Helpdesk Ticketing Software Recommendations
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ServiceDesk is a good choice and both the installed and hosted versions are free.
The apps only work with the hosted version.
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@coliver said:
The hosted standard offering is free forever for two agents. You can also deploy it onsite if you wish for two agents for free.
Servicedesk is 100% free for unlimited users. For the Helpdesk module only.
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I've used ServiceDesk Plus as well and like it. A little learning curve, but that's where the power comes from. Getting it hosted for free is really nice, nothing to do but sign up and start using it. And the ServiceDesk Plus people are here in the community too!
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Has anyone used Zendesk?
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Has anyone used Zendesk?
Not first hand. It does look like a nice option and has become a major market leader.
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I don't like the fact that there isn't pricing on the ServiceDesk Plus website, just an option to obtain a quote. I hate that. I like to know what I might be getting into if I want to scale up from the free version.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
I don't like the fact that there isn't pricing on the ServiceDesk Plus website, just an option to obtain a quote. I hate that. I like to know what I might be getting into if I want to scale up from the free version.
No quote, it's 100% free for the helpdesk. It does say that somewhere. There is NO scaling up, it's completely free. The pricing is there, it says free. There is nothing more to know on the helpdesk component.
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If you want other features other than the helpdesk ones, those I am not sure about the pricing. That might be on the site or maybe you have to contact someone. I've not looked into those and am not sure. But that's not scaling up, that's adding other software that isn't the helpdesk.
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Linux has OTRS, I know Turnkey Linux has an built in ISO for this as well.
Not that you'd have to use Turnkey for it.
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@scottalanmiller said:
No quote, it's 100% free for the helpdesk. It does say that somewhere. There is NO scaling up, it's completely free. The pricing is there, it says free. There is nothing more to know on the helpdesk component.
Ah, yes. So it does. I was flummoxed by the 'Standard', 'Professional' and 'Enterprise' editions, but I can see now that the Helpdesk part is free.
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Some of those terms linger from when it wasn't free, too. It went free somewhere around a year ago.
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Another suggestion from Manage Engine ServiceDesk Plus - There is a bit of a learning curve as stated,.. and can be a bit to configure.. but well worth it. And - if you have less than 25 devices, you can get the bonus of PC management and software deployment for free also - Pretty sure they will connect and log both sides.
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Just trying Manage Engine now. Initial impression is that Zendesk looks a lot simpler and has a far more beautiful interface.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Just trying Manage Engine now. Initial impression is that Zendesk looks a lot simpler and has a far more beautiful interface.
No doubt there.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Just trying Manage Engine now. Initial impression is that Zendesk looks a lot simpler and has a far more beautiful interface.
Agreed.
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So I was looking around on the ServiceDesk site and I can log in with my zoho credentials. That's kind of cool. They must be built with Zoho Sites. The license was in a zoho document also.
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@johnhooks said:
So I was looking around on the ServiceDesk site and I can log in with my zoho credentials. That's kind of cool. They must be built with Zoho Sites. The license was in a zoho document also.
If I remember correctly ManageEngine is a Zoho company.
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@coliver said:
@johnhooks said:
So I was looking around on the ServiceDesk site and I can log in with my zoho credentials. That's kind of cool. They must be built with Zoho Sites. The license was in a zoho document also.
If I remember correctly ManageEngine is a Zoho company.
Ha that explains it then. I use them for my email, so that might work out nicely.
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@johnhooks said:
@coliver said:
@johnhooks said:
So I was looking around on the ServiceDesk site and I can log in with my zoho credentials. That's kind of cool. They must be built with Zoho Sites. The license was in a zoho document also.
If I remember correctly ManageEngine is a Zoho company.
Ha that explains it then. I use them for my email, so that might work out nicely.
I am very pleased with their email system (I use it for personal stuff) they have a bunch of other tools for IT as well.
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@coliver said:
@johnhooks said:
@coliver said:
@johnhooks said:
So I was looking around on the ServiceDesk site and I can log in with my zoho credentials. That's kind of cool. They must be built with Zoho Sites. The license was in a zoho document also.
If I remember correctly ManageEngine is a Zoho company.
Ha that explains it then. I use them for my email, so that might work out nicely.
I am very pleased with their email system (I use it for personal stuff) they have a bunch of other tools for IT as well.
Ya, you can't beat what you get for free. I haven't used any of the other services since I've been using Wave for accounting and I do all my web stuff with Drupal, but the other stuff looks like it would be just as good as the email.
