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Ivanti Neurons for ITSM vs SCSM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
9th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SCSM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
10th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
9th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Ivanti Neurons for ITSM is 2.3%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SCSM is 1.4%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Anoir LOUHICHI - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration flexibility and informative dashboards enable effective workflow management
Ivanti Neurons allows me to adjust our workflow according to our needs. It offers flexibility, integration with our solution, sends alerts, and provides information about service availability. The tool also allows me to manage partners and deal with recurrent incidents and errors. The interface, workflow, and dashboards are powerful and easy to manage for tracking KPIs and sharing strategies with our customers.
LuisSanchez3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Current setup enables smooth problem-solving but lacks comprehensive guidance and local support
More information about setup procedures and a more user-friendly front end would be beneficial. We need more information for setup processes. It is difficult to do the work independently, requiring us to hire external companies for maintenance hours to fix small issues that could be resolved faster in-house if we had better information. We have been looking for an upgrade version, but finding local service has been difficult. It has been challenging trying to get things done. Speaking with the Microsoft office, we found there are no local companies with substantial experience with SCSM. What we have now was installed five or six years ago. It has been difficult to change configurations and look for upgrades, even with all the manuals. Our office is considering moving away from SCSM and getting a service desk solution outside of Microsoft. For me, it has been a good tool to get help and solve internal problems in the office. It is a very good tool, but the difficulty in getting local service or more information is pushing us to look for another tool.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like Cloud Neurons. Since it's a cloud version, it's much easier to enhance productivity because it collects all the information automatically."
"The solution's installation depends on its customization. It is easy."
"The interface, workflow, and dashboards are powerful and easy to manage for tracking KPIs and sharing strategies with our customers."
"Primarily, I believe the focus lies on discovery, workflow configuration, and automation."
"Overall, the platform, in its abilities, is really powerful, especially now with AI as a part of hyper-automation."
"It is relatively cost-effective compared to other options like ServiceNow. Additionally, it is highly stable."
"The solution's technical support is excellent. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The main feature for us is incident management, as it assists me in knowing my assignments, because we have group assignments. When we go to the group assignment they can assign it to me there."
"If it is correctly configured, you can access and give service quickly to all the end users."
"The solution is quite easy to integrate with other Microsoft products."
"We use SCSM to manage all of our IT operations, including incident and service requests and problem management."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting of incidents."
"The reporting is very good."
"SCSM helps us keep organized by tracking all user demands and change requests. However, the reporting is not sufficient to provide a clear view of ongoing projects. It helps with daily operations and change request management."
"It is one of the most stable solutions in the market."
"It is quite scalable."
 

Cons

"There's a lack of integration with other products. This needs to be improved."
"There could be an improvement in the ability to easily integrate other systems without extensive development."
"The user interface must be made simpler and more effective."
"The patching for non-Windows OSes such as Linux is poor."
"Configuration requirements are extensive, even in basic Service Desk processes."
"They could provide product integration with popular platforms."
"Ivanti Neurons for ITSM is not a user-friendly tool when compared to ServiceNow."
"There is room for improvement in terms of response time. The support team takes a long time to respond."
"The configuration could be easier."
"It crashes our client's computers. Sometimes they get blue screens. It would be useful if SCSM could check the upgrades or patches before we implemented them to see if they are going to crash a client's system. Or, if it does install, and the client's system crashes, it would be good if the solution could revert back somehow."
"Although some engineers at Microsoft are good, the support often lacks expertise, and response times are slow."
"There is no development with this product, and we had to go and buy additional ITSM solutions to sit on top of it. We had to buy products from companies like Cireson and Cased Dimensions in order to get the functionality that we need out of it. So, we're using Service Manager as an engine, rather than as a full-blown product. It is the engine, but we have other products sitting on top of it to make it work properly."
"One of the disadvantages in this product is that the reporting module is not very easy. It requires SQL development skills, which not all customers or IT professionals have."
"They might be looking for additional functionalities that SCSM could integrate."
"They need more integration with open-source products."
"The logs and reporting-related features of the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is on the higher side. The support is included in the standard licensing fees."
"If you want to add more users who can handle support there will be additional fees. What we call our extensions, we need to pay more for. They tell us that we need to acquire more licenses or something like that. I think it's very expensive, because in terms the pula, our local currency, it's about 20,000 per license for each user. It is an annual fee."
"I came to know from my team members that my company used to operate ServiceNow but shifted to Ivanti Neurons for ITSM due to its low licensing prices."
"The product is affordable for small businesses."
"The platform is competitively priced."
"It is a lower price vs. other things on the market."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It comes free with the enterprise agreement that we have, but the expense really is in having to buy another product to sit on top of it to make it work properly. You wind up having to buy additional support and additional product with their own support and maintenance costs on top of that."
"The license for SCSM is cheap."
"The price of the solution could be better. My organization has an enterprise annual license with Microsoft which provides us support."
"The price should be lower."
"It is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Government
9%
Government
25%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?
I like Cloud Neurons. Since it's a cloud version, it's much easier to enhance productivity because it collects all the information automatically.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?
The price is on the higher side. The support is included in the standard licensing fees.
What needs improvement with Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?
There could be an improvement in the ability to easily integrate other systems without extensive development. iPaaS has been introduced to help with this, however, I have not fully explored it yet.
What do you like most about SCSM?
The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCSM?
I am not sure about the pricing as I do not have experience with it.
What needs improvement with SCSM?
More information about setup procedures and a more user-friendly front end would be beneficial. We need more information for setup processes. It is difficult to do the work independently, requiring...
 

Also Known As

HEAT Service Management
System Center Service Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

AFS Group, Auckland Airport, Baylor University, County of Maui, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Elia, Essentia Health, Government Research Laboratory, Groupe Webhelp, HSBC Africa, Midwestern University
Fibabanka, UMC Health System
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