CA Asset Portfolio Management vs Flexera One comparison

Broadcom and Flexera are both solutions in the IT Asset Management category. Broadcom is ranked #28, while Flexera is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.7. Broadcom holds a 0.4% mindshare in IAM, compared to Flexera’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Flexera users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Flexera One and CA Asset Portfolio Management compete in the asset management domain. Flexera One has an edge in pricing and support, while CA Asset Portfolio Management offers a broad feature set for those focused on functionality.

Features: Flexera One offers robust cloud management, detailed software analytics, and comprehensive compliance tools with extensive automation capabilities. CA Asset Portfolio Management excels in asset tracking, lifecycle management, and integration with legacy systems.

Room for Improvement: Flexera One could enhance its asset tracking and legacy system integration. Additionally, it may consider broadening its lifecycle management capabilities. CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve its cloud functionalities, reduce complexity in deployment, and expand software analytics tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Flexera One offers a cloud-based deployment model, easing implementation and scaling, supported by responsive customer service. CA Asset Portfolio Management involves a more complex setup due to on-premise requirements but offers robust integration support and dedicated service teams.

Pricing and ROI: Flexera One typically requires a lower initial setup cost, offering a quicker ROI for cloud-centric enterprises. CA Asset Portfolio Management might have higher upfront costs, but it provides a substantial long-term ROI through detailed lifecycle management and asset optimization.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Asset Portfolio Management

Ranking in IT Asset Management

28th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

License Management (10th)

Flexera One

Ranking in IT Asset Management

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

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SaaS Management Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of CA Asset Portfolio Management is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Flexera One is 1.8%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ahmed Issawi

System Architect ITSM application at Michigan State University

We have a better view of our hardware, warranties, depreciation; but needs a mobile component

In terms of criteria when selecting a vendor, I would say it's the reputation, but it's also about the technology. I don't want to go to a some company that says, "Yeah, we've been here for a hundred years," but their technology is stale. We'd like to stay on the cutting edge and get really nice technology, and from a good company. I would rate it a seven out of 10. Does it have its flaws? Yes. The UI, even though they upgraded the UI, it's still kind of dated, it's a little bit convoluted to use. It's not like something that you can sit down and automatically understand how to use it. But the ability in it is really nice. It's a really powerful tool, and once you learn how to use it, it's really something that's worth learning how to use.

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Donna Boyd

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Reporting capabilities improve compliance and flexibility exceeds expectations

The mainframe need improvement. Flexera One does not have an agent for it, so it can't report on mainframe usage. Several people have suggested it as an improvement. One feature I would like to see in the tool is the ability to handle everything in one place. If not, it is what it is.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My organization now understands what type of products they have: warranties, how long the warranties last, depreciation. We never really knew what our depreciation values were, so it was really nice to have that on hand as well. It gives us a better view of our hardware, which is really beneficial."

"Also, the software you have, you can monitor for end of life. If you have software that is end of life, then you can have it uninstalled and buy the new software, so you can make sure that you're not running into vulnerabilities with unsupported software in your environment."

"The most valuable feature of CA Asset Portfolio Management is the full integration with our Service Desk. It allows us to work both sides of life cycle management."

"It's easy to integrate with our system information."

"Enables me to know where an asset is at any point during its lifecycle: How old it is, who it belongs to, and where it's at within that lifecycle."

"They're staying up to date as vendors make changes to how they want to manage the software. CA is usually really quick about getting those updates in the system."

"Being able to determine the licensing position for existing vendors and future vendors. Also, visibility into our environment,"

"You build the items one time and then you have your discovery that's coming in and the system will let you know whether or not you're out of compliance."

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"So the solution has a really great licensing module, and they're constantly keeping up with the newest trends."

"I like the way it does its compliance. I like its discovery, and I like the fact that it keeps separate hardware and assets and provides easy accessibility to raw data."

"The best thing about FlexNet Manager for my clients is its strong grip on managing licenses and ensuring they stick to their contracts."

"I like the way that Flexera connects our contracts to our purchases."

"It is a stable solution."

"I recommend it highly."

Cons

"Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation."

"It needs stronger rebooting components and the ability to develop our own software metrics."

"The UI, even though they upgraded the UI, it's still kind of dated, it's a little bit convoluted to use. It's not like something that you can sit down and automatically understand how to use it."

"Keeping the catalog updated and having more titles in the catalog is helpful, because the more items that are in the catalog, your process goes faster because you don't have to manually build all the entitlements."

"CA SAM is not a CA product. The vendor is Aspera and CA is the distributor, so support is difficult. It's more difficult to get a good response."

"I'd like to see end-of-life information on software products."

"There were a lot of things that we had to prepare for that we weren't thinking about with this installation. I think from a CA standpoint, the software was good. But us preparing for that, we had a lot more work to do."

"I'd like to see more mobile. I'd like to have it actually manage mobile devices. It really doesn't, and I'd like to have a mobile application just for asset management."

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"The hardware and connectors in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Flexera One does not have an agent for it, so it can't report on mainframe usage."

"There is room for improvement in the purchasing module. There are things I would change in that. Also, the automation components, like having the contracts, scheduling, and notifications embedded into the application, which they've been promising to do since 2014."

"The mainframe need improvement."

"They could improve their reporting. I'd particularly like them to allow you to schedule it."

"One area that could use improvement is the deployment of Flexera agents."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I can say that from a price perspective, you can go for FlexNet Manager if you have a very small environment."

"It was certainly on a par with the price we were paying for Snow License Manager. It wasn't overly expensive."

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Also Known As

CA IT Asset Manager, CA Asset Manager, ITAM, IT Asset Manager, CA SAM, CA Software Asset Manager, Asset Portfolio Management, Asset Portfolio Manager

FlexNet Manager Suite, FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises, Flexera SaaS Manager

Overview

CA Asset Manager gives you the confidence to deliver real business value throughout the asset lifecycle by enabling essential business functions such as
procurement, contract, vendor, license and financial management across your enterprise IT asset base. CA Asset Manager has recognized technology leadership in the areas of financial and contract management, and it is also an IT asset management market share leader.

Learn More: https://www.ca.com/us/products...

Broadcom

Flexera manages and optimizes enterprise software regardless of location, from the desktop to the datacenter to the cloud. We give mid-size enterprises a growth path and a roadmap for success.

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