ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs Rootly
Compare ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and Rootly on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
SMB/mid-market ITSM — Cloud Standard from $13/technician/mo; free up to 5 techs Standard; Professional $27; Enterprise $67; 30-day trial. Does not outrank ServiceNow 8.7 / Freshservice 8.4.
Best for
- • SMB/mid-market IT teams that want a published $13/technician ITSM SKU
- • Zoho/ManageEngine-aligned shops that need incidents, changes, and assets without a ServiceNow RFP
- • Buyers who will actually use the 5-tech free Standard path before paid Cloud
Starting from $13.00/user/mo
Free plan available
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Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
- ✓ Free plan
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus if: SMB/mid-market IT teams that want a published $13/technician ITSM SKU
Choose Rootly if: Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
Rootly
Incident response — Incident Response Essentials $20/user/mo; On-Call Essentials $20/user; Enterprise custom. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.
Best for
- • Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
- • Buyers who will add On-Call Essentials only if they need paging
- • Comparisons versus FireHydrant Pro $25 and incident.io Team $15
Starting from $20.00/user/mo
No free plan
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