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Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk vs. OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSpiceworks Cloud Help Desk

by Ziff Davis

OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

by OpenText

Overall rating4.34.2
Review count31172
Ease of use8.98.2
Ease of setup8.97.6
Quality of support8.78.2
Meets requirements8.88.7
NPS46.27831742.857143
Small Business22.3%18.1%
Mid-Market65.7%23.6%
Enterprise12.0%58.3%
Total page views389180
Total LLM citations3,6581,595

Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk

Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk (CHD) is a purpose-built IT help desk software designed for internal IT teams. Whether you’re a solo admin or a full help desk staff, CHD provides a fast, easy ticketing system with automation, workflows, and reporting that reduce manual work and improve response times. CHD includes a free Core plan for up to five seats, and a Premium plan that includes features that include tasklists, bulk actions, and live chat support (24/5), all with an ad-free experience and flexible monthly or annual subscription options.

Pros

  • Incident Management
  • Efficiency
  • Team Collaboration
  • Communication Efficiency
  • Tracking Ease
  • Collaboration

OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

OpenText™ SMAX delivers a smart approach to service management, with full capabilities for IT service management (ITSM), IT asset management (ITAM), and enterprise service management (ESM). Empower users to self-resolve common requests with private generative AI chatbots that offer human-like responses. Give your team what they need—ITIL best-practice templates, codeless configurations, and built-in AI and analytics for automating workflows, improving processes, and solving issues. With SaaS deployment, SMAX eliminates the hassle of installation, maintenance, and upgrade.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful
  • Integrations
  • Time Management
  • Cloud Services
  • Software Updates