TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager vs. Microsoft System Center Service Manager

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CA Service Management

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ACA Service Management, including CA Desk Manager, is a fully-featured ITSM platform, now from Broadcom. It competes with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, FrontRange ITSM, Cherwell Service Management etc. It is based on technology acquired by CA in 2010 with Nimsoft, and is now supported by Broadcom since the 2018 acquisition.N/A

    Microsoft System Center Service Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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
    Pricing
    CA Service ManagementMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CA Service ManagementMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    CA Service ManagementMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.76 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Expert directory8.75 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Service restoration8.46 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.66 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.96 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.76 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.55 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    Configuration mangement9.76 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard10.03 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.03 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    Change requests repository9.06 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Change calendar8.64 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Service-level management9.55 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CA Service ManagementMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)