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We performed a comparison between Samanage and VMware Service Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution has a great filtering feature.""The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it."

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"We have installed a physical server for failover. We need to configure cluster on everything. But with VMware, we do not need to cluster. We get automatically seven physical nodes failover. If one fails we have no issues.""It provides us with improved maintenance cycles.""All of the features are very suitable for us. It is also a stable solution."

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Cons
"The setting up process is not quite easy. It's quite difficult.""The system shuts down about once a month which is frustrating."

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"Its automation feature needs improvement. They can include the vRealize Automation feature in this solution.""It needs to improve user roles and access rights.""Not a ten because the price is high."

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  • "The price depends on different enterprises. As compared to Citrix, VMware is reasonable."
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    Top Answer:The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it.
    Top Answer:We mainly use it for incident logging. We'd like to add service request functionality, but we don't have the knowledge to configure the requests and the workflows properly. We'd like to integrate our… more »
    Top Answer:I use it for incident recording based on your inventory.
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    Overview
    "Samanage enables organizations worldwide to deliver a superior service experience. Samanage’s IT service management software accelerates efficiency and visibility into services requested and delivered across an organization, making it easy to continuously streamline process improvement and greater productivity. The fully integrated service desk and asset management solution utilizes a SaaS/multi-tenant platform, allowing IT and other service providers to effectively manage and connect service requests to IT assets. The revolutionary user interface delivers an unmatched user experience and enables code-free customization, allowing customers to fully deploy a robust ITSM solution in days not months or years. "
    VMware Service Manager automates IT Service Management by providing a powerful workflow engine to drive IT Service processes.
    Sample Customers
    SXSW, PRA Group, Fandango, Inteva Products, Amherst College, Tensator
    Seventy Seven Energy Inc., Symantec, KBC, Vodafone, Region Hovedstaden, Bank Audi, Hewlett-Packard, BT Global Services, Edogawa City Council, HDFC Bank Limited, Bank Al Bilad, ABN AMRO N.V. Singapore, Savvis, Abu Dhabi Ports Company, SAP AG, Fundaments, T-Systems
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Construction Company14%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise61%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Samanage is ranked 16th in IT Asset Management with 3 reviews while VMware Service Manager is ranked 23rd in IT Asset Management. Samanage is rated 7.6, while VMware Service Manager is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Samanage writes "Detects incidents quickly, improves our SLA performance and solves issues faster". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Service Manager writes "It needs to improve user roles and access rights. It provides us with improved maintenance cycles". Samanage is most compared with ServiceNow, SolarWinds Service Desk and Freshservice, whereas VMware Service Manager is most compared with .

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