Overview

Vivantio combines IT service management with support for customer service, HR, facilities and other departments. Its ITSM tools cover incidents, problems, changes and service requests in line with ITIL 4. Asset and configuration records link to tickets and changes, which helps teams keep operational work connected to the equipment and services involved.

No-code workflows can trigger actions across tickets, approvals, notifications and escalations. A branded portal lets users search for answers, report incidents and submit requests from any device, while requestors and customers do not need paid licences. That division can broaden self-service without adding an agent seat for every employee.

Key features

Automation, portal and integrations

Event-triggered automation is useful when service processes involve repeated approvals or handoffs; teams with simple queues may not benefit enough to justify a broader platform. FLEXBridge supplies more than 600 built-in integrations, including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Azure Active Directory, Jira and Tableau. Full API access at every price point gives teams a way to connect services beyond those built-ins.

Assets, security and implementation

Asset management tracks assets and configuration items across their lifecycle and ties them to tickets and changes. Vivantio cites HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials+ credentials. Its data-processing addendum says customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and hosted on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

Pricing includes dedicated onboarding, a customer success manager and US and UK technical support. Vivantio says most teams go live in around three weeks with a dedicated consultant, a useful provision for organizations implementing several service processes at once.

Pricing

The Vivantio plan has a published range of $49–$99 per agent per month, billed annually. It includes all features, including ITSM, AI, automation, CRM, assets and reporting, along with a self-service portal, knowledge management, 600+ integrations and full API access. Named, concurrent or pool licensing is available. The range means teams should compare the quote against their agent count and chosen licensing model; end users are free, but agents are not.

Vivantio Platform costs $4,999.00 USD per month, billed annually, per technical agent. It includes all features and offers named, concurrent or pool licensing; end users require no licence. This is positioned for larger deployments, while teams with 500 or more agents can obtain enterprise pricing. Volume discounts start at 15 agents and scale up to 40%.

There is no free plan. The lower end of the per-agent range offers a defined starting point, but the annual billing term and agent-based licensing make it a paid commitment rather than a free-tier option. For a team that needs only basic help-desk ticketing, that breadth may be more than it needs.

Platforms

Vivantio offers web and API access, plus self-hosted deployment; it also provides a SaaS platform and can deliver on-premise deployment when regulatory requirements call for it. This flexibility may suit organizations with deployment constraints, though teams should distinguish the on-premise option from the cloud deployment category.

Who it's for

Vivantio suits organizations bringing IT, HR, customer service, facilities or other service functions into coordinated workflows, particularly those needing asset links, a shared portal and numerous integrations. Its free end-user access helps when many employees submit requests but fewer people handle them. It is a weaker match for teams that need a free product or a narrowly scoped ticketing tool.

Pros and cons

Pro: All features and full API access are included across the price points, so teams do not have to give up core platform capabilities to start at the lower per-agent range.
Pro: Free portal users and requestors let organizations extend self-service without buying a licence for every employee.
Pro: More than 600 integrations, lifecycle asset records and cross-team automation support complex service operations.
Con: There is no free plan, and annual per-agent pricing can be a poor fit for small teams or basic help-desk needs.
Con: The $4,999.00 USD monthly Platform plan is a substantial commitment, even though its licensing supports different agent models.

Alternatives

For simpler IT help-desk needs or a free starting point, compare ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus: it has a free plan, with Standard at 13.00 USD per month and Professional at 27.00 USD per month, billed monthly. Its published plans are less costly starting points, while Vivantio is aimed at broader service management.

If document automation is the priority rather than cross-department service management, Automation Anywhere Document Automation has a free Community Edition for eligible small businesses, capped at five machines and 100 pages per month.

For a dedicated asset-management comparison, Hornbill IT Asset Management offers personalized, scalable packages. Matrix42 FastViewer is another paid option, priced at 540.00 € per concurrent session per year plus 19% VAT, with a free trial.

Teams considering other enterprise service management options can also compare iET Enterprise Service Management, IFS Enterprise Service Management, Ivanti Neurons for Enterprise Service Management and TeamDynamix DEX.

Browse Enterprise Service Management Software, IT Service Catalog Software, IT Problem Management Software, IT Help Desk Software, IT SLA Management Software and Church Facility Management Software for category comparisons.

Verdict

Choose Vivantio if your organization needs ITSM alongside service work in other departments, and values automation, linked asset records, broad integrations and free end-user access. Its main reason to look elsewhere is cost: there is no free plan, agents are billed annually, and the Platform plan starts at $4,999.00 USD per month.

	UseResponse	Vivantio
Free plan	No	No
Free trial	No	No
Paid from	$49/mo	$49/mo
Open source	No	No
Platforms	api	api, self-hosted, Web
Free plan	No	No
Shared inbox	Yes	—
SLA management	Yes	—
Help center	Yes	—
Ticket automation	Yes	—
API access	Yes	—

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