Comparison

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud vs SolarWinds Service Desk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud

Manage IT and business service requests, tasks, and approvals from anywhere. Features intuitive ticketing, real-time dashboards, and an AI-powered assistant to enhance service delivery across departments like IT, HR, and finance.

Highlights
  • Request management
  • Task management
  • Approval management
  • Real-time notifications
  • Dynamic dashboard
  • Asset management
  • AI-powered smart assistant
Features
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Manage your requests, tasks, and approvals—regardless of whether you are on the floor or on the move. With a suite of intuitive ticketing capabilities, real-time dashboards, and an AI-powered voice assistant, you can enhance service delivery not only in IT but across HR, finance, facilities, and beyond. Discover the key features that can transform your service experience ● Multiple instance management: Switch effortlessly between service desk instances and access different modules. ● Request management: Create, edit, and manage incident and service requests with ease. ● Advanced filtering and search: Quickly filter and search for requests by type, ID, subject, or name, ensuring you find what you need without hassle. ● Request details: Access comprehensive request details, including conversations, history, and resolutions. Add notes and upload attachments directly to requests, enriching context and collaboration. ● Task management: Create, edit, and manage tasks across all modules. Filter and search tasks, track work logs, and delete tasks as needed. ● Approval management: View and manage approvals for requests, changes, releases, and purchase orders. ● Real-time notifications: Stay informed about help desk events and request updates with timely push notifications. ● Dynamic dashboard: Keep track of organizational announcements and monitor key performance metrics, including pending requests and daily due requests, to stay ahead of your tasks. ● Change management: Filter, sort, search, and take action on change requests. ● Asset management: Add, view, and manage your organization’s assets by scanning barcodes, QR codes, or RFIDs. Track asset details, raise requests related to assets, and modify asset information on the go. ● Knowledge base access: Power up self-service and accelerate resolutions by accessing solutions from the knowledge base. ● AI-powered smart assistant: Connect with Zia for instant support through conversational chat or voice commands. ● Interactive widgets: Pick up requests, handle approvals, or even call end users from your home screen through interactive widgets. If you haven't installed ServiceDesk Plus yet, go ahead and try out out the fully featured, 30-day, free trial at https://mnge.it/install-servicedesk. Note: This is not a stand-alone application. To log in, your organization must have an account with ServiceDesk Plus.

About

SolarWinds Service Desk

Access essential IT service desk functions on the go. Technicians can manage incidents and provide support remotely, while employees can submit tickets, request services, and track their requests.

Highlights
  • Real-time notifications for technicians
  • Ticket tracking and assignment
  • Remote incident resolution
  • Service request submission
  • Self-service article access
  • Request status checking
Features
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The SolarWinds® Service Desk app for iOS gives your technicians and employees instant access to core service desk capabilities directly from their mobile device. Your technicians can work on incidents and provide services from anywhere. With the newly included version for requesters, your service desk is available anytime from anywhere, ensuring your employees have access to the support and resources they need to stay productive. For Technicians: - Receive real-time notifications - Track open and incoming tickets - Assign or reassign active incidents - Update and resolve issues - Reference historical data for troubleshooting For Employees: - Submit a ticket (such as a broken device) - Request services (such as access to an application) - Access self-service articles - Check request status - Add comments to open tickets © SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud4 screens
SolarWinds Service Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud and SolarWinds Service Desk both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of SolarWinds Service Desk's written reviews are positive against 10% of ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud's. SolarWinds Service Desk also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolarWinds Service Desk holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 215 and 318 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud's written reviews are positive against 56% of SolarWinds Service Desk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, SolarWinds Service Desk every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud versus SolarWinds Service Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServiceDesk Plus | CloudSolarWinds Service Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (215 ratings)4.6 (318 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.3% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215318 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationSolarWinds Worldwide, LLC

Customer experience

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud

All ratings215 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive10.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative73.5%

SolarWinds Service Desk

All ratings318 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral27.8%
Negative16.7%

User reviews

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud

From 215 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Handy for remote access
  • 👍 Useful for creating tickets
  • 👍 Great visibility for customer/technician
  • 👍 Works well on iPhone
  • 👍 Great app (when it works)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Login issues/loops
  • 🐛 App is complicated/difficult to use
  • 🐛 Does not update/sync with online portal
  • 🐛 Lacks basic functionality

SolarWinds Service Desk

From 318 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to manage on the go
  • 🚀 Quick and handy for IT tickets
  • 👍 User interface easy to use
  • 🚀 Runs super smooth
  • 👍 Works well and listens to feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Blank white screen on open
  • 🐛 App crashes/closes automatically
  • 🐛 Notifications delayed
  • 🐛 Attachment issues
  • 🐛 Search is unreliable

Bugs and requests

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud

Reported bugs

51 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login loop/unable to sign in
  • App does not update/sync with web portal
  • MSP instance no longer supported
  • Cannot access Requests module
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  • Session terminated error
  • Template selection field unavailable
  • Attachment feature not working
  • App crashes when trying to review conversations
  • Signature not inserted correctly
  • Hard to find last reply
  • Ticket update issues
  • App crashes when managing assets
  • Unable to sort or filter properly
  • No ability to create or modify filter views
  • Losing functionality/cannot see descriptions
  • App crashes on iOS 15.3.1
  • Logging issues when creating new jobs
  • App crashes after update claiming to fix crashes
  • Unable to pull down to refresh
  • iPad app does not work in landscape mode
  • App defaults to all request queue on launch
  • Useless in 'night mode'
  • No landscape mode
  • Version 6.0 crashes frequently
  • Not working with iOS 15.1
  • App opens to an error on iOS15
  • App requires too much data access
  • App crashes when clicking check mark
  • Cannot open latest release
  • App crashes every time after first use on iPad
  • App closes when editing a ticket
  • Cannot get ticket information properly displayed
  • App crashes when trying to sign in
  • App crashes when adding notes or looking at requests
  • App does not load
  • App lags then crashes
  • App opens to a blank page
  • App shows white screen after notification
  • App shows unread ticket notifications that aren't there
  • Login attempts spin endlessly
  • Latest update broke the app (crashes on settings)
  • App unexpectedly quits when saving assets on iPhone
  • Verification email not sent for login
  • Badges for new tickets do not clear
  • Screen doesn't automatically scroll down when typing replies
  • Only shows last message in conversations
  • App crashes all the time with local installation
  • New tickets assigned randomly
  • Cannot login to local installation
  • On-premise installations not supported

Requested features

8 requests
  • Convert ticket types (incident/request)
  • Access CMDB data
  • Dark mode
  • Calendar integration
  • Support for on-premise installations
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  • Improved sorting and search functionality
  • Ability to feed default required fields
  • Ability to assign technicians/departments when creating tickets

SolarWinds Service Desk

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Unable to get out of attachments without closing app
  • Blank white screen on opening app
  • App closes automatically after updating incident
  • Notifications are delayed
  • Incident searching is unreliable
Show 10 more
  • Cannot upload pictures from phone
  • Cannot reassign or check off tasks not assigned to user
  • App opens and operates like a website
  • Post button for notes doesn't show up
  • Giant 'x' button in a bad spot
  • Scrolling doesn't work correctly when typing long messages
  • App won't let some users sign in
  • Tapping notification only opens app, doesn't go to ticket
  • Notifications are delayed by days and hours
  • Used to work great, now no longer connects to server

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Read-only dashboard
  • Open links to incidents in app
  • View 'Problems' section
  • Add tasks to incidents
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  • Don't default current user as requester
  • Copy title of last incident
  • Add configuration item to tickets
  • Notification for new tickets received
  • Add ticket number to banner notifications
  • Integrate CMDB and inventory
  • Time tracking entry
  • Ability to add tasks
  • Open various attachment types
  • Export to other apps
  • Toggle between agent and user app modes
  • iOS notifications for incidents
  • Notification for specific ticket categories

In-app purchases

None

ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

SolarWinds Service Desk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud free?
ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolarWinds Service Desk free?
SolarWinds Service Desk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud or SolarWinds Service Desk?
SolarWinds Service Desk is rated higher. ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud averages 4.4 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while SolarWinds Service Desk averages 4.6 from 318 ratings.
Do ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud or SolarWinds Service Desk have ads?
Neither ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud nor SolarWinds Service Desk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud or SolarWinds Service Desk?
ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, and SolarWinds Service Desk every 2 months. Most recently, ServiceDesk Plus | Cloud was updated on September 22, 2026 and SolarWinds Service Desk on September 22, 2026.

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