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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASymphony SummitAI, formerly the Summus IT Management Suite, is an ITSM and system monitoring offering from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
    Pricing
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Professional
    $21.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Enterprise
    $50.00
    Starting Price Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    7.1
    20 Ratings
    13% below category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.020 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Expert directory5.013 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Service restoration5.015 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.018 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications6.014 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation10.016 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.018 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    7.7
    15 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.0
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Configuration mangement9.014 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.014 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement6.010 Ratings9.815 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.4
    20 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Change requests repository7.015 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Change calendar8.011 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Service-level management9.014 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    8.9
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    We use the free version, it allows up to 10 technicians to be added to the system, but that has never been an issue, as we are a small team. The functionality and usability of MESDP are great and can work with larger teams too. It is well suited to be used as a main Ticketing system, and this is not limited to IT only, I am sure other teams that need to keep track and log issues will be able to utilize MESDP without any issues. There is a self-service portal as an option, however, we do not use it as of yet, as there has not been the need for it. If you would need to use the same instance within multiple departments, this may be a bit tricky to achieve, as there is no easy way to limit visibility to tickets from other departments, however, I am sure there is a way around it.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    It is best for handling daily incidents and change records in the organization. And also provide features like which incident will have higher priority, and which have less and on the basis of that developer do their daily activities to resolve them. It also helps in managing our compliance change logs, which help the compliance team.
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    Pros
    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.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • The Design Studio is an easy solution for L3 support professionals to improve existing workflows without technical support quickly.
    • The process and UI are more seamless, robust, and attractive than existing solutions.
    • The copilot AI addition has removed a lot of repetitive tasks and improved UX.
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    Cons
    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.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • Business Rule Designer - Since it has many automation we are unable to use it properly, because of BRD related jobs not getting executed
    • Creation of sub tenant under tenant
    • 5 why analysis method in the problem management can be designed more efficiently rather than its designed now
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    we are looking at other tools like Zendesk which may replace ServiceDesk. We are currently evaluating both tools to see which one would serve our needs better
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
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    Usability
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    As any other feature-rich software package, starting out with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus has a little bit of a learning curve, but it usually doesn't take very long until you can use the basic features. Training new technicians on the use of the software does not take very long, and for users to submit tickets it is as easy as sending an email.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Support Rating
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    I have a few issues with MESDP and even though we use the free version, the support staff was very quick to respond and extremely competent and helpful. Luckily, I have only had to use them a couple of times over the 2.5 years I have been using their product, but they strike me as very competent, friendly and helpful, regardless of the version of their product you use.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Alternatives Considered
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Spiceworks was free, which obviously had both benefits and limitations - I will say that the community around Spiceworks has always been great. If we could replicate that experience with the ME user base, it would be terrific.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The main reason for choosing Symphony Summit is the customization. We wanted to have a separate tool for our business unit. Compared to ServiceNow, which requires a license to approve a request, Symphony does not require a license. In addition, it is much easier to customize and scale.
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    Return on Investment
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • It has provided better visibility to upper management in terms of the scale of the workload of the IT department
    • It has allowed licensed software to be tracked more efficiently, allowing redundant license to be reclaimed, rather than additional ones being purchased
    • It has fulfilled the requirements for multiple audits, including Microsoft audits, as it allows the assets and their software to be tracked
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • When rolled out in its entirety, SymphonyAI is expected to directly reduce the CTC of technical user support by 40%.
    • SymphonyAI has dramatically improved user experience, helping NPS levels cross over 60%.
    • It has been instrumental in deploying workflows to production by more than 50%.
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    ScreenShots

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of the AI-powered IT and enterprise service workflows available on the platform.Screenshot of the service portal, designed to make it easy for end users to get all their service issues addressed. By consolidating the user’s service needs into one place, users can find what they need quickly and easily.Screenshot of employee self-service, where employees can get answers and help. This helps to reduce call deflection and improve service experience.Screenshot of digitized work processes.Screenshot of the administration interface to launch new services. These can be rolled out with a few drag and drops using the Design Studio that includes 50 built-in modern controls to build forms, workflows, business rules and SLAs of any complexity.Screenshot of the 24/7 Omnichannel service desk experience. This delivers always on, natural language service experience to users with the AI-powered SymphonyAI Digital Agent. The agent features auto-resolve capabilities, multichannel support, and advanced natural language understanding.