Clarity SM vs Infraon Desk comparison

Broadcom and EverestIMS are both solutions in the Help Desk Software category. Broadcom is ranked #22, while EverestIMS is ranked #37. Broadcom holds a 1.6% mindshare in HDS, compared to EverestIMS’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of EverestIMS users who would recommend it.

Clarity SM

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85% willing to recommend

Infraon Desk

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100% willing to recommend

Clarity SM

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Clarity SM and Infraon Desk are competing in the IT service management category. Clarity SM has an edge in customer service and pricing, while Infraon Desk's superior features make it appealing despite higher costs.

Features: Clarity SM offers robust incident management, strong automation tools, and efficient service operation enhancements. Infraon Desk provides advanced analytics, customizable dashboards, and extensive reporting capabilities, making it suitable for businesses looking for comprehensive management solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Clarity SM is known for its straightforward deployment process coupled with excellent customer support. Infraon Desk requires more initial configuration, offering extensive resources for a tailored setup. Despite its complexity, Infraon Desk's support is notably responsive.

Pricing and ROI: Clarity SM has a low setup cost and delivers good ROI with its basic features. Infraon Desk requires a higher upfront investment but provides high-value returns through extensive capabilities, attracting businesses willing to invest for long-term benefits.

To learn more, read our detailed Clarity SM vs. Infraon Desk Report (Updated: January 2026).

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Clarity SM vs. Infraon Desk

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Clarity SM

Ranking in Help Desk Software

22nd

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

22nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Infraon Desk

Ranking in Help Desk Software

37th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

29th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of Clarity SM is 1.6%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infraon Desk is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Help Desk Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Clarity SM	1.6%
Infraon Desk	1.0%
Other	97.4%

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Türker Kara

Application & Software Architect at Turkiye Finans Participation Bank

Quite good back-end architecture for end users but the API is very, very bad

Our company uses the solution for system, program, service request, change, and knowledge-based management. We perform CMD authorizations and use a lot of integrations for our in-house or third-party applications. We also use Salesforce automations and Microsoft orchestrations. We have about…

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reviewer1621719

IT Service Delivery at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Customizable, easy to manage using a single dashboard, but the features in my version are quite basic

Infraon Desk is very flexible in nature and can be customized for my needs. The fact that I can customize it the way I want is the best part of the tool for me. The customization took longer than I expected to complete, although it may be the team that I was interacting with. They might not have had enough manpower in place. If enough resources are available then the customization is easy. All of the information that I need for monitoring the entire platform is available on a single dashboard. This is very helpful with respect to managing. The multi-channel ticketing options that this solution provides are very important to us because it's all about how we engage with our customers and what options we offer for them to communicate with us. Nowadays, there are many collaborative platforms and many methods for ticket logging. Every system of this type should be flexible enough to provide a mobile app, at least for Android and iOS, and not be confined to using Windows alone. Similarly, self-service portals as well as integration with Slack, as this product has, are important options that many people use.

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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

"It has a good GUI interface."

"The tool itself is valuable as a result of all its features combined. Therefore, I have found that there is no feature more valuable than another."

"The database and the power that is driven behind the database."

"We have decreased training and talk time, and all those good stats, just by reusing information, not reinventing it, every time we get a call."

"It is easy to tell what needs fixing and the priority of things."

"It is the most stable product in the market."

"We are benefiting by being able to put time to what our technicians are doing."

"It helps when you have an incident or performing a problem change management process."

More Clarity SM pros

"There are a few dashboards and they are helpful because, in our organization, we have different groups of people who need different kinds of dashboards... as head of network operations, I need a top-level view. I want to see how many calls are open and how many calls are pending, on average, and some trend analysis. Whereas a manager in my team might like to see slightly more detail."

"Infraon Desk is very flexible in nature and can be customized for my needs. The fact that I can customize it the way I want is the best part of the tool for me."

Cons

"One area that this product can improve is in the mobile user aspect."

"We would like to see them integrate more of a service catalog, which is more of an Amazon-type fill in your bucket, then sign in, once you decide what you want."

"The UI needs to be upgraded."

"I would also like to see a simpler reporting tool. They went from one fairly robust, very complex, reporting tool - it was great - and then they went to another one that was also fairly complex and robust. That's a great tool for people who are report writers, but for the average person who just wants to get a quick little report, it's like handing somebody a chainsaw because they have to break some toothpicks in half."

"The interface for the users is a bit old-fashioned and not user-friendly."

"Nowadays every person is used to an interface that is more user-friendly and this one is not so user-friendly maybe due to the fact that, if you need to let people customize everything, sometimes you lose out on a clean user experience."

"The user interface is just boring. I'd like to see a more interactive UI, from the end-user perspective, and from the analyst's perspective. I would like a product that looks like it was developed maybe in 2015, or at least 2012."

"We went from 12.1 to 14, so there was a lot involved in it. The issues we had were migration issues, getting our information from one place to the next and making sure everything was as everyone needed."

More Clarity SM cons

"The reporting is okay, but it doesn't give you reports that make you say "wow," like you might see from a tool like MRTG or PRTG whose reports give you a good feeling. The detailing is not there in the Infraon Desk reports and there are no graphical elements in them. The reporting is slightly weak and needs to be improved."

"Better connectivity and integration with more collaborative platforms would be helpful."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is based on a subscription model."

"I don't see anyone other than large companies being able to afford this system."

"It is a bit expensive, but you definitely get what you pay for. It is worth it!"

"Clarity offers a perpetual license. Customers purchase the license once and then pay for maintenance. CA provides a subscription model as well. Both models are available for our customers."

"The solution is quite reasonable compared to other solutions in the market."

"There is a subscripted needed to use Clarity SM. The price of the solution could be less expensive. ServiceNow is less expensive and BMC Helix is priced similar to Clarity SM."

"Pricing is simple, as it’s per concurrent analysts."

"I think pricing of this model is suitable for growing corporations."

"The price of this solution is reasonable and it was well within my budget."

"The pricing model is very competitive."

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Also Known As

CA Service Desk Manager, Clarity Service Management, CA Service Management, Unicenter Service Desk, CA SDM, CA Service Catalog, CA Business Service Insight

Everest Service Manager

Overview

Service desk capabilities, an integral part of the CA Service Management solution, can enable you to deliver efficiencies in IT service management to business consumers, power users and decision makers. Mobility and collaborative self-service capabilities provide a modern user experience for accessing services and performing tasks, which can help drive user adoption, satisfaction and productivity.

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

Broadcom

With its light-weight codes, Infraon DESK can not only integrate with any existing tools in your datacenter, but also act as an Umbrella Manager for managing all your supporting IT tools on a single unified dashboard.

EverestIMS

Sample Customers

Banco G&T Continental City of Perth, FEMSA, Fujitsu, Manpower, Muslim Commercial Bank - MCB, Punjab National Bank, Santa Clara County Social Services, Stefanini

Airtel, BSNL, Cloudnine, D-Vois, Geojit, Indian telco

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