Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 09, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Freshdesk or HP Service?
HP Service is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Freshdesk, and Freshdesk is rated higher (94/100) than HP Service (76/100). Freshdesk offers users more features (10) than HP Service (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Freshdesk!
Looking for the right Help Desk solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
FRESHDESK INC. Vs. HP Enterprise Services
FRESHDESK INC.: Freshdesk was built ground-up to make your agents’ lives better. That is why you will find intelligent capabilities out-of-the-box, that automatically categorize, prioritize and dispatch your tickets, and even suggest the best solutions when you get one.
HP Enterprise Services: For clients with large, complex operating environments, HP Enterprise Services provides end-to-end IT services in applications, business process, and infrastructure technology outsourcing for increased productivity, innovation, and security so businesses can plan for future growth and governments can efficiently deliver citizen services.
Who is more expensive? Freshdesk or HP Service Manager?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Help Desk software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Freshdesk and HP Service Manager.
Freshdesk price starts at $15 per agent/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Freshdesk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software. HP Service Manager price starts at $50 per user/month , When comparing HP Service Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Help Desk software cost.
Bottom line: HP Service Manager is more expensive than Freshdesk.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Freshdesk Vs. HP Service based on some of the most important and required Help Desk features.
Freshdesk: Billing and Invoicing, Customer Survey, Email Integration, Knowledge Base/FAQ, LDAP/Active Directory Synchronization, Multi-Site Support, Rules/Workflows, Scheduling.
HP Service Manager: We are still working to collect the list of features for HP Service Manager.
Target customer size
Freshdesk works great for small to medium enterprises that think they need to rely on a cloud-based solution for their customer support. The typical clients that can fully utilize HP Service Manager are small businesses (1-20 employees), medium-sized companies (10-100 employees) and large enterprises (with more than 500 employees) in the Information and Technology (IT), Systems Management and other Information Provider industry, mainly those businesses engaging in the field of help desk and CRM.