We compared Pega BPM and ServiceNow based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, ServiceNow seems to be the superior solution. The main difference between these products comes from the tools that ServiceNow users can employ to create whatever they deem necessary. Pega BPM’s features are not as powerful in this regard.
"The solution has very helpful technical support."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its quick setup. Nowhere else you can create a good-looking application this quick. It's a fairly robust system."
"The solution is able to support the size and scale required."
"There is a feature to accelerate the development so that business analysts can directly create their user stories and assign the task to the developers."
"The most valuable features of the solution are case management, routing, and low-code environment."
"The most valuable features are case management and integration services."
"Decreased time for plane departures and landing, supported analytical insight for planning of three to six month forecasting, and helped with operational decision planning and support."
"It's a good tool for workflow automation."
"Makes ticket information easy to access."
"It's a very low-code platform, and it's simple. The user experience is also really good."
"The workflow capability for easy setup is powerful."
"In terms of the most valuable features, it's nice to have everything in one place. Things are easy to follow up on. ServiceNow provides that workflow. I know at some level it is in the pipeline and then if I need to follow up, everything's there. Those are the key benefits of ServiceNow."
"The solution integrates well with other products."
"I have found that sorting and grouping functions are particularly useful."
"The Workflow feature is the most valuable."
"It offers ready-built automation and simpler configuration for workflows."
"Pega BPM could improve the UI, it is poorly designed to have a good UX experience."
"I would like to see Pega BPM improve the user experience."
"The solution's pricing model or licensing model could be a little better."
"Business specific functionality is needed."
"They need to support the solution better, at this time the company does not have enough support."
"The unit testing needs to improve, as well as the user interface."
"Pega's technical support could be better."
"The training aspect of Pega BPM requires significant enhancement. There should be more opportunities for third-party training and engaging events, such as hackathons where individuals can share their expertise. Additionally, the training structure itself should be more organized, as I have received feedback from my colleagues in the COE that the current training approach is overwhelming and requires excessive referencing to obtain accurate information. Another area for improvement would be the user experience with regard to RPA. Simplifying the IDA for citizen developers would make it easier for them to adopt the RPA tool."
"Compared to other products that I have been using, it is not as user-friendly."
"I would like the reporting aspect to be better, including the graphs. It could have some way for us to easily to export to a csv or spreadsheet so that if a graph cannot be provided by ServiceNow itself, we would be able to use other applications to create them. Also, if there was a feature that enabled us to interact with end users directly from ServiceNow, like an instant-messaging type of feature, that would be great."
"It should include information on navigating various user interfaces for creating diverse requests directed to different teams."
"They need to be providing vendors and implementation partners with materials and guidance on implementation."
"It's moving at a very fast pace. It is difficult for developers or engineers to keep up with it. That's the only issue."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"Licensing costs are very high."
"The product’s standard user experience is not the best."
Pega BPM is ranked 7th in Rapid Application Development Software with 57 reviews while ServiceNow is ranked 4th in Rapid Application Development Software with 212 reviews. Pega BPM is rated 8.2, while ServiceNow is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Pega BPM writes "Low code with great APIs and good flexibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ServiceNow writes "A stable and scalable solution that has excellent features and is useful for collecting data and building KPIs". Pega BPM is most compared with Camunda, Appian, Microsoft Power Apps, IBM BPM and OutSystems, whereas ServiceNow is most compared with BMC Helix ITSM, Microsoft Power Apps, IBM Maximo, Appian and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. See our Pega BPM vs. ServiceNow report.
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