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Betty Blocks vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Betty Blocks
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
27th
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
2nd
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Asset Management (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Betty Blocks is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 11.5%, up from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Hans De Groot - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is stable and has good support, but is expensive
Betty Blocks, when I started with it, was similar to a back-end platform with the ability to have a standardized back-office UI out of the box, which is perfect for a lot of situations. For more customer-facing UIs, we had to create the front end ourselves, building endpoints with HTML and JavaScript. Then Betty Blocks started in 2018 with the page builder. This allowed us to create drag-and-drop interfaces. That was quite cumbersome. Now Betty Blocks is entering a new generation of it - next generation forms - which should be a lot better. The most valuable feature is the back end. The way we can create action flows for things such as sending emails, creating PDF reports, or connecting to web services is very complete. I never experience a lack of functionality in it. The standardized back-office UI is said to be deprecated over time, which is a shame, because it is a real time-saver and is one of their strong points, only if it was kept up-to-date.
Fabio QUINTANILHA - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and scalable solution that has excellent features and is useful for collecting data and building KPIs
As much as possible, we use the out-of-the-box features. We do very few customizations. We follow the schedule to refresh the versions when they come up. As an end-user, I am not happy with the scalability. We have to wait a long time to buy more capacity. It is not an issue with the tool. Our team must manage it better. ServiceNow is a powerful tool. As long as we have enough users, it works. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the back end."
"The product's integration functionality in the change management module has significantly improved efficiency in our organization."
"It has an excellent capability to integrate different access points."
"What I like the most is that it's a common service data model and the fact that everything is available on one platform."
"Operations and maintenance costs have been reduced using this solution. We have been able to deliver faster solutions to our customers and track progress using live data."
"It's a straightforward and effective approach that minimizes the need for extensive explanations."
"Straightforward tool."
"We consider the integration capabilities of the solution with other tools to be a valuable feature."
"Everything about the schema, including the design of ServiceNow, is great."
 

Cons

"What I find lacking in the software is its ability to query the database."
"I would like to see full integration with AI."
"In many cases, they make choices where flexibility is a little bit degraded, but if you leave everything open and the flexibility is great then the usability is a little bit less."
"Complexities in the organization made the initial deployment complex."
"Creating service catalog forms could be made easier."
"Licensing costs are very high."
"Service mapping could be less complicated."
"One thing I don't care for is the reporting and the way it functions."
"The high price is a huge barrier in Portugal."
"The visuals are the one area where there is opportunity for improvement."
"There are Virtual Task Boards in the tool in the latest releases. There are many of them in the Scaled Agile Framework. There is some room there for improvement. It's really quite promising but, at the same time, it could be improved and I believe it will be improved soon."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite high, but the pricing is also not very transparent."
"The pricing structure that we have been working with was based on a number of blocks."
"It is fairly expensive."
"The licensing expenses are excessively high."
"It is an expensive platform."
"The price of the solution is comparable to industry standards. For the features that we received, it is reasonable."
"Certainly, from a product-platform perspective, the price is not too bad."
"For the modules we use, we found it competitive. I can't think of any costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"The solution is priced for medium to enterprises sized businesses. However, it is expensive compared to competitors."
"I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten. The pricing for ServiceNow is based on a SaaS platform with annual contracts. However, it may not offer much flexibility for adjusting usage in the short term."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
30%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Betty Blocks?
We sign three-year contracts with Betty Blocks which are reevaluated at the end of each contract. The complexity of the application is what makes the price. I've had a bad pricing experience with B...
What needs improvement with Betty Blocks?
I've recently worked with low/no code solutions from other manufacturers. Some of them have nice functionality in building drag-and-drop frontends. I hope that the next generation forms of Betty Bl...
What is your primary use case for Betty Blocks?
We have multiple use cases for the solution. One is an application for fundraisers, which is a construction that I sell to charities and use Betty Blocks as the application platform. We created a p...
Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into that platform for good. The business model is to lock in and then keep pumping th...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
 

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Sample Customers

KPMG, TELE2, Sligro Food Group, Ymere, Flexpoint Group
AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow    
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