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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshservice

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AFreshservice is a cloud-based service desk and IT service management (ITSM) solution that currently serves more than 10,000 SMB, mid-market, and enterprise customers worldwide.

    $29

    per month per agent

    Percepio Tracealyzer

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ATracealyzer® lets embedded software developers dive deep into the real-time behavior with the goal of speeding up debugging, optimizing performance and verifying software timing. Requiring no special hardware, Tracealyzer uses software instrumentation to record software event traces. This can be streamed to the host application views or kept in target RAM until requested. This is enabled by its trace recorder library, refined since 2009 and provided as open source. Tracealyzer…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.

    $0

    (free for 1-5 Seats)

    Pricing
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $29.00
    per month per agent
    Growth
    $59.00
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $119.00
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    Custom
    No answers on this topic
    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.Tracealyzer can be evaluated free of charge for a limited time. Registering for evaluation on the Download page for a time-limited single-user license offers full functionality. This can’t be extended using the automated form. For more evaluation time, support@percepio.com can provide assistance. Note: Evaluation licenses are for EVALUATION only and may not be used for real issues in commercial projects.—
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    Community Pulse
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Considered Multiple Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshservice
    Spiceworks became a security issue as it wasn't maintained. On our old Windows server, the service would crash/stop frequently. We didn't have any support contract with Spiceworks. Freshworks was an absolute breeze, with zero maintenance, zero hardware required, and very easy …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshservice
    Freshservice is easy to configure, easy to use, evolves super quickly and comes at a very reasonable price. Other systems we tried or evaluated were super expensive, unstable or hard to configure. I was surprised by how easy it was to implement Freshservice and to gain adoption …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshservice
    An app that I can use on my iPhone to quickly check and manage tickets.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshservice
    We are using an old, on-prem version of Spiceworks. Spiceworks is only designed for really 10,000 tickets at most. We are well beyond that. We have simply outgrown Spiceworks. We can't use cloud Spiceworks as we need Australian data sovereignty. Freshservice is in a whole …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshservice
    Freshworks gave us everything we needed in a practical, web-based format. It worked like a charm!
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshservice
    The feature sets, intuitive nature, and hosted options were all attractive to us as we looked for a ITIL- centric solution. The interface, and ability to be up-and-running in a very short amount of time drove us to invest in Freshservice.
    Incentivized
    Percepio
    No answer on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    175 Answers
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    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    135 Answers
    100%
    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
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    140 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshservice and Percepio Tracealyzer and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Freshservice
    8.3
    185 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Percepio Tracealyzer
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.1
    56 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.1187 Ratings00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Expert directory7.8135 Ratings00 Ratings5.548 Ratings
    Service restoration8.1120 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.2167 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.5135 Ratings00 Ratings4.943 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.5155 Ratings00 Ratings9.346 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.3162 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings10.055 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Freshservice and Percepio Tracealyzer and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Freshservice
    7.6
    149 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Percepio Tracealyzer
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.2140 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard7.2145 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement7.5107 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Freshservice and Percepio Tracealyzer and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Freshservice
    8.1
    146 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Percepio Tracealyzer
    -
    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository8.2140 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar7.7118 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management8.2138 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshservice and Percepio Tracealyzer and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Freshservice
    -
    Ratings
    Percepio Tracealyzer
    -
    Ratings
    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 Freshservice and Percepio Tracealyzer and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Freshservice
    -
    Ratings
    Percepio Tracealyzer
    -
    Ratings
    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
    Best Alternatives
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Small Businesses
    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (187 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (148 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshservicePercepio TracealyzerSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshservice is well suited for tracking issues and customer tickets. I enjoy being able to narrow down the tags so I can see trends. My biggest issue with Freshservice is using it to look up customers and tickets. Even if I know a ticket is linked to a specific customer, the system often doesn't pull it up. It's almost too specific with what you need to search. Unless you have the exact wording, etc., it won't pull what you're looking for. Using it as a customer directory isn't really helpful with this setup right now.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    This is a perfect tool to debug complex bugs in your system, especially in regards to inter-task communication. It is also a great tool for beginners, as the documentation is accessible and the support given by the company is excellent
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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
    Freshworks Inc
    • A robust support portal that's easily configured by a power user, but also supports developer level customization.
    • The workflow authoring tool is a very easy drag and drop. For more experienced admins, a robust amount of logic and actions.
    • Dozens of integrations out of the box, including most all mainstream business software.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    • Great visualization
    • Sometimes awkward views (vertical vs horizontal)
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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
    Freshworks Inc
    • auditing. Maybe it's the license we have, but auditing agent activity is very difficult or non-existent. Sometimes an admin will make changes, and we have no idea who made them.
    • As great as the workflows and ticket automation are, they seem to break for unknown reasons, which requires a lot of manual overrides. This may be due to newly added features that are forcefully integrated.
    • Better ticket analytics. Managers don't seem to have much insight into what we do beyond tickets resolved.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    • It's not always easy to include/integrate Tracealyzer in the OS build. It would be nice to have a simple install/plug n play method for our target.
    • Sometimes, the .bin files from Tracealyzer don't always work and we don't know why
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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
    Freshworks Inc
    We are pretty invested in Freshservice right now and have integrated it pretty heavily into our environment, so it would be hard to move away from it. For the most part, we are happy with Freshservice and the ease of use it gives us in managing tickets through the system. The only complaint we've had is customer service.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    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
    Freshworks Inc
    The UI design of Freshservice is simple and intuitive. You don't have to be a technical expert to navigate your way into the different pages/modules available. There are no buttons that are hidden in plain sight. Even our HR team required little to no help when they started using Freshservice.
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    Percepio
    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
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    In our 3 years of using Freshservice, we've experienced several outages in the first 2 years. There were times where it only took minutes or hours but there are also times where it took a few days. Each time, Freshservice remained transparent and constantly communicated their progress. We haven't had one in the past year which indicates Freshservice have improved their servers.
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    Percepio
    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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    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    Pages load quickly but internet connectivity can also play a big role. Integrations doesn't affect the performance but internet connectivity may be a big factor. As a company with most employees working from home, different network providers from different areas/countries can have different experiences. Search load time needs improvement.
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Excellent. Every time I spoke to someone from the team they were very helpful. Last meeting we had they went over some features we were not using and explained how we could get the most out of our contract with them. Not many companies have this level of (actual human) support. The push to AI is nice but talking to actual experts is a lot nicer and to the point.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    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.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Freshworks Inc
    Training was enough to use the base website
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    Their documentation is pretty good, but only available in English. This makes it difficult for some of our users to understand. There are also some basic video courses available.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Creating the correct groups for the stakeholders and enabling the right notifications are one of the most important aspect of the implementation. Creating Change templates will also help in the long run and it's a good practice to create one, if applicable.
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    Percepio
    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
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshservice is on par with ManageEngine SD Plus in terms of: 1. No/Low code configuration, 2. ITSM module certification 3. SLA 4. CMDB etc. However, the level of support that ManageEngine offers with its post-sales engineer is better than that of Freshservice. While using ServiceNow, they lack many features, as ServiceNow is enriched with numerous modules and an app engine, allowing for customization without OEM assistance.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    While we started using uCOSIII for our simpler microcontroller products, we also use QNX on more complex targets (full microprocessors) and it is a much more complex platform offering event tracing, memory tracing, and performance measures that are extremely good and integrated. More importantly these tools are fully integrated without any code changes. Tracealyzer is not integrated as much into uCOSIII like QNX's tools, debugger, etc. But, going thru the manual work of adding Tracealyzer to the build, it did help us get to a shippable product.
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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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshservice allows flexibility with contract terms and pricing model. Monthly and annual payments are allowed. The unit pricing needs a bit of improvement. It would be great if they offer unit pricing per capability instead of one pricing for all the capabilities. Small businesses have different use cases and not every agent needs all the modules available.
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    We were able to scale easily across multiple departments. As our company keeps growing, we have not needed to change anything in terms of scaling since we started using Freshservice. There were no changes to the admin and end-user experience from when we were a 1,000-employee company vs to our current head count of 2,000+.
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    We did not have professional services.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    No answers on this topic
    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Alleviate our support team by providing knowledge directly to the end users.
    • Better response times from our IT support team, thanks to automation and dashboard use.
    • Better tracking of our assets by assigning them to users so we know which device was handed out to who. During off-boarding, we know which devices to ask back.
    Incentivized
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    Percepio
    • Positive: We were able to find some thread priority issues with Tracealyzer.
    • Positive: we were able to see timing of events in the sw/hw that we couldn't otherwise see.
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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

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