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Pros
"I am impressed with the tool's integration with our mail system.""I like that you can do all the things with it. You can patch, and you can run the scheduled tasks. You can remote in, upload files, and download files. You can log onto a computer PowerShell, or command prompt, without having to log into RDP. I also like its ease of use.""This is a premier product and it has been around for a long time."

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"It shows the users that are currently logged in, which is not something that Active Directory by default will ever let you know up front.""It was easy to integrate Spiceworks with our existing setup.""The nice thing about Spiceworks is always it's free. Monitoring of printers for low toner. Finding machines that have low memory or low hard disk space.""Spiceworks is generic and free.""Tickets by e-mail, with actions by hastag.""If you're in the market for a low-cost service desk system, Spiceworks is a good software solution to start out with, especially when it comes to startups and those organizations that don't currently have any existing service desk software in place.""Spiceworks' dashboard allows you to drill down to the notes, where I can take an inventory of the network and see the devices I need to monitor.""The solution can find all asset details automatically, whether it's a Mac address, computer name, IP address, models, etc. It's very helpful."

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Cons
"Its reporting is lousy and bad. It is not as good as it should be. There is too much work involved to get what you want. Most times, you have to call them to customize some stuff. I just don't like that part. They need to work on their reporting. They have a way to go.""The tool needs to improve its customization of the user interface.""What I would like to see is a simplified solution that is packaged better, where you can easily implement or turn on the functionality that you need."

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"The SNMP sniffer requires a lot of work to get right.""They've also tried to integrate it with social logins, like Twitter and LinkedIn, and that type of login authentication has no place in a corporate application.""The network mapping could be improved. Putting together an actual bonafide network map would be really nice.""It would be nice to have remote access to the solution via a tablet. They also need remote control from a PC. Right now, to complete the technical support process, you have to have a tool to access the PC, and check the problems.""With Spiceworks, like, when I open the websites, I have to Zoom in. I need to zoom in on those websites sometimes because it makes it horrible to use.""There are a lot of disadvantages to Spiceworks because it's not an agent-based solution.""Sometimes, it can be difficult to integrate what you need.""I would like to see more information when drilling down into access permissions, assignments management, or tagging. When I click a note or a device, I should be able to see more details about the router and modem. For example, I want to see the version, downtime, availability, latency, etc. I should have easy access to everything about our assets at a glance."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Don't get scared of the price tag because it's definitely worth it."
  • "I don't know the exact cost, but I know it's reasonable. Its cost of entry is not bad. I've had other organizations sign up for it. I don't know how much they paid, but it wasn't bad. You charge for every object. You charge for AV, and you charge for servers. There is a charge for everything or every object in that. I know we make money from it, but I don't know what it is."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten since it's not the cheapest one in the market."
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  • "The product is free! Get it now."
  • "It's free."
  • "It might be about $300 annually for a bigger company. If you pay annually, it's better and cheaper."
  • "Seeing that it is a low-cost solution, I would advise you to go ahead with Spiceworks and experiment with it to see if you can get things working properly, especially if you currently don't have any existing service desk software in place."
  • "The tool is cheap."
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    Anonymous User
    I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want using these, but they require quite some expertise before you can use them. Then there are the ones that are not open source, the enterprise softwares and cost you some money, but on the other hand, they are extremely easy to set-up and learn. You can have them up and running in a matter of minutes. And then there are those which are completely cloud based. They can be free of cost or charge some money depending on the software. The good thing about these is that you don’t have to install any extra software, and it can be managed completely online but then again these have limited features and you cannot exploit them to the full extent as you can do with the open-source and to some extent the enterprise software, so I won’t suggest you to use these, because these are generally not the complete solutions and require other support software to achieve the same. Below I have listed the outstanding pros and cons of the various Network analyzers that you can look into Nagios Pros: Nagios offers an extensive set of collector plug-ins that allows users to gather performance and availability data from a broad range of operating systems, including  Windows and Netware Nagios… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I am impressed with the tool's integration with our mail system.
    Top Answer:The tool needs to improve its customization of the user interface.
    Top Answer:We use the solution for the instant management of our support customers.
    Top Answer:The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.
    Top Answer:The GUI must be improved. The GUI looks old-fashioned. The vendor must do some web development for it.
    Ranking
    27th
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
    Views
    533
    Comparisons
    408
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    298
    Rating
    7.0
    16th
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
    Views
    1,183
    Comparisons
    617
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    666
    Rating
    7.2
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    SolarWinds LOGICnow, SolarWinds MSP Manager
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    Overview

    Managing your business and providing excellent support shouldn’t bog you down. MSP Manager’s ease of use will free your team to deliver on your promise of great service.

    • Intuitive, lightweight ticketing with seamless RMM and N-central® platform integrations.
    • Painless time tracking with convenient timers and functionality for recurring tickets and appointments.
    • Closed-loop email with automatic ticket monitoring and routing, with a streamlined Microsoft 365 setup via OAuth.
    • Complete customer and knowledge management with a branded portal.
    • Accounting integrations with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero.
    From network inventory and network monitoring to help desk software, and mobile device management (MDM) to cloud services detection, Spiceworks helps you manage everything about your IT workday from one easy place.
    Sample Customers
    Longleaf Systems, ITproMedia, Choice Technology, Halski Systems, Allixo Technologies, Nettech, Concept Technology
    Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Symantec, Webroot, EMC, Pertino
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Media Company9%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Construction Company10%
    Educational Organization6%
    Transportation Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
    University6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise44%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise21%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    N-able MSP Manager is ranked 27th in Help Desk Software with 3 reviews while Spiceworks is ranked 16th in Help Desk Software with 47 reviews. N-able MSP Manager is rated 8.4, while Spiceworks is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of N-able MSP Manager writes "We can do all the things with it and manage a ton of clients with a small IT team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Spiceworks writes "Good low-cost service desk system, but lacks in automation workflows and categorization ". N-able MSP Manager is most compared with JIRA Service Management, ServiceNow and Freshdesk, whereas Spiceworks is most compared with Zabbix, Lansweeper, ServiceNow, Freshdesk and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.

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