Alemba Service Manager vs. IFS Assyst

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alemba Service Manager
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
The former VMware Service Manager was an ITSM option from VMware. VMware stopped supporting SM in 2017 and transferred support to VMware partner Alemba. The product is presently supported by Alemba, as Alemba Service Manager.N/A
IFS Assyst
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
IFS Assyst (formerly Axios Assyst, acquired by IFS March, 2021) is an ITSM product in both SaaS and on-premise configurations - the SaaS version is called assystSaaS. This product competes with BMC Remedy, IBM SmartCloud, Cherwell Service Management, and FrontRange ITSM (now Heat Service Management).N/A
Pricing
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Alemba Service Manager
-
Ratings
IFS Assyst
8.9
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Alemba Service Manager
-
Ratings
IFS Assyst
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Alemba Service Manager
-
Ratings
IFS Assyst
8.7
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
BMC Helix ITSM
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alemba Service ManagerIFS Assyst
Likelihood to Recommend
Alemba
When a Service Desk agent receives a request from a user to fulfill and an incident occurs during implementation, VMWare Service Manager (VSM) will be able to link all events and correlate records across the system.
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IFS
I would suggest that in this product class, you get what you pay for. Although it is was sold as SAAS with a nearly 'plug and play' implementation, at least one full time highly trained admin is needed for ongoing support. I would advise a team implementation strategy.
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Pros
Alemba
  • Manage service processes
  • Manage pools
  • Automate services
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IFS
  • IT Asset Management and IT Service Management in one product
  • ITIL framework
  • Highly customisable service catalogue and processes
  • Mature mobility product
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Cons
Alemba
  • Embedded CI (configuration Item) scanner
  • Reporting and dashboarding engine
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IFS
  • Service requests, incident, problem, and change management
  • Knowledge mgmt is not-existent - the product uses a WIKI for it's own knowledge base.
  • Axios help desk does is not knowledgable and does not follow up on reported incidents
  • Training is incomplete - no real resources available except billable by the hour.
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Likelihood to Renew
Alemba
It's performed just how I want it to, so no real complaints really
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IFS
At this point, we are stuck with it. We can't afford a change at this point.
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Alternatives Considered
Alemba
It wasn't my selection, it's been used for more than five years in the current organization.
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IFS
Axios assyst outperforms JIRA in every aspect, JIRA is a good job system but when it comes to complex processes and configuration management then JIRA is simply not the right system.
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Return on Investment
Alemba
  • Less management time spent on VMs and virtual environment
  • Less money spent on compute
  • Less money spent on servers
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IFS
  • Replacement of 3 systems with Axios assyst
  • Integration with other enterprise systems
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