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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Alemba Service Manager

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe former VMware Service Manager was an ITSM option from VMware. VMware stopped supporting SM in 2017 and transferred support to VMware partner Alemba. The product is presently supported by Alemba, as Alemba Service Manager.N/A

    HaloITSM

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HaloITSM provides ITIL aligned help desk software that can be installed on premise or in the cloud. Boasting over 25 years of experience, HaloITSM has been developed to offer a feature rich application whilst maintaining a simple to use interface. Features include: Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Asset Management, Service Catalogue, Telephony Integration, as well as the best of breed mobile apps. The vendor describes the following five differentiators: 1.…

    $49

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    On Premise
    $49
    per month per user
    Cloud
    $49
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsThere is 15% discount for all charities, educational institutions and non-profit organisations.
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    Community Pulse
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Considered Both Products
    Alemba
    No answer on this topic
    Halo Service Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Alemba Service Manager and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Alemba Service Manager
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.612 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.612 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Alemba Service Manager and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Alemba Service Manager
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Alemba Service Manager and HaloITSM
    Feature
    Alemba Service Manager
    -
    Ratings
    HaloITSM
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Alemba Service ManagerHaloITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Alemba
    When a Service Desk agent receives a request from a user to fulfill and an incident occurs during implementation, VMWare Service Manager (VSM) will be able to link all events and correlate records across the system.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    If you want a value for money full system, which you could use out of the box then this is the one for you. If you want a system that can take care of tasks then this is the one for you. [HaloITSM] is easily scalable with very competitive pricing. New features are added regularly based on best practices and customer requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Alemba
    • Manage service processes
    • Manage pools
    • Automate services
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • The Self Service Portal is very easy to configure and the end-users have commented on how easy it is to log and manage their own calls.
    • Asset and User Management works very well and it is simple to link them to tickets. Looking up ticket history for particular Users or Assets is also very useful.
    • The ability [to] use different ticket types and templates is fantastic. The added ability to merge and clone tickets is also a great benefit.
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    Cons
    Alemba
    • Embedded CI (configuration Item) scanner
    • Reporting and dashboarding engine
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • Support for M365 \ Power Platform, Power Bi reporting in particular
    • Feel the asset management side of the product is not as good as the ticket management
    • Support is excellent but maybe an old school user forum where other admins can share and discuss ideas
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Alemba
    It's performed just how I want it to, so no real complaints really
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Alemba
    No answers on this topic
    Halo Service Solutions
    Its simple and intuitiuve - requires minimal training to get people in and working at speed
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    Support Rating
    Alemba
    No answers on this topic
    Halo Service Solutions
    I've made overall positive experiences with the Halo support. The only thing to increase would be some follow ups on feature requests. If someone would reach out to me, telling me wheter or not my feature request will be considered in future updates or not.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Alemba
    It wasn't my selection, it's been used for more than five years in the current organization.
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    HaloITSM offered the highest level of functionality, available as standard, at our price level. Halo support during our trial period was second to none and unrestricted. We had a list of deciding factors covering the most important areas of functionality and HaloITSM covered all of these.
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    Return on Investment
    Alemba
    • Less management time spent on VMs and virtual environment
    • Less money spent on compute
    • Less money spent on servers
    Incentivized
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    Halo Service Solutions
    • It enabled us to allow our Service Desk Staff to work from home during COVID and this has continued ever since.
    • We have halved our average resolution time.
    • Some of the automation processes, when implemented alongside the MS Power Platform, have saved approximately 30 hours a month. This includes times when customers were unable to access the system until they had been trained. This is now automated via Halo and they get sent to on-demand training, instead of waiting up to 3 weeks for the next scheduled session.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HaloITSM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Halo ITSMScreenshot of Asset ManagementScreenshot of Incident ManagementScreenshot of Service CatalogueScreenshot of Change Control