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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)

    Score3 out of 10
    N/ACherwell Asset Management was a software asset management offering from Cherwell Software in Colorado Springs, based on technology acquired with the company Express Metrix in August, 2014. Cherwell was acquired by Ivanti, and the application is no longer available.N/A

    IFS Assyst

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIFS Assyst (formerly Axios Assyst, acquired by IFS March, 2021) is an ITSM product in both SaaS and on-premise configurations - the SaaS version is called assystSaaS. This product competes with BMC Remedy, IBM SmartCloud, Cherwell Service Management, and FrontRange ITSM (now Heat Service Management).N/A
    Pricing
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued) and IFS Assyst
    Feature
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Assyst
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued) and IFS Assyst
    Feature
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Assyst
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued) and IFS Assyst
    Feature
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Assyst
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Small Businesses
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    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
    Score4.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cherwell Asset Management (discontinued)IFS Assyst
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    For small industries, it can prove to be a better solution as Cherwell offers comparatively affordable costs for small organizations. But for larger companies, there are many other solutions available in the market that are less complex and offer a variety of additional features. It can be a little complex to use because of its high configuration.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    I would suggest that in this product class, you get what you pay for. Although it is was sold as SAAS with a nearly 'plug and play' implementation, at least one full time highly trained admin is needed for ongoing support. I would advise a team implementation strategy.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Automation
    • Integrating with other systems
    • Full control over how ITSM platform is set up and used
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    IFS
    • IT Asset Management and IT Service Management in one product
    • ITIL framework
    • Highly customisable service catalogue and processes
    • Mature mobility product
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Very costly licenses.
    • Requires comparatively high amount of configuration.
    • Comparatively complex to use other solutions available in market.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    • Service requests, incident, problem, and change management
    • Knowledge mgmt is not-existent - the product uses a WIKI for it's own knowledge base.
    • Axios help desk does is not knowledgable and does not follow up on reported incidents
    • Training is incomplete - no real resources available except billable by the hour.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    IFS
    At this point, we are stuck with it. We can't afford a change at this point.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Cherwell support has been excellent! Always available to take our emails and calls and get back to us quickly.
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Cherwell Asset Management is a quite known and affordable solution for Asset management for organizations where there are more than 800-1000 users as it provides a complete integrated solution. There are many additional features that are available in Cherwell which is not available in other solution, like tracking of cost, management of procurement, etc.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    Axios assyst outperforms JIRA in every aspect, JIRA is a good job system but when it comes to complex processes and configuration management then JIRA is simply not the right system.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Consolidated other systems into a single platform
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    IFS
    • Replacement of 3 systems with Axios assyst
    • Integration with other enterprise systems
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