Back vs. Microsoft System Center Service Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Back
Score 0.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Back is a collaboration and automation platform that enables internal service and business operations teams to manage workplace requests in one platform. The digital workplace promised to improve work for humans. But instead of removing distractions, it multiplies them. Finding or filing a piece of information can be time consuming, as everything is scattered throughout various systems. Getting help for a problem from the right colleague isn’t trivial, as different teams often use…
$40
per agent per month
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
Pricing
BackMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Editions & Modules
Business
€40
per agent per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BackMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
BackMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Back
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Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
7.8
7 Ratings
4% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
ITSM asset management
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Back
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Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
8.2
7 Ratings
0% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
6.7
6 Ratings
22% below category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
BackMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BackMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Back
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Microsoft
I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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Pros
Back
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Microsoft
  • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
  • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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Cons
Back
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Microsoft
  • Kind of clunky.
  • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
  • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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Support Rating
Back
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Microsoft
The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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Alternatives Considered
Back
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Microsoft
We selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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Return on Investment
Back
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Microsoft
  • Save a world of time when imaging
  • Save a world of time with patch management
  • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Manage requests in one intuitive platformScreenshot of Answer requests directly in the Back appScreenshot of Track the number of requests and the time spend