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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
22nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (7th)
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 (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 12.9%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ServiceNow12.9%
IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT1.4%
Other85.7%
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."
"If you stick to the out-of-the-box solution, it's an easy setup."
"Primarily, we use it for incident management and change across the landscape; it is the virtual repository for our incident management processes and gives us visibility about what's happening from the change management perspective across our CABs, including our enterprise CABs."
"I recommend ServiceNow due to its stability and good security."
"It is quite flexible as a system and is very visual."
"The feature that I have found most valuable from ServiceNow is the ability to assign sub-tasks to different teams, including problem tickets and the regular and chain tasks."
"It's great to do statuses or to review tasks."
"Primarily, we use it for incident management and change across the landscape. It is the virtual repository for our incident management processes. It gives us visibility about what's happening from the change management perspective across our CABs, including our enterprise CABs."
"I prefer ServiceNow to the competition because of its ease of use, installation and configuration."
 

Cons

"The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough."
"We did some custom branding and it was a nightmare."
"The setup was time-consuming and required a lot of internal resources."
"I would like to see Advanced Intelligent Automation."
"When we are using the solution on mobile phones on their networks the performance is reduced with a delay of approximately 8 seconds. There is less delay using the desktop computers connected to the WiFi or to the network directly."
"It's a very new system, and we see bugginess."
"The solution’s pricing is expensive and could be improved."
"It's like, "That's not an answer." It's like, "What should we do? We need guidance." Well, "No. you can do anything with it." Okay. That doesn't quite help me as a user, and future administrator, or as an executive."
"When something is added on ServiceNow on the platform, then you have 10 more things to do because you have to improve again and again and again."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution."
"The solution is priced for medium to enterprises sized businesses. However, it is expensive compared to competitors."
"They could be more competitive with their licensing."
"It has a higher cost compared to local/regional solutions."
"I would say it is moderately expensive, ranging from six to seven on a scale of ten."
"The price of the solution is comparable to industry standards. For the features that we received, it is reasonable."
"The first impact for the customer is that it is expensive, but do not forget that it is a solution that includes infrastructure; a single cost, easy to justify."
"The licensing cost is based on your partnership with ServiceNow and what you have selected for implementation. There is an annual license cost which is calculated based on your number of devices."
"$230 per user."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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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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