OpenText Asset Management X vs. TrackMySubs

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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It is well suited to a tiny business that is trying to carefully be aware of when cash flow is going out or small business to be able to check the subscriptions they have all at once to see if they can combine/cancel/negotiate any of them to free up cashflow. It's also very suited to home use for this reason. It's less suited to a bigger business where the decisions are made across the company/lots of users.

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• Export Excel function
• Notifications
• Display set up
• Contract to asset relationship

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• Gives customizable reminders by email at the times that suit you - And can be more than one.
• Can track how much you save on certain subscriptions (i.e. the ones you have a discount on etc).
• Can track lifetime deals to find the services you use easily.
• Use the Go and Explore features to access the websites easily (or find new helpful subscriptions!).

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• 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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• Can be slightly complex to set up if you don't know all the details you need/which option to use.
• Somewhat unintuitive GUI.
• Be able to add more details immediately when you set up the new addition, rather than needing to wait until it's added.

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I find HP Asset Manager useful but sometimes too much data needs to be entered.

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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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Have not interacted with HP support that much

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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 !

Incentivized

• 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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• It's meant I don't have fee's for not having enough money in the acct.
• I've been able to cancel subscriptions that I don't use.
• I can track lifetime deals so that I can make use of the ones that I have rather than purchasing something else.

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