We performed a comparison between Spiceworks and TOPdesk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Help Desk Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Tickets by e-mail, with actions by hastag."
"It's easy to understand."
"It shows the users that are currently logged in, which is not something that Active Directory by default will ever let you know up front."
"Helpdesk and inventory are both equally valuable, and they form the true core of the product."
"It was easy to integrate Spiceworks with our existing setup."
"It lets us know whether devices are getting out of date and tracked warranties. Spiceworks also gave me visibility in terms of what software was installed on each device and its status."
"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' 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 most valuable feature of this solution is the incident management module."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is its ease of use if you have implemented it in the right way. If you're not implementing it in the right way, then it's very difficult."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"Its ITSM approach is quite useful."
"This solution has provided me with a well-defined process and interaction, compared to my previous tool, GLPI."
"Change management is the most critical feature."
"When it comes to implementing new features, they listen to what their customers want via a suggestion forum that they have."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports."
"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."
"With Spiceworks, like, when I open the websites, I have to Zoom in. I need to zoom in on those websites sometimes because it makes it horrible to use."
"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."
"Since Spiceworks is a free tool, it's not very scriptable or customizable."
"Having an integrated asset management tool, where I can plug in things that are offline, would be good."
"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."
"There are a lot of disadvantages to Spiceworks because it's not an agent-based solution."
"The network mapping could be improved. Putting together an actual bonafide network map would be really nice."
"It is time-consuming to add new users."
"If I open a ticket on the infrastructure team, I can't move it to the financial team for them to manage the ticket."
"Change management implementation, facility management, and making reservations on assets can be improved."
"This solution is modular so you only buy what you need, but I prefer what some companies are doing where they include everything in the package."
"An operator is also a user but requires creating two different records."
"The solution's change management could be better."
"All companies have processes that need to be adjusted. When you have a change, you need to name it, and many companies have a set of changes you can use. It would be helpful if there were more space in TOPdesk to name the change or use metadata to record the kinds of changes."
"One of the disadvantages of TOPdesk is the reporting tool. It is very poor and not in real-time. You do not always receive the correct information."
Spiceworks is ranked 16th in Help Desk Software with 47 reviews while TOPdesk is ranked 21st in Help Desk Software with 8 reviews. Spiceworks is rated 7.8, while TOPdesk is rated 7.8. 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 TOPdesk writes "Provides good technical support services, but its reporting feature needs improvement". Spiceworks is most compared with Zabbix, Lansweeper, ServiceNow, Freshdesk and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, whereas TOPdesk is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, Freshdesk, Zendesk and NinjaOne. See our Spiceworks vs. TOPdesk report.
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