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Axonius vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Axonius
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
IT Vendor Risk Management (6th), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (2nd)
ServiceNow
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
223
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Asset Management (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Axonius and ServiceNow aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Axonius is designed for Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) and holds a mindshare of 32.3%, down 37.8% compared to last year.
ServiceNow, on the other hand, focuses on IT Service Management (ITSM), holds 21.0% mindshare, down 26.0% since last year.
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Axonius32.3%
Armis22.2%
Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management10.5%
Other35.0%
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM)
IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow21.0%
JIRA Service Management8.7%
BMC Helix ITSM8.1%
Other62.2%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Ashok Gunnia - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates with ServiceNow and provides alerts for deviations
The most valuable feature of Axonius is its ability to deduplicate records and identify which ones are old and stale versus those more relevant. For example, if you haven't logged in today but a system somewhere else mentions you have, Axonius can detect this through various logs like Active Directory, file logging, or Wi-Fi connections. Traditionally, someone would have to make numerous calls and spend a lot of time to find out if you are on-site or connected to a Wi-Fi network. The tool simplifies this process. From my experience, onboarding and adding connectors was pretty easy, especially when integrating with the ServiceNow environment. It worked well for my use case, but the ease of use can depend on the customer's specific needs and what they are trying to achieve.
Nikhil Gohil - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables effective incident management and seamless workflow automation with valuable mobile accessibility
I haven't thought deeply about improvements for ServiceNow or what might be missing right now. There are so many modules and features in ServiceNow that I haven't explored them all, so it's hard to say what might be missing or should be improved. I suggest making the cost more affordable for smaller companies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, I would rate Axonius an eight out of ten."
"he best feature I found in Axonius is that it shows us the duration of eCheck, and it shows us what device is down and in which part of the system life cycle or the checking part the system is down in."
"The automation capabilities in Axonius have streamlined our security operations."
"The solution's technical support was good...The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."
"I like that the tool has a user-friendly interface. It helps organizations and big companies improve business requirements and control processes."
"Axonius provides preconfigured dashboards that can be customized to your needs."
"Will give us better control over asset management and technical debt once we can centralize all contract information."
"The impact of ServiceNow's self-service portal on IT staff dependency levels has shown a dramatic improvement."
"Some of the valuable features I have found the solution to have are it can serve many different types of businesses, it has strong platform capabilities, provides application development, built-in predictive intelligence, and performance analytics reports."
"Everything about the schema, including the design of ServiceNow, is great."
"It uses a common base of data and allows different types of records to pull from that same base of data."
"It can scale well if you are managing IT assets."
"Change management is most valuable."
"I have seen ROI from ServiceNow, as the client I mentioned earlier is achieving ROI for adopting this cloud-based technology."
 

Cons

"We can have fetch cycle issues."
"Regarding the improvement of Axonius, it goes halfway for both the tool and the user. If we set it up quickly from our end, and if the AD groups and all other groups assigned to tag the assets have been tagged correctly, Axonius could not show an error."
"Adding more detailed descriptions or YouTube videos about specific features would help improve the application."
"For Axonius, I would suggest supporting more ticketing platforms and enhancing API integration directly into the platform rather than just the connector. This would allow for better integration from different systems, possibly into workflows, which I think is currently lacking."
"Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features."
"For us, the product's deployment phase was a little challenging because we had to deal with other departments and business units."
"Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors."
"Compared to other products that I have been using, it is not as user-friendly."
"Local solutions have lower costs."
"There should be greater integration with other enterprise applications. We're using Microsoft, Oracle, and other applications, and it would be good to have a greater integration on some of the immediate hiccups that you have with these services. It doesn't mean that when we have a problem with using another application, ServiceNow should be able to fix it, but ServiceNow should be able to alert us to things. There should be a bit more automation or integration."
"In an upcoming release, there should be more administration tools."
"There is a need for bug or error tracking in ServiceNow."
"I would like to see more functionality in terms of custom workflows, not impacting the overall platform health."
"One thing I don't care for is the reporting and the way it functions."
"There are sometimes challenges with the portal being a bit confusing for new users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Axonius is quite a bit cheaper compared to other solutions."
"We are on a subscription model with them."
"This is a pretty expensive product, so the licensing could be better."
"We know that ServiceNow is not cheap, it's more expensive than other solutions. But we are trying to increase our ability to handle tickets so that the cost per ticket is less."
"The price of the solution is comparable to industry standards. For the features that we received, it is reasonable."
"Getting the solution up and running is expensive."
"The pricing is on the high side, but if you look at the stability and option to work, it's kind of justified."
"ServiceNow pricing is an art, not a science. The deal depends on how commercially savvy you are, which does make it something that is quite difficult to get right. It is most definitely an opportunity area for ServiceNow to improve and have more visibility around pricing of the different products within the platform."
"Initially, the licensing model ServiceNow came up with was very good. But now, from a licensing perspective, they are changing their model day by day. It is becoming a bit expensive for customers."
"Isn't pricing always too much? We really do chafe at the ITIL licensing. ITOM is also pretty expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise163
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axonius?
Axonius is somewhat costly and has a price above average. It provides great value, but obtaining significant discounts can be challenging. As the tools are unique, they have limited direct competit...
What needs improvement with Axonius?
Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors. There are cases where Axonius doesn't have full compatibility with some newer solutions that have recently appea...
What is your primary use case for Axonius?
The general use case for Axonius ( /products/axonius-reviews ) is cybersecurity asset management. My company, an IT solution provider, works with Axonius ( /products/axonius-reviews ) to offer both...
Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into that platform for good. The business model is to lock in and then keep pumping th...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
 

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