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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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 Service Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
    Pricing
    iTopMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iTopMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    iTopMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    iTop
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.73 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Expert directory9.73 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Service restoration9.73 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Self-service tools9.73 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.73 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.73 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.73 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    iTop
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement9.43 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.13 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement9.43 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of iTop and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    iTop
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Change requests repository10.03 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Change calendar10.03 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Service-level management10.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    iTopMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    iTopMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    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
    I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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    Pros
    Combodo
    • Open source
    • Issue Tracking
    • Integrations
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    Microsoft
    • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
    • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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    Cons
    Combodo
    • CSV import tools for any data.
    • Data synchronization.
    • Graphical impact analysis.
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    Microsoft
    • Kind of clunky.
    • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
    • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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    Support Rating
    Combodo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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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 selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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    Return on Investment
    Combodo
    • Has tickets that report requests and bugs .
    • Has documentation that covers official extensions.
    • Customizable CMDB.
    • Guidelines.
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    Microsoft
    • Save a world of time when imaging
    • Save a world of time with patch management
    • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
    Incentivized
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