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Freshdesk vs. SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes to deliver customer support. Freshdesk converts requests coming in via email, web, phone, chat, and social into tickets, and unifies ticket resolution across channels. Additionally, Freshdesk lets the user automate workflows, provide self-service, manage SLAs, and measure metrics, to stay on top of customer support. Freshdesk also offers out-of-the-box features like an AI-powered support chatbot,…

    $0

    Up to 2 agents

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.

    $533

    per year per user

    Pricing
    FreshdeskSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Up to 2 agents
    Growth
    $15
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $79
    per month (billed annually) per agent
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSolarWinds also offers Perpetual licensing starting at $1129 per technician.
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    FreshdeskSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
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    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Web Help Desk is definitely lacking in the UI/UX department compared to most other ticketing systems I have used int he past. It's very utilitarian; however, what it lacks in UI it makes up for in extensibility and customization. The main issue that the developers need to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    We primarily selected SolarWinds Web Help Desk because of the rich feature set and low price point. When we were doing comparisons of the different suites available, we wanted to find an easy to deploy, feature rich, and inexpensive solution. Web Help Desk met all these …
    Incentivized
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    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
    FreshdeskSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    174 Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.8
    19 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.2170 Ratings9.819 Ratings
    Expert directory8.0115 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.43 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.64 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0170 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Ticket response9.3170 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    156 Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.4
    8 Ratings
    External knowledge base8.1142 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0145 Ratings9.48 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    165 Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.4
    9 Ratings
    Customer portal7.5141 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    IVR8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.587 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Email support9.4164 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.8101 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreshdeskSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (241 ratings)
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (41 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    4.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (171 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.4
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)