEngine Service Desk prior to this at my previous job and that had stuff like categories that we use that I don't see in SolarWinds.""We would like to see automation included in the next release. We would like to eliminate the L1, and L2 support, by at least 80%. To do this, we need automation with AI (Artificial Intelligence) in combination with ML (Machine Learning)."

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  • "Kayako is a highly affordable solution."
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  • "When you compare with ManageEngine and ServiceNow, SolarWinds is reasonable."
  • "They charge by the technician. It costs $117 per technician per year."
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    Top Answer:Once installed, it runs like a charm and doesn't ever crash.
    Top Answer:It would be good if there were training and tutorial videos on the Web Help Desk. There are videos on the website, but it would be handy if they were on the Web Help Desk.
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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.


    SolarWinds Web Help Desk simplifies service management with unified ticketing, asset, knowledge, and change management. Key features include:

    1. Maintain asset inventory by managing the use, availability, and health of IT assets, and tracking this over time.
    2. Control change management, It regulates and manages change requests through automated approval workflows and panel voting options.
    3. Employs robust reporting and monitoring using a built-in reports and dashboards to track ticket status, technician performance, and customer support needs.
    4. Automate ticketing management that Automate service request management through ticket creation, assignment, routing, and escalation.
    5. Centralize your knowledge management, Leverage a built-in help desk knowledge base to create and maintain KB articles and promote end-user self-service for common issues.
    6. Meet your SLAs, it has "SLA breach approaching" notifications and date-specific SLA reminder alerts that help customize escalation and de-escalation workflows.
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    Toshiba Canada, Disney, Avast, Namecheap, Texas Tech University
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    Educational Organization71%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Government3%
    University3%
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise72%
    Large Enterprise18%
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    Kayako is ranked 45th in Help Desk Software while SolarWinds Web Help Desk is ranked 17th in Help Desk Software with 6 reviews. Kayako is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Web Help Desk is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Kayako writes "Flexible, straightforward implementation, and helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Web Help Desk writes "Has good search functionalities but the interface feels clunky". Kayako is most compared with , whereas SolarWinds Web Help Desk is most compared with ServiceNow and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.

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