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SolarWinds Service Desk
Formerly Samanage

Overview

What is SolarWinds Service Desk?

SolarWinds Service Desk (formerly Samanage) is a cloud-based, multi-tenant IT service desk and asset management software for IT and enterprise service management. Samanage is on a single, always new instance of software. The service desk includes a self-service portal, service…

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SolarWinds Service Desk (formerly known as Samanage) is a versatile software solution that caters to a wide range of use cases across …
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SolarWinds is a homerun!

9 out of 10
May 30, 2022
We use SolarWinds Service Desk for our Incident tracking and it helps to use SolarWinds Service Desk (SSD) for the reporting that we must …
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Solarwinds works for us!

7 out of 10
December 15, 2020
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It is used across the whole organization. It addresses Incident mgmt, change mgmt, purchase orders, and device management mainly for our …
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Popular Features

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  • Organize and prioritize service tickets (95)
    9.3
    93%
  • Self-service tools (85)
    8.0
    80%
  • Asset management dashboard (80)
    6.9
    69%
  • ITSM reports and dashboards (86)
    6.4
    64%
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What is SolarWinds Service Desk?

SolarWinds Service Desk (formerly Samanage) is a cloud-based, multi-tenant IT service desk and asset management software for IT and enterprise service management. Samanage is on a single, always new instance of software. The service desk includes a self-service portal, service catalog, knowledge…

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  • No setup fee
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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Incident and problem management

Streamlining ticketing and service restoration processes

8
Avg 8.2

ITSM asset management

Managing all IT assets and enforcing policy rules

6.9
Avg 8.2

Change management

Ensuring standardized processes for making changes to IT infrastructure

8
Avg 8.4
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Product Details

What is SolarWinds Service Desk?

SolarWinds Service Desk, previously Samanage Service Platform, is a cloud-based service desk for IT or any other department.

A single platform for service management, IT asset management and configuration management, Service Desk is ITIL-ready and complete with Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management capabilities. Advanced reporting modules empower users to analyze trends, monitor service quality, and continuously improve service management processes.

SolarWinds Service Desk Features

Incident and problem management Features

  • Supported: Organize and prioritize service tickets
  • Supported: Expert directory
  • Supported: Service restoration
  • Supported: Self-service tools
  • Supported: Subscription-based notifications
  • Supported: ITSM collaboration and documentation
  • Supported: ITSM reports and dashboards

ITSM asset management Features

  • Supported: Configuration mangement
  • Supported: Asset management dashboard
  • Supported: Policy and contract enforcement

Change management Features

  • Supported: Change requests repository
  • Supported: Change calendar
  • Supported: Service-level management

Additional Features

  • Supported: Self-Service Portal
  • Supported: Software and Hardware Inventory Tracking
  • Supported: Robust and Flexible Reporting
  • Supported: Knowledge Base
  • Supported: Contract and License Tracking
  • Supported: Integration with Over 200 Applications
  • Supported: Code-Free Customization
  • Supported: SLA Management

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SolarWinds Service Desk Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesAll
Supported LanguagesSupport for 40+ Languages

Frequently Asked Questions

SolarWinds Service Desk (formerly Samanage) is a cloud-based, multi-tenant IT service desk and asset management software for IT and enterprise service management. Samanage is on a single, always new instance of software. The service desk includes a self-service portal, service catalog, knowledge base, and SLA management tool. The integrated agent-based asset management solution collects contracts and licensing data from Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unix systems.

Zendesk Suite, ServiceNow IT Service Management, and Freshservice are common alternatives for SolarWinds Service Desk.

Reviewers rate Organize and prioritize service tickets highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of SolarWinds Service Desk are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Community Insights

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SolarWinds Service Desk (formerly known as Samanage) is a versatile software solution that caters to a wide range of use cases across different industries and departments. Users have found the platform to be extremely valuable and user-friendly, enabling them to streamline processes and improve overall efficiency.

One of the primary uses of SolarWinds Service Desk is in IT incident management, where it provides service level agreements (SLAs) and measures customer satisfaction. It helps IT teams effectively manage and resolve tickets by centralizing ticket submission, documenting tasks, and providing real-time support. Additionally, it offers comprehensive automation capabilities for accurate tracking and management of requests.

The software is also commonly used for asset management, allowing organizations to track and manage their computer inventory and device assignment. This feature proves beneficial for various departments such as Customer Support, HR, Sales, and Facilities Management to efficiently handle inquiries, track warranties, contracts, licenses, and assets. Moreover, SolarWinds Service Desk enables users to create self-service forms and checklists for streamlined onboarding processes and makes job ticketing more efficient for media management teams.

Another notable use case of SolarWinds Service Desk is its utilization as a help desk platform company-wide. It allows employees to log tickets easily, browse knowledge base articles for IT assistance, and monitor their resolution. By cataloging and prioritizing IT requests, it assists in maintaining standardized processes while also providing transparency and records for incidents, changes, and inventories.

Overall, SolarWinds Service Desk has proven its versatility by being utilized for incident management, asset tracking, knowledge base portal access, vendor management, contract management, helpdesk operations, change management, service cataloging, and more across various industries and departments. It aids in improving efficiency and effectiveness in tackling everyday problems while minimizing interruptions and optimizing workloads.

Users commonly recommend Solar Winds for several reasons. Firstly, they suggest giving Solar Winds a try as it integrates into other applications and offers a good product at a lower cost. It is particularly recommended for small teams or teams without much IT expertise.

Secondly, users find Solar Winds to be an effective ticketing system that provides an organized and efficient way to communicate and address issues with clients. This makes it a great choice for companies in need of a reliable customer support solution.

Lastly, users suggest Solar Winds for its ability to fully manage a support shop, help IT teams streamline their tasks, and create custom catalogues and workflows. They also appreciate that it provides the necessary features to implement a small CMMS system without high implementation costs.

Overall, users believe that Solar Winds is an all-in-one customizable, hosted solution that offers integration capabilities, an efficient ticketing system, and the tools needed to manage IT tasks effectively.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
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Incentivized
We are currently using Solarwinds Service Desk as our IT ticketing system. We also use Solarwinds Service Desk for asset tracking. We are only using it for our IT department, but are planning to implement it for other departments in the future. The reporting features allow us to see which problems we have most often and allow us to prepare better to correct them.
  • I think the interface (Incidents Page) is easy to use and very customizable.
  • Reporting is easy to understand, and there are many pre-built reports that can be used without the user having to do much.
  • The asset tracking system allows you to create assets and assign them to particular users or locations. You can also add custom fields to make sure you have all the asset information documented.
  • I think the filters for the Incidents can be a little buggy (sometimes shows closed incidents when on the "Active Incidents" filter).
  • The reporting section was updated recently and is now much harder to navigate when trying to create custom reports.
  • If Service Desk doesn't have a function that other incident systems may have, it can take a long time (or be impossible) to have those functions added.
I actually used Solarwinds Help Desk at a previous job for about 2 years. When I started my current job, they were looking for an incident tracking system. So, I recommended Help Desk. We tried it out for a couple of weeks. Then, the company decided to go for Solarwinds Service Desk because it was cloud-based. We have been using it for almost a year.
Incident and problem management (6)
75%
7.5
Organize and prioritize service tickets
80%
8.0
Expert directory
70%
7.0
Self-service tools
80%
8.0
Subscription-based notifications
80%
8.0
ITSM collaboration and documentation
70%
7.0
ITSM reports and dashboards
70%
7.0
ITSM asset management (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Configuration mangement
80%
8.0
Asset management dashboard
80%
8.0
Policy and contract enforcement
60%
6.0
Change management (3)
80%
8.0
Change requests repository
80%
8.0
Change calendar
80%
8.0
Service-level management
80%
8.0
  • Service Desk is helping us stay organized as an IT Department.
  • We are able to see what every IT employee has been working on and can help without having to be in direct contact for every incident.
  • The reporting functions allow us to see our weaknesses and prepare to resolve those issues more quickly.
For the most part, Solarwinds Service Desk and SolarWinds Web Help Desk are basically the same. Both are extremely customizable, have incident and asset tracking functions and have reporting functions. I believe the kicker was the fact that Solarwinds Service Desk was already cloud-based. Solarwinds Service Desk also has a more friendly interface.
Support seems kind of sluggish. It could be that they are swamped because of the buyout or don't know exactly how to fix certain issues. I also think there should be an easier method of having functionalities added than having to put a request in and hope they like it or hope another company requests the same thing.
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We primarily use Solarwinds Service Desk as an incident response system. We have it linked to our IT email so that it automatically creates an incident when IT receives an email. We also use the asset management section of Service Desk to keep track of our assets and assign them to users or locations.
2
We have 2 people that troubleshoot and support the Solarwinds Service Desk software for our IT department. One person from the Network team (myself) and one person from the Help Desk team support the Service Desk software. Supporting the Service Desk software is not difficult. I think a person would need good troubleshooting skills and be able to communicate well with Solarwinds support.
  • Incident Response
  • Asset Management
  • Reporting
  • Track which problems we deal with most
  • See who answers the majority of incidents
  • Guestimate average turn around time on incidents
  • Provide more in depth information for inventory and assets
  • Plan more quickly to fix persistent incidents
  • Come up with reward system for technicians
We strongly wish to renew and continue to use Solarwinds Service Desk. We've spent almost a year learning the ins and outs of the system and have gotten used to it. The only thing that may keep us from renewing would be executives. If they decide they want a new system (for whatever reason), we will likely explore other options.
No
  • Product Features
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Prior to starting with this company in 2017, I worked at another company that used Solarwinds Web Help Desk. When I started with this company, I suggested we use Web Help Desk as our incident response system. We got a demo of the product and used it for a couple of weeks. Then, our decision makers decided to go more cloud based. So, we looked in to, and eventually purchased, Solarwinds Service Desk.
I don't know that we could have had a better evaluation and selection process. Most likely, the only way for us to better the process would have been to make the entire department demo the product instead of a select few people. If everyone had been in on the demo, we could have discussed any questions or concerns as a whole and could potentially not have had to deal with them after implementation.
  • Implemented in-house
  • The only thing we had to implement was the email setup for creating and responding to incidents.
The implementation process for our organization was fairly simple. We set up an email address to receive the emails from the system (for incident creation), and we allowed the system to spoof our IT email to respond to requests. Solarwinds helped us with the rest of the implementation, and it took less than a week to get the system fully operational.
  • no training
Working in IT, we were already very familiar with systems like this. Once the system is setup, it is very easy to get used to. The web interface is very user friendly and pretty straight forward. If we did encounter anything that we didn't understand or couldn't figure out, support was there to answer our questions.
I think the amount of configuring you can do with Solarwinds Service Desk is amazing. You can completely customize the look and feel of the interface. You can also set up and manage the incident, asset and reporting systems however you want. The amount of customization for this product is just right.
When we were implementing and building our database for Solarwinds Service Desk, we were not crunched for time. We were able to use trial and error for our customization and implementation. If you have a limited amount of time to get this product implemented, I'd strongly suggest asking support to help implement and customize the system.
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
We have not done any customization to change the look of the interface for everyone. The way Solarwinds Service Desk is setup allows each technician to edit the look and feel of their own home screen. The only thing we changed for everyone was to add a company logo to the login screen.
No
I do not have a specific time in mind. I haven't had to use support for Service Desk in a while. Each time I use support, I copy our company's direct Solarwinds contact, and I get a response pretty quickly. I haven't come across any issues that have not been able to be fixed or that have taken more than one week to resolve.
  • Reporting
  • Asset Management
  • Incident Response
  • I do not find the system difficult to use.
Yes
I downloaded the Solarwinds Service Desk app from the iPhone App Store. I typically only use this when I'm working at a remote location and in a hurry. The app has limited options compared to the web interface. But, it does allow you to enter your incidents and fully manage them.
Solarwinds Service Desk has a very "user friendly" interface. Everything looks nice and neat. And, learning how to use the system is very easy. It provides multiple services that are easy for most people to grasp, and allows for great organization of incidents and assets. Support for Solarwinds Service Desk has a good response and resolution time and are easy to work with.
The amount of customization that can be done in this software allows for almost unlimited scalability. I do not know specifically how to do it, but support did tell us that we could create rules and functions for particular users allowing for separation of departments within the Solarwinds Service Desk software.
For the most part the availability is fine. However, every now and then we have an issue where the system is very slow to respond. It can go from 2-5 seconds to load a page to 15-20 seconds to load a page. That doesn't seem like much. But, when you spend most of your day in the system, those extra seconds add up.
When the system is working, the pages load very quickly. We run reports all the time in the system. The reporting can be extremely complex or very simple. Either way, we have not had any issues with the reports. We do not currently integrate Solarwinds Service Desk with any other software.
  • None
We have not integrated our Solarwinds Service Desk with any other software.
  • Microsoft Outlook
The only software that I'd want to integrate our Solarwinds Service Desk with would be Microsoft Outlook. If we could have the Solarwinds calendar sync with the Outlook calendar, that would be amazing.
  • Single Signon
We are planning to implement single sign on for Service Desk. But, we haven't gotten around to it.
I gave this a 5, because we have not integrated any software with our Solarwinds Service Desk. From what I've read, it seems fairly simple.
If you have any issues with integration, reach out to Solarwinds Support. They are always willing to help.
When we were looking to purchase Solarwinds Service Desk, we went directly through Solarwinds. They were very easy to work with and answered every question or concern we had.
After the sale, the vendor is still easy to work with. We haven't had to reach back out to them for much. We typically go to support for anything now.
The only thing that we absolutely wanted was help with the implementation process.
Be straight forward with your vendor. They are trying to make the sale, and they know you are likely choosing between multiple products.
No
  • We have not performed an upgrade.
  • I haven't been paying attention to the upgrades.
No
No
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