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Cherwell Service Management (discontinued) vs. SysAid

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)

    Score4.3 out of 10
    N/ACherwell Software was a full suite of service management tools competing with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, and IBM SmartCloud. It was acquired by Ivanti, and has reached EOL.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
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)SysAid
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)SysAid
    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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    Community Pulse
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)SysAid
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)
    I did not choose Cherwell for this organization. This system was already in place when I started employment.
    Incentivized
    SysAid Technologies
    Chose SysAid
    SysAid is a decent ITSM based product for the money if you want an application that for the most part can be setup and administered without a dedicated resource assigned to SysAid maintenance.

    In my experience, it does not have the full functionality of either Cherwell or …
    Incentivized
    Chose SysAid
    SysAid has a much faster and less complicated client. Cherwell was a bit slow and over complicated.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)SysAid
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Cherwell Service Management (discontinued) and SysAid
    Feature
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)
    10.0
    53 Ratings
    SysAid
    9.1
    178 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.052 Ratings9.9177 Ratings
    Expert directory10.041 Ratings8.0144 Ratings
    Service restoration10.035 Ratings8.9125 Ratings
    Self-service tools10.051 Ratings8.3171 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.038 Ratings9.9127 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation10.048 Ratings9.4145 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards10.051 Ratings9.4154 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Cherwell Service Management (discontinued) and SysAid
    Feature
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)
    10.0
    44 Ratings
    SysAid
    8.6
    154 Ratings
    Configuration mangement10.042 Ratings9.8144 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard10.041 Ratings8.9151 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement10.031 Ratings7.1103 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Cherwell Service Management (discontinued) and SysAid
    Feature
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)
    10.0
    50 Ratings
    SysAid
    9.8
    143 Ratings
    Change requests repository10.048 Ratings9.8130 Ratings
    Change calendar10.044 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Service-level management10.045 Ratings9.8135 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cherwell Service Management (discontinued)SysAid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (57 ratings)
    9.3
    (180 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.9
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (16 ratings)
    7.5
    (53 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)