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ScienceLogic vs Spiceworks comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
ScienceLogic enhances efficiency, visibility, and reduces incidents, providing long-term ROI and improved company image and operations.
Sentiment score
7.8
Spiceworks provides high ROI as a free tool, benefiting efficiency, issue resolution, and stability despite setup time investment.
The return on investment is fair but often challenged by medium-sized businesses who may question its adequacy.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
ScienceLogic's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and proactive problem-solving, often deemed industry-leading by users.
Sentiment score
7.4
Spiceworks offers excellent, free email-based support, with strong community assistance and some criticisms for lacking direct phone support.
We have a lab environment to test solutions before offering them to customers, ensuring everything works correctly.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
I received excellent support from ScienceLogic.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Problems with Skylar may require longer wait times due to limited resource expertise.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
ScienceLogic excels in scalability and adaptability, supporting large deployments, though minor challenges exist in hardware and user onboarding.
Sentiment score
7.4
Spiceworks is scalable for small to large setups, though larger organizations may face challenges; newer versions improve scalability.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
ScienceLogic is reliable and stable, with strong support, handling large volumes efficiently despite minor bugs during upgrades.
Sentiment score
6.6
Spiceworks is stable but may slow down or crash with large setups; proper configuration enhances performance and stability.
The stability rating is nine out of ten, acknowledging some bugs, but indicating these are minor issues.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
 

Room For Improvement

ScienceLogic struggles with complexity, requiring UI simplification, integration improvements, better support, and enhanced monitoring and automation features.
Spiceworks users desire enhanced monitoring, scalability, reporting, integration, and user-friendly features with faster performance and lower resource consumption.
While some other companies have easier APIs, using this solution demands significant expertise.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
If the knowledge for implementation could be spread through articles, it would reduce this dependency.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Integrating observability and APM monitoring into the overall portfolio would be beneficial.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

ScienceLogic offers flexible but potentially costly pricing, emphasizing understanding business needs to justify its robust capabilities.
Spiceworks provides a customizable, free help desk solution with optional costs for premium features, suitable for small to medium businesses.
It could be cheaper.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
ScienceLogic is not that expensive and is cost-effective overall.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
 

Valuable Features

ScienceLogic delivers versatile IT management with robust monitoring, automation, and integration, ensuring efficient operations across diverse infrastructures.
Spiceworks offers SMBs a free help desk, inventory management, user-friendly interface, and strong community support for IT needs.
Notably, its automation features, such as Runbook action, enable domain experts like me to execute one-click automation solutions, which contributes significantly to reducing MTTR.
Chief Architect - Cloud Xperienz Platform - CIS Technology Office at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
The solution excels in three areas: application monitoring, server monitoring, and network performance monitoring.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
The CMDB update and the automatic CMDB update are valuable.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Additionally, it is free software.
Account Manager Enterprise Sales at Navdeep Technologies Pvt.Ltd
 

Categories and Ranking

ScienceLogic
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (6th), Unified Communications Monitoring (1st), Network Monitoring Software (16th), Server Monitoring (10th), IT Operations Analytics (4th), Cloud Monitoring Software (12th), AIOps (10th)
Spiceworks
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
42nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (14th), IT Asset Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of ScienceLogic is 1.6%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spiceworks is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ScienceLogic1.6%
Spiceworks0.5%
Other97.9%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Wenn - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
Offers comprehensive monitoring and tool consolidation but integration complexity needs improvement
There is room for improvement in the speed of setting up the service and integrating PowerPacks. Although these prebuilt features are great, there is considerable complexity in bringing them together to create a unified dashboard. Even with many good integrations and deep visibility, the implementation takes time, especially when it doesn't involve these integrations. While some other companies have easier APIs, using this solution demands significant expertise. It's challenging for new customers to implement independently. The implementation speed of non-PowerPack or non-out-of-the-box integrations should be improved. Additionally, the AI automation feature is not yet very rich due to resource constraints supporting a wide platform.
Rohit Samel - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager Enterprise Sales at Navdeep Technologies Pvt.Ltd
Cloud storage with no hardware needed and great comprehensive reports
The software is cloud-based, so I do not need to store any data locally. It is a fully software-based solution, eliminating the need for investment in hardware. We have the capability to create reports as needed. It is good software to use, as there were no incidents where I needed to contact technical support. Additionally, it is free software.
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ScienceLogic?
The tool is quite easy to deploy, and it offers very good support.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ScienceLogic?
ScienceLogic is not that expensive and is cost-effective overall.
What needs improvement with ScienceLogic?
I am interested in improving the flexibility of ScienceLogic's user interface, configuration, and customization. I am particularly keen on learning about issues raised by the ScienceLogic support t...
What do you like most about Spiceworks?
The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.
What needs improvement with Spiceworks?
I am unable to provide suggestions for improvement at this moment, however, I can provide feedback later. Currently, there do not seem to be any issues.
 

Comparisons

 

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