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Compare ConnectWise PSA and Kayako 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$15/agent/month
ConnectWise PSA
Star Rating
(514)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ConnectWise PSAKayako
Star Rating
(222)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$15/agent/month
Browse all 3 pricing plansConnectWise PSA vs Kayako
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kayako easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Kayako overall.
- Reviewers felt that ConnectWise PSA meets the needs of their business better than Kayako.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kayako is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kayako over ConnectWise PSA.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ConnectWise PSA
No pricing availableKayako
Inbox
$15
/agent/month
A shared email, chat, and social inbox for small teams
- Email, chat and social
- Assignment rules
- Insights
Free Trial
ConnectWise PSA
No trial information availableKayako
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
433
8.1
201
Ease of Use
7.2
439
8.4
199
Ease of Setup
6.2
223
8.0
132
Ease of Admin
7.1
211
8.0
131
Quality of Support
7.3
405
8.1
187
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
210
8.3
130
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
424
7.1
198
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.5
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.0
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.3
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.4
127
Not enough data
7.6
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
7.5
82
Not enough data
7.9
108
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.5
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
112
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
80
Not enough data
7.9
85
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
7.2
56
Not enough data
7.0
74
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
7.3
77
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
79
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Email Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Online Marketing
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
Lead Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaign Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social
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
Reporting & Analytics
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
Platform
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
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ticket and Case Management
8.5
231
8.7
155
|
Verified
8.3
228
8.5
154
|
Verified
8.3
224
8.1
148
|
Verified
8.4
214
8.3
140
|
Verified
8.1
201
8.0
129
|
Verified
7.8
216
7.6
145
|
Verified
8.3
224
8.5
147
|
Verified
8.4
167
7.8
55
Generative AI
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.1
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Communication Channels
7.6
178
8.4
131
|
Verified
8.5
212
8.7
142
|
Verified
7.7
136
8.3
104
|
Verified
7.1
109
7.4
56
|
Verified
7.5
77
Feature Not Available
Platform
6.5
85
7.7
83
|
Verified
7.7
96
7.9
115
|
Verified
8.4
104
8.2
102
|
Verified
7.8
86
7.9
65
|
Verified
7.5
195
7.4
131
|
Verified
7.5
203
7.7
128
|
Verified
Customer Management
7.3
48
Not enough data
6.9
49
Not enough data
5.7
44
Not enough data
6.7
51
Not enough data
Project Management
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
48
Not enough data
7.2
50
Not enough data
Accounting
6.7
48
Not enough data
7.3
48
Not enough data
6.8
47
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
6.5
44
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
44
Not enough data
6.0
43
Not enough data
6.1
43
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
Analytics
6.0
44
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.1
47
Not enough data
Administration
7.2
48
Not enough data
7.5
50
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
45
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
6.9
48
Not enough data
5.6
46
Not enough data
4.8
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.2
28
Not enough data
4.3
28
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.7
96
7.9
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
39
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Reporting
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Access & Usability
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
4.2
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
4.2
6
Not enough data
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ConnectWise PSA and Kayako are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
ConnectWise PSA is categorized as CRM, Professional Services Automation, Service Desk, and Marketing Automation
Kayako is categorized as Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, Shared Inbox, and Digital Customer Service Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ConnectWise PSA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Kayako
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
60.0%
Computer & Network Security
8.4%
Computer Networking
5.3%
Computer Software
4.1%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
25.8%
Computer Software
14.7%
Telecommunications
6.0%
Internet
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
44.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
What applications does this tie to in order to maximimize use of other programs?
1 Comment
GG
I am not familiar with the programs you mention, but we somehow integrated with Hubspot for our sales and marketing teams. I was not part of the integration...Read more
ConnectWise PSA has no more discussions with answers
had any one used reporting with kayako
2 Comments
JE
Hi there! It sounds like you might be using our custom report builder, which is SQL-like. This is an advanced tools for programmers to mine out data from...Read more
What integrations does Kayako support?
2 Comments
EW
The only official integrations Kayako offer is Salesforce and Zapier integration. Kayakos API's, Endpoints and Webhooks are also great if you have the...Read more
Does Kayako offer an API?
2 Comments
EW
Yes. Kayako offers both API's, Webhooks and endpoints. Read more
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