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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kaseya VSA

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) is a cloud-based Remote Monitoring and Management software. VSA unifies the monitoring of system infrastructure and endpoints and is designed for use by IT teams and MSP’s. It offers a robust crowd-source automation scripts library, as well as antivirus and malware capabilities with real-time threat alerts.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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    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
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    Core Plan
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    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
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    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Kaseya
    Chose Kaseya VSA
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Ratings
    Virtualization monitoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Kaseya VSA
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Remote monitoring9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Patch Management8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    Kaseya VSA
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Attended device access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Kaseya VSA
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    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 Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Kaseya VSA
    -
    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 Kaseya VSA and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Kaseya VSA
    -
    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
    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    10.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Kaseya VSASpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaseya
    If the software functioned as it was intended, it would be probably a 7 out of 10. It lacks the majority of customization that SolarWinds N-central supplies, but also supports some customization that other solutions we have tried do not. Again, if the software didn't consistently break, the ability to implement automated scripting via PowerShell and the capacity to manage 10+ endpoints at once in different windows is great.
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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
    Kaseya
    • Being able to see systems that are not within the local network allows us to be able to troubleshoot and work with the end users no matter where they are or where we are as it is cloud based.
    • Several functions can be "automated" so staff do not have to keep going back and scanning for updates, push Windows updates and or push sensor updates.
    • VSA offers a variety of system information about all of the assets that have the endpoints installed on them so we can easily see the system specs without having to actually connect to them and pull up the SysInfo on each unit.
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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
    Kaseya
    • Support - Like all other competitors support is OK but the product is robust enough to reduce support requirements.
    • Customer Service - another team that is a bit poor especially when the issue involves multiple departments. Otherwise, the direct rep is very friendly and professional.
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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
    Kaseya
    Excellent product with easy learning curve
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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
    Kaseya
    I think this is a solid tool for enterprise IT, however it would be higher if Kaseya VSA addresses the areas raised around recent stability, their support team, multiple session & screen support etc. It does do it's main job and allows an easy way for IT to operate and is mostly fine.
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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
    Kaseya
    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
    Kaseya
    It was lots of back and forth email communication whenever I tried to solve my connection issues. I would send them detailed logs of the date, time, computer, and more of when I was experiencing connection issues. All I would get is an email back a few days later saying that they didn't find an issue in the service
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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
    Kaseya
    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
    Kaseya
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong with the sheer scope of functionality!
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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
    Kaseya
    • It has increased the efficiency of operational tasks for our technicians
    • It has change the speed at which we are able to deploy updates and software patches
    • It caused us to spend additional money on more security tools due to concern from breaches
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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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