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osTicket vs. Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    osTicket

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AosTicket is an open-source help desk / ticketing platform that can create inquiries online, through email, and through phone calls.

    $12

    per month

    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASpiceworks offers a set of free tools for IT network management and help desk support ticketing. The inventory management system essentially provides comprehensive device information for asset management.

    $0

    (free for 1-5 Seats)

    Pricing
    osTicketSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
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    Core Plan
    $0
    Premium
    $6
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    osTicketSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    osTicketSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
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    Spiceworks Ziff Davis
    Chose Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    The main commercial alternative product evaluated was Zendesk, which was not selected because of the price. The second alternative researched was the osTicket, which was not selected as it was complicated to configure. With hindsight, I would suggest using osTicket instead of …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    osTicketSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of osTicket and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    osTicket
    7.6
    9 Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    8.5
    55 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.99 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    Expert directory9.04 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.47 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.27 Ratings6.045 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission6.89 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Ticket response6.29 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of osTicket and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    osTicket
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    7.0
    52 Ratings
    External knowledge base9.05 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base7.57 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of osTicket and Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Feature
    osTicket
    6.9
    8 Ratings
    Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    9.0
    52 Ratings
    Customer portal9.07 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    IVR7.01 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Social integration4.01 Ratings8.927 Ratings
    Email support9.57 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration5.03 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    User Ratings
    osTicketSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (26 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)