OpenText Asset Management X vs. Snow License Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText Asset Management X
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Micro Focus Asset Management X (formerly HP Asset Manager) is enterprise-class IT asset management (ITAM) solution acquired by Micro Focus from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, supporting change and configuration management and license management.
$79
per month per agent
Snow License Manager
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Snow License Manager enables organizations to gain an accurate view of software usage and entitlements. Organizations can then dynamically reconcile these findings against license entitlements to optimize their IT environments and be audit-ready. HOW IT WORKS Snow License Manager is the central hub for the Snow Software Asset Management platform, providing a unified view of installed software, SaaS, cloud resources and hardware. With Snow License Manager, usage data is…N/A
Pricing
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
IT Asset Management
Comparison of IT Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OpenText Asset Management X
7.0
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Snow License Manager
-
Ratings
Software and hardware inventory tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
License management4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset lifecycle monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset relationship management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Small Businesses
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Score 7.9 out of 10

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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Freshservice
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.4
(15 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText Asset Management XSnow License Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenText
Asset Manager is great for people who understand the Software Development Lifecycle and are familiar with the terminology, however for a new assistant, or a new novice user, the software can seem over-whelming with the rather confusing terminology and a multitude of tabs that open up. It's definitely great software to use for a professional PM, however an assistant would be lost in the tools being offered.
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Snow Software
I have said at a number of events that I have attended, where other suppliers have shown their latest and greatest new thing, it is the fundamentals that need to work, and need to work well, and this is what Snow License Manager does. It does not take a team of 100 staff to get the tool working or to keep the tool functioning, it works and is stable out of the box. We have learnt that putting the right processes in at the start means that Snow License Manager can do what it has been designed to do and what we have paid for it to do. Audits from vendors now days are relatively simple actions, with the Snow License Manager doing it's job we can quickly run a report and know exactly what our position is and then act accordingly, quick, simple and accurate data at your finger tips, as long as you put the work in to enter the license details etc. If Snow License Manager could invent a robot to go around the business and find all these bits of paper for us then that would be perfect.
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Pros
OpenText
  • Export Excel function
  • Notifications
  • Display set up
  • Contract to asset relationship
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Snow Software
  • SLM finds installations of software reliably.
  • SLM determines the usage of applications, web apps, and the users who employ them.
  • SLM Reports help management determine current and future application usage.
  • SLM notifies when forbidden programs are installed.
  • SLM provides complete license management.
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Cons
OpenText
  • Need more video tutorials - Although HP has great FAQs and has included the keyword search for topics, but some video tutorials would be great to help a new user.
  • Overwhelming at times. I remember when I first started using the software, just the magnitude of tools were too much. However even though I don't use half the tools even now, just the possibility of more functions available to me, makes it a great software.
  • Secure Log-in - I would like HP to invest into single sign-on where you don't need to put in your user ID & password constantly. A push notification to a personal device would a great added feature.
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Snow Software
  • Recognition of licensed plugins running in another application's executable is missing
  • There is inconsistent use of Wildcards like "%" across search fields in the SLM and SMACC
  • The search "filter" called "Also include not installed/used" is necessary to see not installed/used applications.
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Likelihood to Renew
OpenText
I find HP Asset Manager useful but sometimes too much data needs to be entered.
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Snow Software
It is a tool that works, a tool that is reliable, and trusted within the industry and our company
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Usability
OpenText
I have used 2 systems (chevron and HPAM), each has it's pluses and minuses. Once I was comfortable with the system I gave it an above average score
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Snow Software
While the deployment is fairly easy, updating the agent can be tedious. For one, each new version needs a request to customer support, but too it's not possible to "update" the old version rather than reinstall the new one. The lack of customization/configuration possible for the SnowAgent installer is irritating. Putting that aside, once the system is set up it's fairly easy to maintain and with very few hiccups, update. It overall runs very smoothly with little to no error.
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Reliability and Availability
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
Never had issues in this area. Always up and running
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Performance
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
It took some growing pains and SNOW fixed performance issues for their product, but never had any issue with it
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Support Rating
OpenText
Have not interacted with HP support that much
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Snow Software
Support for the most part is responsive, but there are times when it takes more time than I would like to resolve. But then, most of the time it is related to growing pains and the fact I do not have a Dev/Test environment to test items and upgrades before going to Production
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In-Person Training
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
Love it, and I got to go to Sweden
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Implementation Rating
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
It went well, we took out time and verified each step as we went
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Alternatives Considered
OpenText
HP Asset Manager is definitely enterprise grade, whereas the other asset Management programs I have are specific to either one industry or a smaller locations that might not need the deep analysis & reporting functionalities & tools that are provided by HP. The cost is indeed higher than other programs like Fox Graphic Tracker (Internal Software) and Samange that I have used in the past, but for a large enterprise with multiple ongoing projects, HP Asset Manager is the way to go !
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Snow Software
The deciding factor for the decision makers was the combination of license management and utilization statistics. Our desktop people wanted the utilization and reporting to be very granular and close to real time. Snow was purchased because they promoted their real time utilization in addition to the license management, alerting and reporting. To my knowledge, only Snow was given a proof of concept before the decision was made.
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Scalability
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
Not quite sure I understand the deployment question. We deployed company wide
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Professional Services
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Snow Software
Worked great and accomplished the goals
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Return on Investment
OpenText
  • HP Asset Manager is great for compliance purposes. We know we have all the licenses in place when needed for upgrades or yearly reviews. Saves us times.
  • Ability to track & print reports saves PMs time in quartely reviews.
  • Great way to prepare for any presentations by the use of analytical tools which saves us money in investing in other software for presentation purposes.
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Snow Software
  • Allowed for reducing licenses/cost at renewal or true-up time
  • Shows us new software in our environment so we can get it removed or purchase appropriate licensing to avoid compliance issues
  • Shows up blacklisted software when it appears in our environment allowing us to get it removed to avoid security issues
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