Compare SmartSupport and Lessons - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmartSupport or Lessons?

SmartSupport is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lessons, and Lessons is rated higher (84/100) than SmartSupport (78/100). SmartSupport offers users more features (17) than Lessons (5).

Looking for the right Knowledge Management 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:

Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions Vs. Secutor Solutions LLC

Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions: Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions is a provider of forums & knowledge base software tools and knowledge management solutions. Our applications optimize knowledge base content, simplify knowledge base and forum management, and help organizations maximize their support channel ROI. Set up a knowledge base on your website in minutes and start deflecting ...

Secutor Solutions LLC: OUR MISSION Provide superior services and products for the discovery, capture, management and reuse of knowledge. Demonstrate resolute commitment and passion for understanding and delivering the customer's needs in all products and services.

Who is more expensive? SmartSupport or Lessons Learned Database?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Knowledge Management 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 SmartSupport and Lessons Learned Database.

SmartSupport price starts at $199 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartSupport is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Knowledge Management software. Lessons Learned Database price starts at $8 per user/month , When comparing Lessons Learned Database to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Knowledge Management software cost.

Bottom line: SmartSupport is more expensive than Lessons Learned Database.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmartSupport Vs. Lessons based on some of the most important and required Knowledge Management features.

SmartSupport: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Change Management, Document Management, Email Integration, Knowledge Base/FAQ, Mobile Integration, Multi-Site Support, Remote Control Access, Reporting.

Lessons Learned Database: Workforce Management, Project Management, Issue Management, Project Portfolio Management, Collaboration Management.

Target customer size

SmartSupport is a SaaS solution that can scale to address any business size that needs support for knowledge management. The typical clients that can benefit from Lessons Learned Database are those from the small to medium-sized business especially those who are in the Information Technology (IT) and other information providers.



SmartSupport

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $199 per user/month

SmartSupport provides Knowledge Base software integrated with Community Forums. The software provides a simple and user-friendly setup that provides strong search options to enable high agent productivity, by r...

Categories: CRM, Call Center, Complaint Management, Customer Loyalty.

Lessons Learned Database

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $8 per user/month

Lessons Learned Database is a Help Desk software created for small companies. Its key features include data management, collaboration tools, event management, lesson categorizing, forms management, training ma...

Categories: Fixed Asset Management, Accounts Receivable, Construction Online Project Management, Construction Project Management, Content Management.

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SmartSupport: 17 Features

Change Management
Document Management
Email Integration
Knowledge Base/FAQ
Mobile Integration
Multi-Site Support
Remote Control Access
Reporting
Rules/Workflows
Self Service Portal
Service Level Agreements
Document Conversion
Help Desk Integration
Email
Social Media Metrics
Web Analytics
Word Clouds

Lessons Learned Database: 5 Features

Workforce Management
Project Management
Issue Management
Project Portfolio Management
Collaboration Management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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SmartSupport
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$199 per user/month
Functionality
29
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Lessons
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$8 per user/month
Functionality
15
Yext
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$199 per year
Functionality
3
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KnowledgeOwl
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$79 per month
Functionality
7
AnswerDash
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$10 per license
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.