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Parature (Discontinued) vs. SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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
    Parature (Discontinued)SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Parature (Discontinued)SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSolarWinds also offers Perpetual licensing starting at $1129 per technician.
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    Parature (Discontinued)SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    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
    SolarWinds
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    Key User Insights
    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
    Parature (Discontinued)SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Parature (Discontinued) and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Parature (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.8
    19 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.819 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Parature (Discontinued) and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Parature (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.4
    8 Ratings
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.48 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Parature (Discontinued) and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Feature
    Parature (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.4
    9 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Parature (Discontinued)SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.1
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)