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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Workato

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkato is a cloud or on-premise automation and integration platform with enterprise-grade capabilities and no coding required. Workato provides pre-built connectors to integrate with over 300 business applications and enables task automation across apps.N/A
    Pricing
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Editions & Modules
    ITSM Standard
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Pro
    Custom Quote
    ITSM Enterprise
    Custom Quote
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsITSM 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
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Considered Both Products
    ServiceNow
    No answer on this topic
    Workato
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    57%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    46 Answers
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and Workato
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    85 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Workato
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory8.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration8.170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.282 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.279 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.674 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.779 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and Workato
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.5
    77 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Workato
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.576 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.375 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and Workato
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Workato
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository8.678 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar8.472 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management8.474 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of ServiceNow IT Service Management and Workato
    Feature
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    Workato
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings10.038 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings5.034 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (96 ratings)
    9.0
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (29 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ServiceNow IT Service ManagementWorkato
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Workato
    Workato is brilliant to make separate applications work together without much effort or specialists being needed. When specific events on software A should trigger actions on B (or more) and you want that to happen without any development or big budgets, that's where Workato comes into play. It's a great help if you want tasks automated, communications flowing and data synced between different applications.
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    Pros
    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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    Workato
    • The Workato product interface is brilliantly thought through and designed. The learning curve for first timers is easy enough to get started and build useful things, and Workato really shines in their ability to handle complex triggers and interactions. Workato allows people to build software apps so much faster than by coding each functionality.
    • Workato has fantastic documentation, making things accessible without any holes in the product. The product just works, never has any bugs, never lags, and just generally allows us to see and change exactly what we need to.
    • Workato has an absolutely amazing support team. We tried the free version for a while, then realized it was the single most important software tool we have, and we upgraded. The support at the paid tier is A+, seriously the best from any company we've worked with. Feels more like a good friend then a support rep.
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    • Customer support - responsive, but often not equipped to help efficiently identify root cause of issue. Need to improve escalation to technical resources and turnaround time
    • Recipe organization and sharing. Can be challenging to copy recipes, or grab recipes from publicly available site. There are often dependencies and errors that have vague descriptions.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Workato
    We need to develop Enterprise Application Integrations and Workato was not designed for this
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    The sheer work Workato eliminates from people's daily jobs is simply a great contribution to people's productivity and a boost to capability. It actually strikes the balance between business and tech teams. It also reduces dependency on developers, and speeds up their delivery too. The only reason it's not a full 10/10 is for the price - it's a bit expensive for what we'd like, and their batch or high data volume processing can be improved.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ServiceNow
    For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    They employ an extremely knowledgeable team of problem solvers. I've never had a disappointing interaction or one that has left me still searching for answers. I know that when I ask for help, they'll partner with me until we find a solution together
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    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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    Workato
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Workato
    We discovered that we could not use Workato for our more complex, large enterprise integrations. It was useful for simple workflows that matched the prebuilt recipes.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    We already used Zapier, but since it doesn't support NetSuite we had to choose another automation platform. Now that we've been using Workato for a few months, we have plans to move the stuff we're going through Zapier to Workato. We set up a trial account with all the other platforms, and they were all more expensive and A LOT more complicated than Workato.
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    Scalability
    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Workato
    • As business consultants, Workato has greatly improved our offerings to our clients as well as improved the time frame to implement automated workflows and integrations.
    • For our clients, the return on investment is almost immediate. Once a Workato recipe is up and running (which can be done very fast), data is integrating, duplicate data entry and user errors are eliminated, and cross-company KPI metrics are easier to report than ever.
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