NEWJoin 2M+ software buyers|Get Weekly Insights, Trends & Expert PicksSubscribe free →

Spotsaas logo

9.2

SpotScore

Kayako - Help Desk Software

Kayako Reviews in July 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

Transforming customer support, one chat at a time.

3.5

Add to compare

Start Free Trial

Kayako Reviews & Ratings

3.5

Good

Based on 262 ratings & 195 reviews

Are you using Kayako?

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(89)

Very Good

(73)

Good

(11)

Poor

(4)

Terrible

(18)

Spotsaas Editor’s POV

Kayako stands out with its comprehensive suite of tools designed for customer engagement and support. Its live chat capabilities are particularly beneficial for businesses looking to enhance customer interactions.Read more

Kayako pros and cons

  • Engaging support experience

  • Comprehensive tools

  • Live chat capabilities

  • Sales improvement features

  • Can be complex to set up

  • Higher pricing tier

Filter results

Sort by :

Relevance
Relevance
Highest-Rated
Lowest-Rated
Least-Recent
Most-Recent

Share this page

Showing 151-160 out of 195

A

Anonymous

05/15/17

4 out of 5

Insight to using Kayako

What do you like best? The knowledge base feature which allows us to quickly publish out useful information and provide the links to our clients. This reduces support time spent by our technical support team for issues with repetitive instructions which in turn boost productivity. What do you dislike? The report feature where sometimes we need to customize our reports but due to the syntax used we would need to check with Kayako as it is not found in the default settings. What business ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

05/15/17

3.5 out of 5

A web hosting and IT solutions company using the kayako software for livechat and as sales/support.

What do you like best? In terms of the use of kayako software, it is user-friendly and ease of use for the live chat and support/sales enquiries. As a first user for kayako software, it is quite easy to use and pick up. What do you dislike? We do experience technical issues with the kayako software as the attachments and message of the ticket system is sometimes not send or not included to the customers. What business problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

05/12/17

4.5 out of 5

Very useful tool

What do you like best? Ticket Management and Knowledgebase Hub. What do you dislike? The reporting system in the ticketing system is not standard SQL so sometimes we have to request help from Kayako in getting a report written. But we always get a response - so not much of an inconvenience. Recommendations to others considering the product It's a straightforward tool with options to customize, especially the ticketing system. You also get visual results of your current tickets. What ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

05/11/17

4.5 out of 5

Summary of the support center

What do you like best? I like the Knowledgebase. I think is a very good tool for the customer. It's a sheer joy to be able to create fresh content and assist my customers and agents from anywhere, anytime. What do you dislike? Automatic AD sync would be useful as at the moment using csv import Would like better reporting features and the ability to assign tickets to multiple users at a time, not individually Recommendations to others considering the product None What business ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

05/11/17

4.5 out of 5

An outstandingly helpful tool to administer our clients' request

What do you like best? The fact that users can open support tickets by email and still review their tickets online in their account has contributed a lot to a very good acceptance of the helpdesk. What do you dislike? I'd find it helpful if it were possible to include screenshots directly into the text (as HTML. It's a bit cumbersome that we have to send them as attachments. Recommendations to others considering the product If you are stuck at any point, don't hesitate to contact their ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

05/09/17

3 out of 5

Kayako Help Desk Review

What do you like best? The price point has been great for our company as a non-profit. The set up was smooth and easy and adding additional users to the system is easy. Also, our customers have been able to easily get logged in and create tickets which is a great plus. The live chat is a great feature so you do not necessarily have to get on a call with the customer to troubleshoot. Also, there is a screen sharing feature that we used in the beginning to be able to see the user's computer ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

04/11/17

1 out of 5

Limited functionality, clunky interface, but meets basic needs

What do you like best? It is relatively stable. It is cheap, and fairly straightforward in what it offers. What do you dislike? Limited report functionality, KQL is not powerful enough, unattractive UI, clunky views, poor performance, inconsistent development features. Recommendations to others considering the product If you are a small company with limited budget, it works. If you want it to grow with your team, need additional integration and features, or want something customer ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

01/25/17

4 out of 5

Kayako has a quick response time with any challenges

What do you like best? I use Kayako through my job that allows me to stay home to be with my son and still help make a living to support my family. The team I am on uses kayako as a tool and I have found that there is very rarely any downtime or errors that hinder my ability to get my hours in at any time of the day. If there has been a challenge, they are professional, quick to respond and correct, as well as kind enough to point me in the right direction if I reported a challenge to them ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

01/19/17

0.5 out of 5

Limited tool, thats easy to use but, difficult to get what you want out of it

What do you like best? The UI is bright and pretty. Aside from that theres a lot to displike. I did like how easy the login was, didnt need a secure password and the tool in general didnt go down very much so pretty stable platform . What do you dislike? The search functions poor, you cant use search for case numbers. You would need to do an advanced search and then enter it in a specific box. If you added a space it would not work. The search box in general had issues with no clearing ...

Read more

A

Anonymous

09/09/16

4 out of 5

Good product, not my favorite!

What do you like best? I like that you can have one inbox that multiple people can access and work on at the same time. What do you dislike? I don't like the emails the system send whenever you submit/receive a update to a ticket. We actually had a couple of issues when we implemented this as a way to manage our customer messages, as the priority we assigned to tickets was being displayed for them on the kickback emails the system send automatically. Recommendations to others considering ...

Read more

Free vendor scorecard

Evaluate Kayako objectively with the help desk software scorecard

A weighted help desk software vendor scorecard to score Kayako against your real requirements — not the marketing.

  • Weighted criteria you can edit
  • Score multiple vendors side-by-side
  • Shareable with your buying committee

No file downloads on screen — we email it to you. One-click unsubscribe anytime.

Disclaimer: This research has been collated from a variety of authoritative sources. We welcome your feedback at [email protected].