# EasyVista Service Manager vs OTRS Comparison

| | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 3.9 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 99 | 38 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (60.6% of reviews) | Enterprise (59.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### EasyVista Service Manager

Pros:
- Integrations (5 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Configuration (1 reviews)
- Complexity (1 reviews)

### OTRS

Pros:
- Customizability (1 reviews)
- Customization (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Ticketing Issues (2 reviews)
- Access Control (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.1 (92 reviews) | 9.2 (33 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.1 (92 reviews) | 9.1 (33 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (77 reviews) | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.6 (78 reviews) | 6.9 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (85 reviews) | 9.0 (28 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.2 (73 reviews) | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.8 (86 reviews) | 7.1 (32 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### EasyVista Service Manager

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### OTRS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Help Desk

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **EasyVista Service Manager** | N/A | N/A |
| **OTRS** | 8.3/10 | 28 |

#### Ticket and Case Management

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ticket creation user experience** | Not enough data | 9.1 (27 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Ticket response user experience** | Not enough data | 8.8 (27 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Workflow** | Not enough data | 8.9 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Response Automation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **SLA Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Attachments/Screencasts** | Not enough data | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 
| **Ticket Collaboration** | Not enough data | 8.8 (27 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Customer and Contacts Database** | Not enough data | 8.5 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Help Desk

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Communication Channels

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customer Portal** | Not enough data | 8.4 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Email to Case** | Not enough data | 8.4 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Chat/Live Support** | Not enough data | 7.5 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Social Integration** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Voice** | Not enough data | 7.8 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Platform

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | 6.7 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.6 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **EasyVista Service Manager** | 8.3/10 | 15 |
| **OTRS** | 9.0/10 | 23 |

#### Administration

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Change Management** | 9.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Asset Management** | 9.0 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.1 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reports &amp; Analytics** | 8.2 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Service Desk

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Help Desk** | 8.7 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Incident Reports** | 8.7 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Process Workflow** | 9.0 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.1 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Management

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 7.6 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Administration Console** | 7.8 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Access Management** | 7.9 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Asset Management** | 8.3 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Policy Dictation** | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ticketing System** | 8.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Performance Logging** | 7.7 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (14 reviews) | 
| **Alerting** | 7.6 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Automation** | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.4 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Enterprise Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **EasyVista Service Manager** | N/A | N/A |
| **OTRS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Diverse Systems Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Observability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI/ML Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Single Pane of Glass** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards and Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Baselines** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Service Desk

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **EasyVista Service Manager** | 7.6/10 | 27 |
| **OTRS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Incident Management

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automate Ticket Routing** | 7.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ticket Prioritization** | 7.1 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ticket Notifications** | 7.4 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Base** | 6.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Base/Ticket Integration** | 6.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboards** | 6.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Time Tracking** | 6.7 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Surveys** | 7.7 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Access &amp; Usability

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile** | 6.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self Service** | 7.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Active Directory** | 7.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Access** | 7.9 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Service Desk

| Feature | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [IT Service Management Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/it-service-management-itsm-tools)

**Unique to EasyVista Service Manager (2):** [Service Desk Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/service-desk), [Enterprise Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-monitoring)

**Unique to OTRS (1):** [Help Desk Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/help-desk)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | EasyVista Service Manager | OTRS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 6.4% | 8.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.0% | 32.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 60.6% | 59.5% | 

### By Industry

#### EasyVista Service Manager

- **Higher Education:** 11.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.6%
- **Government Administration:** 7.4%
- **Insurance:** 7.4%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 5.3%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.3%
- **Retail:** 3.2%
- **Banking:** 2.1%
- **Commercial Real Estate:** 2.1%
- **Defense &amp; Space:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 44.7%

#### OTRS

- **Pharmaceuticals:** 29.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 10.8%
- **Higher Education:** 8.1%
- **Outsourcing/Offshoring:** 5.4%
- **Computer Software:** 5.4%
- **Internet:** 5.4%
- **Government Administration:** 5.4%
- **Automotive:** 2.7%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 2.7%
- **Computer Hardware:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 21.6%

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## Top Discussions

### EasyVista Service Manager

No discussions available for this product.

### OTRS

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/easyvista-service-manager-vs-otrs)

