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<\/div>\n \"\"\n Is Spiceworks Dead? Are you moving on?<\/a> Spiceworks Support<\/span><\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n It’s been almost a year since the question was last asked<\/a> , and we’re now more than ten months since the last update for Spiceworks Desktop<\/a> . \nIn my opinion, this period of relative silence from Spiceworks is inexcusable and probably terminal for our relationship. \nI realize that we get what we pay for, and maybe that’s the lesson here, but neglecting the on-prem app for this long is professionally negligent. The Desktop app bundles a variety of web application components (Apache, Ruby, etc.) th…\n <\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n\n
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What’s the current state of affairs? From here I can see that Spiceworks Desktop 7.5 is dead as was the v8 replacement:<\/p>\n

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https://community.spiceworks.com/product-plans<\/a><\/p>\n

So what about this “Spiceworks Help Desk Server”? Is that functionally equivalent or better than Spiceworks v7.5?<\/p>","upvoteCount":6,"answerCount":8,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T13:42:53.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"robnicholson3","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/robnicholson3"},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":"

This topic was closed over a year ago:<\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n \"\"\n Is Spiceworks Dead? Are you moving on?<\/a> Spiceworks Support<\/span><\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n It’s been almost a year since the question was last asked<\/a> , and we’re now more than ten months since the last update for Spiceworks Desktop<\/a> . \nIn my opinion, this period of relative silence from Spiceworks is inexcusable and probably terminal for our relationship. \nI realize that we get what we pay for, and maybe that’s the lesson here, but neglecting the on-prem app for this long is professionally negligent. The Desktop app bundles a variety of web application components (Apache, Ruby, etc.) th…\n <\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n\n

What’s the current state of affairs? From here I can see that Spiceworks Desktop 7.5 is dead as was the v8 replacement:<\/p>\n

https://community.spiceworks.com/product-plans<\/a><\/p>\n

So what about this “Spiceworks Help Desk Server”? Is that functionally equivalent or better than Spiceworks v7.5?<\/p>","upvoteCount":6,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T13:42:53.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"robnicholson3","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/robnicholson3"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

You may want to read these articles: https://community.spiceworks.com/product-plans<\/a> and State of Desktop app v8.0<\/a><\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T14:01:13.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Robert762","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Robert762"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

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So what about this “Spiceworks Help Desk Server”?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n

Development of Spiceworks HDS is going on and active with its own version numbering system.<\/p>\n

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Is that functionally equivalent or better than Spiceworks v7.5?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n

No, not yet. And it is not decided yet if it will ever become functional equivalent.<\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n\"\" Rob Nicholson:<\/div>\n
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From here I can see that Spiceworks Desktop 7.5 is dead as was the v8 replacement:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n

I don’t know how you define dead in that context. If you mean active development, then you’re right. But support is going on although software fixes will be limited to severe security fixes. I’m not aware that Spiceworks specified severe security issue, neither in that context (i.e. by reference) nor generally.<\/p>\n

One impact of stopped active development of Spiceworks v7.5 is that it will loose functionality over time. Some of the functionality already lost is mentioned in the product plan. And there is more functionality already known to get lost within the next 10 months or so. So that makes your reference of your comparison questionable as it is a moving target too. It’s a side effect of its dependability on external network resources.<\/p>","upvoteCount":0,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T14:56:47.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"scheff1","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/scheff1"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

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No, not yet. And it is not decided yet if it will ever become functional equivalent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What are the headlines of missing functionality?<\/p>\n

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But support is going on although software fixes will be limited to severe security fixes. I’m not aware that Spiceworks specified severe security issue<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More concerned about bug fixes here.<\/p>\n

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So that makes your reference of your comparison questionable as it is a moving target too. It’s a side effect of its dependability on external network resources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No ulterior motive here. I’ve used Spiceworks very<\/strong> effectively as a single man operation for five years. It’s still 95% fit for purpose. But I’ve now got the opportunity to grow my company and the help desk/ticket system is critical to the success of the operation. So I’ve got to decide whether to stay with an old friend or move (pay) for something else.<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T16:09:49.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"robnicholson3","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/robnicholson3"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

There is to big of a gap between the cloud and on prem versions of the inventory systems for my taste. I hope that SW can start adding some more of the advanced reporting features that the on prem inventory tool has to the cloud version.<\/p>","upvoteCount":4,"datePublished":"2020-08-25T16:50:46.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/5","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"erichassler","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/erichassler"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

Hi @robnicholson3<\/a> ​,<\/p>\n

I understand your thoughts and guess we have made a lot of progress there.
\nBefore moving on, You might want to check out the latest Beta version of HDS. Not to mention, Helpdesk server is now compatible with VMware ESX and Linux platform, which makes it easy to install HD on a virtual machine. In addition to that, we have added quite a few features - Ticket muting, Delete bulk organizations, delete bulk spam tickets, and even Import/export tickets functionality.
\nAlso, if you are in need of more advanced features for Reporting - we have also added “Out of the box” reporting in the Cloud helpdesk. It is a pretty exciting feature.<\/p>\n

Soon, we are releasing a new version of both Helpdesk Server and Cloud helpdesk.
\nAnd by soon means, very soon… maybe by the end of next week.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, please check out this beta version and provide your valuable feedback.<\/p>\n

Try out a beta of the latest Help Desk Server (Sept. 2020 pre-release/beta)<\/a> Try out a beta of the latest Help Desk Server (Sept. 2020 pre-release/beta)<\/a><\/p>\n

@benb<\/span><\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2020-09-04T11:37:04.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/6","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"sushma-spiceworks","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/sushma-spiceworks"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

Hi @erichassler<\/a> ​ ,
\nThank you for the feedback.
\nI agree with the gap we have on Cloud and On-prem Inventory and we have an Inventory piece in the product pipeline.
\nWe are working hard to enhance the user experience and surely, we would want to keep the feedbacks on the top of our mind.
\nWill keep you posted.<\/p>","upvoteCount":0,"datePublished":"2020-09-04T13:03:52.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/7","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"sushma-spiceworks","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/sushma-spiceworks"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"

Thanks Sushma! Always excited to see what the spiceworks team has in store!<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2020-09-04T13:05:38.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-current-development-plan-for-spiceworks/773548/8","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"erichassler","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/erichassler"}}]}}