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LiveChat

Read 6 LiveChat reviews
184 views|151 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Read 23 SCSM reviews
1,474 views|806 comparisons
64% willing to recommend
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Anonymous User
We cannot monitor it 24/7, so the ability to leave a message if we are not on helps us capture those interactions.
Every company searches for ways to have authentic conversations with there clients, especially those prompted by the client. Also, people don’t... Read more →
Hossam Hussein
Helps us manage IT operations, including incident and service requests, but could be easier to create reports
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  • "It is a lower price vs. other things on the market."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "Licensing can be complex and confusing."
  • "The price should be lower."
  • "The price of the solution could be better. My organization has an enterprise annual license with Microsoft which provides us support."
  • "It comes free with the enterprise agreement that we have, but the expense really is in having to buy another product to sit on top of it to make it work properly. You wind up having to buy additional support and additional product with their own support and maintenance costs on top of that."
  • "The license for SCSM is cheap."
  • "I would rate the pricing as two out of five."

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    What do you like most about SCSM?
    Top Answer:The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.
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    Ranking
    34th
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
    Views
    184
    Comparisons
    151
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    14th
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
    Views
    1,474
    Comparisons
    806
    Reviews
    8
    Average Words per Review
    517
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    chat.io
    System Center Service Manager
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    LiveChat
    Microsoft
    Overview

    Premium live chat software with help desk features.

    Used by businesses to provide amazing customer service, increase online conversion and improve sales results.

    LiveChat is a quality customer service software for companies striving to constantly improve their customer experience.

    Easy to implement, easy to pick up from day 1 by customer service agents, easy to use by customers on your website.

    Give it a try at https://www.livechatinc.com

    System Center Service Manager is a software product by Microsoft to allow organizations to manage incidents and problems. Microsoft states that the product is compliant with industry best practices such as the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). SCSM has integrated ITIL compliant fulfillment of service requests. Service requests are submitted by the end user in order to obtain information, access to a new application or the most common of all, password reset.
    Sample Customers
    Our product is used by over 29,000 companies in 140 countries worldwide. List of our customers includes brands such as: ASUS, Samsung, ING, Roku, LG Electronics, Better Business Bureau, Kaspersky Lab, Daimler, Air Asia, Tele2, Adobe, Orange, Zalora, HarveyNorman, Bombardier and many more.
    Fibabanka, UMC Health System
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Outsourcing Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Hospitality Company10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government25%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business88%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    LiveChat is ranked 34th in Help Desk Software while SCSM is ranked 14th in Help Desk Software with 23 reviews. LiveChat is rated 9.8, while SCSM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of LiveChat writes "We cannot monitor it 24/7, so the ability to leave a message if we are not on helps us capture those interactions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SCSM writes "Helps us manage IT operations, including incident and service requests, but could be easier to create reports". LiveChat is most compared with , whereas SCSM is most compared with ServiceNow, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, JIRA Service Management, BMC Helix ITSM and BeyondTrust Remote Support.

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