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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs Zoho Desk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

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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

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
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is 7.6%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Desk is 2.8%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software
 

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

"What I found most valuable in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is its ticketing function plus change management, which helps us monitor all service requests within the team and even extend the requests to level two support."
"ServiceDesk Plus manages all our requests, both internal and external requests, for not only ticketing but users' requests."
"It offers robust project management capabilities. You can create projects, define staging environments, and set rules and regulations according to organizational standards."
"It's very easy to customize the tool to your business needs."
"The tool's most valuable feature is task creation. The tickets get timestamps as well."
"The platform's most beneficial features are incident management, change management, request management, and asset management."
"I can't think of any single feature that stands out, but it's an excellent product for a fair price. Nothing is missing. ServiceDesk has a lot of features, and we aren't using all of them. We have to implement the ones we already have before we move on to the others."
"ServiceDesk Plus stands out due to its ease of implementation."
"The ticketing feature is very easy to use, compared to other systems."
"The product is quite stable."
"The integration part is a valuable feature in the solution, especially if we're talking about Zoho One solution. Zoho Desk is easy to integrate with Zoho platform."
"Zoho Desk is very flexible, just like the other applications of Zoho."
"The tool has made support very flexible and strong. We can use chat boxes and auto-responses. If someone creates a ticket, it will be created in Zoho Desk's ticket module. We can get emails and respond to them within the product. We don't need a support email product to manage emails. We can easily manage it within Zoho Desk. The tool's interface is good since it updated the layout three months ago and the current interface is more effective."
"The product provides communication features like chats and calls."
"Good at capturing online inquiries has portal functionality, and is very good at managing inbound customer inquiries."
"The most valuable feature of Zoho Desk is the parent and child task management feature."
 

Cons

"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Azure."
"I think the user interface needs to be improved and needs to be enhanced to be more supportive to users."
"Its reporting can be improved. It can have better analytics reports. Even though they provide integration with another tool called Analytics Plus to get those reports, it would be quite helpful to have them on the fly and out of the box. A lot of improvement is required in change management and release management. Their change management module is quite simple, and they need to do a lot of work on the change management module. The release management is out only on the cloud. It is not available in on-premises deployments. In the next release, I would like it to have effective project management. They do provide the project management and contracts management modules, but these modules need a bit of improvement."
"The self-service feature for end users and the knowledge base need to be improved."
"I'd like to understand more technical features due to the fact that I want to teach globally. I understand all the questions in the search engine. I want to find more technical information about the product."
"The service delivery could be improved."
"The solution does not have an automated approach to integration with other ManageEngine products."
"I would like to see a clearer distinction between ManageEngine Cloud, ServiceDesk Plus, and ManageEngine Enterprise. That way, choosing the best one is better informed. Initially, I struggled to understand the difference, but I figured it out later."
"Zoho Desk lacks lookup fields for the layouts."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integration."
"I would want Zoho Desk to integrate Zoho CRM, Zoho SalesIQ , and Zoho Campaigns."
"The solution needs to have more customization on alerts and notifications."
"The solution should provide an option to autofill some values while creating tickets."
"As per customer requirements, it may have some limitations."
"Zoho Desk needs to be enhanced to support IT service management policies."
"The customization of modules and some blueprint in the solution are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It is cheaper than its competitors."
"As compared to a lot of systems out there, it is 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."
"The prices are attractive. Customer can use a subscription if they do not have enough budget."
"ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is a reasonably priced product."
"Cost-wise, we're quite happy."
"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."
"The solution costs INR 8400 per user."
"The gap is limited, but it should limit the price back bracket so that most start-ups can use it most effectively."
"The solution is relatively cheap. However, there are additional licensing fees involved."
"Zoho Desk's cost is pretty much okay."
"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."
"Zoho Desk is a cost-effective solution."
"The product costs $10 to $25 per user per month."
"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
61%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
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.
 

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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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