Jamf Pro vs. ServiceNow IT Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Jamf Pro
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) is designed to automate device management for users while driving end-user productivity and creativity. According to the vendor, it is the EMM tool that delights IT pros and the users they support by delivering on the promise of unified endpoint management for Apple devices.N/A
ServiceNow IT Service Management
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
ServiceNow is a fast-growing service management provider that went public in 2012. Built on the ServiceNow Now Platform, the IT Service Management bundle provides an agent workspace with knowledge management, and modules supporting issue tracking and problem resolution, change, release and configuration management, and (on the higher tier ITSM Professional plan) ITAM and software asset management.
$10,000
per year
Pricing
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Editions & Modules
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Starting Price
$10,000.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$3.33 per month per iOS device $6.25 per month per Mac Education and volume discounts available. Onboarding 3-Day for Mac + iOS: $7,500 2-Day for Mac only: $6,000 4hr Remote for iOS only: $750 Billed Annually
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Community Pulse
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Considered Both Products
Jamf Pro
Chose Jamf Pro
We selected Jamf based on the recommendation of other universities and the experience of our support personnel in using the tool at other institutions. Previously, we were manually supporting the platform.
Chose Jamf Pro
Completely different products, but Jamf Pro is so much easier to use. It's also geared primarily for Apple devices, which isn't always the case when working in an enterprise environment. You don't want to use something that was built with Windows in mind and sort of copied over …
ServiceNow IT Service Management

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Jamf Pro
-
Ratings
ServiceNow IT Service Management
8.2
67 Ratings
0% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.766 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.650 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings7.555 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings9.064 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.662 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.861 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Jamf Pro
-
Ratings
ServiceNow IT Service Management
8.5
60 Ratings
3% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.259 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.658 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.852 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Jamf Pro
-
Ratings
ServiceNow IT Service Management
7.8
61 Ratings
7% below category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings7.261 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings7.055 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings9.257 Ratings
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User Ratings
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(184 ratings)
8.1
(78 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(9 ratings)
9.0
(13 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(15 ratings)
6.3
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(53 ratings)
7.3
(22 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(6 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Jamf ProServiceNow IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Jamf Software, LLC
Well suited for any organization that wants to manage apple products. It's extremely easy to integrate and has many connectors for existing enterprise infrastructure applications. Certificate management is a breeze. Not so suited for smaller businesses that only have 10-20 devices. Jamf has another product called JAMF Now that would suffice for those areas.
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ServiceNow
In our organization, we are using ServiceNow extensively. Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Time tracking are few modules which we use extensively. This sort of model will work for any product or service based companies as the product is built on ITIL framework. So this product will be suited for small or large scale companies to better organize and add controls and track SLA's for technology or business process.
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Pros
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Jamf Pro's Self Service is a great mechanism for making software available to end uses as they need it.
  • Jamf Pro is also great for creating plans called PreStage Enrollments that allow for computers to skip many of the setup screens, as well as automating account creation.
  • Jamf Pro in combination with Apple Automated Device Enrollment (formerly DEP) allows for devices to supervised and managed, this combination allows for locking, remote wipe of devices, and finding locations of devices when put into lost mode.
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ServiceNow
  • When I have a number of requests to make, for example a request to add a dozen or so user accounts to more than one group account in Active Directory , I can put all the needed information into the initial form, add it to my "shopping cart" and all of that information remains on the screen for the next item for which I only need to edit a few items (like the AD group name in this example), and keep adding them to the shopping cart until I have them all. When I "Check Out" each of those items is generated as a separate task under the one request. It simplifies and expedites the creation and tracking of these kinds of requests.
  • I can easily and quickly see what tickets are currently assigned to me in order to prioritize them and remain aware of my workload.
  • Numerous fields for CIs can be used when trying to find the entry for a particular item. For example, IP Address, server name, raw text, classification, and so on.
  • To help with making sense out of related tasks, when a task is assigned to me and I need to open another task for a different team to work in order to complete my task, I can open a sub-task from my ticket so that the relationship between the two can be pulled up later into reports. For example, I may have a task to build a new vm, and need to open tasks for networking, security accounts, software installation and so on. By opening sub-tasks from my assignment, the time spent by all parties concerned is tied together for more meaningful cost accounting.
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Cons
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Training options are terrific, but costly.
  • Finding what you need in Jamf Pro can be tough at times. The interface is not what I would call friendly.
  • You'll need static credentials for Jamf Pro. They don't integrate with the Jamf Account, and it doesn't offer 2FA. SSO is an option, but it's not simple to set up.
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ServiceNow
  • It is hard to find areas for improvement, the tool is very powerful. That said, building the CMDB still involves some manual interaction which was not how it was presented in demos.
  • The CMDB data is almost too deep and detailed. When you build the relationship map it can be so large that it is overwhelming. You can limit this, but the default maps are massive if you are discovering lots of device classes.
  • The product is expensive. Since they are the leader in the industry and the product has tons of features, they definitely charge for it!
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Likelihood to Renew
Jamf Software, LLC
We stepped away and are looking at different products that integrate with our entire fleet MDM solution rather than focusing specifically on Apple products. An all in one solution fits our needs better and is more cost-effective in the long run. Jamf Pro needs to improve some features and support but overall its a good product.
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ServiceNow
To be completely honest setting up a new ticketing system can be a pain in the ass. Once you have it setup and customized the way you want it, you don't want to switch unless you're unhappy with the product. Unless future releases and updates really muck the system up, I wouldn't change.
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Usability
Jamf Software, LLC
Jamf Pro has done pretty much anything we've needed with little setup headache. If we hit a wall, the Jamf user community and tech support departments both are more than willing to help solve problems. Tech support is excellent, but the surprising thing is the user base is by far the biggest resource. Jamf users love to help each other, by directly chatting about issues, posting best practices, or just posting info on the forums.
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ServiceNow
The dashboard is so confusing, [there are] many clicks to open a task and search by a ticket. The Enterprise customisation [we did] has finished to kill the software and creates a really bad experience on a daily basis. [It is] So slow, and so many clicks to process a ticket. Works only on IE so, that [should] make you realize that [it] is a bad idea.
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Reliability and Availability
Jamf Software, LLC
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
We have never had any issues with ServiceNow's availability that I am aware of in the two years I have been using it.
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Performance
Jamf Software, LLC
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
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Support Rating
Jamf Software, LLC
Jamf Support is very responsive and usually assists in any challenge we are tackling. They are also very transparent when they are allowed to be. I personally love our Jamf Pro support rep and don't fear messaging their support team.
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ServiceNow
I would give it this rating because we have had no major issues with the support for ServiceNow after we implemented it at our organization. They seem to respond promptly and efficiently if we ever do need to open a support case with them about an issue we are having.
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In-Person Training
Jamf Software, LLC
They made me more comfortable using the product.
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ServiceNow
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Jamf Software, LLC
The training session was beneficial because it expanded my knowledge about Jamf products and really learn what I am capable of doing with Jamf Pro in terms of managing Apple computers and devices. Immediately after the training course, I was able to implement what I learn to our cloud instance.
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ServiceNow
To type in what should be a text box, you have to click an empty cell, a tiny text box pop up opens with a check box and an X. You the. Type in the text box and have to click the check mark. If you have a bunch of fields to fill out, doing this is very annoying. Absolutely know thought went in to this. I'm sure somebody in marketing thought it was a good idea. It wasn't.
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Implementation Rating
Jamf Software, LLC
Migration from an existing MDM requires device wipe and reenroll for full supervision of the device. It's somewhat painful. User enrollment makes things easier, but you miss out on full management.
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ServiceNow
Without exception, every client I have worked with has been very happy with their resulting product. While this is partly due to my work, I must point out that the platform is the winning decision, not the implementer.
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Alternatives Considered
Jamf Software, LLC
Even thought we are using this solutions for different purposes (macOS device management VS mobile device management), I think at the end Jamf Pro is more focused or aimed for macOS management, and mobile device management is just a good addition to that. Same I can tell about Ivanty, is more about iOS/Android management rather than macOS
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ServiceNow
We used to use Jira to handle service tickets but it's way too robust for something this straightforward. Due to the nature of Jira, you needed to already have a lot of documentation and knowledge about who should be assigned the ticket, so the lift of creating a ticket was time consuming.
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Scalability
Jamf Software, LLC
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ServiceNow
ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
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Return on Investment
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Jamf Pro has allowed us to minimize the time it takes to deploy devices. We can use zero-touch deployment methodologies which allow devices to go directly to end users and allow end users to get up and running without needing IT's help.
  • We have implemented both a third-party & macOS patching service, which allows us to ensure all apps and versions of macOS are updated and secure.
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ServiceNow
  • Overall ServiceNow has a positive impact on getting the SLA of tickets down in supporting our customers.
  • One negative impact has been the amount of time to get the product to produce an ROI, it's almost too big to fail and too big to replace. You almost become committed to the product. Good or bad.
  • Another negative impact would be if you track metrics of employees and time tracking, there is a lot of scenarios where engineers will track time on tickets but not get credit for closing them as the assignee function of tickets can only be tied to one user and credits only the engineer who closes the ticket.
  • Another positive impact would be the level of security for permissions and scaling the workloads is robust and you will get out of the system what your team is willing to put in.
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ScreenShots

Jamf Pro Screenshots

Screenshot of Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) Dashboard