TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Microsoft System Center Service Manager vs. SysAid

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SysAid

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SysAid is an ITSM platform that enhances service delivery with AI Agents, chatbots, workflow automation, and asset management. AI Copilot categorizes tickets, provides case summaries, and offers sentiment analysis. The AI chatbot, available via chat, email, and Teams, speeds support.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerSysAid
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerSysAid
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—SysAid Copilot is available as an add-on for any plan. It bakes generative AI into every aspect of service management.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerSysAid
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    SysAid Technologies
    Chose SysAid
    SysAid is far better than any of the other help desk ticketing systems that I have used. The tickets are well laid out and easy to create. We use the on-premise version of SysAid and the system is very fast in comparison to some other systems I've used.
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    SysAid provides good benefits and the cost is reasonable. You can do more deep insights with your data on premise, but costs increase.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerSysAid
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and SysAid
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    SysAid
    9.1
    178 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.04 Ratings9.9177 Ratings
    Expert directory7.03 Ratings8.0144 Ratings
    Service restoration7.04 Ratings8.9125 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.75 Ratings8.3171 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.04 Ratings9.9127 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.76 Ratings9.4145 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.16 Ratings9.4154 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and SysAid
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    SysAid
    8.6
    154 Ratings
    Configuration mangement9.86 Ratings9.8144 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.77 Ratings8.9151 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement6.05 Ratings7.1103 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Microsoft System Center Service Manager and SysAid
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    SysAid
    9.8
    143 Ratings
    Change requests repository6.16 Ratings9.8130 Ratings
    Change calendar6.05 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Service-level management8.05 Ratings9.8135 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service ManagerSysAid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    9.3
    (180 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    7.5
    (53 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)