Help Desk Software Resources
Articles, Glossary Terms, Discussions, and Reports to expand your knowledge on Help Desk Software
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Help Desk Software Articles
Help Desk vs. Service Desk: Similarities and Differences Based On G2 Data
If I ask three people to define the difference between a help desk tool and a service desk solution, I'll get three answers. If I ask software vendors, I'll get a fourth.
by Darshayita Thakur
What Is Automated Customer Service? (+ 4 Ways to Implement It)
If you haven’t noticed, bots are taking over the world.
by Alexa Drake
Help Desk Software Glossary Terms
Help Desk Software Discussions
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Question on: LiveAgent
Do you offer standalone licenses as well?
Can I buy a license and host it on my own servers?
pricing
Prices of on-premise licenses start at $899 (one-time-fee, 3 agent seats included).
https://www.ladesk.com/pricing/standalone/
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Question on: LiveChat
Can one user respond to multiple chats concurrently?
Is there any limit to the number of chats I can handle at a time?
Yes. 1-10-100. Easy to switch between them
Each user can chat with up to 99 customers at the same time.
Each user can chat with up to 99 customers at the same time.
Yes. You can set the limit of live chat conversations that one agent can handle at a time. For example, I am set up to be able to respond to 3 chats at the same time.
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Question on: LiveChat
Can I initiate a chat myself or do I need to have to wait for a customer to do it?
Do you support target chat rules?
You can initiate a chat with a customer by using the greetings feature. For example, you can invite a customer automatically when he or she navigates to a particular page. You can also invite customers manually.
You can initiate a chat with a customer by using the greetings feature. For example, you can invite a customer automatically when he or she navigates to a particular page. You can also invite customers manually.
Yes. That is possible, fun, and very intrusive. Try with your own browser first. I personally hate it.
Help Desk Software Reports
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Help Desk
Fall 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Help Desk
Fall 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Help Desk
Fall 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Help Desk
Fall 2026
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Help Desk
Fall 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Help Desk
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Help Desk
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Help Desk
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Help Desk
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Help Desk
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report





