SCOM vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SCOM
Ranking in Event Monitoring
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (10th)
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (9th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (8th), AIOps (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of SCOM is 8.6%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 18.8%, up from 12.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Event Monitoring
Unique Categories:
Network Monitoring Software
2.7%
Cloud Management
1.5%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
2.8%
 

Featured Reviews

Amar Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 30, 2022
Helpful in monitoring web servers, database servers and alerts
It is used for monitoring on-premises servers, and we deploy it on-premises The solution helped monitor web servers, database servers and alerting, which is very useful. The ease of deployment, especially on Windows platforms, is valuable. The solution can be improved by expanding to cloud…
Mahendra-Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2023
Comprehensive incident management module
ServiceNow is a very good product, but it's widely used in the industry. Overall, I'll give it an eight out of ten. I would advise customers that this is a very useful setup. We get a lot of real incidents, apart from false incidents. Also, ServiceNow has its pro application setup related to AI ops. So, as per the customer, if we need to figure out any issue, we can initially use the standard ServiceNow application. After that, if we separate ServiceNow using AI ops, we can get many features. It is machine learning and AI-based. After that, we can get a lot of features. In normal ServiceNow, we have to search for routers and other things, but we can get these things automatically from the system in AI operations. So, there is a set of things we can advise the customer in such a way.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SCOM has helped us to monitor all the VMs in our environment, especially the Windows servers."
"This solution satisfies all of the requirements that we need for our Windows-based systems, so if you are using the Windows platform then this is an easy solution."
"I like some of their newer features, such as maintenance schedules, because SCOM records SLA and SLO time."
"It's easy to use."
"The ease of deployment, especially on Windows platforms, is valuable."
"It takes a lot of the headache out of managing your data centers and software in other places."
"We are able to do problem determination on runaway processes."
"It is very good at monitoring Microsoft Server."
"It helps streamline management and processes."
"It's easy to set up."
"The Discovery feature is the most valuable. I only use the Discovery and Service Mapping features. I am using the minor subscription called ITOM Visibility, which includes the Discovery and Service Mapping features. It is easy to understand and easy to use. It has a lot of documentation. You can find a lot of help online, which helps me in finding what I need in a rapid way. You can find videos on YouTube channels and a lot of stuff and information in the online community."
"Has service mapping, impact management, metric intelligence and health of analytics."
"The solution allows you to subscribe to the features you need and utilize CMDB, ITSM, and discovery on the same platform."
"It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs."
"It includes a valuable feature called Discovery, that aids in application portfolio management, enabling visibility into IT infrastructure from top to bottom."
"Their Event Management is very good."
 

Cons

"There are some negative points about this product. Sometimes, the capabilities of the software don't appear, and you can't directly see the results. You have to wait for a long period to refresh the policy to push it to the software or other patches."
"I would like more customized reports. People should have some customization option on the dashboards for whenever they put multiple lists into it. Beyond customizing the content, there should be the ability to customize the colors so that they can engage some priority and mark challenges separately."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and offer a better user interface."
"It lacks certain details that other products do better, like granular access and better application monitoring."
"The end-user components, including the dashboards, the administration console, and the web console, need to be improved."
"The solution can be improved by expanding to cloud usage."
"There could be more integration of SIM in the solution."
"We didn't know the solution enough, and therefore, it took a while to set everything up correctly. There was a learning curve."
"I would like more manual issues to have automated report-facing options."
"There are not enough apps in the app store to expand functionality. There should be more made available."
"It should have better integrations with other solutions."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work."
"There is a slower learning curve associated with the tool's scripting part. It is also not cheap."
"If you are new to using the solution, you will find the setup complex."
"The initial setup phase was hard and could be made easier."
"The pricing is high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more expensive than the competition."
"Our Enterprise Agreement includes the price."
"SCOM's pricing is average."
"It is the cheapest product available in the market."
"We have to pay for a license and the price is fine for us."
"The pricing is good, and it's part of their system center suite."
"If you have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, then this is part of the agreement."
"SCOM is part of the System Center suite and I am satisfied with the pricing."
"This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
"It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
"The pricing is high and may be excluding the small to medium-sized enterprise businesses."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SCOM?
The tool helps to monitor Windows servers. It offers alerts from a central location.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCOM?
It is the cheapest product available in the market. I rate the pricing a one out of ten.
What needs improvement with SCOM?
SCOM needs to improve its usability.
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.
 

Also Known As

System Center Operations Manager, SCOM 2012
ServiceNow ITOM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Dialog Telekom
servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
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