This product is quite flexible since the admin is able to add or change templates and add as many (sub) categories as necessary to get a good overview of all assigned tickets.
System Engineer at a engineering company with 51-200 employees
It provides an overview of which incidents are to be taken care of in the organization and with which urgencies.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
With this tool, you have good and clear overview of which incidents are to be taken care of in the organization and with which urgencies.
What needs improvement?
None whatsoever.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it for six years.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and support?
8/10. They're not perfect and could use some improvement in their responsiveness and knowledge of individual issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I tried the ServiceDesk option from the freeware Spiceworks Asset Management tool, but this was very “flat” and not very flexible. Since I was the only technician initially, the free version of SD+ was sufficient enough and this was very flexible.
How was the initial setup?
Just click and install.
What about the implementation team?
Just downloaded from manageengine.com, implemented, and configured myself.
What other advice do I have?
SD+ is definitely a good and flexible ServiceDesk tool which can even be broadly used in larger organizations.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Network specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
It allows us to add roles, users, and groups, but there were problems with user and group permissions.
Valuable Features:
It's easy and useful for help desks and IT departments. It is user friendly, and made it easy to add roles, users, and groups.
Improvements to My Organization:
It filled the gap between users, first line support, and managers easily. I synced it with our Kerio mail server, so end user support could find out and solve problems faster.
Room for Improvement:
I had some problem with user and group permissions in 2014, and I’m not sure if that is resolved now or not.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Easy to use, easy to support and good pricing
Pros and Cons
- "The strength is its pricing. It is easy to use."
- "The reporting capabilities are not as good as Ivanti's. So, ManageEngine could certainly improve on that."
How has it helped my organization?
ManageEngine is easy to support.
With asset management in ServiceDesk Plus, it's not hard. It's not as robust as Ivanti.
What is most valuable?
The strength is its pricing. It is easy to use. It is not as complicated as Ivanti.
What needs improvement?
In terms of enhancements, additional features for automatic asset discovery would be beneficial. Perhaps the ability to deploy an agent on the network to discover assets automatically.
So, I would like to see potentially more automation features.
Moreover, the reporting is not as good as Ivanti. So, ManageEngine could certainly improve on that.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this product for six years now.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support are good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
For the most part, it is easy to implement. There might be occasional glitches, but it's generally straightforward.
I've only used the on-premises version of ServiceDesk Plus.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
Has great technical support, but the analytics need to be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The management of this application is good."
- "I would like to improve the task management module and analytics."
What is our primary use case?
This is available on mobile and it is on the server, which helps us in management.
What is most valuable?
The management of this application is good.
What needs improvement?
I would like to improve the task management module and analytics.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. I rate the scalability a seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good and helpful.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. It takes two to three hours to install the server.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is not an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend it to others, and rate it a seven out of ten overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Enterprise Senior Account Manager Sales at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Very user-friendly GUI, great scalability and a good price point
Pros and Cons
- "The GUI is very good."
- "The current MDM is very basic and should be expanded."
What is our primary use case?
This is a very elite and mature ManageEngine product. We are based in Pakistan and I'm the enterprise senior account manager.
What is most valuable?
The GUI is very good. The edge we get from using ManageEngine is the price and scalability.
What needs improvement?
ManageEngine currently offers a very basic MDM which I think should be expanded.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good and it upgrades easily.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support has a slow response time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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