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SolarWinds Service Desk vs BOSSDesk Comparison (2026)

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BOSSDesk

Overview

Manage and prioritize service requests in one place with the SolarWinds Service Desk, and continuously improve how IT supports strategic business needs.

BOSSDesk provides a fully integrated Help Desk Software and IT Asset Management solution for both cloud and on-premise. It has been highly ranked by customers for providing an affordable ITSM solution with great user experience, wide range of features, and excellent customer support.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

39

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

29

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

577

5

4

3

2

1

365

192

18

1

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
85%
would recommend this app

4.7

145

5

4

3

2

1

97

46

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It allows you to view all of your services in one convenient location and provides real time updates.”
KP

Katrina P.

IT Analyst

“Compared to other tools, it excels and allows a full overview of all teams using the desk with interactive dashboards to assist the Management team.”
RR

Richard R.

IT Manager

“Additionally, having a feature where you can search for users in your organization and the ticket history for them is a true bonus.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Jesse Z.

Software Engineer

Pros

“I love the ability to create shortcuts for ticket entry, setup my flows, add watchers to the tickets by just the type of ticket.”
Dg

David g.

net admin

“Really wish something could be implemented however for dark mode users with copy paste between bossdesk, outlook, edge etc. ”
JM

Joe M.

IT Support Specialist II

“Workflows and ticket management were the deciding factors in choosing BOSSDesk — every workflow scenario we asked about turned out to be possible.”
CS

Cali S.

System Administrator

Cons

“The biggest issue was the cost per device. ”
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Matt M.

Owner Director of Business Development

“It is hard to configure, relying on the command line to do many things and not easy to train admin users on administrating this tool.”
DH

Dan H.

IT Manager

“When answering to the helpdesk, my comments weren't registered.”
CM

Cláudia M.

EHS Engineer

Cons

“I've also seen users mention that customizing workflows, reports, and dashboards can be more complicated than expected, especially without prior experience.”
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Gibril B.

ICT Help Desk

“the search function. When searching for a particular ticket we sometimes have issues finding them.”
SW

Steve W.

I.T. Director

“pricing was a little high; some updates needed more updates and resulted int some downtime or lag :)”
Dg

David g.

Telecom Coord

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Autoresponders
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Benchmarking
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Management
  • Change Planning
  • Change Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Intelligence
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Support
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Logs
  • Feedback Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Reporting
  • IT Risk Management
  • Impact Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Controls Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Investigation Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language Detection
  • License Inventory
  • License Management
  • License Tracking
  • Live Chat
  • Localization Automation
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Interface
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Node Management
  • Online Forums
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Personalization
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receiving
  • Recurring Issues
  • Relationship Mapping
  • Release & Deployment
  • Release Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access & Monitoring
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Requisition Management
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Reporting
  • Risk Scoring
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Subscription Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • User Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features137
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Autoresponders
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Benchmarking
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Management
  • Change Planning
  • Change Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Intelligence
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Support
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Logs
  • Feedback Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Reporting
  • IT Risk Management
  • Impact Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Controls Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Investigation Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language Detection
  • License Inventory
  • License Management
  • License Tracking
  • Live Chat
  • Localization Automation
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Interface
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Node Management
  • Online Forums
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Personalization
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receiving
  • Recurring Issues
  • Relationship Mapping
  • Release & Deployment
  • Release Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access & Monitoring
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Requisition Management
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Reporting
  • Risk Scoring
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Subscription Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • User Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations23
  • Automox
  • ChatGPT
  • Dameware Remote Everywhere
  • Dropbox
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • Jamf Connect
  • Jira
  • LogMeIn Central
  • LogMeIn Rescue
  • LogMeIn Resolve
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Slack
  • SolarWinds Observability
  • Squadcast
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations3
  • Automox
  • ChatGPT
  • Dameware Remote Everywhere
  • Dropbox
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • Jamf Connect
  • Jira
  • LogMeIn Central
  • LogMeIn Rescue
  • LogMeIn Resolve
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Slack
  • SolarWinds Observability
  • Squadcast
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite