SysAid experience
November 28, 2023

SysAid experience

Nejc Gutnik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

ITSM+

Overall Satisfaction with SysAid

SysAid addresses the problem of having a centralised view across the IT. It provides many out of the box functionalities and very granular configuration options. With great support team it resolves the problem of open source alternatives which can be difficult to configure in detail with no programming knowledge or system administrator support.
  • Support
  • Many features
  • Extensive documentation
  • Configurability
  • Rather bad UX experience on admin portal
  • Localization issues
  • Steep learning curve
  • Minor bugs here and there
  • Consistent closing of old tickets
  • Centralised views/reports
  • The negative is a lot of internal time spent to get to know the system well.
The routing of the ticket works very well. It has reduced the number of tickets each admin receives. It is a shame the routing rules are not used in teams integration as well. We have standardized the most common processes which helps reducing the time to resolve a ticket. The workflows work fine but are not the easiest to setup, due to poor UX on admin side. There is a learning curve and big initial input to setup these workflows.
It is a very slow process. A dedicated team of a few people is needed to setup the solution with all the options. The ticket routing can be done fast, but there is a lot of dependencies and preconditions to setup the more advanced modules. Having the overview of devices in asset management is super fast, all you have to do is deploy our install the SysAid agent on the user machine.
Better support than open source solutions. It provides a better overall design to get an overview of the whole IT system. To configure Redmine you need some programming knowledge or search for plugins and solutions on forums. Sydaid has a proper helpdesk which you can contact at any time. The by weekly meetings are super helpful to keep the progress on track.

Do you think SysAid delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SysAid's feature set?

Yes

Did SysAid live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SysAid go as expected?

No

Would you buy SysAid again?

Yes

It shines in complex environments, like multi-companies where procesess need to follow certain steps. It is super configurable and has a very granular permission system. It is less appropriate for smaller companies which are better off with setup and forget it solutions. The initial input is high to get the best out of the system.

SysAid Feature Ratings

Organize and prioritize service tickets
8
Expert directory
8
Service restoration
10
Self-service tools
10
Subscription-based notifications
4
ITSM collaboration and documentation
6
ITSM reports and dashboards
9
Configuration mangement
8
Asset management dashboard
8
Policy and contract enforcement
8
Change requests repository
8
Change calendar
8
Service-level management
9