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ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs ServiceNow Orchestration comparison

 

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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

ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (11th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (11th), AIOps (3rd)
ServiceNow Orchestration
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

ServiceNow IT Operations Management and ServiceNow Orchestration aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is designed for Event Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 11.8%, down 19.6% compared to last year.
ServiceNow Orchestration, on the other hand, focuses on Process Automation, holds 2.8% mindshare, down 3.9% since last year.
Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow IT Operations Management11.8%
OpsRamp9.4%
SCOM9.1%
Other69.69999999999999%
Event Monitoring
Process Automation Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow Orchestration2.8%
Camunda15.7%
Temporal5.7%
Other75.8%
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2755671 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Significant enhancement in operations with powerful discovery and analytics, yet pricing structure poses challenges
ServiceNow IT Operations Management provides out-of-the-box dashboards. Along with the dashboard, it also provides the Operations Workspace, which is very useful for operations teams. There is a functionality called Performance Analytics, which we are also using to develop some dashboards for the senior leadership and operations team where they can perform trend analysis of alerts and events happening across the infrastructure and application landscape. These dashboards are really useful here. ServiceNow IT Operations Management's biggest plus point is that it is a platform. ITOM is just one module that ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers, but they provide seamless integration of ITOM with their other modules such as ITSM, where we can leverage the AIs for discovery, perform impact analysis, which essentially helps to enhance the overall IT operations and reduce the downtime and MTTR.
Claude-Yameogo - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has helped orchestrate processes and integrate workflows across cloud environments
I recommend ServiceNow Orchestration for larger companies because they have the capability to manage complex environments where it performs better. I promote low-code solutions for these implementations. I don't currently have an idea regarding the pre-built integrations of ServiceNow Orchestration, but I plan to check my area to determine what added value it can bring. I would rate this solution a nine overall.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup is very straightforward. A person just needs to join a team to access the network and that's all."
"The most valuable features of the solution are discovery, cloud governance, event management, and service mapping."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management's biggest plus point is that it is a platform, and they provide seamless integration of ITOM with their other modules such as ITSM, where we can leverage the AIs for discovery, perform impact analysis, which essentially helps to enhance the overall IT operations and reduce the downtime and MTTR."
"It helps streamline management and processes."
"I like the solution mostly for CMDB discovery."
"The main and best thing about ServiceNow IT Operations Management is that it helps to organize user management tickets in an organized form."
"The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our communication."
"The solution is easy to use and has great orchestration and automation capabilities."
"The iTerm suite is also crucial for visibility and optimization."
"The data visualization is good."
"It's probably the best product out there."
"The product has a flexible interface for development."
"This is a user-friendly solution where scripts can be made with ease. There are also many integration options, including Microsoft products, which gives the product a competitive edge."
"It is a very stable product, highly affordable."
"I use it to orchestrate processes and integration features to gather and update data during specified timeframes or exchange data in real-time when changes occur based on certain criteria."
"Provisioning of new systems is among the most impactful features for automating complex workflows with ServiceNow Orchestration."
 

Cons

"ServiceNow could be more prescriptive on how customers can leverage some of the benefits."
"Service Mapping is a time-consuming process. The time and effort versus the benefits are very difficult to articulate to customers."
"There are some limitations with Discovery; some areas are not available in the installation. I would like the solution to be able to discover more devices. That will remove the need to have multiple tools."
"The time for deployment of ServiceNow IT Operations Management depends on many factors. It's a SaaS application, it should not take too long, but if you want to define the tool based on your processes, then it would take some time. It fully depends on the company's complexity. There are out-of-the-box product flows and if you want to use them, you can from day one. However, if you want to customize it and change it to your company's practices, then it will take more time. The setup could be faster."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could be improved by providing more user customization options."
"The setup and deployment could be simplified, and the pricing could improve."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not very affordable. It is affordable for organizations with a minimum of 5,000 users plus."
"An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices."
"From my space, the only thing that I can say is the spinning up with Google Cloud Services."
"The deployment requires awareness among the project staff."
"The flow rate for releases and updates is very, very slow and does not meet customers' objectives for scalability."
"It is a highly complex platform to work on."
"We cannot perform GUI automation using the tool."
"I would like a user experience module to be added."
"If I compare the interface of ServiceNow Orchestration with Boomi, it is easier to use Boomi than ServiceNow Orchestration."
"There should be connectors to cover at least the top industry applications, and they should be easier to configure in a plug-and-play fashion."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is high and may be excluding the small to medium-sized enterprise businesses."
"My customers pay for the ServiceNow IT Operations Management license annually. I'd rate the pricing based on value. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a premium product as it has better features than competitors."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"It has different subscription models."
"There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
"Pricing is custom to every customer."
"It is not very expensive."
"ServiceNow doesn't give a clear cost indication. They have different contracts with different organizations and it's all about negotiation, so you don't know how they are doing at the cost level."
"This is an expensive product, but it is the best in the market considering the features and lack of competitors."
"It is quite expensive because we've had some customers come back and say it's quite pricey because in order for them to go ahead with Orchestration, they must have already been paying for Discovery, service mapping, and a few other things."
"The cost of the solution is based on the number of plugins, conductors and integrations used and is charged annually. The licensing cause has been increasing gradually which makes it difficult to access. Initially offer free features but over the time the charges rise which make it an expensive solution with limited features. Along with that, the integration issues persist and require additional middle where and internet connectivity for effective usage."
"In terms of price, this solution is at the higher end of what you'll find."
"The solution is costly and orchestrations are very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise27
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
It is definitely high-priced compared to other products available in the same domain in the market.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
We don't use the orchestration part of ServiceNow IT Operations Management here. The CMDB part of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a little bit too complicated, and it is a bit slow at our co...
What do you like most about ServiceNow Orchestration?
The interface of the solution is very user friendly and it is easily accessible via a simple URL. This makes it easier to complete the UI based tasks but using other features require expertise in l...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Orchestration?
The cost of ServiceNow Orchestration is considered medium; it is expensive but powerful. I would rate the pricing experience as a six out of ten.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Orchestration?
If I compare the interface of ServiceNow Orchestration with Boomi, it is easier to use Boomi than ServiceNow Orchestration. Boomi is an ESB with orchestration features to integrate and exchange dat...
 

Also Known As

ServiceNow ITOM
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Sample Customers

servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
experian, BEACHBODY, HealthPartners, Banosoft
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