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Spiceworks Help Desk

bySpiceworks
in IT Infrastructure and IoT
4.1

Overview

Product Information on Spiceworks Help Desk

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Spiceworks Help Desk?

Spiceworks Help Desk is a software designed to assist organizations with tracking, managing, and resolving IT support requests. The software provides features for ticketing, automation of workflow, and integration with email and active directory systems to streamline support operations. It organizes and prioritizes incidents, enables users to communicate with IT staff, and maintains records of issues for future reference. Spiceworks Help Desk aims to address the challenge of efficiently managing and responding to internal technical problems while improving accountability and transparency within IT departments. The software offers reporting capabilities to help analyze support performance and optimize service delivery.

Spiceworks Help Desk Pricing

The software follows a free pricing model, allowing users to access, download, and utilize its help desk management functionalities without subscription or license fees. Additional paid features or upgrades may be available as part of other Spiceworks offerings but core help desk software is provided at no cost to users.

Overall experience with Spiceworks Help Desk

It Associate
<50M USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“Free Cloud Helpdesk Software for Small Businesses”

5.0
Feb 19, 2026
Love this free helpdesk software! It has worked very well except for one major outage with their email provider that lasted a few days.
EXECUTIVE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Asset Management Features and Ticketing Improved With Cloud, But User Limits Cause Concern”

3.0
Aug 4, 2025
Easy to setup and maintain, I am using this from when it has On perm setup, I used it especially for Ticketing as well as for managing assets, It gave good features and i liked the Application.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2025

Spiceworks is a technology service with a global reach which facilitates the connection of numerous technology decision-makers. The main objective of this service is to assist these technology professionals in being efficient and effective at their roles by aiding the smooth discovery, adoption, and management of up-to-date technologies. The solutions provided by Spiceworks promote the use of technology in problem-solving, making jobs simpler, and enhancing the operation of organisations. Furthermore, Spiceworks has developed diverse tools and applications such as the Cloud Help Desk, which are leveraged by numerous organisations around the world. Its cloud-based services eliminate the need for server procurement, setup, or maintenance. Additionally, Spiceworks operates a community where technology professionals can connect and interact.

Company Details

Updated 29th April 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Austin, United States
Number of employees
201 - 500
Website
http://www.spiceworks.com/

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Spiceworks Help Desk Likes & Dislikes

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Free, easy to setup and manage, Cloud based

Like

It had its own community and we are getting good responses.

Like

Ease of use, ease of setup, and the cost.

Dislike

Seems to be slowly becoming paywalled, outage support and notifications could use improvement and apparent lack of SLA is worrying.

Dislike

Prevoiously when i had it in On Perm, i has no limitation for users, but now when i migrated to cloud it has limitation for user accounts.

Dislike

Honestly, I can't think of what I dislike about the product.

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4.1

(229 Ratings)

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4 Star
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13%
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  • It Associate
    <50M USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Free Cloud Helpdesk Software for Small Businesses

    5.0
    Feb 19, 2026
    Love this free helpdesk software! It has worked very well except for one major outage with their email provider that lasted a few days.
  • IT Manager
    <50M USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Spiceworks Help Desk Praised for Setup Simplicity and Cost Efficiency

    5.0
    Nov 24, 2025
    I've used Spiceworks products for over 10 years. We implemented the Spiceworks Help Desk because of a need to track support issues. The product has been excellent.
  • EXECUTIVE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Asset Management Features and Ticketing Improved With Cloud, But User Limits Cause Concern

    3.0
    Aug 4, 2025
    Easy to setup and maintain, I am using this from when it has On perm setup, I used it especially for Ticketing as well as for managing assets, It gave good features and i liked the Application.
  • IT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Streamline Your Task Tracking with Easy Ticket Submission

    4.0
    Jul 24, 2024
    Easy to create and submit tickets/incidants. Also great for reporting teams' performance against SLA and response time.
  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Spiceworks' Free Cloud Help Desk: A Clunky Option with Delayed Updates

    3.0
    Jun 25, 2024
    I don't have many good things to say about Spiceworks cloud help desk other than its free. This is an average platform that is buggy and has delays in updating tickets. The GUI is clunky and filled with ads which take up a lot of needed space. However, for a free ticketing system, this will work fine until you have the budget to purchase another helpdesk system.
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