Cherwell Service Management vs OpenText Service Manager [EOL] comparison

Ivanti and OpenText are both solutions in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category. Additionally, 80% of Ivanti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Cherwell Service Management

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80% willing to recommend

OpenText Service Manager [EOL]

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79% willing to recommend

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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

Cherwell Service Management

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Help Desk Software (27th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (27th)

OpenText Service Manager [EOL]

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

Thobile Moeketsi

Senior Manager at Sasria SOC Ltd.

Having everything in one location has significantly improved our efficiency and reporting

We need to be on VPN in order to set up and access the solution, and that has created some challenges. Even though it uses our Windows login, we still have to be on VPN. The product should be able to log tickets directly from system to system. We haven't got there yet and I'm not sure it's possible but it would determine the product's capability to integrate with other systems.

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MEKKAB Raouf

Information Technology Service Manager & Technology Integration DevOps at Djezzy

Excellent pricing with great change management and service management capabilities

We started with version 9.3, and now we're on 9.6 with the full solution, including the CMS. They have lots of options. They propose a full solution for technology and IT service management. We are a telecom company. We are a leader in the market, and therefore, we need to have all details about our own environment and assets. So far, Micro Focus answers all our needs. I'd advise new users to go directly to the SMAX solution, the last, last version of Service Manager. If they are a technical company or information technology company with engineers and developers, they can use it on-premise. If they don't have such competence in the company, they can ask for the solution on the cloud. It is easily available on Microsoft, Amazon, or Google clouds. I'd rate the product nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The dashboard and the reporting functionality are the solution's most valuable features."

"The most valuable features are problem management and change management."

"Its integration features, orchestration features, and discovery tools are the most valuable. It is also pretty stable, and it can be as scalable as you want."

"Clear processes with transparent responsibilities led to more efficiencies within the teams."

"The dashboard is very useful to get a quick overview of current tasks."

"All our activities are carried out in the one place."

"The initial setup is easy."

"Service Manager gives us a single system where everything is centralized in one base."

"Service Manager's best features are flexibility and customizability."

"It helps to register things, to see the changing parts, and to correlate incidents."

"We can have all our requests and incidents registered in one system."

"Micro Focus Service Manager is fine. It's a good solution for small accounts with minimal reporting. Micro Focus is a good option because you don't have to worry about the budget."

"The workflow engine that standardizes and globalizes the process steps. It drives people through the process by standardization and automation."

"It's mostly so reliable and has a lot of functionality. We're using a lot of HPE tools and we can do a lot with it. So, its functionality is the most valuable feature."

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Cons

"The stability, specifically in the on-premises deployment model, could be improved."

"Application service mapping, GRC, SecOps, and things like that need improvement."

"Areas for improvement would be the service catalog and customer catalog, which is not very user-friendly. The shopping cart experience is also terrible - you submit and go straight to the cart, you can't continue shopping or see your overall cost."

"Access is only available if we're on VPN."

"I don't see anything lacking."

"I think the best recommendation to Micro Focus would be to increase awareness and the marketing for this product."

"The user interface is very clunky. It's only now beginning to be a web-based interface, but for now it's still very clunky."

"Service Manager is at the end of its life. The architecture, performance, and look are all way behind."

"Their end-user interface and technical support features could be improved."

"The interface could be better."

"Customization can be difficult at times because scripting is often required."

"Service Manager would be improved with access to automation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For an ITIL user, the cost is probably about 50 bucks a month."

"The license is not cheap."

"HP Service Manager has moderate pricing."

"Micro Focus Service Manager is a little cheaper than other options. You have to pay a monthly subscription fee."

"I would say that identify your requirements and pay for the support to implement and test those requirements, and then hope that you did a good job because the cost of their service is fairly expensive."

"I pay for Service Manager on a yearly basis, and the price is reasonable - I would rate it five out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Energy/Utilities Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Computer Software Company

12%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Performing Arts

10%

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	38

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Compared 19% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Also Known As

No data available

Micro Focus Service Manager, HPE ITSM, HPE Service Manager

Overview

Cherwell Service Management is a powerful IT service management (ITSM) solution that provides IT organizations the flexibility needed for rapid configuration and customization, minimal overhead, and frictionless upgrades at a fraction of the cost and complexity associated with legacy ITSM solutions. Cherwell's codeless design architecture means you can add new functionality without modifying a single line of code, integrate easily with third party applications, and upgrade without fear of breaking what you've built.

Ivanti

Service Manager on SaaS provides you with a cloud-based, industry leading IT Service Management solution.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Ausenco, Highlights for Children, B/E Aerospace

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