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SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

Score8 out of 10

53 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

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Social integration

Agents can communicate with customers via social networks like Facebook and Twitter; may also include brand activity monitoring/reporting capabilities.

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Expert directory

Directory of IT and businesses services available to customers to help route tickets to appropriate subject matter experts

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Ticket response

Agents can easily follow up with customers.

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Ticket creation and submission

Users and agents can easily enter new support requests.

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Worst Performing Features

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Help Desk CRM integration

Integrates with CRM so that tickets and support communications are coordinated with customers' records.

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ITSM collaboration and documentation

Issue resolution through collaboration mechanisms like discussion threads, social tools; agents can attach notes, files, etc. to tickets in order to maintain a record of all interactions related to the case.

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Internal knowledge base

Internal knowledge base helps agents answer customers' support questions.

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Features from Reviews

Incident and problem management

Streamlining ticketing and service restoration processes

9.80%
  • Organize and prioritize service tickets

    Prioritize tickets to ensure most urgent are tackled first

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  • Expert directory

    Directory of IT and businesses services available to customers to help route tickets to appropriate subject matter experts

    Category average: 0

  • Subscription-based notifications

    Users subscribe to notifications for ticket updates

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  • ITSM collaboration and documentation

    Issue resolution through collaboration mechanisms like discussion threads, social tools; agents can attach notes, files, etc. to tickets in order to maintain a record of all interactions related to the case.

    Category average: 0

  • Ticket creation and submission

    Users and agents can easily enter new support requests.

    Category average: 0

  • Ticket response

    Agents can easily follow up with customers.

    Category average: 0

Self Help Community

Features that allow customers to self-service for support issues.

9.40%
  • External knowledge base

    Customers can self-service by searching through help articles.

    Category average: 0

  • Internal knowledge base

    Internal knowledge base helps agents answer customers' support questions.

    Category average: 0

Multi-Channel Help

Features related to providing customer service and support via different communication channels. Communications are organized by ticket/customer/channel for the convenience of agents.

9.40%
  • Customer portal

    Customer portal allows customers to submit tickets themselves and/or access self help resources.

    Category average: 0

  • Social integration

    Agents can communicate with customers via social networks like Facebook and Twitter; may also include brand activity monitoring/reporting capabilities.

    Category average: 0

  • Email support

    Integrates with email so that agents can send and receive information related to support tickets via email; email communications are attached to support tickets.

    Category average: 0

  • Help Desk CRM integration

    Integrates with CRM so that tickets and support communications are coordinated with customers' records.

    Category average: 0

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Features from the Vendor

Incident and problem management

Vendor-reviewed
  • Organize and prioritize service tickets

    Prioritize tickets to ensure most urgent are tackled first

  • Expert directory

    Directory of IT and businesses services available to customers to help route tickets to appropriate subject matter experts

  • Subscription-based notifications

    Users subscribe to notifications for ticket updates

  • ITSM collaboration and documentation

    Issue resolution through collaboration mechanisms like discussion threads, social tools; agents can attach notes, files, etc. to tickets in order to maintain a record of all interactions related to the case.

  • Ticket creation and submission

    Users and agents can easily enter new support requests.

  • Ticket response

    Agents can easily follow up with customers.

  • Automated responses

    Common requests can automatically trigger a standard response.

  • Attachments/Screencasts

    Agents can send attachments and/or set up screencasts to assist with support issues.

  • SLA management

    Service level agreement management allows agents to view and adhere to the terms of a customer's support package.

Self Help Community

Vendor-reviewed
  • External knowledge base

    Customers can self-service by searching through help articles.

  • Internal knowledge base

    Internal knowledge base helps agents answer customers' support questions.

  • Q and A

    Q&A allows customers to ask the support team questions online; conversations are posted publicly for the benefit of other customers.

  • Surveys/polls

    Surveys/polls allow customers to submit ideas and leave feedback about the product or quality of support.

Multi-Channel Help

Vendor-reviewed
  • Customer portal

    Customer portal allows customers to submit tickets themselves and/or access self help resources.

  • Social integration

    Agents can communicate with customers via social networks like Facebook and Twitter; may also include brand activity monitoring/reporting capabilities.

  • Email support

    Integrates with email so that agents can send and receive information related to support tickets via email; email communications are attached to support tickets.

  • Help Desk CRM integration

    Integrates with CRM so that tickets and support communications are coordinated with customers' records.