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Flexera One vs Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Flexera One
Ranking in IT Asset Management
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Management Platforms (2nd)
Micro Focus ZENworks Asset ...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of Flexera One is 4.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management is 1.2%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Flexera One4.6%
Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management1.2%
Other94.2%
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

TarunKumar9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Back End Developer at Nestlé
Unified insights have cut cloud waste and now drive daily data‑driven decisions
Flexera One offers a very complex yet powerful platform that manages everything at once. I love that it particularly finds and lists all software, hardware, and cloud services in one place. It also allows me to manage my cloud bill by taking all data from different sources and cleaning it in a standard format. The feature that stands out most for me in my day-to-day work is the asset discovery and self-service user interface. The self-service user interface is straightforward and easy to use, providing a marketplace presence that helps automate post-provisioning and integration with ITSM. I would also add that the asset discovery capabilities provide good asset discovery functionalities, which allow data import from beacons and agents installed. This has been useful for many users in getting a comprehensive view of their assets across different clouds.
Isam Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
System analyst at Ministry of Interior
Has an easy initial setup process, but its stability needs improvement
We use the product for asset management The product’s stability needs improvement. We have been using Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management for two years. I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. It could be better.  Our organization has around 50-100 Micro Focus ZENworks Asset…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best thing about FlexNet Manager for my clients is its strong grip on managing licenses and ensuring they stick to their contracts."
"The feature that I find most valuable in Flexera One is the discovery, which is crucial from an ITAM point of view to capture the entire environment and all the software installed in my customer's environment."
"Audit readiness and 100% users and usage calculation helped the organization to save money."
"I like the way that Flexera connects our contracts to our purchases."
"Sometimes I see cost savings in excess of 40 to 60 percent, with resources also in the same percentage area, depending on what the use case is and how much work and preparation was put into actually designing it appropriately for the use of the tool, as the more that had to get cleaned up or adjusted, the percentages could certainly even increase more."
"So the solution has a really great licensing module, and they're constantly keeping up with the newest trends."
"I like the way it does its compliance. I like its discovery, and I like the fact that it keeps separate hardware and assets and provides easy accessibility to raw data."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is a scalable product."
 

Cons

"Flexera One can be improved by eliminating the need to manually stitch insights across systems."
"Sun Solaris server discovery needs to be improved. Apple Mac OS was not supported fully."
"There is room for improvement in the purchasing module. There are things I would change in that. Also, the automation components, like having the contracts, scheduling, and notifications embedded into the application, which they've been promising to do since 2014."
"Flexera One does not have an agent for it, so it can't report on mainframe usage."
"The customer support is fairly decent; it could be better in terms of the quality of answers provided."
"While it shows various configurations regarding where my server and VM are placed, it does not indicate how many licenses are needed or how the calculations are performed."
"The mainframe need improvement."
"They could improve their reporting. I'd particularly like them to allow you to schedule it."
"The product’s stability needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It was certainly on a par with the price we were paying for Snow License Manager. It wasn't overly expensive."
"I can say that from a price perspective, you can go for FlexNet Manager if you have a very small environment."
"The product has reasonable pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Retailer
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FlexNet Manager?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was very fair for the value that was received, and the pricing and implementation, especially in the early days, was very well rece...
What needs improvement with FlexNet Manager?
People are pretty active from a product feedback perspective, so there is a variety of different features and things that I am sure could be improved, but I do not have one directly in mind.
What is your primary use case for FlexNet Manager?
My main use case for Flexera One is enterprise cost controls, as well as complete visibility and control across all public and private cloud environments. A recent project with a customer that was ...
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Also Known As

FlexNet Manager Suite, FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises, Flexera SaaS Manager
Novell IT Asset Management
 

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Sample Customers

Foray Technologies, BMC
Sesame, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Schuco International KG, Spring Independent School District, Tropitone Furniture
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