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    HaloITSM

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HaloITSM provides ITIL aligned help desk software that can be installed on premise or in the cloud. Boasting over 25 years of experience, HaloITSM has been developed to offer a feature rich application whilst maintaining a simple to use interface. Features include: Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Asset Management, Service Catalogue, Telephony Integration, as well as the best of breed mobile apps. The vendor describes the following five differentiators: 1.…

    $49

    per month per user

    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AServiceDesk Plus is free help desk software from ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation.

    $10

    Starting Price Per Month

    Pricing
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Editions & Modules
    On Premise
    $49
    per month per user
    Cloud
    $49
    per month per user
    Standard
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Professional
    $21.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Enterprise
    $50.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere is 15% discount for all charities, educational institutions and non-profit organisations.
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    Community Pulse
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Halo Service Solutions
    Chose HaloITSM
    HaloITSM offered the highest level of functionality, available as standard, at our price level. Halo support during our trial period was second to none and unrestricted. We had a list of deciding factors covering the most important areas of functionality and HaloITSM covered …
    Incentivized
    Chose HaloITSM
    Simply better. Each system has its merits, however, HaloITSM simply does everything in one neat package. no hidden costs fully sorted and without the constant frustrations of other systems. Simple, elegant, efficient, and maps to our processes NOT the other way around - the way …
    Incentivized
    Chose HaloITSM
    This sits head and shoulders above anything I've used before. The degree of customization (whilst sometimes challenging to realize) is second to none. We have encountered relatively few issues/faults with Halo and the support for any such problems is generally excellent.
    Incentivized
    Chose HaloITSM
    [HalolTSM is] easier to configure, [more flexible] with workflows, [has] APIs and customizable fields, [and] additional licenses [do] not require system file updates and service restarts.
    Incentivized
    Chose HaloITSM
    Halo provides value for money, being the easiest to configure. We read the customer reviews of the various products and chose Halo based on them.
    Incentivized
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HaloITSM and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    7.1
    20 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.612 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Expert directory8.58 Ratings5.013 Ratings
    Service restoration8.77 Ratings5.015 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.611 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.612 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.39 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.712 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of HaloITSM and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    7.7
    15 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Configuration mangement8.07 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard7.77 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.05 Ratings6.010 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of HaloITSM and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Feature
    HaloITSM
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    5% above category average
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Change requests repository8.79 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Change calendar8.77 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Service-level management9.08 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    User Ratings
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HaloITSMManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Pros
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • It's very simple to submit and handle ticket for both user and Engineer.
    • Set some customize template for intent replay or job done reply.
    • SLA management is the good option to maintain workflow.
    • There is solution option where user can resolve their common issues.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • We would like to see the ability to schedule technician auto-assign based on shifts. Presently we have to manually select technicians after close of business Friday for the weekend shift each week.
    • When managing a problem, it is difficult to extract a list of attached Incidents for use elsewhere. I must add that it is very easy to bulk add Incidents during an event. The only small issue with the bulk add is that the window only shows you 5-10 incidents at a time, and you must scroll through to select Incidents. We'd like to be able to see a full page view of the list.
    • When editing a request, the history is graphically & textually very verbose. Too much so in many cases. For example if a user has included screen shots, the entire email string is repeated for each change. For example an email forwarded to Helpdesk, repeats even though the only change made was to update the requestor from the person forwarding to the actual requestor.
    • It is not currently possible to update a problem automatically using special characters in the subject line, like we are able to do in a request. We overcome this by always creating a root incident for each problem that collects all the email communication of the resolution.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Halo Service Solutions
    I've made overall positive experiences with the Halo support. The only thing to increase would be some follow ups on feature requests. If someone would reach out to me, telling me wheter or not my feature request will be considered in future updates or not.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Halo Service Solutions
    HaloITSM offered the highest level of functionality, available as standard, at our price level. Halo support during our trial period was second to none and unrestricted. We had a list of deciding factors covering the most important areas of functionality and HaloITSM covered all of these.
    Read full review
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
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    Screenshot of Halo ITSMScreenshot of Asset ManagementScreenshot of Incident ManagementScreenshot of Service CatalogueScreenshot of Change Control