eDesk

I like that the interface is very easy to use. It helps me to seamless manage my customer service across all of the online marketplaces.

I do not like the fact that i cannot create new messages to customer directly through the online software portal.

When "eDesk" was "xsellco" it actually worked, so that was nice.

It doesn't work. You have to close out the software sometimes to get it to refresh. You will occasionally not be able to open attachments, use snippets, or copy/paste. You will check all folders to make sure there are no overdue messages and then come in the next day to several messages that spontaneously appeared overnight. The "To Do" folder will say one number but then there is not that number of messages in the folder, so the information it displays isn't correct. Every time we try to talk to customer service, they tell us how to sort the messages within the folder, which is not even the complaint we have (though the filters do reset every single time you leave the folder, so you have to re-organize all of your filters every time). Overall it is a terrible site that took away all of the functionality that it previously had. They claim that it is six times faster to answer emails, but it takes twice as long. It reformats your snippets in messages to add extra spaces that need to be taken out every time. It is all ridiculous, especially because it USED to work.

I’ve been using eDesk as a support ticket management platform for Etsy, eBay, Amazon, and Shopify. Overall, I find it to be an average solution.

The platform is slightly expensive but offers decent features for managing multiple channels.

. Without doubt, the biggest plus is the connection to all marketplaces. No need to go to every marketplace to answer every customer, everything is synchronized in the eDesk inbox. . Another plus is the immediate availability of all customer information, including order and tracking numbers. If a customer has sent us a message directly, without going through the marketplace, we can also easily link it to their order. . Last but not least, snippets and templates. You can prepare full responses or partial responses, and use them very easily to reply to customers.

One of the key features highlighted by eDesk is its artificial intelligence. We'd have dreamt of a solution that could scan all past exchanges with customers and produce appropriate responses. But very objectively, there's nothing behind it, it's a feature that we never use at all. The number of cases for which it is possible to use their tool is very limited, and a response based on a template is generally much more effective.