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Samanage vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Samanage
Ranking in Help Desk Software
22nd
Ranking in IT Asset Management
14th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
23rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
License Management (9th)
ServiceNow
Ranking in Help Desk Software
1st
Ranking in IT Asset Management
1st
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
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 Samanage is 1.0%, up from 0.8% 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

Moldir Shynggys - PeerSpot reviewer
Great filtering feature and a good analytics dashboard
Samanage is our ticketing system and users email us with their issues which we're then able to prioritize. We are customers of Samanage The best feature of Samanage is filtering. It also allows us to create a solution for recurring issues. It's like having a stack overflow in the company. I like…
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it."
"The solution has a great filtering feature."
"It has an excellent capability to integrate different access points."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of development for customization."
"ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform, so people won't need to worry about investing on hardware to host it. Being on the cloud, it is available 24x7. It's scalable, stable, and multifeatured, with a straightforward setup and good technical support."
"Remote access is most valuable."
"It is easily configurable and has a good developer society online, available for any issues from the backend."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface."
"The product's integration functionality in the change management module has significantly improved efficiency in our organization."
"Will give us better control over asset management and technical debt once we can centralize all contract information."
 

Cons

"The system shuts down about once a month which is frustrating."
"The setting up process is not quite easy. It's quite difficult."
"It's moving at a very fast pace. It is difficult for developers or engineers to keep up with it. That's the only issue."
"Service mapping could be less complicated."
"The pricing structure could be more budget-friendly."
"The contract module is quite rudimentary and doesn't support contract line items."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The technical support SLA can be improved because sometimes they take a long time to answer our queries."
"I would like to see a mobile version of ServiceNow."
"Once a change request has been created once it's been approved and been submitted, there is no way to go in on that particular change request and submit an additional task."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive."
"The license model is based on a number of fulfillers (active users who play some role within the ServiceNow functionality). Therefore, you can serve as many end-users as you want, without additional costs."
"The solution is priced for medium to enterprises sized businesses. However, it is expensive compared to competitors."
"The setup cost is high compared to others, especially when the scope is not fixed."
"The pricing is on the high side, but if you look at the stability and option to work, it's kind of justified."
"The price of this solution is expensive."
"$230 per user."
"The CapEx version is great."
"For large-scale companies, the cost of ServiceNow is not expensive, but for small and mid-scale companies, it is higher."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Samanage?
The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it.
What needs improvement with Samanage?
We mainly use it for incident logging. We'd like to add service request functionality, but we don't have the knowledge to configure the requests and the workflows properly. We'd like to integrate o...
What is your primary use case for Samanage?
I use it for incident recording based on your inventory.
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

SXSW, PRA Group, Fandango, Inteva Products, Amherst College, Tensator
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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