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SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

Overview

What is SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)?

SolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk has proven to be a valuable tool for various organizations and institutions. For example, in a school district, …
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Help! Desk.

7 out of 10
July 25, 2017
We use SolarWinds web help desk across the enterprise. We are using internally and with our customer facing services.
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Popular Features

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  • Expert directory (13)
    10.0
    100%
  • Subscription-based notifications (17)
    9.8
    98%
  • Organize and prioritize service tickets (19)
    9.8
    98%
  • ITSM collaboration and documentation (14)
    9.0
    90%
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What is SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)?

SolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Incident and problem management

Streamlining ticketing and service restoration processes

9.8
Avg 7.9

Self Help Community

Features that allow customers to self-service for support issues.

9.4
Avg 7.7

Multi-Channel Help

Features related to providing customer service and support via different communication channels. Communications are organized by ticket/customer/channel for the convenience of agents.

9.4
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)?

SolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Features

Incident and problem management Features

  • Supported: Organize and prioritize service tickets
  • Supported: Expert directory
  • Supported: Subscription-based notifications
  • Supported: ITSM collaboration and documentation
  • Supported: Ticket creation and submission
  • Supported: Ticket response
  • Supported: Automated responses
  • Supported: Attachments/Screencasts
  • Supported: SLA management

Self Help Community Features

  • Supported: External knowledge base
  • Supported: Internal knowledge base
  • Supported: Q and A
  • Supported: Surveys/polls

Multi-Channel Help Features

  • Supported: Customer portal
  • Supported: Social integration
  • Supported: Email support
  • Supported: Help Desk CRM integration

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Screenshots

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Videos

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Competitors

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Zendesk Suite, Freshdesk, and ConnectWise PSA are common alternatives for SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD).

Reviewers rate Expert directory and Social integration highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

SolarWinds Web Help Desk has proven to be a valuable tool for various organizations and institutions. For example, in a school district, teachers and administrators utilize the software to report technology issues, providing the Tech Department with important information to address these problems. This has resulted in improved efficiency in the ticketing system and better support for end users. Additionally, SolarWinds WHD is used by multiple departments within the district, such as IT, Data, Facilities/Maintenance, and HR, to support users and provide application support.

Furthermore, universities have found great value in using SolarWinds Web Help Desk as their primary ticketing system. By automatically delegating tasks to the appropriate technicians and integrating with other systems like mobile device management or email, the software streamlines the process of addressing technical issues and requests from students, faculty, and staff.

In another instance, a college's IT Helpdesk relies on SolarWinds Web Help Desk to manage work orders and trouble tickets. By providing a central management point for data and enabling effective communication with both internal and external users, the software helps track issues, manage workload, and effectively prioritize tasks.

Additionally, SolarWinds Web Help Desk serves as a centralized help desk platform for various organizations. It supports IT support teams as well as those focusing on EMR support, data analytics support, and facilities/supply requests. The software's ability to effectively communicate with a large user base while providing a centralized tracking database for performance metrics has proven invaluable.

Overall, SolarWinds Web Help Desk caters to the diverse needs of different organizations by offering a flexible and efficient solution for managing technical issues, improving responsiveness, and providing clear reporting for problem areas. Users have praised its customization options, fast tech assistance, centralized database features, and integration capabilities with other systems.

The users have made several recommendations for SolarWinds Web Help Desk based on their experiences. Here are the three most common recommendations:

  1. Consider other options instead of SolarWinds Web Help Desk: Some users suggest exploring alternative help desk solutions, indicating that SolarWinds Web Help Desk may not meet all their requirements. This recommendation highlights the importance of thoroughly evaluating different options before making a decision.

  2. Try the trial version first: Users recommend taking advantage of the trial offer provided by SolarWinds Web Help Desk. By using the trial, organizations can assess the versatility and ease of use in organizing help desk needs, helping them determine if it aligns with their requirements.

  3. Customize and configure carefully: Reviewers emphasize the need to take time and carefully customize and configure SolarWinds Web Help Desk to suit specific organizational needs. They advise organizations to evaluate which features will be most beneficial before going live with the product.

These recommendations provide valuable insights into how users perceive SolarWinds Web Help Desk, helping potential customers make informed decisions about whether it is the right solution for them.

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Reviews

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Jennifer Aguilar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We utilize the SolarWinds Web Help Desk both internally within our organization and we support "outside" entities that utilize our Public Safety Application and/or hardware. We tried out a demo and the product and decided to make it permanent in our environment. We use this track for re-occurring issues, as a knowledge base, and to measure the performance of our service. This has been a very valuable tool for our organization.
Jonathan Sorrenti | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) as our ticketing system for IT Helpdesk at the college. It addresses any and all technical issues and account creation requests through the college systems. End users who have issues can send in an email and leave a voice message and those are created into tickets. Use can also log into SolarWinds Web Help Desk and manually create their own ticket.
Brent Long | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are utilizing SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) across our entire organization as a centralized help desk platform for IT support, EMR support, data analytics support, and even for requests to our facilities and supply departments. SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) helps address our ability to communicate with a large user base on virtually any technical support or assistance issues that our staff needs. It also allows for a centralized tracking database on the performance and customer service metrics for my IT staff.
Marc Shaffer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
As a SolarWinds Reseller and user, we often need to avail ourselves of their tech assistance. They have always been fast and responsive in helping us solve our tech issues. However, since the backup software is so easy to use and incredibly reliable it is a rare opportunity for us to interact with Support. However, when we do need them, they are very responsive and provide great follow-up. We recommend SolarWinds very highly.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We use SolarWinds Web Help Desk for our IT and software development support ticketing system. SolarWinds is utilized throughout our entire organization. SolarWinds has helped our IT and development teams be more responsive to staff and customers. It provides clear reporting for our problem areas and how to reduce our support ticket count.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have been using SolarWinds Help Desk across our whole organization to better support our employees when an issue arises. This product has created a more efficient way of communicating issues within the organization by opening a ticket.
Eric Krueger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have been using SolarWinds Web Help Desk across our whole organization to better support our core end-user base. By implementing this product we have created a more efficient ticketing system to meet current SLAs for our company. Since its implementation, our goals have been met more often and our end users are happier with the level of support received. Customized reporting has allowed us to track all metrics and make our service better overall.
John Mahlman IV | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our university uses Solarwinds Web help Desk as our primary ticketing system for students, faculty, and staff. It helps delegate tasks automatically to the appropriate techs within the information systems department. We also have it connected to our mobile device management system which allows asset information to be added to each ticket automatically if a user has a system enrolled.
Tim Twiss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) is utilized by the IT department to manage work orders and trouble tickets. The tickets are generated via email from the end users, or manually by the technician. This allows us to monitor the time and resources it takes to support our organization and also provides us with a central managing point for data regarding work orders or trouble tickets.
September 25, 2015

District Approved

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was used by all district staff to open and track the status on technology related request. Our technical support staff used the system to update their tickets, track trends, create an FAQ database to assist teachers with some initial troubleshooting, notify the district of a outage or maintenance. We also used it track district inventory on all district owned equipment, this included of over 5000 student iPads and chargers.
Michael Chelone | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used SolarWinds Web Help Desk at my old district. When I moved to my new position and saw the ticket system in place and our lack of inventory management I knew that implementation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk at my new job was going to be a huge boon. Not only has it simplified ticket responses but has allowed for robust inventory tracking. Integration with Active Directory has been a huge plus as well as planned SCCM integration for our inventory. Current implementation is only for our IT department but planned expansion to HR and operations is on-going as the benefits of a single platform and communication have already been readily seen.
Michael Santangelo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We deployed SolarWinds Web Help Desk in a school district for use by teachers and administrators to report issues with technology in our district. The Tech Department (6 people) access the technician side, while just about 800 teachers and administration staff access the client portion of the system. The only people who do not have access to put in tickets are the students - they have to ask teachers to report the issues directly to us. It really helps get a handle on what issues are occurring, the frequency with which they occur, and which people we can count on to give us the best information.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We initially began using the product strictly to manage our hardware assets. We were dissatisfied with the ticketing system we were using so we began evaluating the ticket module in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. We started with one small team and have expanded its use to our IT Help Desk and HR representatives. The solution works well in both environments.
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