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"Provides service level optimization.""The most valuable feature was how the solution helped us to prioritize tasks."

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"The most valuable feature is the reporting of incidents.""It is one of the most stable solutions in the market.""We use SCSM to manage all of our IT operations, including incident and service requests and problem management.""I've used SCSM a lot, and its features are valuable.""It is a simple solution that is easy to configure.""The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.""For our cloud-based deployment of SCSM, the Autopilot is the best feature.""The most requested feature from our customers is the helpdesk ticketing system."

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Cons
"Connection to other softwares could be improved.""There are other products that are more popular."

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"I have found SCSM not adequate enough to carry out some functions.""The price of this solution is high and it needs to be cheaper.""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.""The solution could be more simple. For example, it takes a lot of work to create reports. It runs on Microsoft SQL queries. Creating custom reports on ManageEngine takes less work from the administrator.""Mobile application integration would be an improvement.""Once we had an issue with a desktop download that would not open.""We have had some issues with the SCSM on-premise deployment version in the imaging aspects.""The logs and reporting-related features of the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

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  • "It is a lower price vs. other things on the market."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "Licensing can be complex and confusing."
  • "The price should be lower."
  • "The price of the solution could be better. My organization has an enterprise annual license with Microsoft which provides us support."
  • "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."
  • "I would rate the pricing as two out of five."
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    System Center Service Manager
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    Overview

    Stay on top of all customer requests and inquiries with LiveAgent, the most reviewed and top-rated help desk software for SMB in 2020. LiveAgent boasts the fastest chat widget on the market and has over 150M end-users worldwide. LiveAgent is a fully-featured web-based live chat and helpdesk software. LiveAgent harnesses the power of a universal inbox, real-time live chat, built-in call center, and a robust customer service portal. LiveAgent has over 179+ helpful features such as advanced automation features, rules, tags, and 40+ integrations.

    Join companies like BMW, Yamaha, Huawei and Oxford University in providing world-class customer service. Start your free 14-day trial today, no credit card required.

    System Center Service Manager is a software product by Microsoft to allow organizations to manage incidents and problems. Microsoft states that the product is compliant with industry best practices such as the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). SCSM has integrated ITIL compliant fulfillment of service requests. Service requests are submitted by the end user in order to obtain information, access to a new application or the most common of all, password reset.
    Sample Customers
    Orange, Huawei, T Mobile, eOn, Solid Trust Pay, G4S, Oxford University
    Fibabanka, UMC Health System
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Hospitality Company10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government25%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    LiveAgent is ranked 33rd in Help Desk Software while SCSM is ranked 14th in Help Desk Software with 23 reviews. LiveAgent is rated 8.0, while SCSM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of LiveAgent writes "Service level optimization is key as is the integrated email and chat functions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SCSM writes "Helps us manage IT operations, including incident and service requests, but could be easier to create reports". LiveAgent is most compared with , whereas SCSM is most compared with ServiceNow, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, JIRA Service Management, BMC Helix ITSM and BeyondTrust Remote Support.

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