Ravenna vs. Console

Ravenna vs. Console

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Ravenna is your internal support command center

A complete AI Native Enterprise Service Management platform. Not just AI agents focused on IT.

Capabilities

Ticketing

Helpdesk Inbox

Full-stack ticketing platform

Architecture

Often used with an existing ITSM

Standalone ITSM platform

Team Collaboration

Heavy focus on IT

IT, HR, RevOps workflows

Total cost of ownership

Console + separate ticketing system

Single Vendor

System of record

External ITSM is often the system of record

Ravenna is the system of record

Workflow Automation

Playbook-based automation

Natural language instructions + Native, visual builder

AI Agents

Focus on IT

Flexible and specialized agents per team

Analytics

Limited insight

Robust, flexible analytics builder

Ticketing

Helpdesk Inbox

Full-stack ticketing platform

Architecture

Often used with an existing ITSM

Standalone ITSM platform

Team Collaboration

Heavy focus on IT

IT, HR, RevOps workflows

Total cost of ownership

Console + separate ticketing system

Single Vendor

System of record

External ITSM is often the system of record

Ravenna is the system of record

Workflow Automation

Playbook-based automation

Natural language instructions + Native, visual builder

AI Agents

Focus on IT

Flexible and specialized agents per team

Analytics

Limited insight

Robust, flexible analytics builder

Built for enterprise,
secure by design

Built for enterprise,
secure by design

From request to resolution, give your teams full context, automated workflows, and AI assistance, all within Slack.

From request to resolution, give your teams full context, automated workflows, and AI assistance, all within Slack.

SOC2

HIPAA

GDPR

A robust platform to help you
deliver exceptional internal support

A robust platform to help you
deliver exceptional internal support

SLAs

Track and measure performance over time

SLAs

Track and measure performance over time

CSAT

Measure satisfaction on every request

CSAT

Measure satisfaction on every request

Forms

Capture the info you need to handle requests

Forms

Capture the info you need to handle requests

Statuses 

Track the state for every ticket

Statuses 

Track the state for every ticket

Assignees

Assign tickets to the right person and team

Assignees

Assign tickets to the right person and team

Approvers

Native support for approval requests

Approvers

Native support for approval requests

Notifications

Get notified for request that require attention

Notifications

Get notified for request that require attention

Tasks

Create teask lists for your critical requests

Tasks

Create teask lists for your critical requests

Categories

Automatically categorize every requests

Categories

Automatically categorize every requests

Views

Custom views for the requests that matter

Views

Custom views for the requests that matter

InteGRATIONs

Integrated with the tools you already use

Pull data and automate workflows across your entire stack

InteGRATIONs

Integrated with the tools you already use

Pull data and automate workflows across your entire stack

Why choose Ravenna?

The Middleware Problem

Pain: Console sits on top of your existing ITSM. To use it, you still need Jira, Zendesk, or another ticketing system underneath. That’s two vendors, two contracts, two systems to maintain.

With Ravenna: One platform. The conversational interface, the automation engine, and the ticketing backend are all built together. Ravenna is your system of record, not a layer on top of someone else’s.

Why it matters: Fragmented stacks create integration headaches, data silos, and higher total cost of ownership. Ravenna simplifies your architecture.

The Niche Expansion Problem

Pain: Console built their identity around Software Access Requests. It’s a common workflow, but it’s one slice of what IT teams need. Now they’re trying to back into a generalized ticketing system from that narrow starting point.

With Ravenna: Built as a generalized service desk from day one. IT, HR, and RevOps workflows were designed into the platform architecture, not bolted on after the fact.

Why it matters: Products built for a niche carry architectural constraints when they expand. Ravenna was designed for the full scope of internal support.


The Stack Tax

Pain: To run Console effectively, you’re paying for Console plus a separate ticketing system. That’s two vendors to negotiate with, two systems to train on, two integrations to maintain.

With Ravenna: Single vendor, single platform, single contract. Your employees interact with Ravenna in Slack. Your agents work in Ravenna’s ticket management. Your automations run on Ravenna’s workflow engine.

Why it matters: Every additional tool in your stack adds cost, complexity, and points of failure. Ravenna is a replacement, not an addition.

Integration Depth

Pain: Console integrates with Slack, but it’s one of many channels feeding into their middleware layer. The Slack experience is functional but not native.

With Ravenna: Slack is the primary interface. Employees submit requests, receive updates, complete approvals, and resolve issues without leaving Slack. The entire workflow lives where your team already works.

Why it matters: Teams that chose Ravenna over Console in head-to-head evaluations cited the unified, full-stack experience as the deciding factor. A seamless Slack experience beats a bolted-on integration.


Modernize and automate your
service desk with Ravenna

Modernize and automate your
service desk with Ravenna

Ravenna Software, Inc., 2026

Ravenna Software, Inc., 2026

Ravenna Software, Inc., 2026

Ravenna Software, Inc., 2026