

IFS Cloud Platform and Device42 compete in enterprise software, specifically in cloud and asset management. IFS Cloud Platform holds the upper hand in adaptability and scalability, excelling in cloud deployment and offering more significant ROI for larger enterprises.
Features: IFS Cloud Platform provides a robust pricing matrix, enabling tailored pricing strategies and maximizing gross profits. It also offers comprehensive shared warehouse functionality, supporting multiple businesses in one location, and easy integration with other enterprise software due to its multi-tier deployment model. Device42 excels in asset management, with features such as automated IT asset discovery, password management, and application dependency mapping, making network management seamless and secure.
Room for Improvement: IFS Cloud Platform could improve workflow design flexibility, enhance user interaction, and streamline reporting. Device42 needs enhanced discovery capabilities, better certificate management, and more intuitive workflows. Both products would benefit from pricing model adjustments and usability enhancements to better align with customer expectations.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IFS Cloud Platform offers flexibility with hybrid and public cloud deployments and benefits from localized Australian support, though customization can take longer. Device42, being primarily on-premises, has strong customer service but lacks deployment flexibility compared to IFS.
Pricing and ROI: IFS Cloud Platform follows a user-based pricing model, suitable for mid-sized to large enterprises, offering competitive pricing and substantial ROI over time. Device42 presents a cost-effective option with lower entry-level pricing, ideal for smaller organizations, though high-scale functionality may feel limited.
The TCO calculations based on five years and three years have yielded a remarkable ROI compared to on-premise workload, validating the business case submission to the customer.
I can confidently say at least 30% is the savings which we have seen.
Customer support for Device42 is fantastic.
Our internal teams have also leveraged the platform which is available for the customers and the partners to onboard them, have a bit of training on the tool and then ask any specific questions to either the TAM or the customer support team.
When it comes to resolving technical issues, the support team is responsive and always available to help.
It is very much scalable and allows you to design your discovery solution without facing any challenge.
The scalability is good and with the increase in the size of the environment, it has definitely grown and changed over the last couple of years.
IFS Cloud Platform has standard functionalities that follow the standard supply chain management processes, and it is easy to customize or configure.
Device42 is stable and has been reliable for my organization.
Device42 has been pretty stable.
Now, with the drastic developments especially in the cloud applications known as Arena on IFS Cloud Platform, it has improved tremendously.
I foresee areas of improvement for the agent-less solution, which could be very useful for those organizations that might not allow configuring an agent in their source machines for workload discovery.
From an ITSM and ticketing perspective, I would say if there were integrations available, that would have really been better because a lot of times what we end up seeing or leveraging is ServiceNow because they have that native or out of the box capability, and even Freshservice has that capability out of the box.
If automatic updates were available for the solution instead of having customers go through the process of downloading and uploading update packages themselves, it would be beneficial.
There is not much available online, and the documentation availability is on the lower side compared to other products, especially Maximo.
They are working on IFS AI, but we have not explored much into that yet, and if they want to keep their competitive edge, that is an area they need to concentrate on.
Compared to other competitors, it does not cost much, and I would recommend it from a cost perspective.
For example, I felt the BMC Discovery pricing was quite high.
Device42 has positively impacted my organization by providing granularity toward application discovery compared to other assessment tools, which is a differentiator since none of the other tools provide such granularity, leading to better decision-making for my migration to the public cloud.
We have leveraged that to discover IT assets such as physical servers, VMs, network devices, containers, storage devices, the applications, cloud resources and their relationships or their dependencies with each other and to the outside.
Device42 has positively impacted our organization by helping us become one of the best companies for asset management and inventory for the enterprise businesses we work with.
The cloud feature in IFS Cloud Platform is predominantly valuable, especially the enterprise asset management module, which IFS has very good business into, along with strong finance, project management, and supply chain management modules.
There are fewer fields on the user screen compared to other products.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Device42 | 4.2% |
| IFS Cloud Platform | 2.6% |
| Other | 93.2% |


| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 8 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 5 |
| Large Enterprise | 17 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 14 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 9 |
| Large Enterprise | 10 |
Device42 is a powerful asset management tool for inventory, asset discovery, and CMDB purposes. It can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud and is praised for its ease of use, coordination, and reasonable pricing.
The tool's most valuable features include agentless discovery, service discovery, business application mapping, import/export for bulk operations, reporting, insights+, REST API abilities, auto-discovery, topology layout, and data center infrastructure management. Device42 has helped organizations provide visibility into on-premises infrastructure, aiding in asset management, automating IT problem-solving, and aiding in decision-making about resources.
Say goodbye to spreadsheets and manual drawings which are, at best, inefficient and quickly outdated. Device42 auto-generates accurate infrastructure and inter-dependency diagrams making data center management faster, easier, and more accurate.
Access real-time configuration data to understand where resources are and how those resources are being consumed. Support future capacity and growth planning.
Increase data center staff productivity. By minimizing or eliminating redundant and low-value data entry, IT staff can spend more time on high-value business initiatives.
Device42 integrates with many popular 3rd-party tools and imports from almost anywhere!
Make the most out of your budget. Track software and support entitlements, and full hardware asset lifecycles.
IFS is the world’s leading provider of Industrial AI and enterprise software for hardcore businesses that make, service, and power our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Industrial AI is IFS.ai.
IFS Cloud is a fully composable AI-powered platform, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to our customers’ specific requirements and business evolution. It spans the needs of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), and Field Service Management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.
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