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Compare Atera and HelpDesk 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$29.00 1 per agent
Atera
Star Rating
(992)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(34)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.00 1 per agent
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Atera excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score compared to HelpDesk. Users appreciate features like automated patch deployment and real-time device monitoring, which enhance their confidence in maintaining device health.
- Users say that HelpDesk shines in its completeness and integration capabilities, particularly with LiveChat. Reviewers highlight its ability to connect customer tickets to various scenarios, making it easier to manage interactions and streamline communication.
- According to verified reviews, Atera has a significantly larger number of reviews, indicating a broader user base and more reliable feedback. This volume of reviews supports the positive experiences shared by users regarding its straightforward interface and effective AI filtering feature.
- Reviewers mention that HelpDesk's user-friendliness and customization options are standout features. Users appreciate the platform's design, which makes it engaging to use, and its ability to link multiple emails to a single ticket, enhancing communication efficiency.
- Users highlight that while Atera offers robust monitoring tools, it may not match HelpDesk's ease of setup and mobile user support. HelpDesk users commend its mobile functionality, which allows for effective support on the go, a feature that Atera users find less satisfactory.
- G2 reviewers note that both products perform well in terms of quality of support, but HelpDesk edges out with a slightly better user experience in ticket collaboration and response automation. Users find HelpDesk's features more intuitive for managing support tickets and automating responses.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HelpDesk
Team
$29.00
1 per agent
Simple email management tool for teams with 24/7 chat support and unlimited free viewer accounts (a user that can browse and read tickets)
- All messages in one dashboard
- Robust customer data in tickets
- Automations to finish tasks quicker
Free Trial
Atera
Free Trial is available
HelpDesk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
848
9.0
28
Ease of Use
9.2
896
9.2
29
Ease of Setup
9.1
749
9.8
7
Ease of Admin
9.0
584
9.4
8
Quality of Support
9.0
806
9.0
28
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
577
9.2
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
835
7.5
28
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
301
9.4
26
8.6
301
9.2
26
8.5
300
8.9
24
8.3
290
9.0
24
8.2
285
Feature Not Available
8.3
291
8.8
24
8.2
291
9.1
25
8.2
286
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.2
236
Not enough data
7.3
236
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.3
286
Feature Not Available
8.7
286
8.8
25
8.1
281
9.1
20
6.4
268
8.5
17
6.2
266
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.2
293
9.5
7
7.8
303
9.0
8
8.4
302
9.3
9
8.0
305
9.7
5
8.2
306
8.8
12
8.5
303
9.1
13
Administration
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.6
158
Not enough data
8.3
156
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
Management
8.6
153
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
7.3
21
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.9
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.1
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
543
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
582
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.6
87
Not enough data
Service Management
9.1
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
7.7
77
Not enough data
7.8
76
Not enough data
7.5
78
Not enough data
7.4
77
Not enough data
Scope
6.8
30
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
Security
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
Management
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.2
273
Not enough data
8.6
263
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Management
8.4
259
Not enough data
8.4
260
Not enough data
7.9
248
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
7.7
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Asset Inventory
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
7.8
209
Not enough data
7.1
205
Not enough data
7.9
214
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
195
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Management
8.8
218
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
8.0
213
Not enough data
Responses
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
440
Not enough data
8.4
437
Not enough data
7.3
383
Not enough data
9.0
441
Not enough data
8.2
422
Not enough data
8.2
441
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
441
Not enough data
7.8
391
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
364
Not enough data
6.1
357
Not enough data
6.9
368
Not enough data
Security
7.8
380
Not enough data
8.0
388
Not enough data
Device Support
7.4
391
Not enough data
8.2
395
Not enough data
8.2
393
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
426
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
281
Not enough data
Automation - AI IT Agents
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Access & Usability
7.4
207
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
201
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
76
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
77
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
Security
8.3
80
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Atera and HelpDesk are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
Atera is categorized as AI IT Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, AIOps Platforms, Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Patch Management, IT Asset Management, Remote Support, Endpoint Management, Enterprise IT Management, Network Monitoring, Service Desk, and Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
HelpDesk has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Atera
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HelpDesk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Computer & Network Security
12.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.2%
Manufacturing
3.0%
Telecommunications
3.0%
Other
47.0%
Computer Software
24.2%
Marketing and Advertising
15.2%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Other
39.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is atera safe?
2 Comments
MH
YesRead more
How does your pricing compare to the traditional RMM vendors?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
At Atera, you only get billed a fixed monthly fee for the number of technicians that actually use our software. So you don’t pay more when you grow or add...Read more
Can I generate automatically a Service Ticket from an Agent Alert?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
It is possible to automatically generate a ticket from an alert. We do not recommend it because it can create a lot of noise in the ticket dashboard. The...Read more
HelpDesk has no discussions with answers
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