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This is a shortened, anonymized example of the structure. A real report uses your intake, current stack, budget, constraints, and available tool evidence.

Use case

Support automation

Team

12 users

Budget

1,000 EUR/mo

Delivery

5 pages

Executive recommendation

For this sample support workflow, the Support Desk AI Assistant is the recommended first pilot because it has the strongest fit for agent-assist, triage, and knowledge-base reuse without forcing a full helpdesk migration. The Knowledge Base Answer Bot is the cost-control alternative if deflecting common questions matters more than helping agents respond faster. The General AI Workspace Add-on is only a secondary option because it is easy to adopt but less measurable in support operations.

Assumptions

  • 12 support users, mixed seniority.
  • Current workflow uses shared inbox, help-center articles, and manual escalation.
  • Target outcome: reduce repetitive replies and improve first-response quality.
  • Sensitive customer data may appear in tickets, so access control and data handling matter.

Decision criteria

Task fit
30%
Ticket triage, reply drafting, knowledge retrieval, escalation support.
Adoption fit
20%
Can agents use it without changing the whole support process?
Cost fit
20%
Seat costs, usage pricing, and expected monthly spend at 12 users.
Integration fit
15%
Helpdesk, knowledge base, CRM, and reporting compatibility.
Risk fit
15%
Data handling, lock-in, hallucination controls, and human review.

Shortlist scorecard

Support Desk AI Assistant
Primary pilot
88/100fit
approx. 45-65 EUR/user/mo

Best overall fit for triage, suggested replies, help-center reuse, and existing support workflows.

Knowledge Base Answer Bot
Cost-control alternative
81/100fit
usage-based + platform fee

Strong self-service path, but weaker for internal agent-assist and human escalation workflows.

General AI Workspace Add-on
Secondary option
74/100fit
20-30 EUR/user/mo

Easy adoption and low setup cost, but less support-specific measurement and routing depth.

Pricing view

Compare seat costs, free tiers, usage limits, and likely monthly spend.

Roadmap

Pilot with one workflow, measure resolution time, then expand to adjacent queues.

Risks

Watch data handling, permission design, escalation quality, and vendor lock-in.

Excluded from shortlist

  • Generic chatbot builders without strong ticket escalation.
  • Enterprise-only suites with unclear pricing for a 12-person team.
  • Tools that require replacing the whole helpdesk before proving value.

Implementation roadmap

Week 1

Pick 30-50 historical tickets and test reply quality against current support standards.

Week 2

Run a small agent-assist pilot with two experienced support users.

Week 3

Measure first-response time, edit rate, escalation quality, and customer sentiment.

Week 4

Decide rollout, negotiate pricing, and define data-retention rules before expansion.

What changes in a real report?

A real report names the actual tools, explains why alternatives were excluded, and adapts the roadmap to your team, budget, and implementation constraints.