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ServiceNow vs Symantec Asset Management Suite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ServiceNow
Ranking in IT Asset Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
225
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd)
Symantec Asset Management S...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of ServiceNow is 13.8%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Asset Management Suite is 1.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ServiceNow13.8%
Symantec Asset Management Suite1.7%
Other84.5%
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

MT
Manager of Security Engineering & Architecture at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Seamless data integration and advanced automation improve service delivery efficiency
I think that nothing needs to be improved with the product; you just need the user to commit and spend appropriate time to overcome that learning curve. Once that is done, the product itself is pretty wonderful. I've seen a very nicely built interface with ServiceNow, and I've also seen the ugliest version that feels outdated. ServiceNow does allow that team to exist. They should modernize their fonts and their layout, the UI friendliness. They did introduce AI, chatbots, and AI on the back end, so that's wonderful and extremely useful if you train it. If you don't train it, it's pretty useless. Assessing the impact of ServiceNow's automation on service delivery times is complicated. The engineers who operate on ServiceNow find it isn't straightforward because the data set is accessible by everybody. The problem is that understanding how to manage that data set requires an enormous amount of engineering skill set to run the product. I would not hand the key to the customer; I would highly recommend that ServiceNow take control of that. Instead of offering support for the software, they should offer administrative support for the software. They should provide professional service or some kind of support system that allows us to use their product at a faster pace. I'm sure they offer something, but it's often outrageously expensive, or they rely on another company to resell their product and offer professional service. It makes no sense in my opinion, and they should offer the team at the front to help customize the product to fit each company's needs, as every company has different demands and forms of submitting a request that need adjustment over time.
NR
Team Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Plenty of features, stable, and scalable
The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations. I have found Symantec Asset Management Suite does not integrate well with Microsoft solutions, which in the corporate world is a large disadvantage. They are currently lagging behind Microsoft. The cloud version of this solution is not very convenient or comparable to other solutions, they need to improve it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gave us professionalized, faster incident turn around times and improved quality of information shared with our customers."
"Simplicity of Change Manager."
"As far as deploying and developing goes within ServiceNow it's very easy, not painful at all."
"It's filling a niche I think a lot of people have really, really wanted which is bringing a lot of this information into one central location."
"One of the biggest features is its flexibility."
"It has an excellent capability to integrate different access points."
"ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI."
"Compared to HPE Service Manager, ServiceNow offers a lot more customizations and a lot more plug-ins that you can throw in there."
"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."
"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."
 

Cons

"The only complaint that I would have is just the interface itself is not always user friendly."
"The pricing model is a little bit prohibitive for us."
"Time to respond from support could definitely be better, as the global support timing sometimes causes delays in interactions."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that could be reduced."
"I have found the solution very expensive."
"The customization that we are doing for the needs of our organization are difficult to do and could be improved."
"With ServiceNow, you have to do a lot of manipulation ahead of time to get to what that end state is."
"One thing I don't care for is the reporting and the way it functions."
"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations."
"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform offers a free trial, by providing a free developer instance once you sign up."
"The pricing is reasonable and affordable, making it suitable for businesses ranging from small to large scale."
"The solution is expensive."
"The setup cost is high compared to others, especially when the scope is not fixed."
"We know that ServiceNow is not cheap, it's more expensive than other solutions. But we are trying to increase our ability to handle tickets so that the cost per ticket is less."
"The CapEx version is great."
"The product cost is higher than that of other vendors."
"The license model is based on a number of fulfillers (active users who play some role within the ServiceNow functionality). Therefore, you can serve as many end-users as you want, without additional costs."
"The price of the solution was reasonable a couple of years ago but now it is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise168
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Questions from the Community

Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
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Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
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What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
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Also Known As

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Symantec Altiris Asset Management Suite
 

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Sample Customers

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    
Amway (China) Co. Ltd., Barnabas Health, Cabela's Inc., Carrington Holding Company, Comparex, ForceTEC Co. Ltd., Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hutchison Whampoa (China) Commerce Limited, Johnson County Community College, Molina Healthcare Inc., Office of the Senator for Education and Science, Pima Community College, TIVIT, Travelport
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