Microsoft Intune vs. TOPdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Intune
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Intune (formerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager), combining the capabilities of the former Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, SCCM or ConfigMgr, is presented as a unified endpoint management option. Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution that allows the user to securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single endpoint management solution. The component Endpoint Configuration Manager (the…
$5
per user/per month
TOPdesk
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
TOPdesk is the flagship highly-modular cloud-based or installed ITSM service desk and asset management solution from the Dutch company of the same name, for enterprise companies.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Editions & Modules
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 For Individuals
$6.99
per month
Microsoft 365 Apps
$8.25
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 For Families
$9.99
per month
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$12.50
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
$15
per user/per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details—The TOPdesk license model: - Modular: Organizations purchase only the modules needed - Saas or On premise - Supports unlimited number of assets. - End users OR service agents based. For flexibility in the number of agents for e.g. extra busy times of the year, the end user license allows adding agents without any restrictions, no day passes needed.
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Community Pulse
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Intune
Chose Microsoft Intune
Due to work put into getting SCCM up and running, moving to Endpoint Manager was the logical step, without needing to compare to other products and start that development cycle over again. Staying within the Microsoft ecosystem allows our organization to have better-defined …
TOPdesk
Chose TOPdesk
In the time of selection, more then 10 years ago, Assyst was very outdated/old fashioned. Also the management of TOPDesk was way more efficient in contrast to Assyst. Also the costs of keeping and updating Assyst was high, while TOPDesk was reasonably priced to get what we …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Intune
-
Ratings
TOPdesk
8.2
182 Ratings
1% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.3182 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings8.2122 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.6168 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.3140 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.7148 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Intune
-
Ratings
TOPdesk
8.3
151 Ratings
1% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.6141 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.199 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Intune
-
Ratings
TOPdesk
8.0
145 Ratings
4% below category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings8.1139 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings8.1119 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(46 ratings)
8.7
(182 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(2 ratings)
9.0
(95 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(6 ratings)
9.6
(26 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(9 ratings)
Performance
6.9
(14 ratings)
8.1
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(10 ratings)
8.8
(155 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(2 ratings)
9.1
(14 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.6
(14 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(9 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft IntuneTOPdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Windows Autopilot makes provisioning user Windows PC laptops a breeze. A user only needs to turn on the laptop, join it to their local WiFi, login with their O365 account then sit back and let Windows Autopilot handle the app installations required for work, configure the laptop settings to meet my organization requirements. I have seen this all completed in less than 30 minutes depending on how fast the internet connection is. Where Microsoft Intune needs to improve I think is the part where it can push out software updates to 3rd party apps. Right now I have to use Automox to fill in this gap.
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TOPdesk
I think TOPdesk is best fitted in small to medium businesses, if there is someone capable of programming the rule sets. Those can be hard to create properly or maintain over time. The knowledge base and Self Service Portal can provide users with some insights and help, even if the SysAdmin is unavailable at that time. I don't think it is suitable for larger companies, because I personally think it will get quite messy then.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • [Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)] helps to speed up the deployment of patches/software throughout our environment. I can easily build a package and then deploy across all endpoints.
  • The ability to supercede software is also quite handy. This automates the removal of old versions and replacing them with newer versions.
  • The Intune Autopilot option is very useful if you want to deploy software to devices straight out of the box. You can configure them to download software when a user opens a new PC and turns it on for the first time.
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TOPdesk
  • TOPdesk provides a clean and modern interface for all of its modules. Many of the modules have a similar look and feel, which makes it easy for users to utilize each one.
  • Its workflow system allows administrators and developers to define what needs to occur when certain events happen. This can ensure that processes happen in the correct sequence.
  • TOPdesk includes a vast API system to allow for external systems to integrate with it, and for TOPdesk to communicate with external systems.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • The program itself can be challenging to use, especially if there hasn't been any formal training on the use of the product. Either training/reviewing documentation is recommended prior to using SCCM.
  • At times, it can be difficult to try and find out why a certain machine that's listed in SCCM says that the endpoint has the SCCM client and shows as Active, but in fact, it's not. It's also difficult at times to try and figure out why the client can't be pushed down to the endpoint.
  • Even though the remote assistance features in SCCM are really good, it can be challenging at times when the remote options don't work for a particular endpoint, even though the machine is active, online, etc.
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TOPdesk
  • The requirement to fill out certain fields before a ticket can be closed can be cumbersome. This could be a requirement for some organizations though.
  • The field mappings from Azure AD to user data could be a little more precise. Some of the fields just don't translate.
  • When setting up the system to intake emails as trouble tickets, it can be tricky when people reply after a ticket is closed. It will create multiple tickets from this.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
Mascom Wireless is a Microsoft shop and SCCM has proved to be helpful in keeping our Microsoft products up to date every month without fail. We also have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement which we renewed for three years ending 2022. The remote access utility works wonders for the organisation and have saved travel bills including subsistance allowance. We have been able to fulfill security audits both internal and external. We have been able to keep a robust inventory of our computer assets and nothing falls of the cracks
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TOPdesk
As the project manager for the system, I find it to be intuitive and helpful to keeping our technicians in the field and working rather than running back all the time for paper copies of work orders. I think once we have a solid year under our belt there are things that we can work to expand on. The technicians like it because they can look back at old work orders to see what we did in certain locations to make repairs. All the notes are contained on the system rather than relying on someone else to put them in and dig them back out. The system benefits the technicians when they use it to their advantage. We are also finding reduced calls to the office asking about work order statuses. The customers are getting real-time updates on their requests.
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Usability
Microsoft
The console is not intuitive and does not work well often. Due to the complexity of the product, documentation can be confusing. When properly configured, routine tasks like OS deployment, remote control, and software deployment are easy to do. Troubleshooting of System Center Configuration Manager issues is hard, as there are various logs, and their content can be hard to understand.
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TOPdesk
Sometimes I think some things are hard to find. I often do not know if I have to search in Settings or in Modules. In some cases the user has to do a lot of clicks for example to link a key to a user. Something could work a little smarter.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
TOPdesk
Like I said somewhere else in this review: the helpdesk of TOPdesk is top of the bill! In the Netherlands, that is. I can not plea for the helpdesks in other countries, but I guess the TOPdesk organization will make sure the quality of the helpdesk is the same in every country.
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Performance
Microsoft
It's a 'heavy' system, which demands a lot of resources form the datacenter perspective. So, make sure you followed the requirements to avoid frustration in the future. From the 'client' perspective, it's fine. I've never had any issue with that.
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TOPdesk
Although being a SAAS solution, TOPdesk performs pretty fast. One can imagine that any SAAS solution is slow or has hiccups, but we have not experienced such with TOPdesk. Pages load quickly, logging in goes smoothly. We have made reports on premise in the past - that always took some time, as you might expect with such complex tasks. It seems that in the SAAS solution TOPdesk somehow has managed to make it even faster!
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Being a Microsoft product, support was good. Out interaction was limited to our in-house IT team which was installing the Intune app in our mobile device. The installation was smooth and we haven't faced any difficulties with the app while using it. Provides a smooth and secure access to all Office 365 apps in mobile while separating the personal and professional data.
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TOPdesk
TOPdesk is easy to use and affordable with all the major features required for any organization to smoothly manage its services. We were not quite sure at the beginning if we should go with the TOPdesk for IT service management but we started getting used to it in just a few months. Now, after using it for 3 years, it has been a backbone tool of our organization. The customer support provided by TOPdesk is fast and reliable.
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In-Person Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
TOPdesk
We had Topdesk in-house here training staff for almost a month (2-3 hour meetings 3x a week.) It was invaluable and we were able to take that training and share with the rest of our IT staff. Once implemented we were able to fly from there. The challenges we found were in how to get started. Once started the knowledge base offered from Topdesk has been invaluable.
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
TOPdesk
Online training documentation is easy to access and consume. There is no real challenges with finding information on how to use the product and some really helpful knowledge base items that show us how valuable these options are in our own implementation of it. The online training we've used has been self driven
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
Work with a "test group" of users who you have a good relationship with so that when things don't work properly they understand! Work with your partner nicely without forcing things especially timelines as you are bound to make mistakes and create oversights in the project Management can also interfere with the implementation (which can cause delays) if you make too many mistakes which takes me back to having a "test group" where you have good relations
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TOPdesk
It was a challenge to port over years of the same thing and we ended up keeping old ideas in Topdesk that we will eventually weed out as time passes and we learn how users view categories and flows of tickets. Planning is key but bear in mind that just because you used to do it this way doesn't mean you still have to
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We did not evaluate or use other products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM). The main reason we did not evaluate or use other products is because Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM) integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Windows PCs. Expenses would have increased as well if we had purchased another similar product.
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TOPdesk
TOPdesk was picked as our new Helpdesk solution due to the Asset Management module and the ability to integrate to Active Directory. When we work with the product demo we enjoyed the way TOPdesk does its work flow. Just about any field in the system is customizable. I have found their knowledge base of the product to be well written and up-to-date.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
TOPdesk
TOPdesk is very flexible and scalable. Every department in you organization can you the software. Perhaps some persons need some training, but that can be provided by TOPdesk ot some keyusers.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • In our current environment, this System Center Configuration Manager had replaced several standalone solutions for patching, imaging, remote assistance, reporting, etc. That saved a lot of time and resulted in money to manage the IT infrastructure.
  • Once SCCM is deployed and fully configured, all agents are deployed and it is easy to automate a lot of processes and just control them from time to time to make sure that everything is working as supposed to be.
  • SCCM + Windows 10: great built-in endpoint protection solution. As a result, there is no need to buy additional software for that purpose.
  • The imaging process is better compared to WDS because you can modify deployment packages and apply patches to a newly imaged machine. This saves tons of time for new employees deployment.
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TOPdesk
  • The self-service portal has allowed us to shift left massively. Students can find the solutions themselves very often.
  • It has allowed easier collaborative working between teams.
  • We are more efficient as we do not have to ask the student to repeat their question and we can record everything necessary in the incident. This provides an improved student experience as well as improved staff efficiency.
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