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SysAid pros and cons

Vendor: SysAid
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

SysAid provides excellent customer service from implementation to continuous support, ensuring that the platform aligns well with business needs.
All service management functions are integrated into one system, which improves response times through better visibility into operations.
Service desk orchestration is robust, allowing organizations to quickly adapt and integrate support models using SysAid's tools.
SysAid enables effective automation and orchestration of service desks, which is currently being implemented for critical applications, enhancing workflow efficiency.
The platform offers multi-layered service management and supports extensive IT department functions, including development, warehousing, and applications.

CONS

SysAid has a learning curve for users, requiring time to adapt.
There is a desire for improved management security features.
Limited to one Knowledge Base instance, restricting separate setups for different audiences.
Asset management and patch management features need further improvement.
SysAid lacks a mobile application, which limits accessibility.
 

SysAid Pros review quotes

NB
Aug 11, 2020
It's really customizable. It's very user-friendly to change very quickly. We've developed lots of custom forms and things, without any need for thousands of accounting consultants which was one of our main aims of it.
UM
Oct 19, 2021
All our service management is integrated into one system. Our response time is much faster because we have a visual into what is going on.
CS
Apr 30, 2020
The service desk orchestration, overall, is good. It allows an organization to build that service desk concept into its organizational and support strategy. And it allows an organization to digest that and create a support model very quickly around the tools. The fact that the tools are integrated within the system itself gives the organization a really robust way to integrate everything and have a complete support model.
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TR
Jul 5, 2020
The service desk automation and orchestration are very good. We are implementing it at the moment. We implemented it for two of our applications already for our CRM. Whenever there's a change in the CRM, it will automate them into SysAid as well. We have two workflows from our CRM into SysAid, which is very helpful. Overall, we're very happy with the workflow.
DJ
Jul 19, 2020
It tracks everything that the technicians are doing. We can account for time and manage resources.
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 21, 2023
I would say the overall flexibility of the product is its most valuable feature.
reviewer1616298 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 15, 2021
The solution can scale.
MZ
Apr 19, 2019
The SysAid team provided excellent service to implement the solution for us. From the very first day, we received a comp manager, and a project manager, to implement the product. They continued to inquire about our business needs and then finalized the best path for us.
reviewer1077825 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
The simplicity of the solution is excellent.
reviewer1616298 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 12, 2023
SysAid is more user-friendly, and its configuration is easier than other tools.
 

SysAid Cons review quotes

NB
Aug 11, 2020
The automation needs improvement. The workflow has some improvements to do. There's some stuff that they are working on like having cascaded fields. For example, we're categorizing tickets by location, by site and by building and then by data room within a data center. At the moment they're all separate fields.
UM
Oct 19, 2021
We would like them to approve the security functionalities, e.g., management security features.
CS
Apr 30, 2020
One of the features that I'm hoping comes at some point is that currently you can only have one Knowledge Base instance within it. For me, it would be beneficial to have multiple instances for different purposes. I'd like to have a completely separate one for customers and the only way I can achieve that right now, where I can tag articles to only be viewed by customers, would be if I use its portal function.
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TR
Jul 5, 2020
So far, we're very happy with the new integration. The only thing that I would like to see is for them to improve asset management so that it's more usable. We looked at it once and we didn't find it quite usable for us. That's why we didn't use it. We haven't looked into the new one yet but the asset management is something that can be improved even more and patch management is not as good as it could be.
DJ
Jul 19, 2020
The administrative side of the user interface could be a little more user-friendly. It is easier for me to export our reports into Excel, then do a server retrieval and get the information. Whereas, to do a report, you have to go through a configuration type of process, which is kind of difficult and complicated. I have been using this solution for two years now and I still haven't gotten the hang of the reports.
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 21, 2023
Some of the back-end configurations of the solution are very difficult. So, we always need SysAid's help.
reviewer1616298 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 15, 2021
Currently, SysAid does not have a mobile application.
MZ
Apr 19, 2019
There is a learning curve for the users.
reviewer1077825 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
Monitoring needs improvement. At the moment we are looking for some advanced monitoring tools, which are using AI and machine learning as well. This product currently does not offer that.
reviewer1616298 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 12, 2023
SysAid has fewer AI features compared to other tools.