Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk

Spiceworks: Una solución todo en uno para la gestión de tecnología empresarial

Comentarios: En general, Spiceworks es una excelente herramienta para la gestión de TI, especialmente para pequeñas y medianas empresas que buscan una solución de bajo costo y fácil de usar.

Puntos a favor:

Un sistema de inventario de equipos es una herramienta esencial para cualquier empresa o organización que necesite un control detallado de su infraestructura tecnológica. En este sentido, Spiceworks ofrece una solución completa y gratuita que permite administrar eficientemente el inventario de equipos, software y licencias.En los últimos 2 años, no nos ha fallado. Y se integra perfectamente en nuestras redes locales y remotasCon Spiceworks, es posible obtener información detallada sobre los equipos de la organización, incluyendo su hardware, software, licencias, garantías, ubicación y estado. Además, se pueden programar alertas para notificar sobre cambios en la configuración de los equipos, fechas de vencimiento de licencias y garantías, entre otros aspectos.

Contras:

Algunas de sus características avanzadas, como la automatización de la gestión de tickets, solo están disponibles en la versión de pago. Además, para algunas empresas, la interfaz y la funcionalidad pueden no ser lo suficientemente avanzadas o personalizables para satisfacer sus necesidades específicas.

Todo en uno para helpdesk e inventarios

Comentarios: La gestión de carga de trabajo por operadores de IT e informes de carga de trabajo y costes

Puntos a favor:

La facilidad de despliegue, poca necesidad de configuración facilita la gestión de los activos y la transparencia para el reporte de incidencias por parte de los usuarios lo hace muy ágil

Contras:

La necesidad que la plataforma cloud siga añadiendo viejas funciones de la versión onpremise

Ideal free helpdesk for small to medium businesses

Comentarios: Overall I have been very happy with Spiceworks, especially the community of users.

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It's impossible to beat the cost of free. The product is well designed and functions extremely well for the job it is designed for.

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Larger IT departments won't be able to route tickets to specific teams. It would be very nice if spiceworks could expand its offering to include sub service desks etc.

SpiceWorks Cloud IT helpdesk for free!

Comentarios: Spiceworks IT Helpdesk Cloud version does everything I want from a cloud based Ticketing system so even though its lacking some features which I hope will get added soon as ive mentioned earlier it does do everything you would expect from a basic IT Support helpdesk ticketing system. So if your looking for a free IT helpdesk solution I would really try out Spiceworks offering and also take a look at there cloud hosted version which I use myself.

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Spiceworks ive used the community for years now so when I found there IT Helpdesk I started to use it but I then stopped for a while until there cloud IT Helpdesk came out which for me works best as I dont need to worry about hosting anywhere. So now I have a great IT helpdesk for my clients to log tickets with all for free!

Contras:

The only Con to Spiceworks IT Helpdesk was that I was initially released as a windows installer which didnt really work for my business as I dont have my own servers, it wasnt until the Cloud IT helpdesk version came out that I then started to use Spiceworks IT helpdesk again as my client IT helpdesk solution. Its also lacking some features you would see in premium solutions but it does the basics and works for my IT Consultancy business.

Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk review

Puntos a favor:

Spiceworks works well as a free help desk system. It does what it says on the tin. It has decent audit logging, relatively easy configuration, and a simple user interface.

Contras:

It being free holds back some of the functionality, the way statistics are shown on the dashboard isn't consistent, and it's very barebones overall.

Ever looking for an IT Asset Management App to use ..... Spiceworks has it all

Comentarios: My life became easy when I stated using Spice work to update all the IT assets, as I can add new devices from anywhere and monitor who was assign to a particular device for tracking and report documentation.

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The beauty of updating IT Assets all in one place from Mobile device to Laptops to Printers and the ability to save credentials for assessing those devices in a shot note for easy of continuity.

Contras:

I haven't find any fault using the app, so there is non for me to write

My Experience With Spiceworks

Puntos a favor:

It is a great tool as service desk and hep desk solution It makes management of IT assets easy and also doubles up as an IT management solution

Contras:

Spiceworks has always been very helpful. No pitfalls.

Great community, basic features and many integrations

Comentarios: Spiceworks was great to begin with but as the company grew, the features and requirements we needed also grew so we needed to move away. For a small company, this would be a great starting point.

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The helpdesk is the main feature of Spiceworks and works well, the community as well are very knowledgeable and welcoming which is great when you have any issues or queries, you don't need to directly contact Spiceworks Support but rather you can discuss it with the general community. The software being free is also a big positive because unless you're a big company, it's another expense which you can avoid and still get a great service desk.

Contras:

The UI was the most disliked feature of this software, it felt very outdated and the theme customisation was very minimal as well.

Good ticket management for basic ticket management

Puntos a favor:

It's cheap and relatively easy to use - good community around it also.

Contras:

the system was slow compared to others (on prem version)

Best bang for Buck IT Ticket System for infrastructure support

Comentarios: Spiceworks filled the void where we relied on email for managing internal IT support cases, it's was a significant improvement for issue tracking and managing workloads. It's completely free you just need the hardware to host / run their solution. For anyone who is using email or teams channels to manage internal support cases just stop and switch to spiceworks. The issues with spiceworks is it's very limited on functionality, there's no round [sensitive content hidden] assignments, holidays rotas and multiple dashboards for split teams. It's a very basic ticket system ideal for small teams but don't let that put you off as it's trivial to install & configure and best of all it's completely free.

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It's very easy to install & configure, their documentation on initial setup is straight forward and overall it's easy to use. It's a very basic ticket solution however it's completely free, if you're without a ticket system and just need something to get you away from emails then you'd be daft not to try it.

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The lack of advanced functionality you find in paid rival solutions, round [sensitive content hidden], holiday rota, multiple teams and advanced reporting / dashboards are none existent.

Spiceworks works

Comentarios: We had a more analog way of putting in maintenance and IT requests prior to Spiceworks. The process was changed to a similar system as Spiceworks and then our company started to utilize Spiceworks. On my end I do not see a difference. I like that we are able to track a ticket and staff can communicate through the request. The maintenance workers find it easier to organize and prioritize the jobs as well.

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Our maintenance and IT dept use Spiceworks for staff to put in tickets for requests. It is easy to do and I get alerts when ticket is assigned to a worker.

Contras:

It really depends on who is accepting the tickets on the other end. Sometimes I will put in a ticket and it will remain open until a human assigns it or closes it on the other end. This program works great with the help of a real human.

Spiceworks Review

Comentarios: I was moderately happy with it. We no longer use it but did use for several years.

Puntos a favor:

It was low in cost and easy to customize.

Contras:

Spiceworks is not very sophisticated and at the time, was difficult to access remotely.

Spiceworks Helpdesk

Comentarios: Spiceworks has always worked well for me, but scalability is an issue.

Puntos a favor:

It's free and easy to setup, and a very good product if you need a basic Help Desk offering with basic features.

Contras:

Advanced features are limited, as is reporting capability.

Spiceworks Review

Comentarios: Overall, my experience with Spiceworks was highly positive. The vibrant community and wealth of resources made it a valuable tool for IT professionals. It provided a platform to seek advice, troubleshoot problems, and stay connected with industry peers. While there were occasional performance issues and the user interface could have been more intuitive, these minor inconveniences did not significantly impact the overall experience. Spiceworks proved to be a valuable resource for IT professionals, facilitating knowledge sharing and enhancing collaboration within the community.

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One of the things I liked most about Spiceworks was its vibrant and supportive community. The Spiceworks community provided a wealth of knowledge and resources, allowing me to connect with IT professionals and exchange valuable insights. It was a great platform for seeking advice, troubleshooting issues, and staying updated with the latest industry trends. The community's active participation and willingness to help made problem-solving and learning a collaborative and enjoyable experience.

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While Spiceworks had many positive aspects, one thing I liked least was occasional performance issues. At times, the platform experienced slowdowns or glitches, which could be frustrating, especially during critical tasks. Additionally, the user interface, although functional, could have been more intuitive and streamlined. Navigating through certain sections or finding specific features required some exploration, which could have been improved for a smoother user experience.

HelpDesk

Puntos a favor:

It is very useful to share solutions to problems, especially in the forum section.

Contras:

Even on the forum page, they may charge a fee for some content.

Review

Puntos a favor:

I like the ticketing system. it is the only feature that I used.

Contras:

The support wasn't too responsive on my end.

SpiceWorks does the job, for free-ninety-nine.

Comentarios: Prior to SpiceWorks we relied on emails from users with issues, and each IT person might manage those emails in their own way - flagging for followup, marking as unread, subfolders of their inbox, reminders, etc. Issues often were forgotten before being resolved as they moved further down in the IT inbox. We would often work on issues that another IT person already knew the answer to, thus wasting time. Spiceworks has made it so much easier to keep track of issues and their resolutions. IT supervisors can see at a glance if any of their people are struggling, and how quickly issues are resolved. Each ticket is categorized (Phone System, PC Hardware, Network, etc.) so its easy to see if things are getting better or worse. You can reply to a ticket with a suggested solution, categorize it, and close it, all using the "Tickets Anywhere" keywords.

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It allows us to prioritize tickets, identify recurring problems, and prevent requests from "falling through the cracks". It provides our employees a single email address for getting help without them having to know who in IT does what. It is fairly configurable to meet different needs - we use it for warehouse and logistics issues as well as IT Help Desk. Tickets can be assigned, categorized, closed, etc. using "Tickets Anywhere" keywords when replying to the email so you don't even have to open the site to work tickets.

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Emails sent to Spiceworks are converted to plain text with attachments, so tables and in-line images are lost. Due to this we sometimes have to ask the user to forward the email directly to us in order to see the original. There is a delay of between 1 and 5 minutes after an email is sent to Spiceworks before the Spiceworks email is received by team members, so we occasionally have more than one person starting to work on a ticket at the same time - especially if the ticket can be resolved simply by replying to the email.

Spiceworks Ticket System is the Best!

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The ease for an end user to submit a ticket and for me to communicate updates for that ticket are outstanding. I use this for a very basic IT help desk ticket system and am amazed at what you get for free. They can create tickets and communicate via a web page or via email conversations. Even with email it keeps a record of the communications with the ticket.

Contras:

None. I mostly use only the ticketing system which I have detailed above along with some of the support community message boards. I have no complaints about any of it.

Spiceworks IT Helpdesk offers great value for money. Most outstanding is the support.

Comentarios: The software provides a complete inventory even if stretched over multiple locations and networks; a complete ticketing system, knowledge base system and many other tools that are of good quality to manage day to day incidences and requests.
The inventory scan provides great detail of networked devices and peripherals e.g. serials, make, model, status, warranty and many more.
Customisable views allow you to quickly focus on the details necessary to troubleshoot issues.

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Community forum. Personally, I consider forums a waste of time since you normally have to look for ages and still never get the answer you need. Communities are based that "someone has experienced this problem before" and is willing to share in all detail what the problem (can be awkward) and share the solution as well. On the Spiceworks community (cheers!), we have always found answers that you usually only find on paid communities (details, scripts etc). The software (FREE!) gives you a great overview, even if you are spread over multiple locations and/or multiple networks. A complete inventory and a ticketing system that are customisable and ready to integration software and scripts. What more do you want for free?

Contras:

This is definitely not the worst but it takes a bit of getting used how Spiceworks operates. Like other platforms there is a learning curve. Some integration with other 3rd party software might not be straight forward but then there is the awesome community.

Great HelpDesk / Inventory solution

Comentarios: Cost, up-to-date picture of the hardware inventory, logs, that can be used for internal audit purposes.

Puntos a favor:

I used a free version of Spiceworks for several years. Installation of the application only takes few minutes. In just a few clicks you have a full robust system for ticketing and inventory. Another great perk is Spiceworks community, merely priceless resource where all the IT folks share their knowledge and can help you with random IT dramas. Great way to keep an eye on the hardware inventory. Getting it configured and working properly can be a challenge, but the results are well worth it. Not to mention great helpdesk ticketing functionality, that allows to put an order on how your service requests are processed on a daily basis.

Contras:

I've only used a free version of the application. As I mentioned, one of the key reasons why I got it was for inventory purposes. Getting it work was a challenge. A lot of tweaking had to be done on the network to be able to query all of my PC and Mac workstations and servers. Nevertheless, the result was well worth it. Additionally, while the inventory is running, the system would be somewhat slow, but still managable. Great product! I highly recommend it to all IT admins out there.

Perfect starter IT Help Desk software with additional tools for Small Business sysadmins

Comentarios: Our small 3-person IT team needed a basic and easy-to-use helpdesk software for our technicians and end-users. Spiceworks was easy to install and meets all of our requirements, with a little bit of feature bloat (but it's free!). While I am sure we could pay money for a more customizable, modular, ad-free system, its simplicity and reliability is incredibly valuable in our IT department.

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-Offers basic helpdesk features - email to ticket, email notifications, simple reports/metrics - and a simple interface for L1+ technicians. No training is required -Knowledge Base is a great place for documentation, and to refer users for duplicate tickets -No frills, easy to setup, requires virtually no maintenance when hosted on a Windows server (we do not use the cloud version)

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-Inventory and Network Monitor just seem to add bloat for the minimal usefulness that they are - we can do a better job with other free tools like The Dude -Paying to remove ads still won't reclaim any screen space that they take up, just a replacement with your own graphic - I don't believe this is worth it

100% free help desk and ticket resolution solution.

Comentarios: As I mentioned previously, a majority of our users are primarily mobile and being able to stay in touch with each other and with the client (who we can set up to receive notifications of their own when a ticket they created is edited) is essential. Further, there's no reason not to try it out because there is no financial commitment to worry about.

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As I said above, it's FREE. For lower volume IT houses it's pretty great. We have a basic setup where emails sent to a support address automatically open a ticket. I operate almost exclusively from my phone and we've never had an issue creating, working on or closing tickets in the field or in the office.

Contras:

Nothing more serious than the occasional hiccup when an update is released for the mobile app and features are either shuffled around or changed so much they aren't easily uncovered again. Also, if it did more to auto-populate the fields for the name of the person who submitted it, what it pertains to, which software or hardware they're looking for help with, that would be great.

Best for IT

Comentarios: Spiceworks IT makes it easy for my team and I to manage difficult IT tickets as well as track our own internal projects. The in-app emailing notification system helps keep clients up to date on ticket progress, so that we don't have to update tickets and email clients separately.

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Spiceworks IT Help Desk is great to help manage ticket times and IT tasks. I like that it is made specifically for IT tickets or level 2 software support scenarios, it's definitely more for IT than for software development or software feature tracking. The modules are a little easier to look at than Fogbugz. The admin portal is also easy to use and manage teammates and team workloads - managing inbound tickets and creating brand new tickets (as a manager) to send out tasks is easy.

Contras:

For me it took a while to ramp up and get trained on Spiceworks IT - it was a little bit less intuitive than Fogbugz and JIRA, but, once you learn how it works, it's much better. If anything goes wrong customer support is pretty good. For software development projects where repositories are being merged/ features are being tracked ect it isn't the best fit.

It's great, setup is a pain

Comentarios: We used to rely on word of mouth or emails that would generally get lost. I am now able to keep track of all user submitted tickets to see where my staff is and ensure that things get completed. It also makes it much easier for users to report an issue. Previously users were discouraged from reporting technical issues because there was no guarantee the issue would ever be addressed. We now have accountability.

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Extremely easy to use as a user and an administrator. Users simply send an email to a pre-defined email address ([email protected]) and a e-ticket is automatically generated. My IT staff receives notifications via email as well as the mobile app. IT Staff is able to assign tickets, respond to users, set categories, etc. very easily. Best of all, it's FREE.

Contras:

Set up was very difficult. It took us a few attempts to get it working. But once it was up and running, it keeps on going.

Simply essential to every day I.T. Life!

Comentarios: There is really nothing to say but this software is excellent. I use it daily for ticketing, tracking, research and even I.T. related news clips. It's an essential one stop HUB for everything I.T. and best of all it's free.

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Spiceworks is the software that my company uses for ticketing and a secondary asset tracking system. Since I've been using it I've found that it's infinitely more helpful than at first it seemed. The ticketing system is very simple to set up and tracks and assigns tickets very well. Besides the ticketing and asset tracking I love all the plug-ins that are available as well as the Spiceworks community. There are very few resources where you will find a more helpful bunch of users who have real world experience and can answer anything you might need to ask. I always find someone who has broken down extremely technical knowledge that makes it easier for me to learn and expand.

Contras:

The software can sometimes be a bit slow to respond. There will at times be an odd lag in the software even though there is nothing taxing happening on the server and resources look fine. This is a minor occurrence and can be fixed by restarting the service on the server.