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LiveAgent vs SCSM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

LiveAgent
Ranking in Help Desk Software
39th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
34th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Knowledge Management Software (16th)
SCSM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
13th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
13th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of LiveAgent is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SCSM is 2.0%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SCSM2.0%
LiveAgent1.1%
Other96.9%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

OO
Assistant customer support manager
Prioritizes tasks and easily organizes messages and responses
I've not really noticed anything that needs to be improved with the solution. Generally, I enjoyed everything. Every feature LiveAgent has was a seamless journey for me. Maybe there are others who might notice one or two flaws on LiveAgent. I use LiveAgent, but based on my position in the company as a live chat professional, there is a level that I am restricted to. There are other products that are more popular and effective than LiveAgent, like Zendesk and HubSpot. They are among the most popular live chat products, and they have more users. I will advise that LiveAgent should look at what these other people are doing and use it to improve themselves. LiveAgent should add more functionalities.
LuisSanchez3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Metropolitano de Gobierno Digital at a government with 10,001+ employees
Current setup enables smooth problem-solving but lacks comprehensive guidance and local support
More information about setup procedures and a more user-friendly front end would be beneficial. We need more information for setup processes. It is difficult to do the work independently, requiring us to hire external companies for maintenance hours to fix small issues that could be resolved faster in-house if we had better information. We have been looking for an upgrade version, but finding local service has been difficult. It has been challenging trying to get things done. Speaking with the Microsoft office, we found there are no local companies with substantial experience with SCSM. What we have now was installed five or six years ago. It has been difficult to change configurations and look for upgrades, even with all the manuals. Our office is considering moving away from SCSM and getting a service desk solution outside of Microsoft. For me, it has been a good tool to get help and solve internal problems in the office. It is a very good tool, but the difficulty in getting local service or more information is pushing us to look for another tool.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"My experience with LiveAgent so far has been a seamless one."
"The most valuable feature was how the solution helped us to prioritize tasks."
"I like that this solution provides the history and control over every process connected to a building so we can see everything that's happened since we started using this solution."
"Provides service level optimization."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting of incidents."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting of incidents."
"The reporting is very good."
"This product has helped our organization by allowing people to connect with each other."
"For our cloud-based deployment of SCSM, the Autopilot is the best feature."
"Many more features than other comparable products."
"If it is correctly configured, you can access and give service quickly to all the end users."
"The remote access is one of the features I really enjoy. The pushing of email updates and things like that are very good."
 

Cons

"Connection to other softwares could be improved."
"There are other products that are more popular."
"I'd like to see an improved API to the system, rather than other softwares having to trigger everything."
"There are other products that are more popular and effective than LiveAgent, like Zendesk and HubSpot."
"It is an amazing solution but the pricing could be improved to be a little more competitive."
"They might be looking for additional functionalities that SCSM could integrate."
"I have found SCSM not adequate enough to carry out some functions."
"It's not too hard to compile stuff but it is hard to manage the solution. Even the design itself makes it difficult for management."
"It's not too hard to compile stuff but it is hard to manage the solution. Even the design itself makes it difficult for management."
"Our office is looking for maybe getting out of SCSM and getting a service desk solution outside of Microsoft."
"One of the disadvantages in this product is that the reporting module is not very easy. It requires SQL development skills, which not all customers or IT professionals have."
"We have had some issues with the SCSM on-premise deployment version in the imaging aspects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It comes free with the enterprise agreement that we have, but the expense really is in having to buy another product to sit on top of it to make it work properly. You wind up having to buy additional support and additional product with their own support and maintenance costs on top of that."
"The platform is competitively priced."
"Licensing can be complex and confusing."
"The license for SCSM is cheap."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price of the solution could be better. My organization has an enterprise annual license with Microsoft which provides us support."
"The price should be lower."
"It is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Government
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCSM?
I am not sure about the pricing as I do not have experience with it.
What needs improvement with SCSM?
More information about setup procedures and a more user-friendly front end would be beneficial. We need more information for setup processes. It is difficult to do the work independently, requiring...
What is your primary use case for SCSM?
In my job, I work for the city where we have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft. We have Office, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, server licensing, and Azure. We have Active Directory with Windows Se...
 

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Sample Customers

Orange, Huawei, T Mobile, eOn, Solid Trust Pay, G4S, Oxford University
Fibabanka, UMC Health System
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