Microsoft System Center Service Manager vs. NinjaOne

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
NinjaOne
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
NinjaOne automates the hardest parts of IT, delivering visibility, security, and control over endpoints. The NinjaOne endpoint management platform increases productivity for IT teams and managed service providers, and comes with unlimited onboarding, training, and support.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNinjaOne is a subscription service with a charge rate per month. For more detailed pricing information, contact NinjaOne directly to request a demo or to start 14-days free trial.
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Community Pulse
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Features
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
7.8
7 Ratings
5% below category average
NinjaOne
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Service restoration7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service tools8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
8.2
7 Ratings
1% below category average
NinjaOne
-
Ratings
Configuration mangement9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
6.7
6 Ratings
24% below category average
NinjaOne
-
Ratings
Change requests repository6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Change calendar6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Service-level management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring Tasks
Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
-
Ratings
NinjaOne
9.2
63 Ratings
22% above category average
Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.360 Ratings
Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.355 Ratings
Activity Monitoring00 Ratings9.047 Ratings
Management Tasks
Comparison of Management Tasks features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
-
Ratings
NinjaOne
8.7
62 Ratings
19% above category average
Patch Management00 Ratings9.461 Ratings
Policy-based automation00 Ratings8.961 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(7 ratings)
9.3
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(2 ratings)
1.0
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft System Center Service ManagerNinjaOne
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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NinjaOne
Well suited for support and management of a large fleet of endpoints, particularly across multiple regions and locations. Its well suited for MSPs for this reason. Its also effective for managing patching and updates for server infrastructure, where some other products are unable to manage. Its useful being able to access these features across multiple networks and domains. There is an option to monitor network equipment such as switches, but it didn't provide any information that wasn't already provided in the switches cloud portal.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
  • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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NinjaOne
  • Remote connections: the NinjaRemote client is spectacular and very easy to use and navigate. It quickly connects to customer systems so my engineers are able to work. As a bonus, they also offer a really good mobile app to connect to client systems.
  • Antivirus: Bitdefender Endpoint Protection is built directly into the NinjaOne portal. This makes deploying and maintaining AV very easy.
  • OS Patching: NinjaOne makes it very easy to handle patching across multiple clients and locations. It is very easy to use and doesn't take long to set up.
  • Support: NinjaOne support is always very prompt and helpful.
  • Documentation: the NinjaOne Dojo is a one-stop shop for all of your FAQs, guides, and forum needs. You can find almost anything here to help you deploy and maintain NinjaOne.
  • Automation Library: NinjaOne comes preloaded with a large number of ready-to-go automations. They also provide you with a scripting module to create your own.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Kind of clunky.
  • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
  • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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NinjaOne
  • NinjaOne does support Mac, however I would like to have more options for automation and scheduled task on Mac devices.
  • I would like it if NinjaOne also provided an MDM solution.
  • It would be nice is NinjaOne could integrate a PAM solution as well.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
NinjaOne
We already did. After evaluating many platforms, we found the cybersecurity of the company, its development direction, and the performance of the platform to be far superior at its price point.
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Usability
Microsoft
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NinjaOne
NinjaOne is easy to use, intuitive, and provides great value for our organization specifically with inventory tracking and patch management. There is also a wealth of control from an RMM perspective that we have over our fleet of hardware as well as customer websites. The communications with our account representative is outstanding as well. I'd highly recommend for organizations to engage with NinjaOne, and this is from a user who's used other RMM's and related software offerings at different MSP's. Go NinjaOne!
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
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NinjaOne
Availability is very good
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Performance
Microsoft
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NinjaOne
The software loads quickly for the most part
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Support Rating
Microsoft
The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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NinjaOne
Ninja support has always been top notch. They have always been responsive and efficient both in troubleshooting issues or talking to me at a high-level about on-going improvements or needed changes. Both sales and Technical support has been good and I've been very pleased with the Customer service we have received from Ninja
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In-Person Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
NinjaOne
Easy to learn and all of the functions and features were easy to learn. Once I started learning all of the features and functions, it made my everyday tasks much easier and more productive. The user interface is very easy to use. If I did have any questions, the Ninja Dojo was a big help.
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
NinjaOne
It was nice and self paced learning. The sections were easy to understand and the functionality was very worthwhile. The online training was very easy to learn and intuitive. I did not feel the need to ask for any clarification or assistance with any of the sections. I am still learning a lot of the functions but fined it very easy to use.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
NinjaOne
Use of Organizations and locations
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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NinjaOne
NinjaOne has the most rounded set of features however I believe all of the programs have there own plus and minus points. We use a mixture of programs however NinjaOne is the most heavily used.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
NinjaOne
Overall the software is very reliable
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Save a world of time when imaging
  • Save a world of time with patch management
  • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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NinjaOne
  • Allowed us to use our full IT staff in remote offices to troubleshoot
  • The quick site response times helps reduce the time spent trying to find, connect, and fix systems
  • The ease of use creates confidence from our users that we can quickly fix their problems from anywhere in the world.
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ScreenShots

NinjaOne Screenshots

Screenshot of the NinjaRMM dashboardScreenshot of the NinjaRMM mobile appScreenshot of NinjaRMM automationScreenshot of NinjaRMM device detailsScreenshot of NinjaRMM network monitoring - NetFlowScreenshot of NinjaRMM virtual machine monitoring