Microsoft Teams integration is available. Notifications are present within the virtual agent chatbot, integrated with third-party tools. All the portal features have been enabled, including the virtual agent installation.
Notifications are present within the virtual agent chatbot, integrated with third-party tools
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
There is a concern about the integration point of view, particularly the virtual agent. Currently, we are working on integration with Teams and the virtual agent. Now, the chatbot and portal are available. A pop-up message shows the redactions button if you click on anything in the chatbot conversations. This redirects to the portal. It should open, and the virtual agent should be integrated that way.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using ServiceNow as a partner for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There are some bugs in the solution.
I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is slow in performance level.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is simple. It takes only eight hours for each resource because of integration and conversation flow.
What other advice do I have?
From a developer's perspective, understanding the pricing of ServiceNow is crucial. Currently, pricing details are mainly available for account-related matters. However, if developers also have access to this information, it would greatly benefit them.
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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Systems Analyst Field Applications at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Very stable and helpful for change management, but the interface can be more intuitive
Pros and Cons
- "Change management is most valuable."
- "The interface can be a bit more intuitive."
What is our primary use case?
I mostly use it for change management.
What is most valuable?
Change management is most valuable.
What needs improvement?
The interface can be a bit more intuitive.
For how long have I used the solution?
It has been in the company for quite a while. It's not new at all.
I've been using it on and off for about eight or nine years. I work with this solution on almost a daily basis at this point, at least three times a week.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find it to be very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm not in a good position to give a judgment on its scalability, but in terms of its usage, because it is a ticketing system, it is used for all the incidents. Our service desk uses it primarily to issue tickets, requests, changes, and so on. There are about 15 people who use it very regularly for those types of purposes. It is being used extensively.
How are customer service and support?
I never had to get in touch with their technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't here when it came online.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a seven out of 10.
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Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Allows you to do many creative things, and is a good product for service processes and adherence to standards
Pros and Cons
- "It is a very promising product. They have a new release every six months. They're investing quite a lot, and you can do many creative things with the product. If you know how it works, you can have stricter rules in the product."
- "Their user interface is old-fashioned and outdated, and it can be more friendly for the eye. They can improve the user experience."
What is our primary use case?
I'm in the public service sector, and it is used for public services.
In terms of deployment, you normally buy ServiceNow on the cloud. You can also have it on-prem, but they're not very keen on giving you that option. So, more often, it is on the cloud, which is very difficult for my type of clients who are not based in America because ServiceNow Cloud is all on American hyperscalers.
How has it helped my organization?
It is important to route a ticket or service request to the right person. It needs to adhere to various standards, and ServiceNow is a very good product in this domain.
What is most valuable?
It is a very promising product. They have a new release every six months. They're investing quite a lot, and you can do many creative things with the product. If you know how it works, you can have stricter rules in the product.
What needs improvement?
Their user interface is old-fashioned and outdated, and it can be more friendly for the eye. They can improve the user experience.
We should be able to have different UI frameworks. Currently, they only do Angular, and sometimes, you can do React, but they can be more open-minded in this regard.
They are quite good in case management, but they can work more on case management. They can also adhere more to BPMN 2.0.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
You need to know how to use it. You need to do a scope application. If you have everything on the same table, it gets slow. You need to know how the product works, and you need to adhere to the rules. Otherwise, it would become slow.
How are customer service and support?
They have third parties that have competencies. It is not so easy to interact directly with the vendor because they have outsourced to their service partners and integration partners who know what to do. You also have communities taking your questions, but you mostly rely on the implementation partners. Other vendors have also followed the same approach where they produce the platform, and sub-parties produce the service.
How was the initial setup?
It is quite straightforward, but you need an expert. It is a specialized tool.
What other advice do I have?
The product is very good. They are growing a lot, and it seems that for them, it is about what to do first. Everyone wants to talk to them, and they are good, especially in the field of service processes and case management. I like them, but they're difficult to work with because they're very busy.
I would rate this solution an eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director de Servicios Profesionales at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Gives freedom to change processes and offers advanced automated solutions for a change advisory board
Pros and Cons
- "For change management, I find the CAB workbench very useful. I haven't seen any other solution that has a CAB workbench or advanced automated solutions for a change advisory board. ServiceNow also has the Workflow Engine which works very well and is very intuitive."
- "This solution needs to be improved for global use. Currently, it's very oriented to the processes and needs of the US customer base, like their compliance solution or GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), and not so much for customers from other parts of the world. Some users may like the things that ServiceNow is improving, but those are very oriented to users based in the United States and Europe."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution mostly for ITSM, but we also have customers who use it for customer service management and item discovery.
What is most valuable?
The features I found most valuable in this solution are usually also found on other platforms like the Visual Task Boards.
For change management, I find the CAB workbench very useful. I haven't seen any other solution that has a CAB workbench or advanced automated solutions for a change advisory board. That's one of the perks of ServiceNow. Other perks include the Visual Task Boards and the Virtual Agent. ServiceNow also has the Workflow Engine which works very well and is very intuitive. Some of the development tools give you a lot of freedom in terms of changing processes. That's what we like.
What needs improvement?
This solution needs to be improved for global use. Currently, it's very oriented to the processes and needs of the US customer base, like their compliance solution or GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), and not so much for customers from other parts of the world. Some users may like the things that ServiceNow is improving, but those are very oriented to users based in the United States and Europe.
In Latin America which is the geographical region we work in, it's not very useful. Some of the customers are more interested in other solutions. Sometimes they put aside ServiceNow because it is focused on the needs of the customer base in Europe and the US. This is one of the disadvantages I see.
Another disadvantage is the level of maturity that the customer has to have to get value from a solution like ServiceNow. The customer needs to have a great level of maturity. A company that is starting its journey with ITSM wouldn't find ServiceNow very useful, because sometimes there's a considerable amount of code you need to know to be able to implement ServiceNow. This will depend on the complex needs that a customer may have, for the customer to find ServiceNow as a useful solution. Depending on the level of maturity they have, they would need that amount of customization. I don't see the need for coding as a problem. The problem I see is that the level of maturity that the customer needs to have is high.
There's quite a lot of features in ServiceNow. Currently, we haven't had any sort of need that ServiceNow and the features that they already have, don't resolve. There's no feature that I can think of right now that I'd like to be added in the next release.
There are some guidelines that ServiceNow has that automate the implementation, but they're available only for ITSM and ITOM. It would be good if those automated guidelines are also made available for other ServiceNow solutions like customer service management, configuration management, and asset management.
Another area for improvement is the lack of clarity in terms of how this solution is licensed. It is usually very complicated for customers to know how they are being charged for the licenses that they consume. In most of the ServiceNow solutions, this problem is persistent.
For how long have I used the solution?
There might be some bias because we are ServiceNow partners and we're also Freshworks partners. We're not users. We're partners. We implement both solutions for customers.
We used cloud-based deployment.
We've been working with ServiceNow for quite some time.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated BMC.
What other advice do I have?
Some of the customers are interested in Acquire when they think of ServiceNow.
My advice to others looking into implementing ServiceNow is for them to really know what the objective of the implementation is: what they're trying to fix and what problem they're trying to solve. They have to be very conscious of these things because if they are not, the solution may not be a good fit. It's going to be too big of a problem to solve. They need to have a high level of maturity to get everything they need from a platform like ServiceNow.
I'm rating this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Business Analyst at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
Interface mimics a web-base
Pros and Cons
- "Good stable and scalable solution."
- "Straightforward tool."
- "Complexities in the organization made the initial deployment complex."
What is our primary use case?
I am a customer of ServiceNow. We use the solution for operations and ITSM.
What needs improvement?
ServiceNow has a user interface that mimics a web-base and is easy on the eyes however, it is too fluid. Currently, we are unable to audit notes. ServiceNow should be more organized and structured so it enables us to classify notes.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using ServiceNow for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has good stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
ServiceNow is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
Due to some of the complexities within our organization, the initial deployment was complex. The tool itself is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment of ServiceNow was completed in-house.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We compared ServiceNow with Remedy.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend ServiceNow to commercial or private companies. I would rate this product a 10 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
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ServiceNow ITSM/ITOM/SAM/CMDB Technical and Implementation Consultant at Doublelight Technology Limited
Scalable, configurable, and stable
Pros and Cons
- "Everything about the schema, including the design of ServiceNow, is great."
- "It's moving at a very fast pace. It is difficult for developers or engineers to keep up with it. That's the only issue."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for IT Operational Management.
What is most valuable?
Everything about the schema, including the design of ServiceNow, is great.
It's scalable. That's what attracts me most.
You can configure it to fit your client's requirements. You can extend your functionalities, and then the workflow.
The stability is very good.
What needs improvement?
It's moving at a very fast pace. It is difficult for developers or engineers to keep up with it. That's the only issue.
For the customer it's expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for seven years or so. It's been a while.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. It's easy to expand if you need to. You can use it no matter the size of your organization - from small to large.
How are customer service and support?
We haven't had any issues with technical support. We are satisfied with the level of service on offer.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is excellent. There are no issues dealing with the implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's very expensive, and if care is not taken, competitions can quickly come and take over the space by offering better pricing.
What other advice do I have?
We use both cloud and on-premises deployments.
I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. They're doing what you need to do. They provide a roadmap, which is good.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Information Security & Compliance Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Upgrade integrations available, scalable, but setting private tickets could improve
Pros and Cons
- "There are many expansions available."
- "The solution could improve by making the CMDB integrate with a CI better to allow it to be seen across multiple platforms."
What is our primary use case?
We use ServiceNow as a ticketing tool that processes and catalogs customer service requests in our organization.
What is most valuable?
There are many expansions available.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by making the CMDB integrate with a CI better to allow it to be seen across multiple platforms. Additionally, an option to easily make tickets private or not generally visible. ServiceNow has to set up the individual tickets and there is not an easy way for us to do it ourselves.
There are integrations we can do that requires outside people to help us expand, such as business continuity and other areas. It can be complicated to expand the solution which could be made easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using ServiceNow for approximately five years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
What other advice do I have?
I rate ServiceNow a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Systems Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
Assists greatly with collaboration and we can provide knowledge-based information
Pros and Cons
- "Great that it's knowledge-based and you can use the flows in ServiceNow."
- "Performance could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use ServiceNow for ITSM onboarding. We are customers and I'm a system analyst.
What is most valuable?
The solution helps us to collaborate and it's great that it is knowledge-based. We make knowledge-based, easy-to-find information, and you can use the flows in ServiceNow. Those are the most useful features.
What needs improvement?
Performance could definitely be improved. There may be features I'd like to have that are not activated because of our licensing agreement. I would like to have the ability to access a Gantt chart.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's quite scalable, we have around 300 basic or IT users which is pretty much everyone in the company.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support responds very quickly and if there's an emergency, they'll give us a call.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was quite straightforward. We deployed internally with some assistance from ServiceNow who carry out the maintenance.
What other advice do I have?
This is a very speedy solution so I rate it nine out of 10 on that basis.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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