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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.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
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteSpiceworks Cloud Help DeskVery Impressive Assets
    Editions & Modules
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    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteSpiceworks Cloud Help DeskVery Impressive Assets
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe IBM® Maximo® Application Suite (MAS) comes in two packages: client managed software or software as a service (SaaS). MAS is purchased using a simplified licensing and usage model leveraging a credit-based system called AppPoints. This provides the flexibility to easily add functionality and users, scale your business, and pay only for what you use with a single entitlement.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteSpiceworks Cloud Help DeskVery Impressive Assets
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of IBM Maximo Application Suite and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk and Very Impressive Assets
    Feature
    IBM Maximo Application Suite
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    Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.1
    56 Ratings
    1% below category average
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    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings5.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings4.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.346 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of IBM Maximo Application Suite and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk and Very Impressive Assets
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    IBM Maximo Application Suite
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    9.4
    53 Ratings
    16% above category average
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    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.449 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.449 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of IBM Maximo Application Suite and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk and Very Impressive Assets
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    IBM Maximo Application Suite
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    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.7
    53 Ratings
    8% above category average
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    Customer portal00 Ratings9.847 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings4.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings9.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings10.029 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (86 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    9.8
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    Availability
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    10.0
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    Performance
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
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    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    1.0
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteSpiceworks Cloud Help DeskVery Impressive Assets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    The software is very well-suited to asset lifecycle management and system condition monitoring. User-friendliness of the product and effectiveness in managing work orders. The software's pricing is much more affordable than that of other EAM systems. Many improvements are needed in the customer support services department. Delays in response are costly.
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    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
    IBM
    • Delivers Out-of-Box solutions for various industries without the need for customization and configuration
    • Modules and Applications are well developed and linked in an orderly way, with proper documentation and help guides that allow end users to start using the system with ease
    • Powerful Work Management, Contracts, Inventory, and Purchasing applications and features that are a better match to other ERP applications today
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    • 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
    IBM
    • Usually, we have problems with the mobile apps. For about seven out of ten customers, we need to use third-party mobile applications. It’s been a rollercoaster — Anywhere was terrible, then Maximo Mobile for 8 was pretty good, and now with Maximo 9, it’s problematic again. So it’s been ups and downs. But the good thing is that the architecture is open, so we can use third-party applications or even develop our own add-ons. Still, IBM could do this better.
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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
    IBM
    IBM Maximo Application Suite has provided a solution to our desire to consolidate the multiple applications serving the layers of the Procurement process we has been accustomed to using. By consolidating applications, licensing and software costs are reduced, and the overall headcount to support the various applications was able to be minimized.
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    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
    IBM
    The IBM Maximo Application Suite is well known for inventory management solutions. This solution is in use by many corporations but mostly I have seen its use in Ports, defense and aerospace industries. Some of the benefits are 1. asset tracking is amazing 2. Maintenance cost is less 3. Reduced inspection costs 4. Less downtime 5. It allows customization 6 Simplify data management 7. Highly adaptable
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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
    IBM
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    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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    Performance
    IBM
    Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    I have regularly contacted IBM Support to report issues and raise requests for issues we face during project implementations. The response from them has overall been good and to the point, and they get back to us within a day or 2 and guide us through the process of fixing it or providing an interim fix of the 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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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    As expected, good content and instructions
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Implementation of IBM MAS as a service provider has been easy. The functionality in the OEM space has been the best of its class with all related modules and application subject to maintenance
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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
    IBM
    As a computerized maintenance management system i do not have experience of any other system. The only experience I have is for Maximo and it works excellent for me. I am using many modules available in Maximo and all of these modules are almost fulfilling all of my business needs.
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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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    Scalability
    IBM
    i dont use it
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Being the core business of my organization, IBM Maximo had a complete ROI for our objectives. We are able to successfully maintain and offer multiple solutions based on our interaction with Maximo.
    • Based on our contracts, we are able to provide a great partnership with IBM thru Maximo and it's tools.
    • We are able to maintain our business with steady market growth based mainly on our offer of the IBM Maximo in various layers.
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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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