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IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Asset Management...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
23rd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (9th)
ServiceNow
Ranking in IT Asset Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
228
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 12.7%, down from 22.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ServiceNow12.7%
IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT1.3%
Other86.0%
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

HarshalDeore - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Parseq
A user-friendly solution that has a good user interface, but its technical support is not good enough
Around 20 to 25 staff members are needed to deploy and maintain the solution, including two managers, one architect, and other implementers. IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT does not adopt the latest technology. The solution can be integrated with our existing IT environment through some web services and connectors. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Hemanthreddy Vakiti - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Structured workflows have improved SLA compliance and now support prioritized incident handling
I think the licensing and pricing of ServiceNow is quite expensive compared to other tools. For large organizations, it is acceptable, but specifically for small and medium organizations to track incidents or change requests, ServiceNow is quite expensive. Sometimes performance can be slow when workflows and integrations are configured for complex tasks. For advanced customizations or advanced features which we rarely use, the documentation is not up to standard. The documentation needs to be improved for advanced customization features. However, the platform is stable overall and the features are quite good. The user experience and performance concerns I mentioned are areas I want to be improved. When many workflows and interactions are configured, performance is slow. For the features it is providing, it is quite expensive. If these performance features are improved, we can easily pay that price and get the return on investment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is a user-friendly solution that has a good user interface."
"My advice to anyone looking into implementing ServiceNow is "Go for it", especially because the platform does everything."
"The analytics - we like to keep track of how much work everyone is doing."
"The most recent addition of SAM Premium is a game changer for many organizations."
"ServiceNow has got all the features and functionalities, it is a solid solution, it is also easy to get into and use, and it is certainly highly scalable."
"I really don’t think there is anything out there that even compares."
"The pricing of the product is quite good. It's not too expensive."
"It provides internal clients with greater transparency about their projects and deliverables."
"We used ServiceNow for change management, release management, and event management."
 

Cons

"The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough."
"I would say there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to technical support."
"I would like to see more functionality in terms of custom workflows, not impacting the overall platform health."
"There are Virtual Task Boards in the tool in the latest releases. There are many of them in the Scaled Agile Framework. There is some room there for improvement. It's really quite promising but, at the same time, it could be improved and I believe it will be improved soon."
"Like all other IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS subscription cloud providers, ServiceNow is constantly improving by building new capabilities to expand the breadth and depth of its offerings while increasing its activities with partners to build more capabilities."
"Their support is not experienced."
"The pricing model is a little bit prohibitive for us."
"For healthcare, which is a pretty audited environment, there are no concrete solutions for digital signatures, apart from our license with Adobe, so it requires orchestration."
"Their cloud management is also not that great compared to other products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution."
"While the option exists to pay for a monthly license, we are dealing with large enterprises and these typically involve multi-year licenses of ten or five years, at a minimum."
"The price is okay for us. It's reasonable."
"There are licensing fees."
"ServiceNow's pricing is comparatively higher than Helix's."
"ServiceNow is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is reasonable and affordable, making it suitable for businesses ranging from small to large scale."
"For the modules we use, we found it competitive. I can't think of any costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"The setup cost is high compared to others, especially when the scope is not fixed."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
8%
 

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Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise171
 

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Sample Customers

Migros Zurich, Tyr_ns AB, Port Otago Limited, BTC, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., AIG, Swedish Match, DTE Energy
AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow    
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