Compare Zoho Assist and SmartSupport - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Zoho Assist or SmartSupport?

SmartSupport is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Zoho Assist, and Zoho Assist is rated higher (90/100) than SmartSupport (78/100). SmartSupport offers users more features (17) than Zoho Assist (3).

Looking for the right Remote Support 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:

Zoho Vs. Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions

Zoho: Zoho.com offers a comprehensive suite of award-winning online business, productivity & collaboration applications. Customers use Zoho Applications to run their business processes, manage their information and be more productive while at the office or on the go, without having to worry about expensive or outdated hardware or software. To date, Zoho...

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 ...

Who is more expensive? Zoho Assist or SmartSupport?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Remote Support 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 Zoho Assist and SmartSupport.

Zoho Assist price starts at $10 per technician/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Zoho Assist is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Remote Support software. SmartSupport price starts at $199 per user/month , When comparing SmartSupport to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Remote Support software cost.

Bottom line: SmartSupport is more expensive than Zoho Assist.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Zoho Assist Vs. SmartSupport based on some of the most important and required Remote Support features.

Zoho Assist: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

SmartSupport: Change Management, Document Management, Email Integration, Knowledge Base/FAQ, Mobile Integration.

Target customer size

ZOHO Assist is best for small to medium businesses in small to large enterprises across multiple industries. SmartSupport is a SaaS solution that can scale to address any business size that needs support for knowledge management.

Zoho Assist

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $10 per technician/month

ZOHO Assist is a software solution that provides a straight forward and simple user interface that helps users connect to remote computers from anywhere on the world. The connection can be made as long as there...

Categories: Customer Service, Help Desk, IT Management, Remote Access.

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, Help Desk.

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Zoho Assist: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

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
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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Zoho Ass...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$10 per technician/month
Functionality
10
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SmartSupport
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$199 per user/month
Functionality
29
ConnectW...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$27 per user/month
Functionality
15
GoToMyPC
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$28 per computer/month
Functionality
4
UltraVNC
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$100 per user/year
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.