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BigPanda vs ServiceNow 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
BigPanda enhances efficiency by centralizing operations, saving time and resources, especially when managing over 10,000 events weekly.
Sentiment score
6.6
ServiceNow boosts efficiency and cost savings through automation, enhanced project management, and improved integration, despite initial setup expenses.
BigPanda offers significant time-saving, cost-saving, and resource-saving benefits.
Technical Lead
BigPanda saves time with its advanced features and manages large environments while requiring fewer resources compared to our previous tool, Netcool.
Software Engineer at Trianz
They have removed the costs associated with on-prem infrastructure, including data center costs, power costs, and physical server costs.
General Manager at sPerception IT
The return on investment is good when implementing for ourselves and for other clients.
ServiceNow Developer at Bangmetric services pvt ltd
Manually, there are huge numbers that come up because these integrated tools help organizations make the right decisions with all the information in one place, while manual methods lack visibility.
Associate Vice President at Wissen infotech
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
BigPanda customer service is generally helpful but experiences vary, showing occasional delays with ratings from six to ten.
Sentiment score
6.9
ServiceNow's customer service is efficient and responsive, though technical support experiences vary with some noting delays and mixed outcomes.
If BigPanda can consistently provide such competent contacts, I would rate the support ten out of ten, otherwise, it is an eight out of ten.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
For technical support, we have only had to address password resets and alert mismatching.
Technical Lead
Their collaboration was good, and I would rate them nine out of ten.
Software Engineer at Trianz
The support is exemplary and deserves a perfect rating.
Team Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Obtaining support for maintenance is the current challenge because they don't have a presence in the local market.
General Manager at sPerception IT
Whenever we have had issues, they have provided good support, and those issues have never recurred.
Vice President Delivery & Operations at Rezilyens
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
BigPanda efficiently manages large alerts and users, integrates well, and is favored for scalability in complex infrastructures.
Sentiment score
7.4
ServiceNow offers high scalability, adaptability, and seamless expansion for diverse applications with minimal concerns, supported by regular updates.
It handles large volumes of alerts without limitations.
We manage a large environment with over 50,000 servers and various monitoring tools like Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk, Nagios, and Datadog.
Software Engineer at Trianz
I rate the scalability of BigPanda at eight.
Manager Observability at ICE
There are no limitations or performance issues with ServiceNow; it is cloud-based, so it is highly scalable and performs well.
General Manager at sPerception IT
It is capable of vertical scaling with no issues.
Team Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I rate the scalability of ServiceNow as an eight on a scale of one to ten.
IT infra Admin at synu
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
BigPanda is stable with efficient issue resolution, improved reliability, and high ratings, though critical traffic may slow it down.
Sentiment score
7.7
ServiceNow offers reliable performance with minimal downtime, efficiently resolving issues while occasional bugs are linked to customizations.
BigPanda is now stable.
I would rate the availability of BigPanda at nine because it's almost 99.99% available.
Manager Observability at ICE
However, when handling critical traffic, the BigPanda site can slow down, which we manage with a load balancer.
Software Engineer at Trianz
It is cloud-based, so it is highly scalable and performs well.
General Manager at sPerception IT
I haven't faced any issues with stability; I've rarely seen any downtime.
Solution Engineer - Digital Platform | Mobile at British American Tobacco
ServiceNow is stable enough.
ServiceNow Developer at Bangmetric services pvt ltd
 

Room For Improvement

BigPanda needs better analytics, UI, cost-effectiveness, and AI, with improved observability, integration, and reduced incident costs.
ServiceNow struggles with pricing, complexity, and usability, facing issues in training, integration, and user satisfaction due to its challenges.
A 'deep dive' analysis feature would be appreciated to give detailed insights such as CPU usage and disk space analysis.
It would be beneficial if BigPanda leveraged AI to solve critical issues related to editing and sending alerts based on enrichment mapping files.
Software Engineer at Trianz
If BigPanda could integrate AI, it would enhance the platform significantly by offering chatbot functionality within the BigPanda UI.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It makes no sense in my opinion, and they should offer the team at the front to help customize the product to fit each company's needs, as every company has different demands and forms of submitting a request that need adjustment over time.
Manager of Security Engineering & Architecture at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
There is a need for bug or error tracking in ServiceNow.
Team Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Their customer support could make it a great solution, not just product support but also their relationship with partners and training initiatives in different regions.
Security Architect at وزارة الثقافة Ministry of Culture
 

Setup Cost

BigPanda offers flexible, affordable pricing at $200,000/year with discounts, perceived as reasonable compared to competitors in event management.
ServiceNow is pricey with complex licensing; strategic negotiation and planning can optimize value and manage costs effectively.
The pricing for BigPanda is reasonable compared to other event management tools, given its advantages.
Software Engineer at Trianz
ServiceNow's pricing can be justified if more functionality is required.
ServiceNow Developer at Bangmetric services pvt ltd
ServiceNow does come with a price.
Associate Vice President at Wissen infotech
ServiceNow is expensive for all regions.
Security Architect at وزارة الثقافة Ministry of Culture
 

Valuable Features

BigPanda enhances incident management with AI-driven alert deduplication, integration, automation, and user-friendly dashboards, improving workflow efficiency.
ServiceNow offers flexible customization, intuitive interface, automation, integration, and seamless collaboration, enhancing efficiency and meeting diverse business needs.
Its automation has significantly improved incident response times, reducing the process to within one minute.
It can correlate multiple issues within a single device, create a single incident, and thus reduce noise and provide faster resolution.
Manager Observability at ICE
BigPanda improves service reliability with instant resolution, increased uptime, and reduced mean time to resolution, thus enhancing service quality.
Technical Lead
ServiceNow provides a wide range of functionality, covering all the necessary modules, unlike Jira which is primarily for IT.
ServiceNow Developer at Bangmetric services pvt ltd
Automation capabilities are impressive, bolstered by a vast repository of out-of-the-box connectors and plugins that facilitate integration with various applications worldwide.
Security Architect at وزارة الثقافة Ministry of Culture
The features of ServiceNow that I find most valuable include its ability to easily access ticket details if you know the ticket number, monitor the timeline of when the ticket was created, and see the current status.
IT infra Admin at synu
 

Categories and Ranking

BigPanda
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (26th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (8th), AIOps (11th)
ServiceNow
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
223
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Asset Management (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. BigPanda is designed for IT Infrastructure Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, down 1.1% compared to last year.
ServiceNow, on the other hand, focuses on IT Service Management (ITSM), holds 17.8% mindshare, down 25.5% since last year.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BigPanda0.7%
Zabbix9.8%
Datadog4.4%
Other85.1%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow17.8%
JIRA Service Management8.0%
BMC Helix ITSM6.5%
Other67.7%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

RK
Manager Observability at ICE
Event management improvements reduce noise and support faster resolution although scheduling features need enhancements
The most valuable features of BigPanda include event deduplication, correlations, and enrichment, which reduce the noise in the environment. It can correlate multiple issues within a single device, create a single incident, and thus reduce noise and provide faster resolution. Furthermore, it offers out-of-the-box integrations with tools like ServiceNow and Teams, allowing auto-sharing on Teams channels. Updates made in Teams can be reflected back into BigPanda.
SP
General Manager at sPerception IT
Adopting flexible workflows with customized automation delivers measurable benefits
There are things that I would like to see improved in ServiceNow, such as the pricing, as it is a very costly solution compared to other tools. Additionally, its presence in the local market is very limited; in Pakistan, for example, I don't see any vendor or distributor of ServiceNow available. They need to increase their sales spectrum globally so people can easily access them and engage them for client meetings and more. From a functionality perspective, the features in ServiceNow are acceptable as, at the moment, the ITSM modules rank highly, being 13 plus Pink Elephant certified, which is a good aspect to have. When providing advice to users, I would suggest they consider making strategic decisions about their per user pricing since it is very high. In our region, people normally start with 5 to 10 users, but the per user price is quite steep. Moreover, ServiceNow does not charge based on data uploaded or downloaded, so they should reconsider their pricing and data policies to align better with the financial capabilities of the region.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise164
 

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What do you like most about BigPanda?
One of the most valuable features of BigPanda is its user-friendly interface.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigPanda?
The pricing of BigPanda includes considerations for pricing, licensing, and setup costs of the solution.
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.
 

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Sample Customers

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