ServiceDesk Plus is free help desk software from ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation.
$10
Starting Price Per Month
Tanium
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Tanium delivers Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) with the goal of allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk.
$8.99
one-time fee per subscription license
Pricing
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Tanium
Editions & Modules
Standard
$10.00
Starting Price Per Month
Professional
$21.00
Starting Price Per Month
Enterprise
$50.00
Starting Price Per Month
Tanium Patch (v.2)
$8.99
one-time fee per subscription license
Tanium Core Platform
$29.99
one-time fee per subscription license
Tanium Subscription Suite
$33.99
one-time fee per subscription license
Tanium Client Management
$36.99
one-time fee per subscription license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Tanium
Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Tanium
Features
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Tanium
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
7.5
22 Ratings
9% below category average
Tanium
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Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets
8.022 Ratings
00 Ratings
Expert directory
6.515 Ratings
00 Ratings
Service restoration
6.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Self-service tools
8.020 Ratings
00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications
7.016 Ratings
00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation
9.018 Ratings
00 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards
8.020 Ratings
00 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
7.8
17 Ratings
6% below category average
Tanium
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Ratings
Configuration mangement
8.516 Ratings
00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard
8.016 Ratings
00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement
7.012 Ratings
00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
ServiceDesk Plus is very easy to configure at the start, and then adjust the categories and rules as the implementation is refined. Its greatest strength is the ability to program without requiring a full time administrator. There is very little jargon involved. Reporting not so much. The canned reports are useful but do not always cover some of the basics. Fortunately, the user groups freely share report definitions so one could springboard from something close to your desired result.
Tanium is well suited for organizations where enterprise infrastructure has great significance and needs to be properly managed as well as protected. Most organizations depend upon their infrastructure to sustain so Tanium can be a boon for them to sustain in this competitive market. However, Tanium is less appropriate for the traditional offices that don't have or have a less online presence.
Reporting tools; the report features can be a little limited, it can be quite tricky to get the information you want displayed in detail
You can set required fields within the ticket template, which should mean the user has to complete them before they can submit the ticket, however this often doesn't enforce correctly
One issue is its ring topology, as the data is stored in central hubs and pushed through its peer nodes. If the central hub fails, then the associated node will also result in failure.
Another problem is that all Tanium management is on premises requiring the customer to maintain it. If we want ask any help from Tanium support we always get a response like "you are maintaining it yourselves and it's your responsibility.
The Tanium User Interface could be improved a bit as, although the tool is rich in performance, a more impressive UI might really attract new customers.
we are looking at other tools like Zendesk which may replace ServiceDesk. We are currently evaluating both tools to see which one would serve our needs better
As any other feature-rich software package, starting out with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus has a little bit of a learning curve, but it usually doesn't take very long until you can use the basic features. Training new technicians on the use of the software does not take very long, and for users to submit tickets it is as easy as sending an email.
Our network administrator usually gets a good response when contacting ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus customer service. They are quick to respond and so far have been able to eliminate most of our issues. We have been through several upgrades of the software over the years and have no issues to report in regards to customer service.
Spiceworks was free, which obviously had both benefits and limitations - I will say that the community around Spiceworks has always been great. If we could replicate that experience with the ME user base, it would be terrific.
Tanium is always my first choice, so much excellent feedback online from genuine users, easy to use in any system environment, and value for money, so many good things about Tanium stacks up against all the other competitors in the market. Tanium is one of the most reliable and trusted risk and compliance management software.
The tool does not scale well from an ROI perspective. As you add a customer, you must add a new instance, hence a new license.
The tool is probably on the expensive side (34,000 USD per 130 technicians per year).
There is no usage beyond incident, change, and problem management. The CMDB feature is extremely limited and cannot generate additional ROI. There is no knowledge-base or integration with other software (other than ME Desktop Central).