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    iTop

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACombodo is an editor of ITSM open source solutions headquartered in France. In addition to advising and assisting companies in ITIL to improve their services and better control their information system, they offer iTop, their flagship open source ITSM software solution.

    $0

    per year

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Pricing
    iTopMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iTopMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    iTopMicrosoft System Center
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    Combodo
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    Microsoft
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    iTopMicrosoft System Center
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    iTop
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
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    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    iTop
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
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    Configuration mangement9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    iTop
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
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    Change requests repository10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
    Score4.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    iTopMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    iTopMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Combodo
    It is always at the heart of operational activities for the service center strives to establish a single repository shared by all teams that allow you to define offerings that can fit each customer. Has satellites that have the capacity to synchronize central control with [the] remote customer to provide them with solutions linked with your operations.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Pros
    Combodo
    • Open source
    • Issue Tracking
    • Integrations
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Combodo
    • CSV import tools for any data.
    • Data synchronization.
    • Graphical impact analysis.
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    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    Usability
    Combodo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    Combodo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Combodo
    You can not beat [Combodo iTop] community edition in terms of features. It is a great piece of software that has its place for any company that needs to get a helpdesk up and a budget is a big concern.
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Combodo
    • Has tickets that report requests and bugs .
    • Has documentation that covers official extensions.
    • Customizable CMDB.
    • Guidelines.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
    Incentivized
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