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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    USU IT Service Management

    N/AN/AUSU IT Service Management, formerly Valuemation, is an ITSM solution from German-headquartered company USU Software. It is offered as a central tool for enterprise service management across a company and a solution to automate processes across departments. It can manage complex service processes, on-premises or in the cloud, with tools to plan, operate and control IT using a range of mix-and-match modules and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerUSU IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerUSU IT Service Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerUSU IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and USU IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    USU IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and USU IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    USU IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and USU IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    22% below category average
    USU IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerUSU IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerUSU IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    USU Software AG
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    Pros
    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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    USU Software AG
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    Cons
    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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    USU Software AG
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    Support Rating
    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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    USU Software AG
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    USU Software AG
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Save a world of time when imaging
    • Save a world of time with patch management
    • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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    USU Software AG
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