Alfabet FastLane vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Alfabet FastLane
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (18th)
ServiceNow Strategic Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (5th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the market share of Alfabet FastLane is 1.0% and it increased by 32.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is 16.0% and it decreased by 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management
Unique Categories:
Enterprise Architecture Management
0.3%
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
3.0%
 

Featured Reviews

Onkgopotse Samuel Motshabi - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 24, 2023
A clear view for managing portfolio growth, governance, and cost drivers or containment
I have just started toward the goal of implementation, so don't have much knowledge of the solution beyond my initial training. It is important for any company to define what they want from the solution. For example, one recommendation is that companies pick questions they want answered right at the outset. One company might say they want to know about their application landscape. Another company might say they want to see cost drivers. If you strategically prioritize your questions, then you will be able to go through implementation with less pain. Based on my use so far, I see the potential of the solution. I have been part of the company for a long time so I understand its pain points. I believe the solution is the right tool to get a clear view of governance, cost drivers, and cost containment. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
RY
Feb 22, 2023
A very strategic demand management tool that visualizes risks and ratings in a bubble chart
Our company uses the solution for map planning. For a particular year, we look at different needs, initiatives or programs, and associated projects.  We also use the solution for tool management and determining how a resource such as a thermostat will be used across different projects.  We have…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution has provided us with a view of the truth in terms of our application portfolio."
"The solution is scalable."
"The performance is good."
"Stable and scalable solution."
"You don't need a lot of plugins."
"The demand management tool is very strategic because it helps assess risk, gives you a visual of different demands, and rates those values."
"The feature I find the most valuable is the one that lets you see how much time has been used in processing a ticket. This allows us to better monitor performance."
"It's a very complete solution."
"The interface is extremely user-friendly."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is challenging because it relies on information from different stakeholders."
"When we originally set it up, we had some kind of success manager free of charge, and now it's an additional charge over and above what we're paying."
"The price is too high."
"We track salaries or paychecks of the resources. They change from time to time, such as every six months or every year. If they can come up with a default or out-of-the-box feature to manage those multiple payable costs so that we can automatically calculate the project costs rolled up. That would be the coolest feature that we can expect from ServiceNow. We would like to have an automatic feature to manage the payable costs. We should be able to manage or maintain multiple pay costs so that while calculating the project roll-up costs for individual projects, the respective pay costs in a particular period are picked up automatically from the backend. Currently, we have to customize that. It is doable. We have done it but through customization."
"The configurations are fine, but the user interface could be improved."
"The price keeps going up, and to remain competitive, it needs to have a competitive edge. I would like to see more of the latest innovations, in terms of AI, ML, and all of the latest cutting-edge technologies, included in the platform."
"I would like to see some artificial intelligence incorporated into the management functions."
"The interface isn't user-friendly."
"ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management must improve its interface, which is not very interactive or user-friendly compared to other tools like Zendesk. The real-time reporting feature doesn't help much in our decision-making process. It's quite complex to use and lacks the rich features needed for visualization. Overall, I find it to be very poor."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am with a third-party so am not privy to costs."
"I would rate the cost as five out of ten."
"They sell some things in bundles, and it could be handier that some of those things could be sold in another way, like purity models and other packages. Another thing that I'm struggling with is the pricing of ServiceNow's FYE experience, which includes the tools that are positioned for supporting HR."
"The cost of the solution should not be more than $50,000 annually."
"The solution was quite expensive."
"It's more suitable for larger companies as the licensing cost is relatively high. Not everyone can afford this tool."
"It is a little expensive. We are in Brazil, and for us, it is a little expensive."
"The licensing is based on metrics and is tailored to customer's needs."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alfabet FastLane?
The solution has provided us with a view of the truth in terms of our application portfolio.
What needs improvement with Alfabet FastLane?
The initial setup is challenging because it relies on information from different stakeholders.
What do you like most about ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
We mainly use the solution to support operations and align our ITSM operations with our business goals. This involves coordinating between our application development, support teams, and network en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
The solution is expensive. In addition to the standard license cost, we may require specific applications, especially from an orchestration standpoint or additional plugins. Some of these plugins a...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management must improve its interface, which is not very interactive or user-friendly compared to other tools like Zendesk. The real-time reporting feature doesn't he...
 

Also Known As

Alfabet Cloud
IT Business Management, ServiceNow IT Business Management Suite, ServiceNow ITBM Suite, ServiceNow ITBM
 

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Sample Customers

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Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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