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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs Zoho Desk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Ranking in Help Desk Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (3rd)
Zoho Desk
Ranking in Help Desk Software
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is 7.4%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Desk is 2.7%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Anil  Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved problem-solving and has a user-friendly knowledge base
The primary benefit of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is its ease of use. It provides a simpler and more intuitive interface for creating semi-automated use cases and managing problem solutions. This simplicity makes it particularly suitable for less technical staff to use effectively. Additionally, its ability to interpret issues and offer solutions based on its knowledge base makes problem-solving faster. The deployment and use of all policies and user cases are seamless.
Babatunde-Olugbode - PeerSpot reviewer
End-to-end solution to manage customer support tickets and consolidate all communication channels into one platform
For me, the valuable features are related to customer engagement because I want to ensure I don't miss any customer inquiries, no matter the channel. For example, I haven't seen any other platform that consolidates all channels into one console. That's a valuable feature to me. Then there's the pricing, which is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user, per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency). Zoho can also identify user locations, letting you leverage existing reviews. These are valuable features that many organizations have adopted Zoho Desk for. We can download the mobile app to see requests and respond from anywhere. It is one of the most improved applications and widely integrated systems I've worked with. You can virtually integrate it with almost anything, like Microsoft Teams and other data applications. The marketplace lets you find native integrations. For example, we have an organization that uses multiple systems and wants to ensure agents don't log in to multiple platforms to see emails. They have a native integration system that takes care of that and works seamlessly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The management of this application is good."
"The solution is free for up to five users."
"It is excellent from the service management perspective."
"ServiceDesk Plus manages all our requests, both internal and external requests, for not only ticketing but users' requests."
"The product is extremely user-friendly. It is easy to build the workflows and electronic forms."
"Its interface is most valuable. It is easy to use, and our customers find it amazing because of that. Nowadays, it is not only IT technicians who deal with tickets. People from HR and finance also handle tickets, and not all of them are tech-savvy, so it is nice for them to have an interface that they can easily relate to. They appreciate that."
"It's a very user-friendly tool with good performance."
"Easy to setup with a user-friendly interface that works well on cloud. It has a lot of important features: workflow builder, configuration management database, and recorded solutions."
"The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are archiving queries and analytics."
"It is a highly scalable solution. You can easily add more users through the portal within seconds."
"The product has a lot of features."
"Good at capturing online inquiries has portal functionality, and is very good at managing inbound customer inquiries."
"The ticketing feature is very easy to use, compared to other systems."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature of generating the ticket through the web form and for the e-mailers. So, if you are facing any issues, by the ticket, you can generate the issue in Google Test."
"The product provides communication features like chats and calls."
 

Cons

"There is a limitation when assigning an approval; it has to be a single user."
"I expected more features than it has. The flexibility is missing. I also was expecting a different level of configuration and segregation."
"I think that the tool should try to streamline the user interface even more because there are a lot of options that can be offered to users."
"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Azure."
"Improvement is needed in the Software Assets Management functionality."
"It would be better if they could just bring up interface changes because, from the past five years, I don't see any difference in the way or look and feel of the application."
"The licensing model should be more flexible. The current approach requires individual licenses, which become costly."
"The current MDM is very basic and should be expanded."
"It could be easier to link Zoho Desk and Outlook."
"Zoho Desk should provide more integrations and improve the Zoho project integration."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integration."
"The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side."
"Sometimes support is available according to their time slots and they can't fulfill everything I need them to. They give us a time slot but it's not always enough."
"As per customer requirements, it may have some limitations."
"The solution should provide an option to autofill some values while creating tickets."
"Sometimes, the solution has some email issues in a new data center."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is above average. But it is neither cheap nor expensive."
"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus' price is very reasonable."
"Pricing can always be improved and made more affordable."
"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus has reasonable pricing because my colleagues mentioned that the solution is more cost-effective than the previous one the company used."
"For our 500 assets that are using the professional version of the solution, we pay somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000 per year."
"I am using the free edition of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. There are different versions available, such as professional."
"The licensing is around $10,000 per year."
"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."
"The product costs $10 to $25 per user per month."
"For what it does, it's quite cheap."
"Zoho Desk's cost is pretty much okay."
"Price-wise, Zoho Desk is about 35 USD a month per user."
"Zoho Desk is a cost-effective solution."
"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."
"Regarding pricing, it's 35 USD per user a year and 45 USD per user a month. Under the price, I have access to all Zoho products since it all falls under Zoho One's package."
"The solution costs INR 8400 per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
62%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
3%
Educational Organization
60%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
The platform's most beneficial features are incident management, change management, request management, and asset management.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
There is a limitation when assigning an approval; it has to be a single user. It would be beneficial to have an option to assign approvals to a user group or a variable.
What do you like most about Zoho Desk?
The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are archiving queries and analytics.
What needs improvement with Zoho Desk?
Sometimes, the solution has some email issues in a new data center.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Tranter IT Infrastructure Services Limited, Sterlite Technologies, averda, Radiology Associates
Intel, Sears, Daimler, Essilor, Aon Hewitt, Shop Your Way, CoffeeRocket
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