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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Asset Panda

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAsset Panda is a cloud-based barcoding and asset tracking platform from the company of the same name headquartered in Frisco, Texas, that can possibly displace the need for scanners with standard (mobile phone, tablets) mobile devices in barcode scanning.N/A

    ServiceChannel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AServiceChannel provides facilities managers with a single platform to source, procure, manage, and pay for repair and maintenance services from commercial contractors across their enterprise. The company aims to deliver transparency and data-driven analytics of service quality, across all trades, locations, and contractors, allowing facilities managers drive significant brand equity and ROI for their organizations without outsourcing or investing in new infrastructure. …N/A

    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASpiceworks offers a set of free tools for IT network management and help desk support ticketing. The inventory management system essentially provides comprehensive device information for asset management.

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    Pricing
    Asset PandaServiceChannelSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
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    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Asset PandaServiceChannelSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Asset PandaServiceChannelSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Considered Multiple Products
    Asset Panda
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Chose Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Formstack was used prior to my start and it was not effective. Spiceworks has been the only product I have used in the last 3 years. It is cost effective, easy to set up and is loaded with features for the price (free). The inventory feature allows you to build device and …
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    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    Asset PandaServiceChannelSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    IT Asset Management
    Comparison of IT Asset Management features of Asset Panda and ServiceChannel and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Asset Panda
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    ServiceChannel
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset lifecycle monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset relationship management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Asset Panda and ServiceChannel and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Asset Panda
    -
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    ServiceChannel
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.1
    56 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings5.548 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings4.943 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings9.346 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings10.055 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Asset Panda and ServiceChannel and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Asset Panda
    -
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    ServiceChannel
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    9.5
    53 Ratings
    17% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Asset Panda and ServiceChannel and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Asset Panda
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceChannel
    -
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.7
    53 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.847 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings4.512 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.029 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KACE Asset Management Appliance
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Asset PandaServiceChannelSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Asset Panda
    It is great to keep track of all assets. I'd like to see a spot where we would put a link to any of our assets with GPS in them, so we do not have to go back and forth. The feature to put serial numbers for equipment is a great feature
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    ServiceChannel
    ServiceChannel is well suited for companies that have multiple locations or a few very large buildings. In my experience the system allows one person to manage 150 to 200 small retail locations but when you add restaurants and buildings with lots of equipment then it gets more complex and the number of locations that one person can effectively manage is greatly reduced. You can effectively manager 50 or 30,000+ locations with this system if you have the personal. There are several free or cost-effective programs available if you are only looking to manage a dozen or so locations.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    It's a great helpdesk solution - we currently have five years of data within it, roughly 25,000 tickets. The older edition is a great inventory and software license tracking tool. It is easy for users to use the interface and submit tickets and requests on the web, and its email integration is solid. The new version is a below-average system monitoring tool, only giving up/down status and a few other metrics.
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    Pros
    Asset Panda
    • Find the position of assets using their location and synopsis
    • E-signature is used to assets
    • Cloud based tracking from anywhere
    • Assets assigned to users are easily tracked
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    ServiceChannel
    • ServiceChannel listens to me the user more than any other product I have ever been involved with. It seems like every few months there are some upgrades and improvements to an already great system.
    • They have some great folks employed who are very accessible and very knowledgeable in this system, they are eager to help out and jump in, and they are never trying to up-sell me during these times.
    • I believe they have some of the best practices around for helping out new vendors, who have never been exposed to any CMMS system, they help to ease the fear that contractors/vendors have from the onboarding process thru system training.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    • It helps to multitask, even on the go with the mobile App.
    • We can customize to meet your needs with automated responses, notifications, and templates.
    • Detailed reports allow managers to keep track [of] and analyze data.
    • Allows for a database to store notes helpful for future tickets.
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    Cons
    Asset Panda
    • Time-out settings on the website should be increased.
    • Image structure on the way they organized photos could be improved.
    • Barcode scanner on a mobile device could be improved.
    • Photo editor could be improved.
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    ServiceChannel
    • Sometimes the functionality of the software is slow.
    • Example...I insert a WO# into the home search box and it comes up with "nothing found". I return to the home screen and repeat the exact same process and it takes me to my WO. This happens at least 50% of the time.
    • They just finished up with a system upgrade (I think), and during the 3 week period I could not pull mass approved invoices for my AP department. That was a real hindrance.
    • I am not particularly fond of the new dashboard format. It's not as easy to move around in. However it's new and I'm sure I will get used to it quick enough.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    • I have always wanted a way to redirect a support request into another IS bin, such as a development task.
    • It's possible to extract the data from the Spiceworks database, but it would be helpful if the process to do so were easier.
    • Improved ability to customize the system generated emails to improve the formatting and company branding.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Asset Panda
    No answers on this topic
    ServiceChannel
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Spiceworks is a free tool, so there would be no hesitation if we are required to upgrade it. We have installed Spiceworks on a dedicated server with more than enough resources to get the most from this tool, so we will have this running in our department for years to come.
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    Usability
    Asset Panda
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    ServiceChannel
    I gave it a high rating because it's an easy to use platform.
    • It walks you step by step to goal accomplishment
    • It doesn't drown you in tech speak or unnecessary steps
    • It appears to be created by the busy facilities manager that just needs the good stuff with no fluff.
    • Not to be rude but if a facilities manager can't function in SC easily they may not be in the right field.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Spiceworks is user friendly and easy to set up. It can be customized to suit your needs. If there are any problems, you can go to the community forums for support and be in contact with many IT Pros, as well as the Spiceworks support staff and development teams who are always happy to help users out
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    Reliability and Availability
    Asset Panda
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    ServiceChannel
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    We use it both locally on our own server so up time is decided by us and we also use the hosted help desk. We have never had an outage of that.
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    Support Rating
    Asset Panda
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    ServiceChannel
    Sue Thomas is the reason...
    • If a vendor has a template to upload I can ask for her support and it's done.
    • If I need immediate data for a meeting and I'm away from my computer she can grab it for me on the fly.
    • I've walked out of meetings looking like a stud based on the foreground work Sue did to prepare me.
    • If there is a technical issues she will find a work around for me so I can focus on my job not my admin work.
    • Clear and timely communication on every and all open issues.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Spiceworks has been working out of the box, and some of the basic customizations have been successful with just our internal staff handling. We don't have any other issues with the tool. It provides us with the inventory information we want in a quick and concise report in a variety of formats for our team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Asset Panda
    No answers on this topic
    ServiceChannel
    It is very easy to set up ServiceChannel but the one thing I believe they could make easier is the vendor portion of ServiceChannel. We get a lot of complaints on how difficult it is for them when trying to get set up.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    If you can spin up a VM to run it on, you'll thank yourself later. If you have remote sites, set up a local server (or dedicated computer) at each site and set them up as remote collectors for the main site. You'll save time and bandwidth
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    Alternatives Considered
    Asset Panda
    Asset Panda is great for fixed assets or small businesses. I have also used inventory in a retail environment where product coming in and out need to be tracked. I wouldn't recommend it for an extremely high volume business.
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    ServiceChannel
    Service Channel bridged the gap for us to issue work orders directly to vendors. Maximo Asset Management did not have a user-friendly way for us to do what Service Channel does on the vendor side. Also, at the time of our selection, Maximo was missing the site portal but has since developed a solution of their own.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    EGroupware UI is clunky and hard to use, Jira is great but the pricing is expensive in comparison with spice works that has a free version and you can test it out properly before buying and make a correct decision based on your business plan and company objectives with the right software.
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    Return on Investment
    Asset Panda
    • Quick and easy asset management
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    ServiceChannel
    • It increased visibility on how much we were spending on HVAC repairs/replacements and allowed us to make changes to reduce costs
    • Before we were using paper invoices from the vendors, which creates a scenario of losing/missing invoices into AP. Then we start using the Service Channel invoicing and reduce errors to below 1%.
    • Gives you the capability to add trades and adjust to your needs, so you can get better tracking of specific items.
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    • Positive - Allow organizations to implement structured Help Desk procedures.
    • Positive - IT can begin to quantify their tickets and uncover needs within the organization.
    • Positive - IT can develop a solid roadmap with [the] management of future needs, equipment refresh schedules, etc.
    • Positive - IT can pinpoint employees who may need extra training or updated equipment based on historical ticketing data.
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    ScreenShots

    Asset Panda Screenshots

    Screenshot of The list view of Asset Panda groups.Screenshot of A look inside a single asset record on Asset Panda.Screenshot of Asset Panda's interactive Dashboards.

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