Snow License Manager vs. SysAid

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Snow License Manager
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Snow License Manager enables organizations to gain an accurate view of software usage and entitlements. Organizations can then dynamically reconcile these findings against license entitlements to optimize their IT environments and be audit-ready. HOW IT WORKS Snow License Manager is the central hub for the Snow Software Asset Management platform, providing a unified view of installed software, SaaS, cloud resources and hardware. With Snow License Manager, usage data is…N/A
SysAid
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
SysAid is presented as comprehensive ITSM platform with generative AI baked into every element of service management. With a fully conversational experience wrapped into the UI, SysAid aims to empower organizations to unleash their full potential for productivity.N/A
Pricing
Snow License ManagerSysAid
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Snow License ManagerSysAid
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsSysAid Copilot is available as an add-on for any plan. It bakes generative AI into every aspect of service management.
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Top Pros
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Features
Snow License ManagerSysAid
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Snow License Manager
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Ratings
SysAid
8.5
153 Ratings
4% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.7153 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings8.2105 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.7147 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.0109 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.7122 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.7131 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Snow License Manager
-
Ratings
SysAid
8.3
134 Ratings
1% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.2125 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.3131 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.388 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Snow License Manager
-
Ratings
SysAid
8.5
122 Ratings
2% above category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings8.6113 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings8.193 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
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Snow License ManagerSysAid
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User Ratings
Snow License ManagerSysAid
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(16 ratings)
8.8
(155 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(15 ratings)
Usability
7.4
(15 ratings)
8.8
(41 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
9.1
(51 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.5
(13 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.8
(13 ratings)
5.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Snow License ManagerSysAid
Likelihood to Recommend
Snow Software
I have said at a number of events that I have attended, where other suppliers have shown their latest and greatest new thing, it is the fundamentals that need to work, and need to work well, and this is what Snow License Manager does. It does not take a team of 100 staff to get the tool working or to keep the tool functioning, it works and is stable out of the box. We have learnt that putting the right processes in at the start means that Snow License Manager can do what it has been designed to do and what we have paid for it to do. Audits from vendors now days are relatively simple actions, with the Snow License Manager doing it's job we can quickly run a report and know exactly what our position is and then act accordingly, quick, simple and accurate data at your finger tips, as long as you put the work in to enter the license details etc. If Snow License Manager could invent a robot to go around the business and find all these bits of paper for us then that would be perfect.
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SysAid Technologies
SysAid has been great in our management of handling tickets within our Helpdesk but has also allowed us to include other departments. Having work flows has helped us with onboarding and setting up approval process for phones and computers, along with auto prompting end user with additional required info for requests and incidents minimizing the back and forth communication for basic info.
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Pros
Snow Software
  • SLM finds installations of software reliably.
  • SLM determines the usage of applications, web apps, and the users who employ them.
  • SLM Reports help management determine current and future application usage.
  • SLM notifies when forbidden programs are installed.
  • SLM provides complete license management.
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SysAid Technologies
  • Email integration. End-users can interact with the ticketing system exclusively through email, and admins can message exclusively within a ticket. All communications are linked directly to user accounts including SysAid admin accounts.
  • Ticket management is very customizable. You can add categories, statuses, action and communication automation, ticket sorting, and much more.
  • knowledge base links directly to tickets, so repeat issues are easy to solve.
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Cons
Snow Software
  • Recognition of licensed plugins running in another application's executable is missing
  • There is inconsistent use of Wildcards like "%" across search fields in the SLM and SMACC
  • The search "filter" called "Also include not installed/used" is necessary to see not installed/used applications.
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SysAid Technologies
  • There are still issues with how well the cloud version of SysAid performs. It can be slow at times. It can be offline every so often (very rarely).
  • There is a lot to learn with this solution so reaching out to their Support is crucial.
  • Cost. This is not the cheapest solution and cost is not an issue for us, but it might be for some companies. I think it is very reasonably priced and you get what you pay for.
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Likelihood to Renew
Snow Software
It is a tool that works, a tool that is reliable, and trusted within the industry and our company
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SysAid Technologies
Having personally used SysAid for the past 10 years or so, when it was still in its infancy, the trajectory of its improvement and the pricing, there is no doubt that it will be soon an overall market leader, because whilst there other services with options that SysAid doesn't have or haven't mastered, they come at [an] eye-watering price, and in my comparison, for up to 300% more.
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Usability
Snow Software
While the deployment is fairly easy, updating the agent can be tedious. For one, each new version needs a request to customer support, but too it's not possible to "update" the old version rather than reinstall the new one. The lack of customization/configuration possible for the SnowAgent installer is irritating. Putting that aside, once the system is set up it's fairly easy to maintain and with very few hiccups, update. It overall runs very smoothly with little to no error.
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SysAid Technologies
SysAid is easy to use and configure. There are some technical components to the configuration, but their implementation of the SysAid system allows for easy self-service. There was only one time that SysAid could not provide a solution to my direct need. We quickly found a workaround. The issue was integration with Microsoft Office 365 when it was first released. The connection between SysAid and Outlook was problematic. It was not long before SysAid had resolved the issue and provided that integration.
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Reliability and Availability
Snow Software
Never had issues in this area. Always up and running
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SysAid Technologies
Ha habido pocas veces que no ha estado disponible pero siempre avisan con antelación cuando el servicio no estará activo por una situación controlada
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Performance
Snow Software
It took some growing pains and SNOW fixed performance issues for their product, but never had any issue with it
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SysAid Technologies
No, In my company it is integrated with the Control-M and when ever we receive any incident of the control M console, we receive a ticket at the same time on SysAid
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Support Rating
Snow Software
Support for the most part is responsive, but there are times when it takes more time than I would like to resolve. But then, most of the time it is related to growing pains and the fact I do not have a Dev/Test environment to test items and upgrades before going to Production
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SysAid Technologies
I have had nothing but positive experiences working with the SysAid support team. There are multiple pathways to request and receive support, which are all connected with each other. I get an efficient and effective response most of the time and when there is not immediately a good answer, they create a support request to follow up for resolution.
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In-Person Training
Snow Software
Love it, and I got to go to Sweden
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SysAid Technologies
My team was greatly assisted and trained well. Despite the time zone difference the trainer made every effort to be available during times that were suitable for us and the assistance and help offered was extremely appreciated by my team. A wonderful experience by the team.
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Online Training
Snow Software
No answers on this topic
SysAid Technologies
Training was well structure and delivered. Questions were thoroughly answered and any issues we had were provided with support and help.
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Implementation Rating
Snow Software
It went well, we took out time and verified each step as we went
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SysAid Technologies
In the initial stage we implement separate SysAid servers for head and branch offices. When we managed to link up our offices via point to point VPN, we manage to console them into one server. All the assets and devices on branch office were divert back to the server in head office
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Alternatives Considered
Snow Software
The deciding factor for the decision makers was the combination of license management and utilization statistics. Our desktop people wanted the utilization and reporting to be very granular and close to real time. Snow was purchased because they promoted their real time utilization in addition to the license management, alerting and reporting. To my knowledge, only Snow was given a proof of concept before the decision was made.
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SysAid Technologies
SysAid, compared to other helpdesk software, was reasonably cost-effective; they provided seamless integrations and were willing to redesign the software to meet our needs. One of their current features that is winning with my organization is the SysAid bot. This is a great idea, and we hope that in the future, we will be able to customize this to our organization's needs.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Snow Software
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SysAid Technologies
When we purchase it, the plans were different and mainly we acquired lifetime licenses. in the past year, we migrated to the cloud version. In both cases, the pricing structure was accurate, although they could provide some extra flexibility to pay for exactly what we need in the business.
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Scalability
Snow Software
Not quite sure I understand the deployment question. We deployed company wide
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SysAid Technologies
Le doy esta calificación porque los módulos que contiene se pueden usar para casi cualquier departamento, tanto gestión de tickets como inventarios de equipos, hemos utilizado una versión gratuita en Ingeniería para gestionar sus tiempos en las tareas asignadas, es lo único que utilizan pero podrían usar fácilmente el módulo de inventario para su herramienta y el módulo de proyectos también
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Professional Services
Snow Software
Worked great and accomplished the goals
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SysAid Technologies
Professional services is just that professional, i have had the opportunity to use this service on several occasions, a technical issue comes up, i made an appointment for one hour and i am contacted at the required time, the representative that hold of my system and goes through the problem while i look on so its also a learning process
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Return on Investment
Snow Software
  • Allowed for reducing licenses/cost at renewal or true-up time
  • Shows us new software in our environment so we can get it removed or purchase appropriate licensing to avoid compliance issues
  • Shows up blacklisted software when it appears in our environment allowing us to get it removed to avoid security issues
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SysAid Technologies
  • How easy it is to configure the app to our existing ITIL process. The ability to pick what services we would like to have as well as the ability to integrate using API as well as the marketplace.
  • Intuitive interface. Integration to Outlook. Easy reporting.
  • It has a very user-friendly interface and effective management capabilities.
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