Customer Support · head to head
HappyFox vs ServiceNow
The short version
- Each has a real cost: HappyFox the Basic plan caps agents at 5, with unlimited agents only above it; ServiceNow listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller UP3 Services Ltd at £81.00 per licence per month for ServiceNow
- They diverge on capability: HappyFox covers Ticketing, ServiceNow covers ITSM.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which HappyFox and ServiceNow actually diverge.
| Attribute | HappyFox | ServiceNow |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Founded | 2012 | 2004 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Customer Support).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in HappyFox
- Ticketing
- Knowledge base
- Automation
- SLA management
- Self-service portal
- Reporting
- Jira
- Zapier
Only in ServiceNow
- ITSM
- IT Operations
- Customer workflows
- Employee workflows
- App development
- AI/ML capabilities
- SAP
- AWS
Both cover
- Salesforce
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- SOC2
- ISO27001
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
HappyFox
- Help desk ticketing across email, chat and phonenot ServiceNow
- Managing internal and customer support requests in one queuenot ServiceNow
ServiceNow
- Enterprise IT managementnot HappyFox
- Digital transformationnot HappyFox
- Workflow automationnot HappyFox
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
HappyFox
- The Basic plan caps agents at 5, with unlimited agents only above it
- Per agent prices are not published on the main pricing page and require opening a separate page per product
- The 20% saving requires annual billing
ServiceNow
- Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller UP3 Services Ltd at £81.00 per licence per month for ServiceNow
Pricing, plan by plan
HappyFox
$29/month- Mighty$29/month
- Omnichannel ticketing
- SLA management
- Basic reporting
- Fantastic$49/month
- Everything in Mighty
- Custom fields
- Asset management
- Enterprise$69/month
- Everything in Fantastic
- Task management
- Advanced automation
- Enterprise Plus$89/month
- Agent scripting
- Custom roles
- Sandbox
ServiceNow
On request- IT Service Management$undefined/month
- Incident management
- Problem management
- Change management
- IT Operations Management$undefined/month
- Discovery
- Service mapping
- Event management
- Customer Service Management$undefined/month
- Omnichannel engagement
- Self-service
- Case management
Which should you pick?
Choose HappyFox if
- You need ticketing.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want knowledge base.
Choose ServiceNow if
- You need itsm.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want it operations.
Questions people ask
- Is HappyFox or ServiceNow better?
- Neither clearly leads. HappyFox starts at $29/month and ServiceNow at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, HappyFox or ServiceNow?
- HappyFox starts at $29/month and ServiceNow at On request.
- Does HappyFox or ServiceNow run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is HappyFox best used for?
- HappyFox is most often used for help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone, managing internal and customer support requests in one queue. Of those, help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone and managing internal and customer support requests in one queue are not what ServiceNow is typically brought in for.
- What can HappyFox do that ServiceNow cannot?
- HappyFox covers Ticketing, Knowledge base, Automation, SLA management. ServiceNow covers ITSM, IT Operations, Customer workflows, Employee workflows. Both handle Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SOC2.
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