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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CA Workload Automation

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AAs the name may suggest, CA Workload Automation is CA Technologies workload automation offering.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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    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
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    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Considered Both Products
    Broadcom
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    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
    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Workload Automation
    Comparison of Workload Automation features of CA Workload Automation and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    CA Workload Automation
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-platform scheduling10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Central monitoring10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logging10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and notifications9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analysis and visualization8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application integration8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of CA Workload Automation and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    CA Workload Automation
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.1
    56 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings5.548 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings4.943 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.346 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.055 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of CA Workload Automation and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    CA Workload Automation
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    9.5
    53 Ratings
    17% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of CA Workload Automation and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    CA Workload Automation
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.7
    53 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.847 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings4.512 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings10.029 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CA Workload AutomationSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Broadcom
    CA Workload Automation is well suited for firms having to manage and monitor multiple applications operating in multiple environments. and having SLA requirements. CA Workload Automation is less appropriate and not cost-effective for non-critical applications and/or jobs. CA Workload Automation is ideal for companies that require reliable and stable Production support for their business critical jobs to finish on time.
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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
    Broadcom
    • All batch jobs can be monitored from one dashboard.
    • Provides detailed error logs.
    • We have developed packages to invoke OIC integrations through Autosys.
    • Notifications is a good feature when job fails or runs beyond cutoff time.
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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
    Broadcom
    • Monitoring of front-end websites.
    • More utilization insights if possible.
    • Customer service via chat in the future if possible.
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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
    Broadcom
    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
    Broadcom
    This product along with the Broadcom support team fits out needs and scheduling requirements with no issues. The support team are very aware of their product and how to support it.
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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
    Broadcom
    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
    Broadcom
    I love this product!!
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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
    Broadcom
    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
    Broadcom
    We selected CA Workload Automation for the ease of integration and less time to setup. It has less overhead to manage the application and is a very robust application.
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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
    Broadcom
    • CA Workload Automation has improved SLA by 50%.
    • CA Workload Automation has reduced job failures by 60%.
    • CA Workload Automation has improved staff productivity and problem resolution.
    • CA Workload Automation has improved application availability.
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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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