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IBM Maximo Application Suite vs ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo Application Suite
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (1st), Billing Software (4th)
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (5th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Maximo Application Suite and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Maximo Application Suite is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 12.6%, down 20.6% compared to last year.
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Help Desk Software, holds 3.5% mindshare, down 4.6% since last year.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Maximo Application Suite12.6%
Infor CloudSuite6.8%
IFS Cloud Platform6.7%
Other73.9%
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Help Desk Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus3.5%
ServiceNow9.7%
JIRA Service Management5.6%
Other81.2%
Help Desk Software
 

Featured Reviews

Antony Mishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Java Software Engineer at GPA
Asset management has become streamlined and decision-making is now driven by lifecycle data
The best features IBM Maximo offers are that it is very simple to deploy on OpenShift using Ansible playbooks. It also has excellent support for integration, is simple to configure, and the asset register is very straightforward. Work management and managing inventory are seamless. In terms of integration support, I have used preventive maintenance, work generation, accurate work execution planning, tracking actuals, and I can easily integrate with other tools and systems. IBM Maximo Suite gives me a single place where service cycles are standardized and tied to compliance. IBM Maximo has positively impacted my organization as it has been a very useful tool. It reduced human error by moving away from pen and paper-based scheduling. It saved cost by minimizing unexpected downtime of assets, with approximately 50% of time being saved. We have also reduced overwork among staff by removing redundant information and smoothing task flows. It helps us scale our team without micromanaging small issues.
Mostafiz Miah - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Presales & Technical Lead at Elitbuzz Technologies Ltd
Automation has transformed daily request handling and now tracks every customer interaction
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus helps my team manage and resolve requests compared to previous methods as we previously managed things through paperwork and diaries. After deploying ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, whenever any customer request comes, we provide the customer a product demo if they ask about the products. We then convert that request to a lead, which is converted to a demo, and then to the product POC, allowing us to follow up every stage of the requests. Everything can be tracked from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, whether at the closing stage or the initial stage. I use ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus daily in a unique way because previously everyone managed their own tracking system through their diary, but now everyone inputs data into this solution so that at the end of the day, we can get reports on how many leads we have taken care of and when they need to be taken care of. This information is visible from the ServiceDesk tool, and using the dashboard, we can easily identify it, providing an at-a-glance view. The best features ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus offers for my team include automating manual tasks, which allows whatever tasks we previously did manually to be converted into automatic tasks. Currently, they have also introduced Zia, a very helpful solution for us. Using Zia, we can search for anything, not only inside the tool but also outside, integrating it with ChatGPT and Teams, and it can integrate with other ManageEngine solutions as well as solutions such as Jira and ServiceNow. When we integrate our network monitoring solutions with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, it automatically raises an incident ticket and assigns it to the right team whenever any incident has occurred, which saves us time and reduces manual tasks. Previously, we had to communicate to the right people through mail or phone calls after an incident, but now the incidents are automatically converted and assigned to the relevant support groups along with the SLA. The integration with Teams allows us to raise tickets without logging into the portal, and we can see the ticket status and add comments through Teams, which is very helpful. Additionally, mail integration can automatically convert emails into tickets, adding further efficiency. ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus has positively impacted our organization, particularly in customer satisfaction. Previously, customers managed service requests, incidents, changes, and problems manually, but after integration, most of these processes are automated. This includes change requests that now follow a workflow based on organizational needs and ITIL best practices, making tracking incidents and requests much easier for end customers through scheduled reports.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We got a great revenue by using IBM Maximo."
"With Maximo, we can manage, organize, and track incidents, claims, jobs, tasks, preventive and corrective maintenance, locations, and assets."
"The Preventive Maintenance feature, especially in its inspection routines and KPI abilities, is valuable."
"We are very thankful to have IBM integrated with our own Legacy cloud-based system."
"Provides great flexibility."
"Reliable, very configurable, and it's all integrated in the same database."
"We were doing all kinds of paperwork for every type of order and to maintain our assets but with the use of the IBM Maximo application, we can automate a lot of the processes."
"It is configurable, where you can add extra fields to screens and to the database."
"I believe it is one of those tools that provide excellent value for money."
"When somebody wants to follow up with a problem from the past, the solution makes it easy. It keeps everything in one system and updated."
"ServiceDesk Plus improved the turnaround time for asset allocation and the employee onboarding process."
"Service Catalog and Project Management are awesome features, and customers love them because they are easy to use, simple to install, and we set them up quickly too."
"It is excellent from the service management perspective."
"The costing for ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is very flexible and is considered low-priced."
"There are a lot of great templates that you can take advantage of."
"SD+ is definitely a good and flexible ServiceDesk tool which can even be broadly used in larger organizations."
 

Cons

"The pricing model of the solution has room for improvement as well as the after-sales support."
"It could use some alignment regarding some standards and the tracking of the IT assets. Even though they have all of the information (i.e. where are the assets, who owns the asset, etc.), they were not mapping it to different cyber standards."
"The solution is not stable. We can have one day when it is stable and another day it is not. Sometimes it crashes or becomes very slow, and there are times we are not even able to download all the databases. Without the database, we cannot work on that application. These are the small glitches, and stability issues we are facing."
"Because of their competitiveness and their enterprise nature, the small companies are unable to do it."
"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is easy and one is difficult, I rate the setup process a two since it is very complicated."
"This solution could improve by integrating or embedding finances, charts of accounts, and invoicing."
"Coding can be complex when customization is required."
"Initial setup is a longer process because Maximo is bigger and has more processes."
"I had some problem with user and group permissions in 2014, and I’m not sure if that is resolved now or not."
"The timing reporting module, and how it's used is a bit difficult to understand."
"It needs more customization and the ability to generate reports based on custom feeds. At present, if you create a custom feed in any form, you cannot create a report based on those criteria."
"They're not perfect and could use some improvement in their responsiveness and knowledge of individual issues."
"The licensing model should be more flexible. The current approach requires individual licenses, which become costly."
"The solution has all the features, but it is not clear. The UI and UX need to be improved because it is not easy to configure on the go."
"The product needs to allow for implementation for other departments besides the IT help desk."
"ServiceDesk's reporting module could use an update. It looks outdated, and the interface could be more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."
"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."
"IBM has changed the licensing policy. As I understand now, they are going from a complex way of licensing to a more simple way of licensing."
"The concurrent user license is much more effective in management and cost-wise, as it is more suitable for maintenance management."
"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."
"Explore the possibility of using DB2. You will avoid the cost of SQL Server or Oracle licenses."
"​Explore internal processes in order to evaluate the correct number of users in each Maximo module, then evaluate the different offers of pricing and licensing.​"
"Where available, concurrent licenses can be more cost efficient and provide more flexibility."
"For our 500 assets that are using the professional version of the solution, we pay somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000 per year."
"It is cheaper than its competitors."
"As compared to a lot of systems out there, it is more affordable."
"It is above average. But it is neither cheap nor expensive."
"We use the cloud model, which is subscription-based, and each year, the subscription fees seem to go up, making it a more expensive solution."
"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is much cheaper than many of its competitors. We pay about nine dollars per agent and one dollar per device. There are no hidden costs."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"For 90 service agents and our need for a cloud solution with incident management and service request management, it annually costs around 12,000. If you need additional development or deployment support from the vendor, there might be an additional cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?
There are a couple of places, but I cannot name one at this moment because I still need to go through more of the things because there is a lot which I need to learn. Something related to the custo...
What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?
I generally develop IBM Maximo reports and then some automation scripts, and the major thing which I have customized is an application called Archival solution that we created from scratch. For the...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Maximo?
AI Watson, I have not used it so far. I was trying to use it, but there are some challenges for me to use it. I will definitely try to give a review once I use it. I have not used it so far. I will...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
Regarding pricing, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus offers three editions: Standard edition, Professional, and Enterprise. The Enterprise edition is the full suite, and the Professional edition has in...
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
The biggest friction point or frustration I have run into with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is the upgrade risk and manual patching, along with the rigid reporting engine and clunky analytics. I w...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
My main use case for ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is that we are receiving tickets from multiple users regarding issues or problems they are facing, and we also generate some reports for the KPI o...
 

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Sample Customers

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., DTE Energy, Swedish Match, Projetech, Fingrid, East Coast
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