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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC Track-It!

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ABMC's Track-It! (formerly Numara Track-It!) is an IT asset management, IT help desk, and license management solution.N/A

    Canfigure

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Canfigure is a software solution for ITAM and ITSM management including integrated CMDB based on the ITIL framework. It can be adapted for any business requirement and its interface aims to enable the customer to customize the software with minimal support.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
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$0.30No setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Considered Multiple Products
    BMC Helix
    Chose BMC Track-It!
    BMC Track-IT has great flexibility that ManageEngine and Spiceworks don't have, however, Spiceworks is absolutely free and for just a help desk ticketing system is a very solid solution. ManageEngine and ServiceDesk Plus have different modules that could help in different IT …
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Track-It!
    Track-It! has flexibility that ServiceNow couldn't offer us. We also didn't want a separate web portal. Track-It allows for more on premise links and integrations that we just couldn't do with ServiceNow.
    Track-It! was more of a blank slate than the alternatives. It allows …
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Track-It!
    Cost initiative and ease of use
    Incentivized
    Canfigure
    No answer on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Chose Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Based on pervious experience with different solutions we were reviewing BMC Track-It, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and a few less common solutions. We were comparing needed functionality vs deployment process vs price.
    Spiceworks won based on two of three points.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Spiceworks is a multifaceted tool. Speaking of helpdesk I find it easier to use than BMC Track-It and so does the staff.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    50%
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Track-It! and Canfigure and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    BMC Track-It!
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    -
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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 Ratings5.648 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 BMC Track-It! and Canfigure and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    9.4
    53 Ratings
    16% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of BMC Track-It! and Canfigure and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
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    -
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.7
    53 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.847 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings4.612 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.029 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Small Businesses
    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 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
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BMC Track-It!CanfigureSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Helix
    Track-It! is great for a small-to-medium sized enterprise that has a fairly small IT department but needs far more control of tickets than just email and spreadsheets. It scales well enough as IT departments grow, adding techs is simple enough, as is changing the workflow. A large company would probably be better off with a different solution. The lack of easy customization, and the shortcomings it has in workflow templates (which would be a nightmare for project management) means it won't scale up that far.
    Incentivized
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    Canfigure
    Super straightforward implementation with this software. My company set it up without help from the vendor. We were able to use their installation guide. It might be truly designed for the ICT industry, however, it is easily adaptable for other clients in different industries.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BMC Helix
    • The software is simple to use. There doesn't seem to be a lot of bells and whistles which could be attractive to some users.
    • It includes email notifications where users are able to respond to an email and it updates the ticket.
    • The system gives you the ability to customize your view so that you only need to see that tickets that are relevant to you or your group.
    Incentivized
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    Canfigure
    • User interface
    • Customization
    • Lack of vendor involvement needed
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BMC Helix
    • Configuration is convoluted in my opinion. Getting the email to flow how you'd like is difficult.
    • A lot of the configuration option names aren't very clear. It seems they use their own terminology for things I would have never guessed.
    • Support is lacking - asking them for help always results in them directing you to a KB article. Sometimes you just want hand holding.
    Incentivized
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    Canfigure
    • Onboarding.
    • Startup cost.
    • Customer service.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Canfigure
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Canfigure
    No answers on this topic
    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
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Canfigure
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BMC Helix
    We have rarely needed to use Support for BMC Track-It!, but in the times that we did need to use it, they were excellent. The biggest issue is that after not paying for support for about three years, now that we NEED support, it is too expensive for us to receive. This is due to the way their support is billed. So long as you never drop support, then you should be fine.
    Incentivized
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    Canfigure
    No answers on this topic
    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
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Canfigure
    No answers on this topic
    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
    BMC Helix
    BMC Track-It! is much more bare bones compared to ServiceNow products, and if your department has the money, ServiceNow is a much better option. Not only is the Knowledge Base much easier to create and publish articles, but the asset management in BMC Track-It! is practically useless. BMC Track-It! is more cost effective, and with a small amount of technicians there's likely no reason to need a bigger solution, but it leaves a lot wanting.
    Incentivized
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    Canfigure
    No answers on this topic
    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
    BMC Helix
    • The biggest positive impact it had on ROI was that the software itself didn't require any expensive ongoing maintenance contracts since it was installed and managed by our organization.
    • The negative aspect of this is if there was a major problem with the software, then it would require contacting the vendor, at which point it could become expensive for a service call.
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    Canfigure
    • Helpful with clients.
    • ROI
    • Complex report creation
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Asset Management MenuScreenshot of Product Test & Validation MenuScreenshot of CMDB Menu and Relationship example