ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs. Tanium

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
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 PlusTanium
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 PlusTanium
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusTanium
Features
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusTanium
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
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory6.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Service restoration6.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service tools8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards8.020 Ratings00 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
-
Ratings
Configuration mangement8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
8.5
18 Ratings
0% below category average
Tanium
-
Ratings
Change requests repository8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Change calendar8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Service-level management9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusTanium
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(22 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusTanium
Likelihood to Recommend
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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.
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Tanium
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.
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Pros
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • It's very simple to submit and handle ticket for both user and Engineer.
  • Set some customize template for intent replay or job done reply.
  • SLA management is the good option to maintain workflow.
  • There is solution option where user can resolve their common issues.
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Tanium
  • It's recognize threat and offering easily.
  • Helps in security management and installing patches.
  • Tanium offers endpoint data precisely, merges many teams and processes effectively.
  • It's protect from all kinds of malicious threat and help you to achieve your task.
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Cons
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • 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
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Tanium
  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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
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Tanium
No answers on this topic
Usability
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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.
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Tanium
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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.
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Tanium
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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.
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Tanium
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.
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Return on Investment
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • 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).
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Tanium
  • Enhanced security.
  • Increase in customer trust.
  • Overall increase in company revenue.
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