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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ivanti ITSM

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AIvanti Neurons for ITSM offers the flexibility to deploy in the cloud, on-premises or a hybrid combination. It replaces the Ivanti Service Manager, powered by Heat.N/A

    SmartDeploy

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASmartDeploy, now from PDQ.com (acquired January 2022), provides a software deployment solution supporting computer imaging, app deployment, driver management, and Windows migration.

    $960

    per year

    Pricing
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $960
    per year
    Plus
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequired$96,050
    Additional DetailsIvanti Neurons for ITSM is offered as a cloud solution. The license model is subscription based and licensed per analyst and per asset.—
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    Community Pulse
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Considered Both Products
    Ivanti
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    PDQ
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Ivanti ITSM and SmartDeploy
    Feature
    Ivanti ITSM
    7.6
    21 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SmartDeploy
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    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Ivanti ITSM and SmartDeploy
    Feature
    Ivanti ITSM
    8.1
    19 Ratings
    0% below category average
    SmartDeploy
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Ivanti ITSM and SmartDeploy
    Feature
    Ivanti ITSM
    8.8
    18 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SmartDeploy
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar8.818 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    BMC FootPrints
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Ivanti ITSMSmartDeploy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ivanti
    We have been able to integrate our ISM system with Active Directory using API calls to automate user account creation and user Moves, Adds, and Changes. This has helped us make the employee onboarding and offboarding process much more efficient and less error prone. We cut down on mundane work for the account creation team and freed them to do more tier 2 and 3 tasks. Where the system has been less appropriate for us is trying to integrate non-IT service processes. We haven't gotten a lot of buy-in from groups that aren't used to using an IT related system to receive tasks. It will take some time for us to make a more user friendly, non-IT, Support role.
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    PDQ
    Well suited scenarios : One of the situations SmartDeploy helped immensly was in application deployment and management for our projects , making it and instant favorite for the deployment process. Also in one situation where we had a high flying app development which did'nt had much time to develop, deployment thorugh smart deploy made it quick and less involvement. Easier to understand major functionalities and onboard new projects. Less appropriate scenarios: We faced issues while utilising by DevOps team for monitoring every system for issue resolving in linux update on every employees system. This created alot of delay in every employees work front as systems were not working as expected
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    Pros
    Ivanti
    • Very good at allowing a service line to configure the product to suit its needs. This is important so as to not have to craft operations around the technology, but the other way around!
    • A high level of flexibility to implement a great deal of automation. The product gives end users access to pre-defined or custom business rules and workflows as well as the ability to implement other forms of time savers!
    • There is a very comprehensive Help guide for end users and administrators alike. Quite often I have found the most obscure 'How To's' in this guide rather than needing to call into support or search out information on the Ivanti site.
    Incentivized
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    PDQ
    • It allows us to maintain only one image. Much less effort required than storing and maintaining multiple images.
    • LAN deployment works very well with few issues.
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    Cons
    Ivanti
    • Had a little trouble sending some files remotely a few times, but it could have been on our end.
    • The system was a little different from what we were used to. We had to drill down into the program a bit more than expected.
    • We couldn't tell if some of our older machines were having problems with it, or if it was the program itself.
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    PDQ
    • Remote monitoring is useful but has some lagging and functionalities are not upfront to use , making it complicated for new users to be aware just by using the application
    • Windows migration was quite difficult in terms of updates of softwares to be migrated to new system
    • Integration with client systems can be tough as major usage of other softwares is done in most of client systems causing us difficulties to integrate with smart deploy on the same platform
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ivanti
    We are fully committed to this system. After customizing it for the past 3 years we have no plans to change
    Incentivized
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    PDQ
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Ivanti
    There's two sides to answering this question. From an Agent/Admin perspective, it's great. You can do a lot of really cool things and have a lot of options and tools available to you. From a customer perspective, you're not quite as spoilt for choice. Ivanti has been working on and improving their new mobile-responsive customer interface but in doing so have really limited the features they allow admins to configure. We've found this limiting but not unworkable. I hope this continues to improve.
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    PDQ
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ivanti
    Support has been amazing. They are knowledgeable, respectful, efficient, and friendly. When something doesn't go according to plan, they go above and beyond to make sure your issues are resolved. I have come to think of them as an extension of my team!
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    PDQ
    SmartDeploy customer support has been very good. Although we do not always get a super-fast response (though always within the time stated). The tech support folks at SmartDeploy always go the extra mile to see that our immediate issues are taken care of in as timely a manner as possible. They have always been attentive to our needs and frustrations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ivanti
    Ivanti is far more user friendly than ManageEngine, and has more features than Jira Service Management. It takes longer to get used to Ivanti because of the extra features, but once you're on board with how it works and how to make changes, the possibilities and configuration options are almost endless
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    PDQ
    SmartDeploy has a fantastic deployment process management with detailed and configurable aspects. Even though it has detailed configuration it still somehow makes it easy to understand and implement compared to other services which need special learning and courses to understand them completelya and use them efficiently. This is one quality highly appreciated and stacks up against any other services I have used for deployment
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Ivanti
    On-premises vs being in Ivanti's Cloud is about 3-5 times the cost.
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    PDQ
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Ivanti
    There are many companies for you to choose from. Many have expertise in specific areas. I highly recommend making sure you find one that can work for your specific project needs and then be willing to go in a different direction if needed. There are a few companies that have the personnel to cover everyone's basis but truthfully not many.
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    PDQ
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Ivanti
    • In the Classroom Support department, this has provided a quick access system available via tablet for technicians on the go and has improved response time.
    • In the Helpdesk, this has assisted in the automation of repetitive tasks and assisted with providing better accountability for the completion of an assigned task.
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    PDQ
    • Very fast as an image deployment solution for new PCs. We do not have to create a completely new image when new hardware comes out. This is an amazing time-saver on its own.
    • With offline deployment and some workarounds, this is allowing us to migrate many Windows 7 units, rather than having to upgrade each one or load from scratch or replace it with new hardware.
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