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OpenText Project and Portfolio Management vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 13, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Project and Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow Strategic Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Project and Portfolio Management is 1.7%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is 12.7%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

Mahmoud NourElDin - PeerSpot reviewer
Saves significant time on demand management and helps accelerate delivery
The ease of customization of the tool means I can support multiple departments in our company. Our users find it easy to use the service and the forms. And the Project Management module is one of the best modules that they work on. It is very important that the platform gives us a single place where we can measure progress toward goals, as we have weekly meetings with the CTO. We present these consolidated overviews and dashboards to him so that he has an overview of all the projects and can see the status of all the problems that we have and we are working on.
Srinivasa Neelapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Strategies and goals are aligned with demands and partners, making it a strategic approach for the enterprise but the finance part needs improvement
SPM is definitely strong for project management, but its finance capabilities are not as robust. While there is a separate Financial Management product, it would be beneficial to have more out-of-the-box support for finance integrations within SPM. I’m not suggesting replacing systems like SAP for finance, but there should be better support for financial integrations. Currently, connecting to SaaS solutions is complicated, and getting into detailed financial calculations is challenging. Forecasting is manageable, but handling actual financials is not as straightforward. The finance area needs improvement, specifically making finance application integrations easier. Generic finance capabilities should be more user-friendly and integrated into SPM. Although they have started this journey, it hasn’t been fully released yet. There seems to be a roadmap, and once complete, it will be very useful. Additionally, incorporating a Q&A feature for entire strategies or project demands and enhancing text analytics within SPM would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Has a powerful workflow engine that allows creation of workflow complexities and processes."
"Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows."
"The data provided by PPM is trusted and is available almost immediately; without trusted data there is very less scope of any tool to be successful."
"Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) has a very strong workflow engine."
"The availability of multiple integrated modules is a vital aspect"
"I like the automated calculations, especially on the resource side. When project managers enter their resource requirements into their staffing profiles, they are automatically translated into labor forecast calculations. PPM automates a significant portion of the forecast calculations. Timesheets are also built-in. We automatically process time sheets and bill them accordingly."
"The solution helps with tech management. It has a work plan similar to Microsoft Project for tracking progress anywhere. It can synchronize with Microsoft Projects for updating and rebooting tasks. They can also assign tasks to team members who can update progress using timesheets without a sheet."
"I like the ease of customization from an admin perspective. I'm really excited about some of the things that are coming in version 10.0.3 as far as what admins are able to do."
"Everything is valuable. It is tough to choose a particular feature, but project portfolio management along with agile 2.0 are two key product features that I would suggest for services companies like us."
"The feature I find the most valuable is the one that lets you see how much time has been used in processing a ticket. This allows us to better monitor performance."
"The technical support is pretty good. ServiceNow has consistently provided excellent assistance."
"The interface is extremely user-friendly."
"The stability is excellent. ServiceNow is one of the leading platforms when it comes to stability."
"The solution is scalable."
"The demand management tool is very strategic because it helps assess risk, gives you a visual of different demands, and rates those values."
"It manages portfolios and aligns our current portfolio with internal changes."
 

Cons

"The user interface is very, very old and is missing some functions, such as, for example, re-do, follow, and share functions. The UI is not good."
"They can make its UI better. Currently, the UI is a bit clunky."
"Micro Focus PPM should be less dependent on coding. It could also benefit from some updates to the software architecture. These have been on the roadmap for years now, but they haven't been released."
"User interface continues to be poor. The product does not have a similar view in the different modules, e.g., staffing vs financial management, it looks like you are working with a different product and it is not easy to use or intuitive."
"There are some limitations when it comes to attaching receipts. For example, if we are going to buy some non-labor-related assets such as hardware, we are not able to attach the receipts in the Financial Management module in version 9.41."
"We had a couple of issues with stability or performance degradation about a year ago, around the time of the initial rollout. Since then, we've only had two unexpected outages that were quickly resolved."
"OpenText Project and Portfolio Management should move their database from Oracle."
"I was not involved in the initial setup. I know that the project involved a lot of consulting that took a long time."
"ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management must improve its interface, which is not very interactive or user-friendly compared to other tools like Zendesk. The real-time reporting feature doesn't help much in our decision-making process. It's quite complex to use and lacks the rich features needed for visualization. Overall, I find it to be very poor."
"SPM is definitely strong for project management, but its finance capabilities are not as robust."
"The portfolio managed is good for IT, but it's not good for non it's not necessarily great for construction projects, such as the building of physical infrastructure."
"The user interface could be more modern."
"The interface is cluttered with a lot of names and areas. It may not be user friendly enough for a first timer."
"When we import a really big project with a lot of tasks on it, we face some issues with dependencies. The links between tasks are not working very well. There is definitely room for improvement there. Microsoft Project, in my opinion, is the best option for such a use case."
"ServiceNow need to focus on internal empowerment rather than awareness to drive the change."
"The cost could be improved. The solution is quite pricey."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE PPM SaaS model is comprehensive, however, the base fee component has customer resistance to its recurring setup,"
"We have an annual license, and it is fairly priced in comparison to that of other solutions."
"A large organization will find Micro Focus PPM affordable, but it may be a bit costly for a small or medium-sized company. The license is based on the number of users."
"It is SaaS without a base fee."
"Now, we also received an increase in the support license prices, without any advanced notice. At this point, switching to unify all our licensing under HPE and customer support has been poor."
"Support and license management are two hurdles for us. Every time we purchase new licenses, it has taken us half a year to implement those."
"There is an additional cost for product support"
"I would rate the cost as five out of ten."
"The cost of the solution should not be more than $50,000 annually."
"The solution could improve by being less expensive and the pricing model is confusing. Many people are getting charged different amounts. There are additional fees that they are adding on."
"It's more suitable for larger companies as the licensing cost is relatively high. Not everyone can afford this tool."
"The tool is expensive."
"I rate the price of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management a seven out of ten."
"They sell some things in bundles, and it could be handier that some of those things could be sold in another way, like purity models and other packages. Another thing that I'm struggling with is the pricing of ServiceNow's FYE experience, which includes the tools that are positioned for supporting HR."
"The licensing is based on metrics and is tailored to customer's needs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
34%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Any experience with Strategic Project Portfolio Management Solutions?
Hi, @Cheryl Joseph Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management solution could be a good candidate, see my review on this product, or if you may need more information to drop me a message. You can...
What do you like most about Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
A yearly subscription needs to be procured for the SaaS version of the product, and the on-prem version is available through perpetual licensing. There is an additional cost for product support, wh...
What do you like most about ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
We mainly use the solution to support operations and align our ITSM operations with our business goals. This involves coordinating between our application development, support teams, and network en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
It's a bit costly currently. Efforts are being made to explore cost-benefit measures for investing in it.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
There is always scope for improvement. As of now, making the product more cost-beneficial would help more organizations consider investing in it.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), HPE Project and Portfolio Management PPM
IT Business Management, ServiceNow IT Business Management Suite, ServiceNow ITBM Suite, ServiceNow ITBM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bank Simpanan Nasional, Smart Communications, Aareon AG
Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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