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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    ServiceNow IT Service Management

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ABuilt 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.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
    ITSM Standard
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Pro
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—ITSM Pro and ITSM Enterprise also are available with optional "Plus" add-ons. These include AI Agents, an AI Agent Studio, and other features that augment the capabilities of the platform using AI Virtual Agents to automate tasks.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Access
    Access is best for a medium to small database size. It holds its own there. If you are looking at larger, more complex needs, then it should be overlooked.
    Incentivized
    ServiceNow
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    ServiceNow seems to be able to scale as large as you would like it to and outpaces the competition as far as ease of licenses and growth. While it is clunky it really allows you to drill down to the smallest workflow or permissions to really allow the system to build around …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    46 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Access and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft Access and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    85 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.184 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.167 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.170 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.282 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.279 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.674 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.779 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Microsoft Access and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.5
    77 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.576 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.375 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Microsoft Access and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.678 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings8.472 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings8.474 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    8.3
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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    ServiceNow
    We found that ServiceNow's ITSM product is overall a great product to use in all areas of IT. Whether it be Security, Infrastructure, or Networking, nothing is too complicated to bring into ServiceNow for processing. Being able to use flows to automate task creation and auto assign has helped to fill process gaps that existed with our previous product.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
    Incentivized
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    ServiceNow
    • Integration
    • Good search capabilities. Applications are created within CMDB and we can search for the app to see the changes, incidents and problems created
    • Reporting. Great store of MIS reports and will let you to create custom reports
    • Visual Task Boards - use it as Kanban boards
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    ServiceNow
    • Finding requests that I opened and have since been completed by the assigned group/individual is very difficult to accomplish unless I've written down the request numbers somewhere.
    • Requests that I opened and are subsequently closed, often continue to appear in the list of "My Open Requests" giving the appearance that they were not completed when in fact they were.
    • It may exist, but if it does I haven't found it yet, which makes it less than intuitive, but I would like to see the ability to recall a request in ServiceNow.
    • I believe our firewall rule change request for is a custom form, but it has a serious drawback. If I submit such a request and need to make a correction to it before it is approved, there isn't anyway for me to do so. The request has to first be rejected with the creation of a sub-task in order to edit it before it is resubmitted for approval.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    ServiceNow
    Excellent rating for exceptional service provided for efficiency and efficient output given by it. It helped both client as well business to coordinate better for the requirements they work. It help to generate reports for real time progress on task. It helps to keep active watch on progress made by all parties
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    ServiceNow
    The basic actions of creating, updating and tracking requests is easy to udnerstand and use. Only a short onboarding training is needed to train the users of how to use it properly. However, the UI/UX experience can feel bloated with the many options it offers when you start to customize the tool to your company needs. It is also not the best looking user interface compared to more modern web applications.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    ServiceNow
    For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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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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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    ServiceNow
    While implementation the focus always should be on customizing features which are out of box to minimize the debts following the main features like Incidents, Requests, Change & Problem Statement. It should be strictly ensured to maintain right data quality, eliminating any duplicates or wrong workflows and incorrect reportings. Strong security and goverance to be implemented.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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    ServiceNow
    Having used other ticketing/asset tools in the past with other companies. This time, we opted for ServiceNow, primarily because of the company's scale. Once you start hiring a lot of employees, you need a robust tool with some maturity. We wanted to split the IT team into back-office and front-office teams. We needed proper permissions and auto-escalation. Also, approval flows for certain requests (mostly hardware and file access requests). All of this is part of the standard ServiceNow package. Some of the cheaper alternatives we felt were more suited for very small businesses or teams.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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    ServiceNow
    • Personally as an end-user, I feel like my issues have been resolved more quickly/don't tend to get as lost when using previous tools.
    • Having a centralized place where all questions are asked and all issues are resolved means I don't have to spend time searching for the appropriate team. I can just create a ticket and it's channeled to the appropriate team for me.
    Incentivized
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