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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshservice

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AFreshservice is a cloud-based service desk and IT service management (ITSM) solution that currently serves more than 10,000 SMB, mid-market, and enterprise customers worldwide.

    $29

    per month per agent

    Snow License Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASnow License Manager enables organizations to gain an accurate view of software usage and entitlements. Organizations can then dynamically reconcile these findings against license entitlements to optimize their IT environments and be audit-ready. HOW IT WORKS Snow License Manager is the central hub for the Snow Software Asset Management platform, providing a unified view of installed software, SaaS, cloud resources and hardware. With Snow License Manager, usage data is…N/A
    Pricing
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $29.00
    per month per agent
    Growth
    $59.00
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $119.00
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
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    Flexera
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    148 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    141 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    113 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshservice and Snow License Manager
    Feature
    Freshservice
    8.2
    142 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Snow License Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.1142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory8.3100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration8.485 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.9103 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.6117 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Freshservice and Snow License Manager
    Feature
    Freshservice
    7.7
    114 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Snow License Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement7.4106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard7.5111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Freshservice and Snow License Manager
    Feature
    Freshservice
    8.0
    109 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Snow License Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository7.7103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar7.887 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management8.4102 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
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
    Score4.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (143 ratings)
    8.7
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (13 ratings)
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (107 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshserviceSnow License Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshservice is well suited for companies looking to implement ticketing / case management across the organization, but only if IT will be using it. Otherwise, I'd recommend Freshdesk. IT departments that don't function in the ITIL style of incident, request, change, and project management may find it overkill if they are only looking for a simple Help Desk solution.
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    Flexera
    I have said at a number of events that I have attended, where other suppliers have shown their latest and greatest new thing, it is the fundamentals that need to work, and need to work well, and this is what Snow License Manager does. It does not take a team of 100 staff to get the tool working or to keep the tool functioning, it works and is stable out of the box. We have learnt that putting the right processes in at the start means that Snow License Manager can do what it has been designed to do and what we have paid for it to do. Audits from vendors now days are relatively simple actions, with the Snow License Manager doing it's job we can quickly run a report and know exactly what our position is and then act accordingly, quick, simple and accurate data at your finger tips, as long as you put the work in to enter the license details etc. If Snow License Manager could invent a robot to go around the business and find all these bits of paper for us then that would be perfect.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • The smartphone app is very well designed and adding assets from there is very easy
    • If you have questions or support, the support desk is fast to respond and setup a meeting to explain the features
    • Very customizable and everything can be easily changed with a wizard
    • Reporting feature does what it needs to do and is not complicated to work with
    • The overall ticketing system is very good and we have not run into any issues
    • The whole system is incredibly responsive and does not hang or freeze
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    Flexera
    • SLM finds installations of software reliably.
    • SLM determines the usage of applications, web apps, and the users who employ them.
    • SLM Reports help management determine current and future application usage.
    • SLM notifies when forbidden programs are installed.
    • SLM provides complete license management.
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • To have more options on what to do with the emails that arrive in the support mailbox (which goes to Freshservice), Setting some special rules or detailed filtering is not possible.
    • Non 3rd party tools to connect to Intune are missing. Additionally, the third-party tool available in the store is not satisfactory. It would be nice to have native support for importing devices from our Azure cloud.
    • The contract requires you to prolong your contract end-date by two years instead of just one year, which to us is a bit aggressive.
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    Flexera
    • Recognition of licensed plugins running in another application's executable is missing
    • There is inconsistent use of Wildcards like "%" across search fields in the SLM and SMACC
    • The search "filter" called "Also include not installed/used" is necessary to see not installed/used applications.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    We are pretty invested in Freshservice right now and have integrated it pretty heavily into our environment, so it would be hard to move away from it. For the most part, we are happy with Freshservice and the ease of use it gives us in managing tickets through the system. The only complaint we've had is customer service.
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    Flexera
    Snow License Manager is an integrated part of our Licensing Compliance software solution. It does help us manage current license needs and actual license usage, as well as inventory shadow IT usage. The nice side effect of being able to see hardware specifications and keeping track of hardware usage by users is a bonus!
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    The UI design of Freshservice is simple and intuitive. You don't have to be a technical expert to navigate your way into the different pages/modules available. There are no buttons that are hidden in plain sight. Even our HR team required little to no help when they started using Freshservice.
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    Flexera
    We currently have the on-premise solution, which is very good indeed. If we were starting working with Snow now, we'd probably select the Atlas (SaaS) managed platform. This would reduce/remove work required to keep the Snow servers up-to-date with Windows and software updates.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    Downtime is minimal (it does happen but not often)
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    Flexera
    Never had issues in this area. Always up and running
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    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    Most reports are quick, however, it can take some time for emailed exports to come via email. It would be helpful to have the exports live in the system rather than having to wait on emails.
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    Flexera
    It took some growing pains and SNOW fixed performance issues for their product, but never had any issue with it
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    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Support from OEM is decent but needs improvement. Sometimes OEM also needs to understand the criticality of the customer and help as an Ad-hoc, which is somewhat lacking at Feshservice. Although the normal support team is well-equipped and helps according to the matrix, if something critical for the partner or customer requires immediate attention, it still goes through the L1-L2-L3 levels, which wastes a lot of time.
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    Flexera
    Is is easy to find information on their support site or to enter a support ticket. The response times are usually under a day and they don't hesitate to get into direct contact with you to solve the current issue.
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    In-Person Training
    Freshworks Inc
    Training was enough to use the base website
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    Flexera
    Love it, and I got to go to Sweden
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    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    Their documentation is pretty good, but only available in English. This makes it difficult for some of our users to understand. There are also some basic video courses available.
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    Flexera
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Creating the correct groups for the stakeholders and enabling the right notifications are one of the most important aspect of the implementation. Creating Change templates will also help in the long run and it's a good practice to create one, if applicable.
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    Flexera
    It went well, we took out time and verified each step as we went
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    Easy setup and a lot of customization which can be made. They offer the full ITSM tool for 75$ per agent and all the PRO are included in the package, which makes it easy to calculate and use. There are only a few add-ins that you need to pay for, based on the number of agents or the number of executions.
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    Flexera
    The deciding factor for the decision makers was the combination of license management and utilization statistics. Our desktop people wanted the utilization and reporting to be very granular and close to real time. Snow was purchased because they promoted their real time utilization in addition to the license management, alerting and reporting. To my knowledge, only Snow was given a proof of concept before the decision was made.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    Was not able to update us proactively about our renewal causing lost of access
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    Flexera
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    The software is very scalable from a small to mid sized team. The features have seemed to scale exceptionally well.
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    Flexera
    Not quite sure I understand the deployment question. We deployed company wide
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    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    We did not have professional services.
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    Flexera
    Worked great and accomplished the goals
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • We had no ticketing system at all so we had no idea of the workload, we now do
    • We have been able to go from nothing to seeing workload to identifying areas for improvement by having the metrics
    • We have lowered MTTR every month since turning on fresh service
    • We have increased 1st all resolution every month
    • We have been able to start talking about real SLA's with the business
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    Flexera
    • Allowed for reducing licenses/cost at renewal or true-up time
    • Shows us new software in our environment so we can get it removed or purchase appropriate licensing to avoid compliance issues
    • Shows up blacklisted software when it appears in our environment allowing us to get it removed to avoid security issues
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