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ServiceNow vs Serviceaide ChangeGear comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Serviceaide ChangeGear
Ranking in Help Desk Software
33rd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
34th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow
Ranking in Help Desk Software
1st
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
221
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Serviceaide ChangeGear is 0.4%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 22.9%, down from 27.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

UA
A fairly stable solution that’s highly mature, but has a poor user interface
The solution does not align as modern service solutions do. Seamless integration is no available among the processes. Their service management application needs a lot of work. It’s in a really bad state right now. They brought on a new interface that clumped all the processes and features of the solution into one. Still, it’s not really compatible with other solutions. Because of this, its rating has dropped in Gardner. The solution needs to improve its reporting features. The user interface needs a lot of improvements. The product needs to implement a cloud platform solution, which is lacking so far. Their workflow engine is still segregated. It’s not embedded. If you need to do some workflow approvals, you cannot do them directly on the service desk. You have to go into Outlook and do an approval or you have to go in through another screen to handle the approval because the workflow engine they have is a separate product.
Nikhil Gohil - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables effective incident management and seamless workflow automation with valuable mobile accessibility
I haven't thought deeply about improvements for ServiceNow or what might be missing right now. There are so many modules and features in ServiceNow that I haven't explored them all, so it's hard to say what might be missing or should be improved. I suggest making the cost more affordable for smaller companies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is a highly mature product. Because of this, it can stand up to any other product on the market."
"Great that it's knowledge-based and you can use the flows in ServiceNow."
"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."
"I like the ease of use."
"The workflow makes things extremely efficient and it improves effectiveness."
"It's more about the ease of use of ServiceNow. Plus, everything is there in a single platform. If you need any additional functionality, you just need to enable the plugins without even installing anything on the servers"
"It offers enhanced and efficient communication between the requester and the four pillar EDR through an online chat platform."
"The return on investment is good when implementing for ourselves and for other clients."
"I don't have to look through a whole bunch of other incidents that aren't relevant to me. It's very useful in that sense."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to improve its reporting features. The user interface needs a lot of improvements."
"The high price is a huge barrier in Portugal."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"It's not very secure, it's web-based, and I prefer Remedy. Both the security and the web interface could be improved."
"It's not user-friendly by default, but it can be customized to be customer-friendly."
"The capital expenditure neeed to get the tool up and running is extensive."
"The pricing structure could be more budget-friendly."
"There is a need for bug or error tracking in ServiceNow."
"Their user interface is old-fashioned and outdated, and it can be more friendly for the eye. They can improve the user experience."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is expensive."
"It is an expensive platform."
"ServiceNow tends to be a little bit more expensive as compared to BMC Helix ITSM."
"$230 per user."
"It has a higher cost compared to local/regional solutions."
"For the modules we use, we found it competitive. I can't think of any costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"The platform offers a free trial, by providing a free developer instance once you sign up."
"In Tunisia, the companies find the licensing costs to be expensive."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
22%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into that platform for good. The business model is to lock in and then keep pumping th...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
 

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Also Known As

Serviceaide ISM (Intelligent Service Management), Nimsoft Service Desk, CA Cloud Service Management , ChangeGear
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Sample Customers

Oakwood Systems Group
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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