Help Desk Software for IT Companies
IT companies handle support requests from dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of different clients, each with their own SLAs, priorities and expectations. Jitbit Helpdesk gives your technicians a single IT ticketing system to manage every client, every ticket and every deadline from one dashboard.
Why IT companies need purpose-built help desk software
Generic task managers and shared inboxes break down fast when an IT company is juggling multiple clients. Tickets fall through the cracks, SLA deadlines get missed and technicians waste time switching between tools. A help desk built for IT companies solves these problems by centralizing requests, automating repetitive work and giving you clear visibility into every client relationship.
Jitbit was founded by IT consultants who spent years supporting enterprise clients. We built the help desk we wished we had -- fast, focused and designed for multi-client IT operations.
Manage multiple clients from one place
Every user in Jitbit belongs to a "company" entity. This lets your team instantly see which client a ticket came from, review that client's full ticket history and filter reports by company. Key multi-client features include:
- Automatic company detection -- Jitbit reads incoming email domains and groups users under the correct company automatically
- Per-company reporting -- see ticket volume, response times and resolution rates broken down by client
- Company managers -- optionally let designated contacts at each client view and manage their own company's tickets
- Ticket routing by company -- use automation rules to assign tickets to the right technician based on the sender's company
Read more about managing help desk software for multiple clients.
SLAs, automation and time tracking
Most IT companies sign SLAs that require responding to and resolving tickets within strict timeframes. Jitbit helps you honor those commitments without manual babysitting:
- Per-client SLA rules -- set due dates automatically based on the sender's email domain or company
- Escalation triggers -- get notified (or auto-reassign) when a ticket is approaching its deadline
- Canned responses and macros -- reply to common questions in seconds with pre-written templates
- Time tracking -- log billable hours on each ticket for accurate client invoicing
Learn more about SLA management in Jitbit.
Built for IT technicians, not just managers
Jitbit was designed to stay out of your technicians' way. The interface loads fast, keyboard shortcuts let agents fly through tickets and the mobile app means your team can respond from anywhere -- on-site at a client's office or on the road between appointments.
- Email integration -- technicians can work entirely from their email inbox if they prefer; replies sync back to the ticket automatically
- Knowledge base -- build a library of solutions to recurring problems so technicians resolve tickets faster and clients can self-serve. Read more about the built-in knowledge base
- Asset management -- track hardware and software assets, link them to tickets and see full incident history per asset
- Active Directory and SSO -- integrate with your existing Active Directory or SAML provider so users log in with their corporate credentials
ITIL-aligned service desk capabilities
For IT companies that follow ITIL practices, Jitbit provides incident management, a knowledge base for problem resolution and change tracking through custom statuses and workflows. The app serves as a single point of contact between your team and your clients -- exactly what ITIL prescribes. See our full breakdown of ITIL service desk features.
Reporting and analytics for IT operations
Understanding your team's performance is critical for an IT company that wants to retain clients and grow. Jitbit's built-in reports cover:
- First response time and average resolution time
- Ticket volume trends by day, week or month
- Agent performance and workload distribution
- Per-company SLA compliance rates
- Time spent per client (useful for billing and capacity planning)
All reports can be exported to Excel or CSV for client-facing reviews and internal planning.
Cloud or on-premise -- your choice
Jitbit Helpdesk is available as a cloud-hosted SaaS or as an on-premise installation you run on your own server. The on-premise Enterprise license includes unlimited agents and unlimited installations -- ideal for larger IT companies that need to deploy separate instances for different divisions or clients.
Built by IT consultants, for IT companies
Jitbit started as an IT consulting firm building custom software for the healthcare industry. We used our own help desk to support those clients, and we have been refining it ever since. That hands-on experience means every feature was shaped by the real demands of multi-client IT support -- not by a product team guessing what IT companies might need.
Thousands of IT companies already use Jitbit to keep their support organized. See pricing or start a free trial to see how it fits your operation.
See also: IT Support Software, Help Desk Software for MSPs, Service Desk Ticketing System