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    ServiceNow IT Service Management

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABuilt on the ServiceNow Now Platform, the IT Service Management bundle provides an agent workspace with knowledge management, and modules supporting issue tracking and problem resolution, change, release and configuration management.N/A
    Pricing
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    ITSM Standard
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Pro
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsITSM Pro and ITSM Enterprise also are available with optional "Plus" add-ons. These include AI Agents, an AI Agent Studio, and other features that augment the capabilities of the platform using AI Virtual Agents to automate tasks.
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    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    ServiceNow
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow got it's start from former employees of BMC and it's easy to see where they tailored the tool to utilize the strengths of Remedy/Helix. But at the same time, steered away from the pitfalls that BMC has ran into. I think ServiceNow IT Service Management is LEAGUES …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow IT Service Management license cost very cheap compared to other tools available in the market. It is easy to manage records and information with in the seperate tables. User interface made simple and easy to access. Okta integration available to manage employee data …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    The IT Asset Management tool that is included and the way you connect that to your support portal is one of the things where ServiceNow is stacking up against Jira or TOPdesk for example. The features are unlimited and that is why we prefer this tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    This software was used previously. the software was not easy to configure like servicenow and the visual dashboards and the ui experience was less appealing compared to ServiceNow. ServiceNow offers a lot pf features which can be used across the industry. Gives better …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Integrations with other products are very easy in ServiceNow IT as compared to other tools. Support is amazing comparatively. Transparency and flow of work are clearly visible. It has Multiple features and we can customize them as well. The search feature can be improved a …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    We used to use Jira to handle service tickets but it's way too robust for something this straightforward. Due to the nature of Jira, you needed to already have a lot of documentation and knowledge about who should be assigned the ticket, so the lift of creating a ticket was …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    I used Jira Service Desk briefly in one of my previous jobs but I remember it had few options and fewer ways to create a personal dashboard or to customize it. On the other hand, the look and feel was much simpler and less convoluted.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow IT Service Management is infinitely better especially in terms of CI / Asset and integration into other process areas (i.e. Incident).
    Much better Management Reporting.
    More comprehensive coverage of all ITIL processes.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow feels like a much more mature and complete solution when compared to the other applications we have used or demonstrated. It is definitely a more costly solution to implement and maintain (annual costs) but the benefits at our organization outweigh those costs. …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow is much better than BMC Track-It! in almost every way. ServiceNow has a much easier-to-edit Knowledge Base system, while BMC's system is about the same as making a post in Notepad. ServiceNow is also much better at sorting fields, as it has attributes that can be …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Very few or not used in my current organization, so I can't comment much on it.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Have not used any other product for ITSM.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    I don't have any familiarity with any products similar to ServiceNow.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Our contact center (call center) uses Ivanti Service Management, a product that parallels how ServiceNow operates. Though the out-of-the-box offering resembles an incident management solution, we had customized it to be more of a call tracking tool for folks calling into our …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    We tried out BMC, but after looking at ServiceNow, it was clear that it didn't have all the available integrations that we were hoping for at the time time. It was a good option but lacked a few key things that we, as an organization was looking for to have an all in one …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    The significant difference between Cleo Clarify and ServiceNow is Cleo Clarify is integrated software. It handles customer data and the tickets too. But Service now that we use is not.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow feels like a more robust and polished product the creation of workflows and flexibility to customize is better than with the rest of the applications, it is also easier to integrate with external applications as these 'connections' are regularly updated to …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    We looked into a few different tools. We POC'ed Jira, and while it did a lot of things well, it didn't meet our needs. ServiceNow has a lot of different features that were attractive to our firm and ultimately, we decided the extra cost was well worth it. Zendesk was another …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow has faster performance and is easier to use. There's more training material and better product support from the ServiceNow team.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Both Heat and ManageEngine were convoluted, too complex and very hard to use, especially from the end-user perspective, and also from the support team. ServiceNow, on the other hand, is very intuitive and more user-focused than the other products making the users feel welcome …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Originally designed for software bug tracking, JIRA is much easier to use than ServiceNow. It lacks the CMDB power of ServiceNow, but can be adapted for not only ticketing, but change management as well. I worked with both SerivceNow at my previous employer who tossed it in …
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    SNOW provides a single platform to support multiple use cases with a strong Incident Management solution, extensible Knowledgebase, and powerful content management. There are not many products with the same scalability and robustness.
    Incentivized
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Honestly, I prefer Autotask but that could be because I have used it so extensively in the past. ServiceNow is great but I think it is definitely more "buggy" than Autotask. Autotask just seems a lot more polished on the backend. I haven't experienced any issues with reporting …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Features
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.9
    68 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.067 Ratings
    Expert directory8.051 Ratings
    Service restoration8.056 Ratings
    Self-service tools10.065 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.063 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.060 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.062 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.3
    61 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Configuration mangement8.060 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.059 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.952 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    9.0
    62 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Change requests repository9.062 Ratings
    Change calendar9.056 Ratings
    Service-level management9.058 Ratings
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    ServiceNow IT Service Management
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    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (22 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ServiceNow
    In our organization, we are using ServiceNow extensively. Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Time tracking are few modules which we use extensively. This sort of model will work for any product or service based companies as the product is built on ITIL framework. So this product will be suited for small or large scale companies to better organize and add controls and track SLA's for technology or business process.
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    Pros
    ServiceNow
    • When I have a number of requests to make, for example a request to add a dozen or so user accounts to more than one group account in Active Directory , I can put all the needed information into the initial form, add it to my "shopping cart" and all of that information remains on the screen for the next item for which I only need to edit a few items (like the AD group name in this example), and keep adding them to the shopping cart until I have them all. When I "Check Out" each of those items is generated as a separate task under the one request. It simplifies and expedites the creation and tracking of these kinds of requests.
    • I can easily and quickly see what tickets are currently assigned to me in order to prioritize them and remain aware of my workload.
    • Numerous fields for CIs can be used when trying to find the entry for a particular item. For example, IP Address, server name, raw text, classification, and so on.
    • To help with making sense out of related tasks, when a task is assigned to me and I need to open another task for a different team to work in order to complete my task, I can open a sub-task from my ticket so that the relationship between the two can be pulled up later into reports. For example, I may have a task to build a new vm, and need to open tasks for networking, security accounts, software installation and so on. By opening sub-tasks from my assignment, the time spent by all parties concerned is tied together for more meaningful cost accounting.
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    Cons
    ServiceNow
    • It is hard to find areas for improvement, the tool is very powerful. That said, building the CMDB still involves some manual interaction which was not how it was presented in demos.
    • The CMDB data is almost too deep and detailed. When you build the relationship map it can be so large that it is overwhelming. You can limit this, but the default maps are massive if you are discovering lots of device classes.
    • The product is expensive. Since they are the leader in the industry and the product has tons of features, they definitely charge for it!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ServiceNow
    To be completely honest setting up a new ticketing system can be a pain in the ass. Once you have it setup and customized the way you want it, you don't want to switch unless you're unhappy with the product. Unless future releases and updates really muck the system up, I wouldn't change.
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    Usability
    ServiceNow
    The dashboard is so confusing, [there are] many clicks to open a task and search by a ticket. The Enterprise customisation [we did] has finished to kill the software and creates a really bad experience on a daily basis. [It is] So slow, and so many clicks to process a ticket. Works only on IE so, that [should] make you realize that [it] is a bad idea.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ServiceNow
    We have never had any issues with ServiceNow's availability that I am aware of in the two years I have been using it.
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    Performance
    ServiceNow
    For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
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    Support Rating
    ServiceNow
    I would give it this rating because we have had no major issues with the support for ServiceNow after we implemented it at our organization. They seem to respond promptly and efficiently if we ever do need to open a support case with them about an issue we are having.
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    Online Training
    ServiceNow
    To type in what should be a text box, you have to click an empty cell, a tiny text box pop up opens with a check box and an X. You the. Type in the text box and have to click the check mark. If you have a bunch of fields to fill out, doing this is very annoying. Absolutely know thought went in to this. I'm sure somebody in marketing thought it was a good idea. It wasn't.
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    Implementation Rating
    ServiceNow
    Without exception, every client I have worked with has been very happy with their resulting product. While this is partly due to my work, I must point out that the platform is the winning decision, not the implementer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ServiceNow
    We used to use Jira to handle service tickets but it's way too robust for something this straightforward. Due to the nature of Jira, you needed to already have a lot of documentation and knowledge about who should be assigned the ticket, so the lift of creating a ticket was time consuming.
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    Scalability
    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
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    Return on Investment
    ServiceNow
    • Overall ServiceNow has a positive impact on getting the SLA of tickets down in supporting our customers.
    • One negative impact has been the amount of time to get the product to produce an ROI, it's almost too big to fail and too big to replace. You almost become committed to the product. Good or bad.
    • Another negative impact would be if you track metrics of employees and time tracking, there is a lot of scenarios where engineers will track time on tickets but not get credit for closing them as the assignee function of tickets can only be tied to one user and credits only the engineer who closes the ticket.
    • Another positive impact would be the level of security for permissions and scaling the workloads is robust and you will get out of the system what your team is willing to put in.
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