Compare Help Sumo and Spiceworks - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Help Sumo or Spiceworks?

Spiceworks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Help Sumo, and Spiceworks is rated higher (90/100) than Help Sumo (84/100). Spiceworks offers users more features (16) than Help Sumo (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Spiceworks!

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Spiceworks: Spiceworks is a software development company headquartered in Austin, Texas. It was formed in early 2006 by Scott Abel, Jay Hallberg, Greg Kattawar, and Francis Sullivan to provide a Facebook-like community integrated with a free ad-supported inventory, and help desk software application designed for network administrators working in small- to mid-...

Who is more expensive? Help Sumo or Spiceworks?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Help Desk software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Help Sumo and Spiceworks.

Help Sumo price starts at $19 per agent/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Help Sumo is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software. Spiceworks accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Help Sumo is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software.

Bottom line: Help Sumo cost is around the same cost of Spiceworks.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Help Sumo Vs. Spiceworks based on some of the most important and required Help Desk features.

Help Sumo: We are still working to collect the list of features for Help Sumo.

Spiceworks: Asset Management, Change Management, Contract Management, Customer Survey, Email Integration.

Target customer size

Help Sumo's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Spiceworks is best for small and medium sized business IT support teams.

Help Sumo

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $19 per agent/month

Help Sumo is a cloud-based Help Desk software that assists agents and managers in handling a ticketing system with links to various departments within the organization.

Categories: Document Management, Help Desk, Online Community, Self-Service Portal.

Spiceworks

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

Looking for simple but powerful help desk software? Something that lets you manage user tickets, organize your work, and assign tasks to your helpdesk team? Spiceworks is completely free…and you can get started...

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, CRM, Complaint Management, Help Desk, Self-Service Portal.

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Help Sumo: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Spiceworks: 16 Features

Asset Management
Change Management
Contract Management
Customer Survey
Email Integration
ITIL Compliant
Knowledge Base/FAQ
LDAP/Active Directory Synchronization
Mobile Integration
Multi-Site Support
Remote Control Access
Reporting
Rules/Workflows
Self Service Portal
Service Level Agreements
Support Ticket Tracking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Help Sum...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$19 per agent/month
Functionality
7
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Spiceworks
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
26
Freshdesk
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per agent/month
Functionality
39
SolarWin...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$19 per technician/month
Functionality
38
Zendesk
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per agent/month
Functionality
48

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.