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    Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is Now Free!

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    • DominicaD
      Dominica @Katie
      last edited by

      @Katie said:

      It wasn't intended to be a helpdesk, but rather a sales tool. 😉 Sort of an off-market use.

      Without writing our own software, we just have to make do with a middle ground solution. No solution is going to be a perfect fit unless we do the developing, unfortunately.

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      • KatieK
        Katie @Dominica
        last edited by

        @Dominica Right, it's impossible to have everything. CRM has a lot of customizability that other software does not.

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        • DominicaD
          Dominica @Katie
          last edited by

          @Katie Customization is a big plus, for sure.

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          • KatieK
            Katie @Dominica
            last edited by

            @Dominica said:

            @Katie Customization is a big plus, for sure.

            Exactly, that can go a long way.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Dominica
              last edited by

              @Dominica said:

              @Katie said:

              It wasn't intended to be a helpdesk, but rather a sales tool. 😉 Sort of an off-market use.

              Without writing our own software, we just have to make do with a middle ground solution. No solution is going to be a perfect fit unless we do the developing, unfortunately.

              Honestly this probably makes the most sense, sadly.

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              • ?
                A Former User
                last edited by

                This software I think has tons of functionality, however the GUI is terrible.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @A Former User
                  last edited by

                  @Aaron-Studer said:

                  This software I think has tons of functionality, however the GUI is terrible.

                  Which version are you looking at? The hosted one appears to be a little behind the latest version to self host which is 9.0.

                  I've yet to find any helpdesk software with a really good interface. Although getting something really Ajaxian and fast would be nice. But at least it is better than SW. That's the worst interface ever. Confusing, slow and buggy. A developer friend once called it a "survey of widgets" - all rules of interface design broken in an attempt to fit as many different interface elements onto the screen as possible no matter how inappropriate, confusing or dysfunctional they were. And with all the ads, whitespace and other layout problems it doesn't take much to beat that.

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                  • ArvindParthibanA
                    ArvindParthiban
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                    Hi,

                    As of now the ticketing system ServiceDesk Plus On Premise & SaaS version is completely free for any number of technicians. You can download the license in the link below.
                    http://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/free-it-help-desk-software.html?banner

                    We are making the MSP & customer support versions also free and will be announced by this week.Will keep you guys posted.

                    Thanks
                    Arvind Parthiban
                    Product Marketing Manager - ITSM ManageEngine

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @ArvindParthiban
                      last edited by

                      @ArvindParthiban said:

                      Hi,

                      As of now the ticketing system ServiceDesk Plus On Premise & SaaS version is completely free for any number of technicians. You can download the license in the link below.
                      http://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/free-it-help-desk-software.html?banner

                      We are making the MSP & customer support versions also free and will be announced by this week.Will keep you guys posted.

                      Thanks
                      Arvind Parthiban
                      Product Marketing Manager - ITSM ManageEngine

                      That's awesome, thanks! This community will definitely have a lot of people interested in the MSP version. Do you know if the MSP version will be available in a SaaS model as well?

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                      • ArvindParthibanA
                        ArvindParthiban
                        last edited by

                        As of now we dont have the MSP version in Saas model,however the on premise version will be announced by this week.

                        Arvind Parthiban

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @ArvindParthiban
                          last edited by

                          @ArvindParthiban said:

                          As of now we dont have the MSP version in Saas model,however the on premise version will be announced by this week.

                          Arvind Parthiban

                          Thanks for the update.

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                            Carnival Boy
                            last edited by

                            Has anyone experienced this in use in a non-IT environment? It's marketed as a purely IT helpdesk solution. We manufacture heating and ventilation products for domestic use and are in need of a ticketing system to manage the thousands of units we've had installed. I can't see a fundamental difference between a heater (a white box with components, tracked by serial number and location) and a computer, so this may be a good fit for us, and obviously a lot cheaper than most non-IT field service management solutions. Am I crazy or might it fit?

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
                              last edited by

                              @Carnival-Boy I think that it would fit just fine. Unlike some free products in this category, it is completely customizable and isn't full if pre-defined IT-only items.

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                              • ArvindParthibanA
                                ArvindParthiban
                                last edited by

                                As promised, we have made our MSP help desk free, you can get the free license in the link below.

                                http://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk-msp/free-it-help-desk-msp.html?banner

                                For any further queries, feel free to contact me at [email protected]

                                Arvind Parthiban
                                Product Marketing Manager - ITSM, ManageEngine

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  Awesome, thank you!

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @ArvindParthiban
                                    last edited by

                                    @ArvindParthiban said:

                                    As promised, we have made our MSP help desk free, you can get the free license in the link below.

                                    http://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk-msp/free-it-help-desk-msp.html?banner

                                    For any further queries, feel free to contact me at [email protected]

                                    Arvind Parthiban
                                    Product Marketing Manager - ITSM, ManageEngine

                                    I installed it in a VM last Thursday, haven't had a chance to test it out much yet.

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                                      Marcelo @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller Definately nice. wish i had a venue to test it at. will see about firing up my VMs....

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Marcelo
                                        last edited by

                                        @Marcelo said:

                                        @scottalanmiller Definately nice. wish i had a venue to test it at. will see about firing up my VMs....

                                        They have a SaaS version that is perfect if you are not an MSP.

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                                        • Chamele0nC
                                          Chamele0n
                                          last edited by

                                          Very cool. I will have to pick up a copy.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @Chamele0n
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                                            @Chamele0n said:

                                            Very cool. I will have to pick up a copy.

                                            We're running it, it is pretty slick. Very hard core, loaded with features so be prepared for some learning curve.

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