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IBM Maximo vs SolarWinds Web Help Desk comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (1st), Billing Software (2nd)
SolarWinds Web Help Desk
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Maximo and SolarWinds Web Help Desk aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Maximo is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 26.9%, up 25.8% compared to last year.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk, on the other hand, focuses on Help Desk Software, holds 1.0% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Help Desk Software
 

Featured Reviews

Jose Pedro Muñoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2023
A very strong and powerful tool in the market preferred by a variety of industries
The solution is used for a variety of industries like manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and transportation Work management, optimization, and maintenance indicators are some of the valuable features of the solution. Pricing, purchasing, invoicing areas, and mobility are some areas in the solution…
Shadi Shaar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 3, 2024
Supports case and incident reporting with responsive support
SolarWinds Web Help Desk is a case management system. Each user logs their concerns or problems into the portal, which are then assigned to one of our support engineers responsible for managing the IT department. With this system, we can track issues, generate reports, collect feedback, and conduct…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The incident management feature is good because it allows you to keep track of and classify issues."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to correct maintenance."
"IBM Maximo is the best software for assets management."
"They have a real strength of tracking the asset itself along with the condition of the asset, the maintenance of the asset and who has access to the asset, etc."
"IBM Maximo is a very strong and powerful tool in the market…Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The Preventive Maintenance feature, especially in its inspection routines and KPI abilities, is valuable."
"It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world."
"We were able to scale perfectly.​"
"Once installed, it runs like a charm and doesn't ever crash."
"SolarWinds is scalable as far as adding devices and servers."
"It is easy to use."
"It has a pretty good search function. If you do the advanced search, you can basically search for anything in any field. If I do a search on the request field and just put in some terms I'm searching for, I can usually find the ticket that I'm looking for."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the assets management module."
"SolarWinds supports case and incident reporting. This includes logging incidents and tracking them efficiently. Additionally, it is compatible and approved by the ITIL foundation and standards, meeting world-class standards."
 

Cons

"The interface is not very easy or user-friendly and is in need of improvement."
"Revision management of file attachments."
"Although you can create notifications with Maximo, the configuration and options could be improved."
"Initial setup is a longer process because Maximo is bigger and has more processes."
"It's not user-friendly. It could use shortcuts for frequently requested services."
"The latest version is slow due to the power it requires."
"IBM is a big company and they have a lot of products. Level One, the first level of tech support, is the one that is used to stop the tsunami. For everyone, it's always work to get past that."
"It's quite reliable, but new versions often are not too stable. They bring in enhancements but they break other stuff."
"The interface feels clunky to me compared to some other systems that I've used. I used ManageEngine Service Desk prior to this at my previous job and that had stuff like categories that we use that I don't see in SolarWinds."
"This solution needs to have mobile application support added."
"We would like to see automation included in the next release. We would like to eliminate the L1, and L2 support, by at least 80%. To do this, we need automation with AI (Artificial Intelligence) in combination with ML (Machine Learning)."
"It would be good if there were training and tutorial videos on the Web Help Desk."
"A little outdated compared to newer products that include protection and detection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​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.​"
"$USD700 per agent user."
"The price of IBM Maximo could reduce, it is expensive."
"Explore the possibility of using DB2. You will avoid the cost of SQL Server or Oracle licenses."
"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."
"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is low and ten is high, I rate the pricing a nine. The price is very high."
"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."
"When you compare with ManageEngine and ServiceNow, SolarWinds is reasonable."
"They charge by the technician. It costs $117 per technician per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
36%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
78%
Retailer
3%
University
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Maximo?
It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world.
What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?
Though I liked it a lot, I think it was lagging a lot. It was very slow due to the lagging issues. So that was kind of frustrating, considering how slow it was while functioning. The aforementioned...
What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?
It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world. With IBM Maximo,...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Web Help Desk?
Some features in the product are supposed to run. However, if they don't, it may require some time to configure or fix them, such as asset management. We have been struggling with asset management ...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Web Help Desk?
SolarWinds Web Help Desk is a case management system. Each user logs their concerns or problems into the portal, which are then assigned to one of our support engineers responsible for managing the...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Web Help Desk?
SolarWinds Web Help Desk could be beneficial for generating automated responses, such as ONIQ. Since we receive multiple cases from similar backgrounds, it would streamline the process if the syste...
 

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Sample Customers

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