IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager [EOL] vs ServiceNow comparison

IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager is a computerized asset management system that enables companies to maintain, repair, and support the operation of their revenue-generating assets, both from an enterprise asset management and an information technology (IT) asset management point of view. Tivoli Service Request Manager stores and maintains data about assets, facilities, and inventory. You can use Tivoli Service Request Manager to schedule maintenance work, track asset status, manage inventory and resources, respond to requests for support, manage purchasing, and analyze costs. The Tivoli Service Request Manager software is divided into modules, each of which consists of a group of related applications that help you manage a particular business function, a seamless, unified solution for handling all aspects of service requests. It combines service desk and service catalog functions with a common process automation engine. This creates an automated request fulfillment system backed by an optimized delivery and support process.

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.”