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BigPanda vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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BigPanda's customer support varies, with some users praising promptness and effectiveness, while others face delays and poor availability.
Sentiment score
8.5
ServiceNow's support is praised for responsiveness but inconsistent with complexities; community aids, yet customization support needs improvement.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.3
BigPanda requires better cost efficiency, integrations, observability, AI, visualization, UI, multi-cloud environment, event correlation, and automation improvements.
Sentiment score
4.5
ServiceNow faces challenges with high costs, complex usability, limited support, and needs improvements in flexibility, integration, and documentation.
 

Scalability Issues

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BigPanda is noted for managing large infrastructures, though some users express concerns about scalability and additional licensing needs.
Sentiment score
7.9
ServiceNow scales effectively, accommodating larger user bases, though cost and performance issues may require closer attention during implementation.
 

Setup Cost

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BigPanda costs $200,000 annually, with users finding it reasonably priced, flexible in setup, and sometimes cheaper than competitors.
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ServiceNow's pricing is high, often per-user, with variable costs needing negotiation for better transparency and flexibility.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.8
BigPanda is stable but users have reliability concerns about alerts and incidents, partly due to its newness and unfamiliarity.
Sentiment score
8.0
ServiceNow is highly stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and excellent performance, despite occasional minor issues.
 

Valuable Features

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BigPanda excels with a user-friendly interface, seamless integrations, AI-driven event correlation, anomaly detection, and efficient notifications.
Sentiment score
8.4
ServiceNow provides flexible, customizable IT solutions with integration capabilities and intuitive design, enhancing workflows and departmental collaboration.
 

Categories and Ranking

BigPanda
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (54th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (12th), AIOps (18th)
ServiceNow
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Asset Management (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (4th), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. BigPanda is designed for IT Infrastructure Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
ServiceNow, on the other hand, focuses on IT Service Management (ITSM), holds 26.1% mindshare, down 27.4% since last year.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Ankit-Mathur - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers comprehensive alert monitoring and a user-friendly interface but requires manual validation to provide accurate alerts
For new users, I would advise using BigPanda for its comprehensive alert monitoring and integration with ServiceNow. Its mapping capabilities and user-friendly interface make it valuable for incident analysis and prioritization. As users become more familiar with the tool, its full potential will become apparent, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness over time. It is easy for someone to learn to use BigPanda for the first time. We start with basic examples that everyone can understand, then provide verbal introductions followed by hands-on training over two weeks. We encourage making mistakes and asking questions to ensure understanding. It depends on the trainer's approach, but with proper guidance, anyone can learn effectively. Overall, I would rate BigPanda as a five out of ten. For it to be a perfect ten, it would need to consistently provide accurate alerts without requiring manual validation. This means it should effectively suppress similar incidents, eliminating the need for constant monitoring. Once it reaches this level of reliability, BigPanda would be exceptional.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
25%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What do you like most about BigPanda?
One of the most valuable features of BigPanda is its user-friendly interface.
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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