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Flexera One vs Freshservice comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.5
Flexera SaaS Manager improves resource allocation, reduces costs, increases productivity, enhances transparency, and optimizes budget forecasting and operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
6.4
Freshservice offers significant ROI benefits with improved efficiency, though costs and user management are concerns for some regions.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Flexera SaaS Manager's customer service is praised for its quick, professional, and helpful support, enhancing overall user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.4
Freshservice support is responsive and professional, but users note occasional navigation issues and delays in problem resolution.
However, they have improved over the period of two years.
We had a good experience with customer service, receiving a positive response from technical support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Flexera SaaS Manager is praised for its scalability and effective subscription management, though customization can be challenging for some users.
Sentiment score
7.2
Freshservice offers scalable, cloud-based IT solutions with flexible licensing, though customization may be limited for larger enterprises.
Freshservice is easy to use for scalability.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Flexera SaaS Manager offers reliable performance and stability, with minimal downtime and rare failures, ensuring smooth SaaS application management.
Sentiment score
8.1
Freshservice is stable and reliable, with minor glitches addressed efficiently, ensuring robust performance and high user satisfaction.
Freshservice is quite stable as they host it on AWS.
Freshservice provides a stable environment for our needs.
 

Room For Improvement

Users find Flexera SaaS Manager challenging due to weak analytics, complex integration, poor documentation, slow performance, and cumbersome navigation.
Freshservice faces issues with reporting, project management, customization, integration, asset management, support features, and performance for large users.
There's limited experience with the CMDB or asset management features.
Asset management can definitely be improved because it doesn't pick up every single device on the network or every single piece of information.
There is a need for improvement in terms of automatic escalation to the next level if an issue is not resolved.
 

Setup Cost

<p>Flexera SaaS Manager provides scalable, customizable pricing based on SaaS spend and user count, offering cost optimization and tailored enterprise quotes.</p>
Freshservice provides transparent, flexible pricing options praised for competitiveness, though considered expensive by some, ideal for various enterprise solutions.
The solution offers flat licensing and appears to be cost-effective.
We pay a certain amount annually for the number of users, and as users increase, the cost increases.
 

Valuable Features

Flexera SaaS Manager offers comprehensive SaaS management, optimizing costs, monitoring usage patterns, and enhancing contract visibility and compliance tracking.
Freshservice offers incident management, automation, asset management, customization, scalability, ITIL compliance, with user engagement via Freshchat and APIs.
Incident management is very helpful, and the system is straightforward, making it easy to use for our enterprise-level company.
The most valuable features include ticket routing, automation in triage, data control, and flat licensing.
 

Categories and Ranking

Flexera One
Ranking in IT Asset Management
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Management Platforms (3rd)
Freshservice
Ranking in IT Asset Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (7th), Project Management Software (11th), Cloud Management (15th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of Flexera One is 1.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshservice is 3.3%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

Anne Watson - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust SAM Solution that is always a Step Ahead of the competition
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. There are some key things in there that make it clunkier than it should be. But overall, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Moreover, in additional features, I would like to see the reporting change. Eliminate Cognos and create a dynamic front end that allows for straight SQL queries, to get a more flexible and richer reporting module - especially for the Cloud version, FlexNet One; without having access to the SQL database for reporting, it makes it prohibitive.
Trilochana Gouda - PeerSpot reviewer
Smooth incident management and easy to use while needing better escalation management
We are using Freshservice for the IT ticketing system for business users We use the ticketing system primarily, which is very easy to use for all users. Freshservice is helpful, especially in incident management. Incident management is very helpful, and the system is straightforward, making it…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Retailer
6%
 

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 FlexNet Manager?
Based on the enterprise-level packages that my company purchases, I can say that from a price perspective, you can go for FlexNet Manager if you have a very small environment. ServiceNow is better ...
What needs improvement with FlexNet Manager?
The hardware and connectors in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required. FlexNet Manager's connectors are not that good, especially when compared to what Flexera provid...
What is your primary use case for FlexNet Manager?
During my tenure from 2018 to 2022 with Intel, my primary client was a global network with a significant presence in Europe, particularly Germany. I provided services using Flexera's FlexNet Manage...
What do you like most about Freshservice?
The solution has been very helpful engineering insights into the client's environment. We have been able to manage calls and incidence very efficiently which provides us with a clear understanding...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Freshservice?
The solution offers flat licensing and appears to be cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Freshservice?
There is a need for improvement in terms of automatic escalation to the next level if an issue is not resolved. It should optimize and allow customization. Additionally, asset management needs impr...
 

Also Known As

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

Foray Technologies, BMC
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Western Carriers, Judson University, Golf Canada, Travix, Proxama, Paymentez, Ready Auto Transport
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