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Alfabet FastLane vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Alfabet FastLane
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (30th)
ServiceNow Strategic Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Alfabet FastLane is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is 9.6%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management9.6%
Alfabet FastLane0.6%
Other89.8%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

Onkgopotse Samuel Motshabi - PeerSpot reviewer
A clear view for managing portfolio growth, governance, and cost drivers or containment
I have just started toward the goal of implementation, so don't have much knowledge of the solution beyond my initial training. It is important for any company to define what they want from the solution. For example, one recommendation is that companies pick questions they want answered right at the outset. One company might say they want to know about their application landscape. Another company might say they want to see cost drivers. If you strategically prioritize your questions, then you will be able to go through implementation with less pain. Based on my use so far, I see the potential of the solution. I have been part of the company for a long time so I understand its pain points. I believe the solution is the right tool to get a clear view of governance, cost drivers, and cost containment. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Vishal Savajiani - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective reporting and AI features enhance task tracking
The best feature is the effective reporting system for project portfolio and program management. It allows us to track tasks easily, create cost budgets for individual tasks, and is aligned with AI features. It's a comprehensive strategic project management tool, Agile tool, and business continuity tool. The platform consolidates multiple offerings into one module, eliminating the need to invest in siloed applications.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution has provided us with a view of the truth in terms of our application portfolio."
"The Flow Designer is particularly fascinating, because anyone who is not experienced in coding could start creating automated workflows within ServiceNow."
"The most valuable feature of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is incident management."
"Competitive in terms of research"
"In mature companies ready for it, the return on investment would be a nine point five."
"The ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very intuitive to set up."
"The solution is scalable."
"The demand management tool is very strategic because it helps assess risk, gives you a visual of different demands, and rates those values."
"The interface is user-friendly. It's one of the most user-friendly on the market, and the most complete."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is challenging because it relies on information from different stakeholders."
"We track salaries or paychecks of the resources. They change from time to time, such as every six months or every year. If they can come up with a default or out-of-the-box feature to manage those multiple payable costs so that we can automatically calculate the project costs rolled up. That would be the coolest feature that we can expect from ServiceNow. We would like to have an automatic feature to manage the payable costs. We should be able to manage or maintain multiple pay costs so that while calculating the project roll-up costs for individual projects, the respective pay costs in a particular period are picked up automatically from the backend. Currently, we have to customize that. It is doable. We have done it but through customization."
"A major improvement we would like to see is definitely around agile management."
"The solution needs a few things in terms of resource management."
"The only issue for us is the pricing. It’s quite high in comparison with the competition."
"The portfolio managed is good for IT, but it's not good for non it's not necessarily great for construction projects, such as the building of physical infrastructure."
"SPM is definitely strong for project management, but its finance capabilities are not as robust."
"ServiceNow IT Business Management could improve by adding better artificial intelligence."
"ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management could improve by having more Agile features. Other solutions, such as Rally have more."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am with a third-party so am not privy to costs."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing is negotiable based on the contract and licensing perspective."
"It's more suitable for larger companies as the licensing cost is relatively high. Not everyone can afford this tool."
"It is a little expensive. We are in Brazil, and for us, it is a little expensive."
"They sell some things in bundles, and it could be handier that some of those things could be sold in another way, like purity models and other packages. Another thing that I'm struggling with is the pricing of ServiceNow's FYE experience, which includes the tools that are positioned for supporting HR."
"The solution was quite expensive."
"The solution could improve by being less expensive and the pricing model is confusing. Many people are getting charged different amounts. There are additional fees that they are adding on."
"I rate the price of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management a seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

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What do you like most about ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
We mainly use the solution to support operations and align our ITSM operations with our business goals. This involves coordinating between our application development, support teams, and network en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
The pricing is rated six, as it's relatively low-medium compared to other solutions. However, the value isn't fully justified when not all features are used. A pricing model adjustment is needed fo...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
Based on observations, improvements in ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management could involve enhancing the project workbench, which currently shows every project to any project manager. Restricti...
 

Also Known As

Alfabet Cloud
IT Business Management, ServiceNow IT Business Management Suite, ServiceNow ITBM Suite, ServiceNow ITBM
 

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Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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