CA Asset Portfolio Management vs IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the IT Asset Management category. Broadcom is ranked #14, while IBM is ranked #23. Broadcom holds a 2.1% mindshare in IAM, compared to IBM’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between CA Asset Portfolio Management and IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Asset Portfolio Management

Ranking in IT Asset Management

14th

Ranking in License Management

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Tivoli Asset Management...

Ranking in IT Asset Management

23rd

Ranking in License Management

10th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of CA Asset Portfolio Management is 2.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CA Asset Portfolio Management	2.1%
IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT	1.3%
Other	96.6%

IT Asset Management

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reviewer1998918

Enterprise systems management team lead

Integrates well, highly stable, and scalable

CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus. We have approximately 10,000 PCs that we are busy processing and we have to upload information to them but when we use this solution it is complex. When we use Micro Focus it is better.

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HarshalDeore

Solutions Architect at Parseq

A user-friendly solution that has a good user interface, but its technical support is not good enough

Around 20 to 25 staff members are needed to deploy and maintain the solution, including two managers, one architect, and other implementers. IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT does not adopt the latest technology. The solution can be integrated with our existing IT environment through some web services and connectors. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Enables me to know where an asset is at any point during its lifecycle: How old it is, who it belongs to, and where it's at within that lifecycle."

"IT Asset manager is centralized inventory software for computer hardware and software asset of the organization."

"Cost, time, and risks that relate to auditing of compliance are greatly reduced with the use of IT asset manager."

"You could also look for software that is no longer being used and you can re-deploy the software, so then you save from a purchasing standpoint because you don't have to buy the software again."

"When we chose the CA product, it was the best product for all the tasks we had to do."

"It enables us to make better business and financial decisions."

"IT asset manager simplifies the management and administration of the life cycle of IT assets thus lowering the capital and operational expenditure."

"With the CA Asset Management tool, we have the ability to very quickly find our software compliance, so now, as an ongoing process, we know exactly where we stand with software and the opportunities that we have in our environment."

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"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is a user-friendly solution that has a good user interface."

Cons

"One additional improvement – the reporting aspect in SAM is poor; we need different reporting for different purposes – compliance reporting for executive management and the product teams."

"Initially, each upgrade, the process for it was a little different. Having to go, this upgrade was going to be different from this one, going to be different from that one, that was a bit of a headache."

"CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus."

"I'd like to see more mobile. I'd like to have it actually manage mobile devices. It really doesn't, and I'd like to have a mobile application just for asset management."

"Complex software to understand at the beginning."

"I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."

"Very complex to setup with Human Resource, help desk, procurement, and supply chain systems."

"It needs stronger rebooting components and the ability to develop our own software metrics."

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"The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution."

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Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	8

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Also Known As

CA IT Asset Manager, CA Asset Manager, ITAM, IT Asset Manager, CA SAM, CA Software Asset Manager, Asset Portfolio Management, Asset Portfolio Manager

Tivoli Asset Management for IT

Overview

CA Asset Manager gives you the confidence to deliver real business value throughout the asset lifecycle by enabling essential business functions such as
procurement, contract, vendor, license and financial management across your enterprise IT asset base. CA Asset Manager has recognized technology leadership in the areas of financial and contract management, and it is also an IT asset management market share leader.

Learn More: https://www.ca.com/us/products...

Broadcom

IBM Tivoli Asset Management for ITÂ is designed to help track and manage your hardware and software IT assets, with particular emphasis on inventory, asset life-cycle management, and license management. Asset Management for ITÂ includes inventory, asset tracking, asset reconciliation, financial management, contract management, procurement management, and, optionally, Service Level Agreement (SLA) management. This asset life-cycle functionality permits the tracking and management of IT assets through initial request, approval, procurement, contract, receipt, inventory, deployment, asset installs-moves-adds-changes (IMACs), and retirement.

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Sample Customers

First Horizon National Corporation, Logicalis, Racing and Wagering Western Australia

Migros Zurich, Tyr_ns AB, Port Otago Limited, BTC, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., AIG, Swedish Match, DTE Energy

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