We performed a comparison between Spiceworks and Symantec ServiceDesk [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The nice thing about Spiceworks is always it's free. Monitoring of printers for low toner. Finding machines that have low memory or low hard disk space."
"Spiceworks is generic and free."
"The solution is easy to use and easy to manage."
"If you're in the market for a low-cost service desk system, Spiceworks is a good software solution to start out with, especially when it comes to startups and those organizations that don't currently have any existing service desk software in place."
"The solution can find all asset details automatically, whether it's a Mac address, computer name, IP address, models, etc. It's very helpful."
"Spiceworks' dashboard allows you to drill down to the notes, where I can take an inventory of the network and see the devices I need to monitor."
"The solution is very stable. It's reliable and efficient."
"I have found the overall features useful, it is intuitive and integrated."
"The network mapping could be improved. Putting together an actual bonafide network map would be really nice."
"I would like to see more information when drilling down into access permissions, assignments management, or tagging. When I click a note or a device, I should be able to see more details about the router and modem. For example, I want to see the version, downtime, availability, latency, etc. I should have easy access to everything about our assets at a glance."
"The SNMP sniffer requires a lot of work to get right."
"It would be nice to have remote access to the solution via a tablet. They also need remote control from a PC. Right now, to complete the technical support process, you have to have a tool to access the PC, and check the problems."
"Sometimes, it can be difficult to integrate what you need."
"I would like the solution to allow for more direct interaction with computers. I can open tickets and I can see their status, but I can't interact directly with the computers themselves."
"One of the biggest ways in which Spiceworks could improve is by developing better and more automated workflows. For example, in another solution called ServiceDesk by ManageEngine, you can have levels of approval in the event that there is a request for new software, or when someone requests a VPN or WiFi connection. This kind of multi-stage approval feature provided by ServiceDesk does not appear to exist in Spiceworks, and it is one of their main shortcomings for me."
"Having an integrated asset management tool, where I can plug in things that are offline, would be good."
"The web services could improve with Symantec ServiceDesk. They are sometimes slow and are down sometimes."
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Spiceworks is ranked 16th in Help Desk Software with 47 reviews while Symantec ServiceDesk [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Help Desk Software. Spiceworks is rated 7.8, while Symantec ServiceDesk [EOL] is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Spiceworks writes "Good low-cost service desk system, but lacks in automation workflows and categorization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec ServiceDesk [EOL] writes "Intuitive design, well integrated, and reliable". Spiceworks is most compared with Zabbix, Lansweeper, ServiceNow, Freshdesk and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, whereas Symantec ServiceDesk [EOL] is most compared with .
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