Comparison

Freshservice vs SolarWinds

On the evidence we track, Freshservice leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Freshservice58
SolarWinds44
Score
Vioscale score
Freshservice58 / 100medium · 53%
SolarWinds44 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Model
Freshservicefree
SolarWindscommercial
Price level
Freshservicefree
SolarWindshigh
Transparent
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Integrations
Count
Freshservice2
SolarWinds1
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Gdpr
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Reliability
Status page
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Market

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Freshservice

Leader

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

SolarWinds

A self-hosted help desk solution that manages IT tickets and automatically discovers, tracks, and organizes IT assets within your own infrastructure, with unlimited end users included.

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

Leader
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 ↗

SolarWinds

from $320/moSubscription14-day trial

From $320/technician/year with automatic volume discounts. 14-day free trial.

  • 1-5 Technicians$533/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 6-10 Technicians$524/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 11-20 Technicians$517/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 21-30 Technicians$507/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 31-40 Technicians$492/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 41-50 Technicians$473/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 51-75 Technicians$444/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 76-100 Technicians$417/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 101-250 Technicians$389/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 251-500 Technicians$357/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 501+ Technicians$320/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Freshservice
SolarWinds
Self-hosted
Freshservice
SolarWinds
On-premise
Freshservice
SolarWinds

Integrations

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

Freshservice

Leader
2 total
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
Independently observed

SolarWinds

1 total
  • Zoho Desk
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

Freshservice vs SolarWinds: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale