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    Parature (Discontinued)

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AParature was a self-service customer support platform providing a self-service knowledge base to connect with customers across multiple channels. The company was acquired by Microsoft in January 2014 and reached EOL in 2017.N/A
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    Parature (Discontinued)
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    Parature (Discontinued)
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Parature (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
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    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    I have not used any other products, but my colleagues have and Parature is a blessing in comparison.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    I haven't used many similar products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    There are services that do bits and pieces of what Parature does. We liked the idea of having one service that meets our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    Before choosing Parature we reviewed many of the currently available solutions before building our short list of Parature, SugarCRM, Zendesk, Salesforce, and NetSuite. In the end, the licensing models for Salesforce and Netsuite eliminated them from consideration. The SugarCRM …
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    Parature comes in at just the right blend between ticketing solutions like Ceridian and Remedy. Ceridian is a little too cut-down/simple while Remedy can be mired by its complexity. Parature shares the same features as quite a few other ticketing solutions, but hits strongly in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    I'm currently using Solarwinds Web Help Desk and I think the 2 are very comparable. I didn't select either product but I'd rate Parature at the same level as WHD or better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    Salesforce is so much more intuitive and the layout is so much better. I never had any training nor did I need it with SF and with Parature it was a constant battle to understand its issues. I don't like to feel I have to resort to a manual every time I use the product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    Between SolarWinds and Altiris, I like the advantage that Parature gives. The auto reply is a huge assistance when dealing with people outside of my organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Parature (Discontinued)
    At the time, I believe we chose Parature because of pricing. That decision was made before my tenure with the company.
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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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    User Ratings
    Parature (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.1
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)