Spiceworks
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Cloud-based IT management and service delivery platform for SMBs
How to Replace SpiceworksOverview
Features
44 features across 15 categories
Administration(2)
Manage multiple clients or departments from a single Spiceworks instance.
Define granular permissions for users with customizable roles and responsibilities.
Analytics(6)
Analyze IT spending across software, hardware, and services to optimize budgets.
AI-powered suggestions to improve IT asset performance and reduce operational costs.
AI predictions on ticket volume, resolution time, and resource needs.
Generate customizable reports on ticket trends, asset usage, and IT service performance metrics.
Generate and automatically email reports on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Collect customer satisfaction ratings and feedback for continuous service improvement.
Asset Management(7)
Track and manage IT hardware and software assets across the organization with automatic discovery.
Scan networks to automatically detect and catalog hardware and software inventory.
Maintain a centralized repository of IT assets and their relationships for impact analysis.
Visualize relationships between IT assets and systems to understand impact of changes.
Track hardware warranty and maintenance schedules to plan replacements and repairs.
Predict IT hardware and software needs using historical usage patterns.
Monitor software licenses across the organization to ensure compliance and optimize spending.
Automation(3)
Create conditional logic to automate repetitive IT processes and reduce manual work.
Pre-built automation templates for common IT processes available as one-click setup.
Perform bulk updates on multiple assets or tickets simultaneously to save time.
Collaboration(1)
Enable teams to communicate within tickets using comments and mentions.
Customization(2)
Create custom fields for tickets and assets to capture organization-specific information.
Customize the support portal with your branding for managed service providers.
Data Management(1)
Import and export assets and data in bulk using CSV and other standard formats.
Integration(3)
Extend Spiceworks functionality with REST APIs and webhooks for custom integrations.
Create and manage tickets via email with automatic parsing and categorization.
Browse and install pre-built integrations and extensions from certified vendors.
Knowledge Management(1)
Create and manage searchable IT documentation and self-service articles for end users.
Mobile(1)
Access ticketing, assets, and IT information on iOS and Android devices.
Search(1)
Find tickets, assets, and knowledge articles using natural language AI-powered search.
Security(3)
Track all system changes and user actions for compliance and security investigation.
Automatic daily backups with point-in-time recovery for business continuity.
Authenticate users via SAML, OAuth, and Active Directory for seamless access.
Service Management(9)
Automatically route support tickets to the most qualified technician using machine learning.
Plan, approve, and track IT changes with automated workflows and impact analysis.
Create, track, and manage IT support tickets with automated workflows and SLA monitoring.
Respond to and resolve critical IT incidents with structured workflows and team coordination.
Identify root causes of recurring issues and implement permanent solutions.
Automate routine IT requests with self-service portals and pre-defined fulfillment workflows.
Define and track service level agreements with automated escalation and breach notifications.
Create reusable ticket templates for common IT issues to standardize and speed up responses.
Log and track time spent on tickets for billing and productivity analysis.
Support(2)
Access community-driven support, best practices, and user discussions.
Online training courses and certification programs for Spiceworks platform mastery.
User Experience(2)
Enable clients to submit tickets, track requests, and access knowledge base from external portal.
Provide end users with a self-service portal to submit requests and track ticket status.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Help desk ticketing
- ✓asset management
- ✓knowledge base for up to 3 users
Professional
Popular- ✓All Free features plus SLA management
- ✓automated workflows
- ✓multi-tenant support
Enterprise
- ✓All Professional features plus advanced analytics
- ✓custom integrations
- ✓dedicated support
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Integrations
30 known integrations