CA Asset Portfolio Management vs ServiceNow comparison

Broadcom and ServiceNow are both solutions in the IT Asset Management category. Broadcom is ranked #28, while ServiceNow is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5. Broadcom holds a 0.4% mindshare in IAM, compared to ServiceNow’s 24.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of ServiceNow users who would recommend it.

CA Asset Portfolio Management

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ServiceNow and CA Asset Portfolio Management compete in the IT asset management category. ServiceNow has the upper hand due to its robust features in IT operations and workflow automation.

Features: ServiceNow provides an integrated experience with strong automation, reporting, and workflow capabilities. CA Asset Portfolio Management offers in-depth asset lifecycle tracking, performance management, and detailed controls for asset management.

Room for Improvement: ServiceNow can improve asset-specific features, deployment customization, and resource investment efficiency. CA Asset Portfolio Management could enhance its cloud functionality, reporting flexibility, and system responsiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ServiceNow has a cloud-based deployment model, simplifying setup and updates, backed by excellent customer support. CA Asset Portfolio Management requires more time for customization, potentially lengthening deployment but also supports cloud-based solutions.

Pricing and ROI: ServiceNow involves a higher initial cost but generally delivers faster ROI due to streamlined operations and minimized maintenance costs. CA Asset Portfolio Management may present lower initial expenses, but extensive asset management features can raise resource investments, affecting ROI over time.

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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 (11th)

ServiceNow

Ranking in IT Asset Management

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

216

Ranking in other categories

Help Desk Software (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of CA Asset Portfolio Management is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 24.3%, down from 26.8% 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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Somnath Kand

Team Lead at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech

Custom integration and reporting lead to efficient ticket management

There is a need for bug or error tracking in ServiceNow. Although there are child incidents or tickets, tracking primary issues or bugs within enhancements is not present. The reporting features in the new portal could be more user-friendly. While it provides options to minimize chart and image sizes, actual implementation doesn't always reflect these changes.

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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

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"You could also look for software that is no longer being used and you can re-deploy the software, so then you save from a purchasing standpoint because you don't have to buy the software again."

"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."

"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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"There are many expansions available."

"What I like the most is the functionality, it's features are rich, and there is a high degree of compliance with IT standards."

"It is user-friendly and simple to use."

"You can scale the solution."

"I like that it's always up and running."

"SPM and ITSM features are the most helpful."

"ServiceNow has also enabled our Management Consulting business to provide Digital Transformation services for our clients the world over, as we use the platform as an accelerator for doing IT Target Operating Model transformations."

"It is robust and very user-friendly."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

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

"I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."

"CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus."

"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."

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

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"The pricing structure could be more budget-friendly."

"if I consider from the IT operations management side, ServiceNow is pretty premature on some things, especially the discovery, while the other tools like Micro Focus and BMC Remedy, those that have been in the market for quite some time. ServiceNow is evolving itself in the discovery piece of the future."

"Currently, we are finding it a bit difficult to monitor the subscriptions that are being used. The reporting feature related to this can be improved. Its ITOM functionality can be improved. BMC does a better job than ServiceNow in terms of capturing utilization and other such things."

"It's too complicated and there are too many options."

"The solution should offer better security when it comes to storing data."

"There is a need to enhance ticket details visibility on the portal, such as displaying SLA information, which currently requires development effort."

"There is a need to learn scripting because as in the case of all the ITSM tools, scripting is needed for customization. If you're not very comfortable with scripting, then you may feel that you cannot do everything in ServiceNow without learning scripting."

"The Software Asset Management feature can be improved. We would like to see more features for the Software Asset Management functionality. Its price can also be better. It is currently more expensive than other solutions."

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"The pricing is reasonable and affordable, making it suitable for businesses ranging from small to large scale."

"Certainly, from a product-platform perspective, the price is not too bad."

"For large-scale companies, the cost of ServiceNow is not expensive, but for small and mid-scale companies, it is higher."

"The product cost is higher than that of other vendors."

"We are happy with the pricing."

"It is very expensive because it is a big organization. You have to pay for additional things."

"In Tunisia, the companies find the licensing costs to be expensive."

"The first impact for the customer is that it is expensive, but do not forget that it is a solution that includes infrastructure; a single cost, easy to justify."

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Educational Organization

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Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Broadcom

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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...

ServiceNow is a cloud-based task-management platform that specializes in IT operations management (ITOM), IT services management (ITSM), and IT business management (ITBM). ServiceNow allows users to manage their teams, projects, and customer interactions using a variety of different plugins and apps with which it easily integrates.

ServiceNow offers prebuilt applications to support any process, as well as a framework and tools that allow you to build your own.

ServiceNow’s service management solutions include change, request, incident, problem, and cost management, as well as HR, IT, field service, and facilities management solutions. They also cover business management solutions such as vendor performance management, financial management, performance analytics and project portfolio suite, as well as governance, risk, and compliance.

“The Smarter Way to Workflow”

ServiceNow’s activities, processes, and tasks are overseen as part of a comprehensive managed workflow that supports such features as real-time collaboration, communication, and resource sharing. ServiceNow’s suite of products allow for operation using serverless computing, and include the categories of Business Apps, Customer Service, HR, IT, and Security.

ServiceNow can be used to support most workflows because of the wide range of tools it offers. These include on-suite ticketing tools, predictive modeling to manage workflows, and benchmarking for the tracking of progress. ServiceNow can assist with artificial intelligence and machine learning processes and can be used to organize the cases of a help/service desk as well as for instance management and problem management. It also smoothly integrates with many legacy systems.

ServiceNow offers service management software for industries including:

Cloud services
Education
Financial services
Government
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Telecommunications

Reviews from Real Users

PeerSpot users prefer ServiceNow to its competitors because of its scalability, stability, and ease of use. It helps everyone in the company to be on the same page by creating a single source of record across all departments. One user stated that “I’ve definitely used over 20 project management solutions, but they can't be compared with ServiceNow.” Another said that “ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI.”

Sample Customers

First Horizon National Corporation, Logicalis, Racing and Wagering Western Australia

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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