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Deskpro Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users praise the ease of use in Deskpro, facilitating quick access to information and streamlined customer support. (32 mentions)
Users praise the exceptional customer support provided by Deskpro, aiding seamless implementation and ongoing assistance. (19 mentions)
Users value the simplicity and ease of use of Deskpro, enhancing communication for both teams and customers. (19 mentions)
Users love Deskpro's vast features for seamless integration, automation, and user-friendly support systems, enhancing overall efficiency. (18 mentions)
Users value the customizability of Deskpro, as it allows tailored settings that enhance brand alignment and user experience. (16 mentions)
Users love the extensive customization options in Deskpro, enhancing both user experience and integration with branding. (13 mentions)
Users face ticketing issues with delayed updates and faulty features that hinder effective ticket management. (12 mentions)
Users find the UI not intuitive, noting challenges with design, keyword search, and overall navigation. (10 mentions)
Users experience significant issues with ticket management, including slow updates and unreliable notification systems. (10 mentions)
Users find the complexity of setup frustrating, with clunky workflows impacting the overall experience negatively. (7 mentions)
Users find the learning curve steep with Deskpro, struggling with unclear interfaces and limited API documentation. (7 mentions)
Users struggle with UX issues, finding the interface confusing and difficult to navigate effectively. (7 mentions)
Users find Deskpro lacking in essential features, such as task tracking, customizable dashboards, and proper notification systems. (5 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Deskpro

1. Ease of Use
Users praise the ease of use in Deskpro, facilitating quick access to information and streamlined customer support.
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Verified User
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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"Mostly good"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Easy to use The tickets can be seen at one place.

Verified User
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Love Deskpro"

What do you like about Deskpro?

I like how easy it is to found any information you need or want in Deskpro. The interface provide you with everything that you need. It make the cus

2. Customer Support
Users praise the exceptional customer support provided by Deskpro, aiding seamless implementation and ongoing assistance.
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Finn G.
FG

Finn G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Using Deskpro as a Brand & Marketing Manager for setting up and filtering Marketing enquiries."

What do you like about Deskpro?

Ease of implementation to an external site, and the customer support in assisting the most optimal implementation to said site. Customisability of the

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Daniel E.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Great Helpdesk System"

What do you like about Deskpro?

One of my favourite features is simply that I can group tickets by organisation I have multiple schools that I support on a weekly schedule, I love t

3. Helpful
Users value the simplicity and ease of use of Deskpro, enhancing communication for both teams and customers.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"It was easy to get an understanding and find my way around the helpdesk"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Simplicity for both me and customers, it's easy to have a clean line of communication.

Ivo R.
IR

Ivo R.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Versatile Service Desk for your day-to-day needs"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Deskpro excels in ticket handling with its sophisticated automation capabilities. We like the product because it offers advanced ticket routing, custo

4. Features
Users love Deskpro's vast features for seamless integration, automation, and user-friendly support systems, enhancing overall efficiency.
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Marion A.
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Marion A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop, purpose-built, helpdesk software"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Deskpro lets us handle support needs across different software platforms seamlessly for our global customers. One of the best things we've noticed is

JA

Johnathan A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Easy to learn and full of function"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Coming from a different customer support ticket system that used Oracle, DP has been so much friendlier. There have been issues, but their team has be

5. Customizability
Users value the customizability of Deskpro, as it allows tailored settings that enhance brand alignment and user experience.
See 16 mentions

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Marion A.
MA

Marion A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop, purpose-built, helpdesk software"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Deskpro lets us handle support needs across different software platforms seamlessly for our global customers. One of the best things we've noticed is

Finn G.
FG

Finn G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Using Deskpro as a Brand & Marketing Manager for setting up and filtering Marketing enquiries."

What do you like about Deskpro?

Ease of implementation to an external site, and the customer support in assisting the most optimal implementation to said site. Customisability of the

6. Customization
Users love the extensive customization options in Deskpro, enhancing both user experience and integration with branding.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.5/5

"Provides a lot of functionality and useful to sort out work loads into manageable chunks."

What do you like about Deskpro?

Lots of customisability to suport various needs and use cases.

Marion A.
MA

Marion A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop, purpose-built, helpdesk software"

What do you like about Deskpro?

Deskpro lets us handle support needs across different software platforms seamlessly for our global customers. One of the best things we've noticed is

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Deskpro

1. Ticketing Issues
Users face ticketing issues with delayed updates and faulty features that hinder effective ticket management.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.5/5

"Quick and easy to use"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

No notifications on updates to tickets either in the system or via email/teams

Verified User
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Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"A promising service with some changes needed to maximise potential"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately a lot of the features do not work as intended or are counterproductive, the search function often has problems and is unable to find tic

2. Not Intuitive
Users find the UI not intuitive, noting challenges with design, keyword search, and overall navigation.
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Verified User
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Fit for Purpose"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

UI isn't the most intuitive design, could do with modernising.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"Mostly good"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Not very intuitive. Search for keywords has bugs.

3. Ticket Management
Users experience significant issues with ticket management, including slow updates and unreliable notification systems.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.5/5

"Quick and easy to use"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

No notifications on updates to tickets either in the system or via email/teams

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"A promising service with some changes needed to maximise potential"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately a lot of the features do not work as intended or are counterproductive, the search function often has problems and is unable to find tic

4. Complexity
Users find the complexity of setup frustrating, with clunky workflows impacting the overall experience negatively.
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Verified User
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Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"A promising service with some changes needed to maximise potential"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately a lot of the features do not work as intended or are counterproductive, the search function often has problems and is unable to find tic

Finn G.
FG

Finn G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Using Deskpro as a Brand & Marketing Manager for setting up and filtering Marketing enquiries."

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Despite the excellent customisability, the creation of the departments and their corresponding flows in forms can be a little clunky to set up, howeve

5. Learning Curve
Users find the learning curve steep with Deskpro, struggling with unclear interfaces and limited API documentation.
See 7 mentions

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Verified User
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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"Mostly good"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Not very intuitive. Search for keywords has bugs.

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Will H.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Overall experience is very positive compared to other solutions"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Reporting tool isn’t obvious of how to use if you don’t have previous analytic skills. API documentation is limited

6. UX Issues
Users struggle with UX issues, finding the interface confusing and difficult to navigate effectively.
See 7 mentions

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Verified User
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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Powerful help desk solution with minor some quirks"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

The UI is a bit difficult to parse and slow at times.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2.0/5

"New Learning curve"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

I have used 4 different ticket systems and find this system has far to much information and messy on the main screens. it is not unusual for ticket sy

7. Missing Features
Users find Deskpro lacking in essential features, such as task tracking, customizable dashboards, and proper notification systems.
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Adam M.
AM

Adam M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1.0/5

"*** Rolled out updates without warning that corrupted our hosted content"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unnanounced updates corrupted our live content which created work at the time. Horizon it was called. The team didn'yt give much attention to the docu

Verified User
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Great helpdesk software (with unfortunate focus on AI)"

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately the software isn't fully localisable and translations of key content cannot be added via the API yet. This applies, for example, to titl

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MA
Head of Operations
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"UK based startup first helpdesk purchase"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

Very easy to use. For a small business, we were looking for something we could roll out across the business quickly and easily. Deskpro has ticked that box perfectly for us.

Brilliant onboarding from the team get us set for success early doors.

The ability for growth that Deskpro provides with flexible pricing allows us to adjust as we scale our business better than companies that tie us in with lengthy contracts.

One final positive is the team have loved the demo videos to help get us up to speed so keep them coming!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Greater flexibility when it comes to custom form on our website (More of a personal touch from design and style) Though other than that little we would change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
IE
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great helpdesk software (with unfortunate focus on AI)"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

Deskpro is very flexible; a lot can be set by the application administrators in a friendly interface. Some examples of functionality we use:

* Brands visible on specified URLs, each with their specific customer portal where you can (de)activate modules (like news, customer suggestions, knowledge base, etc) and change the design (logo, colours and any custom CSS and HTML)

* Departments (and teams) each with their own set of custom fields, contact form field conditions

* Integrations with other applications like Jira

* Triggers and reminders on for example tickets, to assign, close, update etc based on a multitude of conditions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately the software isn't fully localisable and translations of key content cannot be added via the API yet. This applies, for example, to titles in the documentation you publish. We work in a multilingual environment, servicing users from across Europe in about 30 languages and must use our internal translations pipeline. Not being to add or update translations via API creates a lot of manual work.

The company recently shifted focus to AI. AI can be helpful; Deskpro now can, for example, turn a few notes into a proper user reply. Their new focus seems to have completely drawn away the attention to fixing bugs and adding and improving basic functionality, however. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JA
Customer Support Specialist III
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to learn and full of function"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

Coming from a different customer support ticket system that used Oracle, DP has been so much friendlier. There have been issues, but their team has been great in listening, working with us, and correcting them in a reasonable time frame (dependent upon the priority and impact of course). I am not a manager and do not have full access to all the configuration options, but what I do have access to is far more than "basic". I can create my own workflows, macros, templates and much more. It allows each user their own viewing options - everything down to which direction the email threads appear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Knowledgebase article creation I find to be pretty frustrating. There are little nuances like numbering that can be impossible to correct. They do offer two types of editors, one that is basic and limited options (default), and one that has mostly full options (html). The html editor I find is easy to break (fonts change on you, pictures sometimes don't appear correctly ect). The search functionality could be better, but Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
AP
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Product and fully meets our needs"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

Having evaluated many products before choosing DeskPro we definitely chose correctly. They were very helpful getting us up and running, with a trial period to test with, and have been swift to respond as and when we have needed them. The product does everything we need it to and we are now looking to roll it out to other parts of the business. Everything "just works" - which is exactly what every busy help desk - and Helpdesk Manager - needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

When it comes to finding fault with DeskPro you instantly start to struggle to come up with things to complain about! There sould be more flexible reporting but you can still get the information you would need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Laura K.
LK
International Account Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Effortless Communication, but Filing Needs Improvement"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

It is super easy to use, very convenient interface, it makes customer responses easy to keep track of. Best centralised communications services I've used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Sometimes the filing is difficult to manage. I colour code my stars but they reset sometimes for no reason Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Wholesale
UW
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A promising service with some changes needed to maximise potential"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

There are many great features of deskpro, the customisation on inboxes to help organisation, the sidebar providing helpful information on the customers that can be stored and referred to when responding to the tickets, it is simple to use and overall the layout is fairly intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Unfortunately a lot of the features do not work as intended or are counterproductive, the search function often has problems and is unable to find tickets, removing cc's automatically re-adds them after every email sent which can cause e-mails to be sent in error to the wrong recipients, query type is not automatically set and must be manually selected to resolve tickets etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Sports
US
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A bit slow since updates and mobile app."
What do you like best about Deskpro?

I've been using deskpro since 2022 about 5 days a week. I like that its interface is very intuitive and the categorization part.

I also enjoy the ability to merge tickets which we got when we updated to this version of deskpro.

Also great customer service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

It's been too slow sometimes, I lock a ticket and it doesnt appear as locked. so another person locks at the same time and responds to the ticket I was working on.

I don't like that I also do not have the option to undo a ticket to correct it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very good experience with support team and most of our users are coping with recent big change"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

We had a big upgrade from old Deskpro to Horizon based platform recently,

not only upgrade was done smoothly but had good support from team regard to communications to our end users, securing it with email Spoof setting and son on.

Response to my question was fast and point was clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Our user a reported that reply to entry screen for ticket contents is very small at the bottom of it could be resizable or expanding to full height. Therefore, user has more control over the usability and more easily compose the reply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DE
Senior IT Field Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Helpdesk System"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

One of my favourite features is simply that I can group tickets by organisation I have multiple schools that I support on a weekly schedule, I love that I can quickly and easily highlight the tickets for that school when I am on site. This really helps to focus my work, so that I can efficiently work through tickets which in turn helps me to provide great customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

When creating a ticket or adding a comment to a ticket, the default is to email the user. I don't like this feature. In my line of work, the most common thing for me to add to a ticket is a note. I have in the past accidently sent a note as an email - thankfully the note was appropriate to send . However this may not always be the case. I would prefer if either as an individual user can I change the default, or the company administrator could do it for all of field engineers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ivo R.
IR
Technical and Architectural Lead
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Versatile Service Desk for your day-to-day needs"
What do you like best about Deskpro?

Deskpro excels in ticket handling with its sophisticated automation capabilities. We like the product because it offers advanced ticket routing, custom workflows, and SLA management that meets our client requirements. The ability to create automation rules helps our team to handle requests efficiently while maintaining consistency in service delivery.

One of Deskpro's standout features is its omnichannel capability. The product seamlessly integrates email, live chat, voice calls, social media messaging and self-service knowledge base. This unified approach ensures customers can reach support through their preferred channel while agents manage all communications from a single interface.

Last but not least, Deskpro also supports on-prem deployment, which is a must in air-gap environments. The containerized deployment is just a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Deskpro?

Sometimes the plugin documentation is not explaining all the use cases or implications of various configuration options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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