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IFS Assyst vs. OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Assyst

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIFS 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

    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFormerly from Micro Focus, OpenText™ Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB discovers, maps, and manages IT configurations and can be deployed on-premises or via SaaS. It is used to increase IT visibility and reduce IT service disruptions with robust discovery, service dependency mapping, and proactive impact analysis.N/A
    Pricing
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    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
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of IFS Assyst and OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of IFS Assyst and OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    Ratings
    Configuration mangement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of IFS Assyst and OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    Change requests repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IFS AssystOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Micro Focus Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB is well suited for medium to large IT operations after a careful review and strategy definition of all support tools that will be integrated. When it comes to deciding on a set of tools for IT operation management and its different processes like Incident, event, and change management; a good approach would be to create a roadmap with the integrated suite of tools to create a native ecosystem and reduce complexity on the integration and adoption.
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    Pros
    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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    OpenText
    • Management and organization of Configuration Items
    • Ensures a single and uniform source of database to avoid any ambiguity between departments.
    • Proper delivery of services
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • When getting started the Cloud deployment may be not that easy.
    • To manipulate the system deeply requires a professional operator.
    • Working on large data project.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IFS
    At this point, we are stuck with it. We can't afford a change at this point.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Old versions which do not support CMS have a luck of user experience and performance for reports and service modeling.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Some complex issues regarding performance and platform upgrades have been difficult to address and have short time solutions.
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    Implementation Rating
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Upgrades from old versions were really hard to handle.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    OpenText
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
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    Return on Investment
    IFS
    • Replacement of 3 systems with Axios assyst
    • Integration with other enterprise systems
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    OpenText
    • ensured proper service delivery which helped organizations to grow
    • It was a little expensive for the company.
    • Mainly had a positive impact especially in the cases of risk assessment and analysis.
    Incentivized
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