Comparison · Updated June 2026

Kora vs Spiceworks Help Desk

Free IT helpdesk for small teams. An honest look at pricing, features, and which tool fits your team.

Kora logoKoraBest for

Kora wins on AI pricing and flat-rate simplicity. AI ticket structuring, AI Copilot, AI Agent, and AI Analyst are all included free. No per-seat pricing means your costs stay flat as your team grows.

AI ticket structuring (free) AI Copilot & Agent (free) AI Analyst included
Try Kora free
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Spiceworks Help DeskBest for

Spiceworks Help Desk is a solid choice for small it teams wanting free helpdesk. Free and IT community are genuine strengths. But no ai features.

Free IT community Network mapping
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At a glance

Feature
Kora
Spiceworks Help Desk
Free plan
15 members
Free (ad-supported)
Starting price
$39/mo flat
Free (ad-supported)
AI ticket structuring
Unlimited, free
AI Analyst
Included free
Public API
20+ endpoints, free
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EU data residency
Yes
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Pricing at your team size

Kora is free up to 15 members, then flat $39/mo. Spiceworks Help Desk charges per agent. Drag the slider to see the difference.

15 agents
Team size
Kora logoKora Free Free
$0/mo
Free forever · up to 15 members · unlimited tickets
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Spiceworks Help Desk Pro
$0/mo
0/agent/mo × 15 agents
Kora is free at 15 agents
Spiceworks Help Desk costs $0/mo at the same team size.
Kora logoKora plans
Free$0/mo · up to 15 members
Growth$39/mo flat · up to 50 members
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Spiceworks Help Desk plans
FreeFree
Pro·Free

Feature comparison

Honest, side-by-side. Where we differ, we say so.

Included
Free / unlimited
Coming soon
Partial / limited
Not available
Feature
Kora logoKora
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Spiceworks Help Desk
Free plan
15 members, unlimited tickets
Free (ad-supported)
Starting price
$0 (Free), $39/mo flat (Growth)
Free (ad-supported)
Pricing model
Flat (no per-seat)
Per-seat
AI ticket structuring
Unlimited, all plans
AI Copilot
Free, unlimited
AI Agent
Free, unlimited
AI Analyst
Included Free
Public API
20+ endpoints, all plans
Embedded sessions
EU data residency
EU (Cloudflare D1)
White label
Omnichannel
Coming soon
Knowledge base
Coming soon
SLA tracking
Coming soon
Marketplace apps
Coming soon

Where each one wins

No tool wins everything. Here's the honest split.

Kora logoWhere Kora wins
  • AI ticket structuring (free)
  • AI Copilot & Agent (free)
  • AI Analyst included
  • No ads
  • Modern UI
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Where Spiceworks Help Desk wins
  • Free
  • IT community
  • Network mapping
  • No cost
Migration

Why teams switch from Spiceworks Help Desk

Common reasons teams move to Kora.

No AI features
Ad-supported
Outdated UI
No AI Analyst
IT-focused only
How to migrate
  1. 1Export your tickets from Spiceworks Help Desk as CSV
  2. 2Paste raw descriptions into Kora — AI structures them into clean tickets
  3. 3Or use the Public API to import tickets, comments, and attachments programmatically
  4. 4Invite your team — up to 15 members free, 50 on Growth

Common questions

Straight answers about switching to Kora.

Yes. Kora offers AI ticket structuring, AI Copilot, AI Agent, and AI Analyst — all free on every plan. Spiceworks Help Desk is free and has no AI ticket structuring. Kora's flat $39/mo pricing means no per-seat costs as your team grows.

See for yourself

Start free, invite your team, paste your first ticket. No credit card, no per-seat pricing, no setup call required.

No credit card·EU-hosted·90-day Growth trial·Free forever