Comparison

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs PagerDuty

On the evidence we track, PagerDuty leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus53
PagerDuty82
Score
Vioscale score
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus53 / 100low · 36%
PagerDuty82 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Model
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Pluscommercial
PagerDutyfreemium
Price level
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plusunknown
PagerDutylow
Transparent
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Integrations
Count
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus6
PagerDuty750
Security
Disclosure policy
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Fedramp
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Gdpr
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Hipaa
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Iso27001
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Pci
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Soc2
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Reliability
Status page
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Market
Availability
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusAvailable worldwide
PagerDuty

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

A comprehensive service management solution combining IT service management, asset management, and configuration databases with enterprise service capabilities for departments including HR, facilities, and finance. Includes embedded AI for workflow automation and intelligent service delivery.

Independently observed

PagerDuty

Leader

Platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automatically detect incidents, route alerts to appropriate teams, and orchestrate responses, while providing real-time communication and analytics tools for coordinating incident management across organizations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

PagerDuty

Leader
from $21/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $21/user/month billed annually. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 100/month international phone/SMS notifications
    • 1 On-call Schedule
    • 1 Escalation Policy
    • API Calls Included
    • 750+ out-of-box integrations
    • +1 more
  • Professional$21/user/month billed annually; $25/user/month monthly
    • Basic Chat Experience (Slack, Microsoft Teams)
    • More international phone/SMS notifications
    • More On-call Schedules
    • More Escalation Policies
    • Major Incident Workflow Template with limited triggers & actions
    • +9 more
  • Business$41/user/month billed annually; $49/user/month monthly
    • Custom Fields
    • Up to 3 custom Incident Types
    • Expanded set of triggers and actions on Incident Workflows
    • Advanced admin features
    • Advanced ITSM integrations
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
iOS
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Android
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Self-hosted
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
On-premise
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty
Hybrid
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
PagerDuty

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • AWS

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft 365
  • Exchange
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

PagerDuty

Leader
10 total - 9 not shared
  • New Relic
  • Slack
  • Datadog
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
  • Pivotal Cloud Foundry
  • Cherwell
  • Google Meet
Independently observed

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