Salesforce Lightning Platform vs. ServiceNow App Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce Lightning Platform
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.
$25
Per User Per Month
ServiceNow App Engine
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
ServiceNow App Engine aims to bring creator workflow apps to production quickly for mission-critical tasks. Design with best-practice guidance and templates within a holistic low-code dev experience.N/A
Pricing
Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25.00
Per User Per Month
Plus
$100.00
Per User Per Month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
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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Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Lightning Platform
8.9
36 Ratings
8% above category average
ServiceNow App Engine
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability9.734 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead8.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability9.332 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control9.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.333 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation9.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication9.328 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification7.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery7.929 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes9.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Lightning Platform
-
Ratings
ServiceNow App Engine
8.7
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(36 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Usability
5.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce Lightning PlatformServiceNow App Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
We use Salesforce Lightning Platform in everyday business as sales coordinators. By using this tool, we are able to send new requests to clients and communicate regarding pending proposals in real-time. This also tool holds many of our client accounts where we are able to monitor their sales and revenue.
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ServiceNow
The best and most stable project management software allows project members to work together and collaborate through documents which is accessible from any place through Cloud services. ServiceNow App Engine provides easy features and setting of the interface security and tools adjustment are excellent as well as the reports which the platform offers.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • Reporting and Dashboards are thorough and can show a wealth of important data to inform and scale processes. It's helpful in a high volume sales cycle to be able to quickly identify weak points in performance and productivity so that adjustments can be made.
  • Highly customizable. We are able to customize just about everything which allows us to track very specific things and in theory create better efficiency.
  • Parent/Child account hierarchy exists which is helpful.
  • Contact records can be associated with multiple accounts and opportunities. This, in theory, should minimize duplicates and mismanagement of contacts.
  • Console helps a lot with data nesting. Having a fairly comprehensive look at an account without searching through various tabs and sections speeds up an otherwise cumbersome platform.
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ServiceNow
  • Raising request to the client side .
  • Maintaining record of work flows.
  • Connecting with other groups in a project.
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Cons
Salesforce
  • Can be cumbersome: takes multiple clicks to get where you need to go
  • Lightning is slower than original Salesforce, and it is very noticeable
  • The UI change means sometimes I can't find what I need, so I have to switch back to the Classic version to find it
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ServiceNow
  • Sometimes attachments do not get linked with the tickets
  • Sometimes updating ticket state causes an issue
  • Requires stable internet connection to work smoothly
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Usability
Salesforce
This builds off a number of things I have already mentioned. This question completely depends on the competence of the developer. This makes the user friendliness of the UI 50/50. However if you have the ability I would say it is quite UI friendly.
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ServiceNow
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Salesforce
Salesforce's support is top-notch. They have subject-matter experts that are accessible at all times to address needs as they come up. They let you know in advance when there are system updates and enhancements so that you are prepared for upcoming changes. I've never had an issue that wasn't addressed immediately when reaching out for support.
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ServiceNow
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Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
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ServiceNow
ServiceNow App Engine is an excellent management platform that is very easy to navigate around its clean and straightforward interface and its ability to manage multiple project workflows is excellent and very valuable reports which are easily generated using ServiceNow App Engine capabilities even on scheduling and project budgeting the solution is excellent.
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Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
  • Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
  • More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
  • Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
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ServiceNow
  • It has a positive impact on our business.
  • Clients security concerns are solved using service now
  • It maintains record of large infrastructure.
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