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Freshservice vs SCSM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 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
6.4
Freshservice offers significant ROI benefits with improved efficiency, though costs and user management are concerns for some regions.
Sentiment score
7.7
SCSM offers savings and efficiency, but underutilization and reporting issues can limit ROI and lead to potential dissatisfaction.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Freshservice support is responsive and professional, but users note occasional navigation issues and delays in problem resolution.
Sentiment score
6.2
SCSM support experiences vary with enterprise size, issue severity, and costs, leading many to seek alternative assistance.
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.
Response times are slow, and engineers often lack the necessary product knowledge.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Freshservice offers scalable, cloud-based IT solutions with flexible licensing, though customization may be limited for larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.1
SCSM offers scalable solutions for enterprises, integrating with SCOM, but may face resource limitations affecting performance.
Freshservice is easy to use for scalability.
From an admin point of view, Intune has more features and is easier to manage.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Freshservice is stable and reliable, with minor glitches addressed efficiently, ensuring robust performance and high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.3
Many users find SCSM stable, with improvements noted, despite some concerns about cloud transitions and reporting speed.
Freshservice is quite stable as they host it on AWS.
Freshservice provides a stable environment for our needs.
 

Room For Improvement

Freshservice faces issues with reporting, project management, customization, integration, asset management, support features, and performance for large users.
Users seek enhancements in SCSM's interface, integration, stability, pricing, support, administration, and compliance for improved user experience.
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.
From an admin point of view, Intune has more features and is easier to manage compared to SCCM.
 

Setup Cost

Freshservice provides transparent, flexible pricing options praised for competitiveness, though considered expensive by some, ideal for various enterprise solutions.
SCSM pricing is complex, with mixed user reviews, enterprise discounts, and potential extra costs for third-party integrations.
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

Freshservice offers incident management, automation, asset management, customization, scalability, ITIL compliance, with user engagement via Freshchat and APIs.
SCSM excels in integration, user-friendliness, ITIL support, incident management, reporting capabilities, and offers scalability and security enhancements.
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.
SCCM provides remote tool functionality, which is not in Intune.
 

Categories and Ranking

Freshservice
Ranking in Help Desk Software
7th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (11th), Cloud Management (15th), IT Asset Management (7th)
SCSM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
13th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
12th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Freshservice is 3.9%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SCSM is 1.9%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Tim Guilder - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides excellent traceability along with improved efficiency and reliability
It would be good to have the product integrated with Google because that's our corporate tool of choice. I'd also like to see a notice board where you can list a summary of the top 10 items being dealt with each day. It's something that would be very helpful. I believe they're working on a chatbot but we haven't seen that as yet. I'd like it to include a space where questions asked to a chatbot can be self-triaged in terms of support or with the ability to point you towards a knowledge-based article. We've been doing some of that ourselves but it would be good to have it through a chatbot.
Sinan Arslan - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good productivity at a low price point but needs improvement in reporting area
My company has a local team to deal with Microsoft-based environments. If there is a need for support, help is provided by the local vendors for Microsoft in Turkey. Sometimes, my company also receives professional support from Microsoft engineers. If the support required from Microsoft by our company falls under the category known as severity A, the support provided is professional and can be described as an outstanding process handled by Microsoft engineers. There is a dip in the level of support quality provided by Microsoft engineers if the support required from Microsoft by our company falls under the category known as severity B.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Retailer
6%
Government
23%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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?
I experienced some delay in response time for non-function critical queries. Moreover, there's limited experience with the CMDB or asset management features.
What do you like most about SCSM?
The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCSM?
We acquired SCSM for free with our Microsoft Endpoint Manager purchase, and we only paid for the integration process.
What needs improvement with SCSM?
From an admin point of view, Intune has more features and is easier to manage compared to SCCM. SCCM is a little complex for the admin point of view. Although some engineers at Microsoft are good, ...
 

Comparisons

 

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System Center Service Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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