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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ServiceNow App Engine

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AServiceNow App Engine aims to bring creator workflow apps to production quickly for mission-critical tasks. Design with best-practice guidance and templates within a holistic low-code dev experience.N/A

    Syncfusion® Essential Studio®

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASyncfusion Essential Studio is a suite of 1,900+ software components and frameworks for developing web, mobile, and desktop applications. Its UI controls are designed to be flexible and are optimized for high performance. Syncfusion enables users to speed the creation of modern user interfaces and read and write common file formats. Syncfusion states they have supplied components to 1 million+ developers across more than 30,000 organizations around the world, and the company offers…

    $395

    per month Team of up to 5 members.

    Pricing
    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Team License - Up to 5 developers
    $395
    per month
    Team License - Up to 10 developers
    $695
    per month
    More than a team of 10*
    Customized Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—o A subscription license that covers a team of up to 5 members is available for $395 per month. Transferable annual license with unlimited deployment. Includes a license management portal. o A subscription license that covers a team of up to 10 members is available for $695 per month. Transferable annual license with unlimited deployment. Includes a license management portal. o For teams of more than 10, the Syncfusion sales team can prepare a custom quote. o Syncfusion offers subscription licenses that are suited to every organization's structure and needs. In addition to the Team Licenses described above, Project, Division, and Global subscription licenses are also available. Last updated: January 28, 2025 
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    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Considered Both Products
    ServiceNow
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    Syncfusion
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of ServiceNow App Engine and Syncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Feature
    ServiceNow App Engine
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Syncfusion® Essential Studio®
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.3
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.9
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow App EngineSyncfusion® Essential Studio®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ServiceNow
    When the solution involved complex workflows and integration with many 3rd party applications, we felt the Now app engine was less appropriate as it could not handle different integrations simultaneously for incident resolution and complaints management. This was well suited and managed by people who don't know basic coding.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    The datagrid is probably their most popular control I would think. It is so flexible and configurable. Most of mine are plain views in ASP.NET Core, but I have a whole bunch that are dynamically created at runtime in my controller. That is so powerful.
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    Pros
    ServiceNow
    • Perfect tools for easy task management.
    • Coordination platform.
    • Effective project documentation.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • Integrates well into Microsoft tech stack. i.e. ASP.NET, Blazor etc. So it acts as a plug-n-play, which is great!
    • Shrinks the development cycle without adding too much of its own ecosystem overhead.
    • Provides different UI skins so the controls don't appear as "stitched".
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    Cons
    ServiceNow
    • Improve the UI of the environment
    • The left panel in service now is clumsy that can be improved.
    • Connect service now with callers email for any notification related to any incident raised.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • Sometimes links point to dead addresses in the documentation.
    • Some components have a difficult learning curve but that is usually due to the complexity of the control.
    • Minor version changes introduce breaking changes, for example updating from 20.1.x to 20.2.x gives us licensing errors, which in my opinion is a kind of breaking change as it requires all users to update their licenses.
    • Theming with CSS variables is not possible. Access to Theme Studio code is not possible. So a fully custom solution is needed to make Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition components themeable with CSS variables.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ServiceNow
    There are limited use cases where we are just using the service now app engine as of now
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    It takes effort to include a new component library into existing software, especially in our case where we have 5 large applications that are written and maintained by about 100 developers. So changing such a core thing comes with a lot of effort. The other reason we will very likely renew our use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition is that it works really well and has helped us to speed up the development process.
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    Usability
    ServiceNow
    overall it's a good software, but I think it could be updated to give it an edge over other platforms
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    I would rate Syncfusion® Essential Studio® a 10 out of 10 for overall usability. The components are intuitive to implement, with clear APIs and consistent design patterns across the suite. This makes it easy for developers to get started quickly and reduces the learning curve even when working with new controls.
    In addition, the documentation and sample projects provide practical guidance that helps accelerate development. The built-in customization options also allow us to adapt the components to fit our branding and business requirements without excessive effort. Overall, the usability is one of the key reasons why Syncfusion has become an essential part of our development toolset.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ServiceNow
    Almost 100% available on time
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ServiceNow
    They tried their best to resolve our queries every time we contacted them about any technical support
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    Although I have decades of software development experience, I had never created a website from scratch before, and my html and css skills are not particularly strong. Between documentation and incredible dedication from the support team they helped me overcome all of my challenges. It's amazing that they typically create sample code for most of the issues that I submitted. On rare occasions where I uncovered a defect they kept me informed as to its status, and typically resolved it in a short-term release, and/or gave me a reasonable workaround. They hopped on zoom calls with me on multiple occasions when necessary.
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    Implementation Rating
    ServiceNow
    App engine can be used just to process the minimal amount of the data which is being received from the user. We are service now catalogue items or any other data technology.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    Feedback from the team has been very positive.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow App Engine is best among all the competitors. Its integration is best with Outlook and ERP, its SLA management is best, and very organized filters are very useful. Categorization of tickets is something that is very useful. It's very easy to search the tasks/order with limited keywords and very easy to customize. The best part is we can simply reply on mails using ServiceNow App Engine and keep a proper log of the tickets.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    Firstly, there is a free version for small businesses and it allows you to jump start without risk. I found one of the other products a bit short in the number of out-of-the-box supported events handlers for each control and, although you can manually add them, I feel more comfortable to just have them ready. After using the free version I just felt in love with Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls and decided to stay with them; they have all I need and more. The usage of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls is straightforward and intuitive. Support is world-class even for the free version; you get answers in 24 hours at most. Also, the support team is ready to remotely connect to your project in case it is needed; we have had one situation like this, and the issue was solved.
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    Scalability
    ServiceNow
    It is scalable but not reliable
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ServiceNow
    • Effective and profitable multiple project management platform.
    • The tracking of project activities and contract management the tool is amazing.
    • Effective solution of files sharing and easy project comment sharing software.
    • Intuitive collaboration solution.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • First of all, I think the best positive impact is the reduce of time development. I do not know exactly how much time, but certainly, using the framework we save a lot of effort and time.
    • About negative impact, sometimes using the controls of the framewrok have a signifcant impact in the execution time and page load.
    • And of course, the use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition has a significant impact of the learning of javascript and JQUERY.
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