Dameware Remote Support vs Freshservice comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Dameware Remote Support
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (27th), Active Directory Management (19th)
Freshservice
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (5th), Project Management Software (9th), Cloud Management (13th), IT Asset Management (3rd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of Dameware Remote Support is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshservice is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
Unique Categories:
Help Desk Software
2.4%
Project Management Software
2.9%
 

Featured Reviews

it_user273750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 16, 2015
The Remote Support tool allows techs to link to off-network users, but the knowledge base lacks updated articles.
The ability to control admin rights through AD groups allows the techs to have all of the rights that they would normally without adjustments on the backend of the product. The Internet Sessions with the Remote Support tool also help for field support as well The Internet Sessions with the Remote…
EM
Sep 7, 2022
Reliable with good workflow automation and professional support
The only thing I would have against it right now is that the workflow automation is not as granular as we would like it to be, at least for the size of our organization. The round robin ticketing feature that they have is not ideal, especially in the cases of, for example, if you have multiple groups and there are similar users in different groups. If the round robin-ing feature is turned on at any point for that user, depending on the workflow automation, the ticketing will just go to that user instead of going to a particular group. It's not as accurate as it should be. When we have new hires that come in, we have a new hire ticket that comes in from our HR department that comes into the IT department so that we can start preparing the equipment and getting the credentials ready. And then, once we create credentials, we need to send that over to an onboarding department that then provides the credentials to the end user and onboards them the day of. Now for all those tickets, we're talking about two or three tickets by the time we have to ship equipment. Since we have to ship equipment too during Covid, by the time we have those three tickets created, we need to have one group that encompasses everybody that would be involved in that whole procedure so that we'd be able to all have visibility within those tickets. Otherwise, I can't see HR tickets based on the group rules we have set up. HR can't see our IT tickets. There was a level of security in place there. We had to create a group that encompassed everybody. The problem there was that since the IT department has a round robin-ing feature set up so that when tickets come in, they're auto-assigned to us, all the tickets that were created within that group that we created to encompass everybody were just coming directly to us, which didn't make sense. We had to have the ticket initially come into our team, basically, and then we'd have to reroute the ticket. It was just a whole added process and it just became overly frustrating. That's part of the reason why we're moving away from the platform.

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We're basically paying about $100 USD per agent per month."
"Its price is great. Its pricing is supposedly a lot less than ServiceNow and other alternatives."
"I can't recall exactly how much we pay, but it is somewhere in the middle compared to the rest of the market. The more we purchase, the cheaper it becomes, and I think the solution offers good value for money."
"Freshservice's licensing costs are pretty good, and it has different categories of pricing based on what modules and features you choose, which gives a lot of flexibility."
"The pricing information is on their website. It's my understanding that their Pro Plan, for example, is around $89/month."
"It is good for the price you pay. It has different plans. If you need all features, you need to go for a higher plan. Currently, with the second tier plan, you cannot completely separate the group of agents. So, the agent in each group can see another person's ticket. You also cannot modify the rules based on the viewable, readable stuff and cannot have a custom role in this plan. If you want to do that, you have to go for a higher plan. It works in our case because it doesn't matter if the other group can see our ticket because it doesn't contain anything sensitive. We also didn't need the project or change management features. That's why we didn't go with a higher plan."
"The price of Freshservice could improve, it is expensive."
"Our licensing fee for Freshservice is $2,500 a year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
26%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
5%
 

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What do you like most about Freshservice?
The solution has been very helpful engineering insights into the client's environment. We have been able to manage calls and incidence very efficiently which provides us with a clear understanding...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Freshservice?
The cost at the current timing is very reasonable but as the product gains popularity, I anticipate it might become expensive. Fortunately my customers have been offered a generous discount making ...
What needs improvement with Freshservice?
I would suggest that Freshservice enhance its technical capabilities, particularly when it comes to ICT network discovery. This will make a significant improvement in their software and these featu...
 

Also Known As

DameWare, SolarWinds DameWare, SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support
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Sample Customers

Illinois School District
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Western Carriers, Judson University, Golf Canada, Travix, Proxama, Paymentez, Ready Auto Transport
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