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CA Asset Portfolio Management vs Symantec Asset Management Suite comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

CA Asset Portfolio Management
Ranking in IT Asset Management
14th
Ranking in License Management
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Asset Management S...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
26th
Ranking in License Management
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of CA Asset Portfolio Management is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Asset Management Suite is 0.6%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

AI
Jan 7, 2018
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.
NR
Aug 16, 2021
Plenty of features, stable, and scalable
We use Symantec Asset Management Suite for patch management. We deployed the agent on the end users' systems and we are using it for software distribution Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager. The solution…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Being able to determine the licensing position for existing vendors and future vendors. Also, visibility into our 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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It's easy to integrate with our system information."
"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."
"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."
"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."
 

Cons

"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."
"Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation."
"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."
"It needs ​stronger rebooting components and the ability to develop our own software metrics."
"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."
"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 would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."
"I'd like to see end-of-life information on software products."
"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the solution was reasonable a couple of years ago but now it is expensive."
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CA Asset Portfolio Management?
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.
What needs improvement with CA Asset Portfolio Management?
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 tha...
What is your primary use case for CA Asset Portfolio Management?
We are using CA Asset Portfolio Management for lifecycle asset management for the cloud sets and integrating the solution into our CMDB.
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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
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Sample Customers

First Horizon National Corporation, Logicalis, Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Amway (China) Co. Ltd., Barnabas Health, Cabela's Inc., Carrington Holding Company, Comparex, ForceTEC Co. Ltd., Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hutchison Whampoa (China) Commerce Limited, Johnson County Community College, Molina Healthcare Inc., Office of the Senator for Education and Science, Pima Community College, TIVIT, Travelport
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