Name: SysAid
Rating: 4.5 (804 reviews)

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Updated 21st May 2024

What is SysAid?

SysAid Copilot, a comprehensive set of generative AI capabilities, enhances the service experience for end users and agents. The AI Chatbot for End Users enables end users to self-resolve issues. Delivering always-on, 24/7 service, our conversational self-service experience helps employees work through issues by utilizing the organization’s data, from knowledge base articles through ticket resolution history, as well as verified external data sources, links, and documents. The AI Chatbot for Agents instantly delivers tailored responses, addressing agents’ specific needs and inquiries while enabling them to resolve issues from within the admin portal. The chatbot can help agents prioritize their tasks and tickets for the day, by evaluating the queue and providing a summary of tickets on which to focus based on titles, descriptions, prioritization, and even user sentiment detected by AI Emotion. It also suggests solutions contextually from within tickets significantly reducing MTTR.

Overall experience with SysAid

IT Associate

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education

FAVORABLE

“SysAid Offers Extensive Customization But Faces Functionality and Support Timing Issues”

5.0

Apr 8, 2026

SysAid is an exceptionally powerful tool for ITSM as it is extremely customizable. SysAid has a helpful staff, as well as an active client community, to assist with any questions you may have. SysAid's tech support is top-notch, always responsive, and generally quite helpful.

IT Supervisor, End User Support

50M - 250M USD, Manufacturing

CRITICAL

“Conversational Chatbot Praised While Structural Compatibility Impedes Platform Migration”

3.0

Aug 8, 2025

I've heard great responses from end users for the ease of use. On the other hand, it has done a terrible job of dealing with the form population. We had trouble with accountability and development early on. After kicking up our concerns we had a team pulled together to address concerns and were able to make progress toward a resolution.

About Company

Company Description

SysAid is a comprehensive IT Service Management platform with generative AI implemented into every element of service management. Wrapped into an intuitive UI and offering a fully conversational experience, SysAid empowers organizations to unleash their full potential for productivity. With over 5,000 customers, SysAid partners with organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises across 140 countries.

Company Details

Company type

Private

Year Founded

2002

Head office location

Toronto, Canada

Number of employees

51 - 200

Website

http://www.sysaid.com

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I like that SysAid is a very open platform; they do not require you to create your processes in any specific way, you can really create what works best for your organization. SysAid is also very user-friendly, with an easy-to-understand handbook containing any and all information you would need to know about deploying this software in your environment.

I like the conversational ease of the chatbot.

It is very easy for teachers and staff to submit tickets without training. Built-in asset tracking that helps you manage Chromebooks, laptops, and classroom equipment. I also have automation rules that save me time, especially when Im handling multiple issues alone.

I dislike that SysAid is based internationally compared to us here in the States, and therefore occasionally delays responses to questions or tickets. I dislike that SysAid has removed some functionality that was traditionally available in their classic environment when they upgraded. It is my understanding that they are in the process of adding it back, but I still miss certain capabilities of their old versions. Finally, I dislike that SysAid's 'uptime viewer' isn't always accurate, as we have seen our environment go down when SysAid is still reporting that all services are operational.

We wanted to be able to track better, so we decided to build a form heavy platform. To correct some of the issues with delays and reporting we were told to wait until the next big release. Spaces came out and our platform was not designed to transfer simply as we have a top panel that is not compatible and means we have a lot of individual rebuilding necessary to convert over fully.

Reporting tools feel a little limited unless you pay for higher tiers. The interface can look dated in some areas and some automations require extra configuration time that I didn't expect.

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Gov't/PS/Ed

Education

Review Source

SysAid Offers Extensive Customization But Faces Functionality and Support Timing Issues

Manager of IT Services

Simple, effective and great for small IT teams.

4.0

Feb 18, 2026

My overall experience has been very positive. As the only IT person at a small School, I needed something simple, reliable and not overloaded with enterprise feutures. SysAid fits well, and it has made ticketing and asset management much easier to handle on my own.

Data Analyst

50M-1B USD

Banking

Efficient and AI-Driven ITSM Platform with Strong Automation Capabilities

Mar 26, 2026

Overall, SysAid has delivered a very strong IT service management experience. The platform stands out for its automation and AI-driven capabilities, which have significantly improved ticket handling and response times. It has helped streamline workflows and reduce manual effort across the support process. While there are occasional challenges with advanced customizations abd reporting, the overall performance and value have been very positive.

IT Services Associate

1B-10B USD

Manufacturing

Strong Support and Flexible Features

Mar 17, 2026

Vendor is on point, system is reliable, when we find a bug or need to adjust/customize some elements, sysaid delivers in short amount of time. We are also included in testing of new updates UI overhauls, additional products etc.

Customer Service & Support Associate

SysAid: An Exceptional, Efficient, and User-Friendly Support Experience

Apr 3, 2026

My overall experience with SysAid for the past 3+ years has been awesome. The platform delivered to me seamless performance, intuitive navigation, and reliable functionality. Every feature works efficiently, and the responsiveness of the system significantly enhances my productivity.