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NinjaOne vs ServiceNow 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
8.4
NinjaOne boosts efficiency with remote access, resolving more issues daily and achieving ROI typically within six months.
Sentiment score
6.9
ServiceNow generally delivers high ROI, boosting efficiency and productivity, though initial adoption challenges and costs exist for some users.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
NinjaOne's customer support is highly rated for efficiency, reliability, and value-added features, despite occasional delayed responses.
Sentiment score
7.1
ServiceNow's support is praised for responsiveness but inconsistent with complexities; community aids, yet customization support needs improvement.
Our experience with escalation supports, including auto escalation to third-level or engineering support, has been very positive.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
NinjaOne offers flexible cloud-based scalability, supporting diverse organizations managing numerous devices, with high user ratings and regional growth.
Sentiment score
7.4
ServiceNow scales effectively, accommodating larger user bases, though cost and performance issues may require closer attention during implementation.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
NinjaOne is highly stable, with consistent performance, minimal issues, and frequent updates enhancing reliability despite occasional minor challenges.
Sentiment score
7.7
ServiceNow is highly stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and excellent performance, despite occasional minor issues.
 

Room For Improvement

NinjaOne users seek improvements in integrations, mobile app functionality, reporting, ticketing, GUI, patching, remote connectivity, security, automation, and pricing.
ServiceNow faces challenges with high costs, complex usability, limited support, and needs improvements in flexibility, integration, and documentation.
Security and reporting, including business intelligence tools, are adequate.
 

Setup Cost

NinjaOne's flexible, negotiable pricing is competitive, offering value and discounts, particularly benefiting tax-exempt institutions like schools.
ServiceNow's pricing is high, often per-user, with variable costs needing negotiation for better transparency and flexibility.
The pricing for NinjaOne is appropriate for small companies.
 

Valuable Features

NinjaOne offers efficient remote management, automated patching, easy software deployment, and excellent ROI for small businesses.
ServiceNow provides flexible, customizable IT solutions with integration capabilities and intuitive design, enhancing workflows and departmental collaboration.
The software's automation tools have solved critical deployment problems for small businesses.
 

Categories and Ranking

NinjaOne
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (23rd), Server Monitoring (9th), Remote Access (11th), Mobile Device Management (MDM) (5th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (9th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (1st), Patch Management (4th), MSP Backup (4th), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (6th)
ServiceNow
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Asset Management (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of NinjaOne is 3.4%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 26.0%, down from 27.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Aziz Lyazami - PeerSpot reviewer
A tool that helps with a lot of configurations and creates automation processes that work perfectly
I had recently dealt with something that was frustrating in NinjaOne, but I don't remember what it was. I would love it if I could deploy automation processes for locations because, currently, at my workplace, we can't deploy automation processes for locations. In NinjaOne, there is a need to create groups. I already have 12 or 14 locations, where sometimes I just want to deploy some updates, software, or something for specific locations, but I can't do so since I have to go and create a group for that location, which is a lot more work, which I don't like. I would love it if the aforementioned area is considered for improvement. The ticketing system in NinjaOne is not the best. I think NinjaOne has been working on its ticketing system. I have seen how there has been a huge improvement in the tool recently, but it is still not as good as the ticket systems in the market. At my workplace, we don't use ticketing systems. I am waiting for NinjaOne to improve its ticketing system so that I can use it. There is a lot of room for growth and adding more features in NinjaOne. I love how NinjaOne gives its users the possibility to create a custom field, allowing them to create whatever they want. I haven't used NinjaOne a lot, so I don't have anything in mind as to what extra features it needs to have. If I just sit down and look at NinjaOne, I will get a list of things I would love to have in it.
Fabio QUINTANILHA - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and scalable solution that has excellent features and is useful for collecting data and building KPIs
As much as possible, we use the out-of-the-box features. We do very few customizations. We follow the schedule to refresh the versions when they come up. As an end-user, I am not happy with the scalability. We have to wait a long time to buy more capacity. It is not an issue with the tool. Our team must manage it better. ServiceNow is a powerful tool. As long as we have enough users, it works. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Retailer
7%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NinjaOne?
NinjaOne helps us view the status of software patching, whether the PC is locked or unlocked.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NinjaOne?
The pricing for NinjaOne is appropriate for small companies. Customers feel that the cost is not too high for the features they need but might be unwilling to pay more for additional features such ...
What needs improvement with NinjaOne?
Improvements could be made to reduce NinjaOne's functionalities to focus more on inventory or remote help tools. Many features are not needed for our purposes currently. Security and reporting, inc...
Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into that platform for good. The business model is to lock in and then keep pumping th...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Status Pros, Mitchell and Company
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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