HESK vs Screendesk

HESK is a lightweight, web-based help desk designed with simplicity and functionality in mind. Its core features include customizable ticket submission forms, automated email notifications, and a built-in knowledge base to reduce repetitive queries. Administrators can route and prioritize tickets, attach files, and assign tasks to staff with ease.

Advanced capabilities such as canned responses, ticket locking, audit trails, and multilingual support make it suitable for small to mid-size teams. HESK also enables role-based access, detailed reporting, backup and restoration of data, and integration with authentication systems like LDAP/Active Directory.

Screendesk is a customer support video platform built to help support teams resolve issues faster through screen recordings, bug reports, and live video calls. It allows support agents to request visual context from customers directly inside helpdesk workflows, reducing back-and-forth communication and speeding up ticket resolution.

The platform supports instant screen recording, live screen sharing, AI-generated summaries and transcripts, bug reporting with technical logs, and integrations with popular support tools like Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Help Scout, Jira, Slack, and Zapier. Screendesk works directly in the browser without requiring customers to download software.