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IT Service management solution that combines a ready-to-use ITSM tool with in-house experts – here to make service happen since 1993.

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Pros:

TopDesk is easy to use and easy to get other teams up and running using it. We also find it easy to admin.

Cons:

We have a useability issue with Firefox and the operator console where an "X" character is not recognized. This will be solved by an update, but in the meantime it is annoying.

TOPdesk ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.3

Likelihood to recommend

8.6/10

TOPdesk has an overall rating of 4.4 out 5 stars based on 91 user reviews on Capterra.

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Giovanni Ficcadenti
Giovanni Ficcadenti
Guest Services Specialist in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Cloud-based software.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: It provides spectacular functions that allow you easily customizable construction. The interface is very intuitive. It enables you to automate emails speedily and easily. Its best feature is a self-service portal that helps to remove numerous doubts from consumers and avoids overloading the support staff who can keep their focus on consumers with issues. It provides a clear overview of open incidents. It can create KPI-based reporting. In simple words, it is an excellent tool to obtain information about consumers quickly. It addresses the issues, reports, and replies to the questions speedily. It offers operation management and object management very effectively.

Pros:

It helps businesses offer the best services to their consumers. It enables you to create workflows, manage incidents, and keep track of configurations. It's design and installation are simple as compared to other ticketing systems. The customer support is excellent. The API enables you to build incorporations into other tools without dependence on marketplace applications. It enables you to monitor the activities of the department.

Cons:

Creating reports is sometimes confusing. Also, creating workflow-based email prompts consumes much time and delays work for a couple of weeks. The events and actions modules are sometimes frustrating especially when triggers do not work. It has some limitations regarding chart building. The change process is confusing and requires regular guidance. It is pretty expensive. The installation process is quite tough. It does not allow users to update their profiles with additional details such as education, contact numbers, and links from social media forums.

TOPdesk Response

2 years ago

Hi Giovanni, thank you very much for reviewing TOPdesk and the feedback. If there's anything we can do to help you please reach out. Happy to help.

David
CTO in Netherlands
Education Management, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Best ITSM available

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

TOPdesk is very easy to implement. It can come with a best practice set-up if you like. The consultants I worked with were great but with a bit of learning you can do a lot of things yourself aswell. Compared to some competititors (ServiceNow for example) it doesn't feel like they try to bleed you dry with consultancy hours. Also the asset management module is awesome, fully customizable and API based. And although the actions and action sequences are a bit harder to learn, once you master them the options for automating are endless.

Cons:

No cons yet. Although the reports can be a bit meh, but you can connect to PowerBI or something similar through the OData feed.

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hello David, thanks for your detailed review! We're thrilled to hear you find TOPdesk easy to implement and appreciate the asset management module and automation possibilities. We also value your feedback on our reporting capabilities and we're continuously working on improvements. It's great to know that you chose TOPdesk over other alternatives for its flexibility and ease of implementation. Your support means a lot to us! Best, Team TOPdesk

Fran
Technologies Administrator in UK
Retail, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Customisable incident management

4.0 2 weeks ago New

Pros:

Very customisable to suit any purpose so we can create many branching categories for escalation and redirecting requests

Cons:

Can be a little un wieldy if you have many different categories for end users to find what they need

TOPdesk Response

2 weeks ago

Hey Fran, Thank you for sharing your feedback! It's nice to hear that you appreciate TOPdesk’s customisation capabilities. We're sorry to hear about the difficulty your end users have in finding what they need. We appreciate your input as it helps us identify areas for improvement. Best, Team TOPdesk

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Insurance, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

TopDesk is a ticket system that has very basic functionality.

3.0 6 years ago

Comments: Gets the job done, but lacks a lot of common features that other ticketing systems have out of the box.

Pros:

TopDesk is actively developing its product which is awesome! It is a good ticket system that gets the job done. I have had very little down time.

Cons:

They lack a lot of features and functionalities that I grew used to with our old ticketing system. Mass manipulation of tickets is lacking. you can only mark tickets as completed or closed in their system, you cannot transfer to a operator/operator group on mass, or mass categorize. They only recently introduced a chat integration but you have to contract the chat service through a 3rd party so another cost.

TOPdesk Response

6 years ago

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with bulk updating. Perhaps this is something we could talk more about in a Dr. TOPdesk session! This is a free dedicated hour with an in-house TOPdesk consultant, where we can help you find a way around the issue and also show you some other cool TOPdesk tips and tricks. Get in touch if this is something you're interested in at https://www.topdesk.com/uk/dr-topdesk/. By the way, we are always looking for your input to drive new functionality, so please don't hesitate to communicate your feature request to our product managers on the TOPdesk Innovation Platform (https://tip.topdesk.com/).

Wijnand
Technical Consultant in Netherlands
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

TOPdesk: An Extensive ITSM Tool

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Configurability Customizability Support of TOPdesk

Cons:

No option to give users/clients a way to create their own account to access the SSP

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hey Wijnand, we appreciate your review! Good to hear you're enjoying TOPdesk's adaptability and our support. Your feedback about user/client account creation is noted. It's really helpful as we strive to improve. Best, Team TOPdesk.

Sven
Cloud Engineer in Netherlands
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

TOPdesk as ITSM tool

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Look and feel, easy to use. Team cooperation

Cons:

Some features cannot be customized (saas)

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hi Sven, it's great to hear you find TOPdesk user-friendly and helpful for team cooperation. Your feedback on features' customizability is appreciated as we're always aiming to improve. We're glad that TOPdesk's ease of administration, product knowledge, and cost reduction led you to switch. Thanks for your input! Best, Team TOPdesk.

Martijn
Product owner in Netherlands
Recreational Facilities & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great value for money!

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Ease of use for end users, process automation and API tooling. Very short lines of communication with TOPdesk support and account managers

Cons:

The backend is not quite as intuitive and lacks a few modern features, but improvements are already on the roadmap

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hi Martijn, thanks for the positive review! It's great to hear that you're happy about TOPdesk and find it easy for end-users. We're glad our support team is meeting your expectations too. Your comment about the backend has been noted. We're all about making things better, so your input really matters. Best, Team TOPdesk.

Randy
Werkplekbeheerder in Netherlands
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My opinion about topdesk

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

How fine and easy topdesk works IT related

Cons:

I don't know for now it works perfect for me

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hey Randy, Thank you for the review! We're thrilled to hear that you're finding TOPdesk easy to use for your IT needs. It's music to our ears that it's working perfectly for you right now. We're here if you ever need any help. Best, Team TOPdesk.

Leroy
It projectmanager in Netherlands
Government Administration, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Good application

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

The ssp is the perfect tool for the end user

Cons:

Dont have cons at this moment writing this review

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Thank you for sharing your review! Great to hear the SelfServicePortal is meeting your needs.

Peter
Peter
Topdesk Administration in Netherlands
Verified LinkedIn User
Government Administration, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best work ever did

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Nover done this kind of nice work in my life and I did a lot in ICT functions.
But daily working with Topdesk is the most great work I ever did. In all parts.

Pros:

The way topdesk can let you organize all processes and flows and forms. all issues can be adressed and disturbance is unknown.

Cons:

In the flow developping is no visual sign appearing when 2 people are working together in the same flow.

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Wow Peter, thank you very much for the amazing compliment. Great to read you are so satisfied with TOPdesk. Best, Team TOPdesk

Juber
IT Support Advisor in UK
Education Management, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Super Functional Tool For Ticket Management

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

This was a very big jump from our previous Service Desk management tool. It is very fast, has many features, is easy to use and has many different escalation routes. This helps in collaborating without having to start explaining things from the beginning. One of the features which I really love, is the ability to prioritise and categorise workload. The deadline function is also super helpful as it allows you to see when something needs to be seen to urgently. Finally, I love the fact that the search feature is very dynamic and very fast which enables analysts to search very quick for a ticket.

Cons:

The worst part about topdesk, is learning how to use it. Most people will love their experience with using it, however, getting to grips with it can be daunting and off putting. There is no easy way out though and it does require very basic minimal technical knowledge.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Hi Juber, thank you very much for reviewing TOPdesk and the feedback. If there's anything we can do to help you please reach out. Happy to help.

Robert
Freelancer in Netherlands
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Review TOPdesk

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I have been using TOPdesk for almost 2 years now. TOPdesk is very easy to use and the functionalities speak for themselves. Creating a ticket in TOPdesk is easy. In addition, you can design TOPdesk entirely according to your own taste. Changes are therefore made in no time. You also have the option to generate reports. This is very easy to check and improve your own services. I enjoy working with TOPdesk with great pleasure and ease.

Pros:

TOPdesk is very easy to use. The software is full of useful functionalities. In addition, it is possible to retrieve the correct data from TOPdesk. Furthermore, the TOPdesk developers are continuously working on improving the product. This is very nice. TOPdesk is suitable for both large and small companies.

Cons:

After the last update, TOPdesk has some preformance problems. However, the developer is busy fixing this and they are well on their way.

TOPdesk Response

2 years ago

Hello Robert, Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We really appreciate it. If you have any questions in the future feel free to contact us. We are always happy to help.

Barry
Infrastructure Engineer in Netherlands
Paper & Forest Products, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

YOUR helpdesk package from a company who makes their helpdesk YOUR helpdesk

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Topdesk has helped us to ensure we meet all aspects of our SOX compliance around incident and change management.

Pros:

Topdesk is a very flexible modular helpdesk application, for which I not as of yet found limitation with. The support team encourage you to adapt the system to complete new activities they have not as of yet thought of. The API and flows support built in by default make this a very powerful system

Cons:

In all honesty, the only con, is that I cannot think of a con at a moment

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Hi Barry. Thanks for sharing this review and to read we've helped you take the SOX compliancy steps. Smurfit has been with us for many years and we hope we can continue this great collaboration with you for many years to come!

Lee
IT Manager in UK
Accounting, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Helped us to improve customer experience and team workload at the same time

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Self service to help staff help themselves. Better visibility of change status and Service desk that now feels better equipped to deal with incoming tasks and still has headspace to turn those into good KB pages to share knowledge within the team and with the end users.

Pros:

Self service portal flexibilty, the designer lets you set this up to look how you want it to rather than forcing you into a default look and feel. You can customise it so much you will never run out of things to do with it.

Cons:

Time it takes to learn the package as there are so many options. Sometimes it takes a while to remember where the option you are looking for as the admin is. Also sometimes things change on the SaaS environment and we missed the update notice and had to contact support to figure out what had happened to a fearure. Now look at the update feed so we are ready for them.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Thank you very much for sharing your experience Lee! We really appreciate it.

Johan
Functioneel beheerder in Netherlands
Government Relations, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great support

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: TOPdesk is an user friendy application. Continuously innovative

Pros:

The consultants has a lot of knowlodge. They response quick on the quistions we have.

Cons:

We have no issues with TOPdesk.TOPdesk is a good product

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hello Johan, we're really glad to hear that you're pleased with the knowledge and responsiveness of our consultants. It's wonderful to know you're finding TOPdesk a good product. Your comments about the user-friendliness and continuous innovation of TOPdesk are really appreciated. Best, Team TOPdesk

Diekus
System Admin in Netherlands
Facilities Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

TOPdesk review Dec 2023

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Overal usability and functionality. Adaptebility

Cons:

Not able to use ritch text and copy/paste pictures

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hi Diekus, we're happy to hear you enjoy TOPdesk's usability and functionality. Your feedback about rich text and picture pasting is noted - we're always aiming to improve. Best, Team TOPdesk

Johan
ICT Support medewerker in Netherlands
Machinery, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

TOPdesk Change Management

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Registration of a lot of company assets.
Loan registration
Automate processes for tasks for operators in TOPdesk

Pros:

Change Management is a nice product for automate processes for onboarding for new Employees en company Assets

Cons:

To set your specific function is sometimes difficult. With help of TOPdesk support you can set a lot of functions. They are very helpfull.

TOPdesk Response

2 years ago

Hi Johan, Thank you for the review. We really appreciate it. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

Mark
Service desk in Netherlands
Banking, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

TOPdesk still on top?

3.0 8 months ago

Comments: Although TOPdesk offers everything you would expect from an ITSM tool, and has proven itself over the years, i feel like it has been surpassed by their competitors, which offer a more modern experience for both users and administrators.

Pros:

TOPdesk has been one of the most used tools of its kind for quite some time, and offers all functionality that you would expect.

Cons:

The look and feel of TOPdesk are not as up to date as their more modern competitors.

TOPdesk Response

8 months ago

Hey Mark, Thank you for sharing your thoughts! We're glad to hear that you appreciate the functionality of TOPdesk. Your feedback about the look and feel of our platform is noted. We're always aiming for improvement and a more modern experience is definitely on our radar. We understand that competition is fierce and we're committed to keep evolving to meet and exceed expectations. Your feedback is incredibly valuable in this process. Best, Team TOPdesk

Gordon
Assistant Director of Computing Services in UK
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great package, helpful consultants and potential for you to develop into a joined up SM system

4.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Flexibility to deliver virtually all we need by way of ITSM. Configurable, but stable SaaS. Fab self-service environment.

Cons:

Niggles about reporting, but that's more likely to be user error. Still not 100% integrated with MS Exchange to share calendar appts for example.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Thank you Gordon!

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Sports
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great tool for big and busy businesses, to make sure every todo is being taken care of

4.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Managing tasks, getting things done and trusting your lists are a big part of why I like this. It offers so many functionalities and is still easy to learn. I also love that it's SaaS.

Cons:

Although it's easy to learn, it's hard to master. We are missing some integrations, but we have yet to find a better software than this.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Thank you for the great compliments and do please reach out to our support or consutancy guru's if we can assist in mastering the software.

Sandy
Senior Manager in US
Chemicals, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good basic IT ticketing system

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is probably best suited for smaller companies without a need to advanced routing. TOPdesk looks to be continuing to develop more modules. It would be helpful to see more focus on optimizing the core application, including a mobile app to make it even easier for employees to log trouble tickets when they need to.

Pros:

The ticketing application was relatively quick to set up and deploy. It is easy to use by employees. It allowed employees to log trouble tickets via a button on our intranet rather than needing to remember a different application to visit.

Cons:

The application is not flexible in terms of setting up workflows. There is a change management feature that seems underdeveloped and did not prove value-added to deploy.

TOPdesk Response

2 years ago

Hello Sandy, Thank you for your honest review. We really appreciate feedback from our customers. We will keep developing TOPdesk and hope that we can fulfill all your needs in the future. If you have any questions feel free to contact us. Kind regards, TOPdesk

Remon
Functional Application manager in Netherlands
Hospital & Health Care, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

TOPbest!!!

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

The ease to learn the basics of the software

Cons:

Sometimes i am missing some documentation about certain cases. But overal i can find what i need else i will contact the service desk.

TOPdesk Response

9 months ago

Hey Remon, Loving the wordplay in your review - TOPbest, that's what we aim for! Glad to know our software's basics are easy to pick up. We've taken note of your point about documentation - we're on it. And yes, our service desk is always ready to assist you. Best, Team TOPdesk

Estela
Estela
Senior Software Engineer in Colombia
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

its versatility and the quality of services

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Wow, a company like TOPdesk does not deserve anything other than good reviews, as a client I'm really satisfied, I'm sure that in the field of help desks stands out a lot and is one of the best, its versatility and the quality of services are indisputable.

Cons:

I really do not have any complaints to give, on the contrary, only excellent comments, I'm very happy, 100% recommended.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

Thank you so much Estela. Compliments like these make our day!

Inés
Inés
Service Manager in Colombia
Verified LinkedIn User
Telecommunications
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Very good work

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Very good work done by TOPdesk leaves me in no doubt that it is one of the best companies currently in the field of help desks.

Cons:

I'm really leaving without any complaints, very happy with the best service that they gave me. Excellent, highly recommended.

TOPdesk Response

4 years ago

This is the cherry on the cake for us Ines. Thank you for the great compliment.

Nils
IT Admin in Germany
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Maybe the best Ticket System

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Excellent

Pros:

It looks fantastic! Probably the best-looking Ticket System on the market.

Cons:

Kind of hard to set up and maintain. Imports are done by Scripts.

TOPdesk Response

2 years ago

Hello Nils, Thank you for the review. We really appreciate it. If you have any questions feel free to contact us. And if you have any tips for us about the set up you can also contact us.