Comparison

Freshservice vs ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

On the evidence we track, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Freshservice53
★ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Freshservice53 / 100medium · 53%
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Model
Freshservicefreemium
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plusfreemium
Price level
Freshservicelow
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plusmid
Starting price
Freshservice–
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus$25
Transparent
Freshservice✗
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Integrations
Count
Freshservice2
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus8
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Gdpr
Freshservice–
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Hipaa
Freshservice–
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Iso27001
Freshservice–
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Pci
Freshservice–
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Market
Availability
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Freshservice4 items
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for it management software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

ITSM
Incident management
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Change / release management
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Problem management
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
CMDB / IT asset management
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Self-service portal
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
On-call
On-call scheduling / escalation
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus-
Alert routing
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
RMM
Remote monitoring & control
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus-
Patch management
Freshservice-
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus-
Automation
AIOps / workflow automation
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
ITIL-aligned / PinkVerify
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Deployment
Hosting
FreshserviceCloud only
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusCloud + self-hosted
Platform
Public API
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Free tier
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Freshservice

A unified platform that consolidates IT service, operations, and asset management using AI and ITIL best practices to help teams resolve issues quickly and deliver better employee experience.

Independently observed

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Leader

A security operations platform that collects and analyzes logs from multiple sources to detect threats, automate response actions, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Freshservice

from £15/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £15/agent/month, billed annually. Free trial available. Save 20% with annual commitment.

  • Starter£15/agent/month, billed annually
    • Channels (Email, Phone, Chat, Widget)
    • ServiceBot on Microsoft Teams and Slack
    • Support Portal
    • Incident Management
    • Knowledge Management
    • +3 more
  • Growth£40/agent/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Starter
    • Service Catalog
    • SLA Management
    • On-call Management
    • Cloud Management
    • +1 more
  • Pro£79/agent/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Growth
    • Problem Management
    • Change Management
    • Major Incident Management
    • Workload Management
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • Sandbox
    • Audit Logs
    • Freddy AI Agent (Classic)
    • Freddy AI Insights
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier to $359/month. 30-day free trial. Up to 14% annual savings.

  • FreeFree
  • Lite$25/mo
  • Starter$62/mo
  • Professional$144/mo
  • Elite$225/mo
  • Enterprise$359/mo
  • CustomContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Freshservice✓
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓
On-premise
Freshservice✗
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Microsoft Teams

Freshservice

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Slack
Independently observed

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Leader
13 total - 12 not shared
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft 365
  • Exchange
  • Google Workspace
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Databricks
  • Fortinet
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • NetApp
Independently observed
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