Compare Fin by Intercom and SolarWinds Service Desk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (68.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.99 1 Outcome
$39.00 Per Month
Fin by Intercom
Star Rating
(3,828)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.99 1 Outcome
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSolarWinds Service Desk
Star Rating
(766)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (68.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansFin by Intercom vs SolarWinds Service Desk
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SolarWinds Service Desk easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SolarWinds Service Desk overall.
- Reviewers felt that Fin by Intercom meets the needs of their business better than SolarWinds Service Desk.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SolarWinds Service Desk is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SolarWinds Service Desk over Fin by Intercom.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Fin by Intercom
Fin with your current helpdesk
$0.99
1 Outcome
Try Fin for 90 days, completely risk-free. If it's not the right fit, you can request a refund – no questions asked.
- Fin AI Agent works seamlessly with any helpdesk, including Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, and more.
- Set up in under an hour
- Handles tickets, cases, emails, live chat, WhatsApp, SMS, and more
SolarWinds Service Desk
ESSENTIALS
$39.00
Per Month
Includes:
- Incident Management
- Knowledge Base
- Service Portal
Free Trial
Fin by Intercom
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Service Desk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,882
8.6
691
Ease of Use
8.9
2,913
9.0
694
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,513
8.6
567
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,341
8.9
579
Quality of Support
8.6
2,778
8.9
666
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
1,337
9.0
559
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,734
9.0
674
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
1103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
681
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1063
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
249
Not enough data
8.2
250
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
7.8
62
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
62
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.8
894
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1093
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
1269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
812
Not enough data
7.6
523
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
722
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
826
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
791
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1018
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1019
|
Verified
Not enough data
Messenger
8.8
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
478
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
8.0
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
438
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
121
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.8
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
432
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
436
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
387
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
379
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
120
|
Verified
Service Desk
Not enough data
9.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
120
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.2
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
48
|
Verified
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
65
|
Verified
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
User Analysis
8.6
140
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
User Support
9.1
167
Not enough data
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.8
151
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
8.9
136
Not enough data
9.0
146
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
8.8
229
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
230
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.3
9
Management Tools
Not enough data
9.0
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
83
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
24
Not enough data
6.5
24
Agentic AI - Incident Management
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Asset Inventory
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.1
50
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
8.0
60
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.2
55
Responses
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
7.7
61
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
81
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.5
65
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
Functionality
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 - Software Asset Management Tools
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Risk assessment
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Responses
8.8
597
Not enough data
8.8
587
Not enough data
9.0
589
Not enough data
8.8
558
Not enough data
8.6
478
Not enough data
Platform
9.5
616
Not enough data
8.9
584
Not enough data
8.8
579
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
8.2
419
Not enough data
8.9
528
Not enough data
8.8
583
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
143
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.7
1058
Not enough data
8.7
839
Not enough data
8.7
858
Not enough data
9.0
779
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.6
859
Not enough data
8.7
901
Not enough data
8.5
519
Not enough data
8.8
813
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.6
202
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
9.0
214
Not enough data
Automation
8.4
211
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
8.5
201
Not enough data
8.6
193
Not enough data
8.5
205
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
297
Not enough data
8.3
295
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
1443
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1451
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1192
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
595
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.2
1270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1095
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1043
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1251
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1321
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1289
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
94
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
9.0
657
Not enough data
8.9
653
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
491
Not enough data
8.4
536
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.7
532
Not enough data
8.8
540
Not enough data
8.4
482
Not enough data
8.6
524
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
7.4
47
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
7.5
48
Not enough data
7.5
47
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Process
9.3(won by default)
89
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
86
Not enough data
9.6(won by default)
89
Not enough data
Channels
9.4(won by default)
89
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
88
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
91
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
81
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
83
Not enough data
Insight
9.1(won by default)
86
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
88
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
83
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction - Conversational Interface Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intent & Action Handling - Conversational Interface Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Context & Personalization - Conversational Interface Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise Integration & Deployment - Conversational Interface Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.6
428
Not enough data
8.6
423
Not enough data
8.8
457
Not enough data
8.3
411
Not enough data
8.5
395
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
447
Not enough data
8.2
355
Not enough data
8.0
329
Access & Usability
Not enough data
7.2
358
Not enough data
8.5
399
Not enough data
8.3
339
Not enough data
8.5
276
Agentic AI - Service Desk
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
7.9
192
Not enough data
7.9
199
Not enough data
7.8
167
Not enough data
8.5
191
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
7.5
158
Not enough data
7.9
160
Not enough data
7.9
173
Not enough data
8.5
191
Not enough data
Automation
8.4
194
Not enough data
8.0
163
Not enough data
7.2
156
Not enough data
Autonomy
7.6
162
Not enough data
7.7
163
Not enough data
7.2
161
Not enough data
7.7
166
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
Fin by Intercom and SolarWinds Service Desk share no categories
Unique Categories
Fin by Intercom is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, AI Agents For Business Operations, Shared Inbox, Conversational Support, Customer Communications Management, Digital Adoption Platform, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Social Customer Service, Live Chat, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, and Conversational Interface Agents
SolarWinds Service Desk is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, IT Asset Management, Incident Management, Service Desk, and Software Asset Management Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Fin by Intercom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Service Desk
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
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Financial Services
7.2%
Internet
4.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
43.5%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Hospital & Health Care
7.4%
Higher Education
4.9%
Education Management
4.8%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
66.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Intercom used for?
3 Comments
JT
for sending emails to our correspondents and monitoring our callsRead more
How do I change notification sound? Can I integrate with Google translate?
2 Comments
CH
You can use the lang feature. It is easier to use.Read more
How do I upload a solution article using tablets or phones?
1 Comment
DL
Unfortunately, we can’t create Solutions from the mobile app.
Read more
Windows Installer
1 Comment
JB
This one is easy. When Samanage became Solarwinds we quit using the product and went elsewhere.
Samanage had an EXE and an ISO. I'm none to interested in...Read more
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