GLPI vs HaloITSM
GLPI
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| Figure | GLPI | HaloITSM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €19/mo | £33/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 5 |
| Spec score · IT Knowledge Base Software | 9.1 (#3) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Spec score · CMDB Software | 9.0 (#3) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · IT SLA Management Software | 9.1 (#4) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · IT Help Desk Software | 9.1 (#5) | 9.1 (#6) |
| Spec score · IT Problem Management Software | 9.1 (#4) | 9.1 (#5) |
| API | GLPI provides a legacy REST API, a newer high-level API with OAuth2 grants, Swagger documentation and a GraphQL wrapper. | Halo describes its platform as API-centric, and its guides explain how to connect applications through the Halo API. |
| Asset management | GLPI manages hardware, software and licenses, network equipment, certificates, domains, clusters, and databases. | The product includes asset and configuration management with a CMDB, dependency visualisation and links between incidents, problems and configuration items. |
| Documentation | Documentation covers administrator, user, developer, agent and plugin workflows, with installation, command-line, API and contribution guidance. | The official guide library includes administrator guides for actions, agents, custom fields, tickets, stock, self-service, services, SLAs, statuses and views, plus reporting and AI guides. |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Azure/Entra ID, Google SSO, GLPI Inventory and webhooks. | Halo advertises more than 200 native integrations, including Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Entra ID, Teams, Slack, Jira, Salesforce, monitoring and discovery tools. |
| Licence | GLPI is distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later and remains free and open source. | Halo's terms grant a limited internal-use subscription and prohibit copying, reverse engineering, derivative works, sublicensing and source-code discovery, indicating proprietary software. |
| Purpose | GLPI is an IT management platform with helpdesk, asset inventory, and service management features. | HaloITSM provides IT service management software for handling incidents, service requests, changes, problems, assets, and reporting. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 41 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews. |
| Rating on Chrome Web Store | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 rating | 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings for the HaloITSM Advanced Search extension. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 42 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 22 reviews. |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings | 4.7 out of 5 from 237 ratings. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.5 out of 5 from 41 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 43 reviews. |
| Rating on Google Play | 3.8 out of 5 from 302 reviews | 2.7 out of 5 from 43 reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9.2 out of 10 from 9 reviews | 9.5 out of 10 from 15 reviews and ratings. |
| Self-hosting | Self-hosted deployments support Apache, Nginx, Lighttpd or IIS with PHP and MySQL or MariaDB. | Halo supports on-premises deployment as well as public-cloud and private-cloud operating models. |
Plans
GLPI
- Public Cloud€19 a month
- Private Cloud€21 a month
- CustomPrice not published
- GLPI Network Basic€100 a month
- Self-hosted Basic€100 a month
- GLPI Network Standard€300 a month
- Self-hosted Standard€300 a month
- GLPI Network Advanced€1,000 a month
- Self-hosted Advanced€1,000 a month
- GLPI Network Enterprise€4,500 a month
HaloITSM
- HaloITSM public-sector listing£33 a month
- All-inclusive ITSM software (G2 listing)£40 a month
- HaloITSM£66 a month
- Halo all-in-one platform£69 a month
- Halo Enterprise PackagePrice not published
In their own words
GLPI
GLPI is an IT management platform for helpdesk tickets, asset inventory, and service management. Users can create incident or request tickets and assign them to a group, profile, or individual. Its service workflows include problem and change management, planning, recurring tickets, statistics, and custom forms. Asset records cover hardware, software and licenses, network equipment, certificates, domains, clusters, and databases. Other tools include project workflows with Gantt or Kanban views, a knowledge base, reservations, reports, and saved searches. GLPI offers eight profile types and standard or self-service interfaces; its self-service interface is free for end users. Organizations can choose cloud or on-premise deployment. The public-cloud offer has a 45-day trial without obligation or a credit card. Public Cloud costs €19 a month per IT agent, with one billed agent minimum; Private Cloud costs €21 a month per agent and requires at least 25 billed agents. The FAQ says on-premise GLPI has no licensing fees or limit on users or technicians.
HaloITSM
HaloITSM is IT service management software for handling incidents, service requests, changes, problems, assets, and reporting. Teams can capture incidents through multiple channels, route them, track SLAs and OLAs, and manage major incidents in a dedicated console. The service catalogue supports forms, approvals, tasks, automation, and portal request tracking. Change management covers approvals, CAB reviews, risk checks, calendars, implementation plans, and rollback steps. Halo brings assets, configuration items, services, and users into a related view, with discovery and integrations for updating data. Reporting includes 1,000+ out-of-the-box reports and a no-code query builder. The platform is API-centric and offers web, iOS, Android, self-hosted, and API options. HaloITSM costs £66 a month per agent, billed annually, with all features included; end users and portal customers are free. An onboarding package is required at a bespoke cost. A 30-day trial includes all features and modules without requiring a credit card. Halo is a UK-based company founded and based in Suffolk.