Asset Panda vs. Brightly Asset Essentials™

Asset Panda, in my opinion, is well suited for even the most confined environments. The software's costing is very viable and well worth the value that it brings to solving a variety of keeping inventory that many businesses face. This item has saved us money by keeping track of assets that would have otherwise been lost or written off. This all is now in its proper place.

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Dude Solutions Work and Asset Management is well suited compared to what we had used in the past. Having the convenience of taking pictures of the issue and then attaching it to the work order is fantastic. I also love having the work order being sent to the person that created it where in the process of the work order is so that they know the status

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• It is great for a non profit organization because you can add any columns you need to the asset. For example, I have added a funding source column to sort different grants that have paid for our assets.
• Asset Panda provides the depreciation calculation for you.
• The software is easy to maneuver. It can be easily searched and sorted by type of asset/date or any category you create.
• You can add and track non depreciable items as well. Reports can be ran for just depreciable assets when needed so this will not interfere with you depreciable asset listing.

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• Pre-fills information into the form.
• Can customize locations and areas in buildings.

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• Sometimes search isn't the best
• It does not tell you if you have double posted

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• Needs an updated design.
• Some of the options for IT are older... this may be district-based though.
• I would like to bookmark the IT tab on my dashboard since it is used the most.

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I find the basic concept and use of Dude Solutions Help Desk to be good, but I think it could use an update to look and work more smoothly. The maintenance aspect of Dude Solutions Help Desk is definitely better than the scheduling tool. The maintenance request does have a decent set-up and does offer clear communication between the staff member and custodial staff. The scheduling tool needs a calendar feature and the ability to receive a notification in your calendar. Both tools do have an email service that directly sends updates to your email.

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I have not used any other tracking programs, so I do not have an opinion either way

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I have used a ticketing system through FirstClass that does not come anywhere close to where SchoolDude is in ease of use and quality of a program.

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• Inventory now has RBAC.
• Inventory is easily kept up to date with annual verification buttons.
• Inventory can now use labels and gun scanners for easy reconciliation.
• Inventory can be searched using any field.

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• Dude Solutions Help Desk does serve a purpose in creating and solving maintenance requests. A definite positive is that it keeps a clear line of the communication between the staff member and the custodial staff.
• For the scheduling in Dude Solutions Help Desk, I wish it was a more complex system with more options and a way to see the entire calendar.
• The overall look of Dude Solutions Help Desk could also be updated to look more current and make it easier to use.

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