ManageEngine ServiceDesk vs SpiceWorks

As we know, Zoho (before it became the SaaS-giant) has developed ManageEngine ServiceDesk, which is still one of its main revenue sources. Therefore, the lack of Service Desk tool in Zoho's SaaS suite was pretty strange. Today, Zoho decided to fix this issue and kill two birds with one stone. Two years ago Zoho launched Zoho Creator Marketplace that allows to build online apps in visual designer (in Zoho Creator) and sell them to Zoho users. So, now to draw attention to this marketplace, Zoho launched Zoho Creator Helpdesk - the helpdesk system for small business, created in Zoho Creator.

SpiceWorks - is an IT infrastructure management system for small businesses. It's currently being used by over 1,000,000 IT professionals. And one of the main reasons is that it's. The freemium model is absolutely fair as the advertising banner is displayed in the software web interface. But the most interesting thing about SpiceWorks - is an in-built community for IT professionals, which allows admins to solve many problems with the help of crowdsourcing. The community includes forum where you can ask for advice, groups for communication or collaboration, wiki with useful how-to articles and ratings of hardware and software with reviews. And, of course, this community is an excellent environment for running Marketplace, where IT vendors can promote their products (post special offers, news, articles) and communicate with their target audiences - IT professionals.