IBM Maximo Application Suite vs ServiceNow comparison

IBM Maximo Application Suite

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo Application Suite

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (1st), Billing Software (4th)

ServiceNow

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

231

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

IBM Maximo Application Suite and ServiceNow aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Maximo Application Suite is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 12.3%, down 22.9% compared to last year.
ServiceNow, on the other hand, focuses on IT Service Management (ITSM), holds 12.7% mindshare, down 21.0% since last year.

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Maximo Application Suite	12.3%
Infor CloudSuite	6.7%
IFS Cloud Platform	6.6%
Other	74.4%

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)

IT Service Management (ITSM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ServiceNow	12.7%
JIRA Service Management	6.4%
BMC Helix ITSM	5.2%
Other	75.7%

IT Service Management (ITSM)

Featured Reviews

Antony Mishra

Java Software Engineer at GPA

Asset management has become streamlined and decision-making is now driven by lifecycle data

The best features IBM Maximo offers are that it is very simple to deploy on OpenShift using Ansible playbooks. It also has excellent support for integration, is simple to configure, and the asset register is very straightforward. Work management and managing inventory are seamless. In terms of integration support, I have used preventive maintenance, work generation, accurate work execution planning, tracking actuals, and I can easily integrate with other tools and systems. IBM Maximo Suite gives me a single place where service cycles are standardized and tied to compliance. IBM Maximo has positively impacted my organization as it has been a very useful tool. It reduced human error by moving away from pen and paper-based scheduling. It saved cost by minimizing unexpected downtime of assets, with approximately 50% of time being saved. We have also reduced overwork among staff by removing redundant information and smoothing task flows. It helps us scale our team without micromanaging small issues.

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Hemanthreddy Vakiti

Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Structured workflows have improved SLA compliance and now support prioritized incident handling

I think the licensing and pricing of ServiceNow is quite expensive compared to other tools. For large organizations, it is acceptable, but specifically for small and medium organizations to track incidents or change requests, ServiceNow is quite expensive. Sometimes performance can be slow when workflows and integrations are configured for complex tasks. For advanced customizations or advanced features which we rarely use, the documentation is not up to standard. The documentation needs to be improved for advanced customization features. However, the platform is stable overall and the features are quite good. The user experience and performance concerns I mentioned are areas I want to be improved. When many workflows and interactions are configured, performance is slow. For the features it is providing, it is quite expensive. If these performance features are improved, we can easily pay that price and get the return on investment.

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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

"Reliable, very configurable, and it's all integrated in the same database."

"Even if we do not look at the full software and we look at smaller use cases within the software, the ROI is often quite substantial."

"The large range of configurability of the product is great, since everyone has a different way of doing things."

"It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world."

"The most valuable features are the ability to create work orders and preventative maintenance."

"We have fully used Maximo for maintenance and inventory and purchasing management to manage cement factory operations and maintenance for more than 11 years."

"With Maximo, we can manage, organize, and track incidents, claims, jobs, tasks, preventive and corrective maintenance, locations, and assets."

"IBM Maximo has positively impacted my organization as it has been a very useful tool, reducing human error by moving away from pen and paper-based scheduling, saving cost by minimizing unexpected downtime of assets with approximately 50% of time being saved, and reducing overwork among staff by removing redundant information and smoothing task flows."

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"ServiceNow has a lot more people supporting it, it is a lot easier to find developers, and it is a much more modern platform."

"We definitely see a return on investment, particularly regarding time saved, as automation has enabled us to move invoices to customers much faster than before, saving five to ten days of cycle time for each invoice."

"If you are looking for something that you can bring into your organization to be more than just a single purpose, if you are looking to truly transform your organization with the tools that you are using, ServiceNow is the go-to."

"I like the solution very much."

"It is user-friendly and simple to use."

"ServiceNow has also enabled our Management Consulting business to provide Digital Transformation services for our clients the world over, as we use the platform as an accelerator for doing IT Target Operating Model transformations."

"ServiceNow is easy to use and has a user-friendly interface."

"ServiceNow is very easy to set up."

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Cons

"One way IBM Maximo can be improved is that the interface is not modern or particularly user-friendly."

"The initial setup was complex, because it is a complex product."

"The latest version is slow due to the power it requires."

"IBM Maximo can improve the financial support and financial application, to make it more similar to an ERP as opposed to an EAM. Overall they can improve the financial processes."

"From that perspective, the UI is quite old-fashioned, and that would be one of my main concerns."

"IBM Maximo is similar to an ARP. Because it's so massive, you can easily get lost using the application."

"Although you can create notifications with Maximo, the configuration and options could be improved."

"The mobile solution has a lot of room for improvement, especially in geopositioning capabilities, tracking capabilities, and configuration capabilities, in order to let the tech operate online and offline."

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"ServiceNow's mobile app should be seamless and it is not right now."

"Calendar views - there are no nice calendar views and I think I'm just starting to learn about resource management but it would be nice for them to have the roadmaps so you can see an actual calendar view to see where, from a project, you are."

"It's moving at a very fast pace. It is difficult for developers or engineers to keep up with it. That's the only issue."

"Scalability is good on the production side. It could be better performance on some of our lower environments, notably UAT for our global support estate."

"Upgrades can be kind of painful."

"The reporting, which also includes dashboards, needs to be improved, and there should also be the ability to turn on and off portions of Project Management. Currently, as soon as you install the new version, you've got to go back there and make all the tweaks. There should be just a configuration file that goes to the new version. The Project Management module does not leverage the knowledge base the way it should, and there is no built-in ability to get to the articles. Resource management should be easier. It would be amazing if they can make resource management a little bit more graphical. There are other solutions that I've seen where resource management was a more visual experience."

"It's a very complex tool with a lot of different pieces and it takes a lot of different people to support it because everyone has to be specialized in their own piece."

"I do see there's definitely a learning curve involved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is low and ten is high, I rate the pricing a nine. The price is very high."

"IBM has changed the licensing policy. As I understand now, they are going from a complex way of licensing to a more simple way of licensing."

"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."

"Explore internal processes in order to evaluate the correct number of users in each Maximo module, then evaluate the different offers of pricing and licensing."

"$USD700 per agent user."

"The price of IBM Maximo could reduce, it is expensive."

"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."

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"Getting the solution up and running is expensive."

"There is an annual subscription to use this solution."

"The pricing is on the high side, but if you look at the stability and option to work, it's kind of justified."

"$230 per user."

"Certainly, from a product-platform perspective, the price is not too bad."

"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 product cost is higher than that of other vendors."

"I am from Brazil. For Latin American markets, ServiceNow is very expensive as compared to other vendors, such as VMware."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	22

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	35
Large Enterprise	179

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?

There are a couple of places, but I cannot name one at this moment because I still need to go through more of the things because there is a lot which I need to learn. Something related to the custo...

What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?

I generally develop IBM Maximo reports and then some automation scripts, and the major thing which I have customized is an application called Archival solution that we created from scratch. For the...

What advice do you have for others considering IBM Maximo?

AI Watson, I have not used it so far. I was trying to use it, but there are some challenges for me to use it. I will definitely try to give a review once I use it. I have not used it so far. I will...

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 is the cost of implementation and maintenance of ServiceNow?

Nobody can give you a clean percentage without knowing your license tier, but here’s how I’d budget it, based on what I’ve seen on ServiceNow projects. Year one (implementation): A common planning ...

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Overview

IBM Maximo offers advanced asset management with preventive maintenance, asset tracking, and integration capabilities. Its flexibility boosts efficiency and reduces downtime.

Known for its robust asset lifecycle management, IBM Maximo integrates with financial platforms and IoT data sources. It supports maintenance management, process digitization, and inventory purchasing, proving ideal for industries like manufacturing and energy. Users find its predictive maintenance and central asset management key to cost reduction and efficiency.

What are the most important features of IBM Maximo?

Preventive Maintenance: Optimize asset uptime through scheduled tasks and checks.
Asset Tracking: Monitor and manage assets across locations and systems.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly connect with financial platforms and IoT sources.
Predictive Maintenance: Anticipate potential failures to minimize downtime.
Comprehensive Reporting: Gain insights through detailed analytics and reports.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Reduced Downtime: Efficient maintenance and asset tracking reduce productivity losses.
Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Configurability and integration streamline processes.
Cost Savings: Preventive strategies and predictive analytics cut operational expenses.
Agnostic Integration: Easily adapts to existing systems for smooth operations.
Ease of Use: Intuitive interface supports quick adoption and implementation.

IBM Maximo is widely adopted in manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy sectors, excelling in asset lifecycle management and maintenance processes. Industries enhance efficiency with its centralized management, predictive maintenance, and improved information sharing, aligning operations with comprehensive asset strategies.

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ServiceNow offers customizability and cloud-based integration that sustains operational efficiency. Enabling change and incident management, it accelerates workflow automation and project management without downtime issues, serving deployment needs for IT service and productivity enhancements.

ServiceNow stands out with its adaptable workflows and cloud-native infrastructure, boosting IT service, project, and asset management. Known for its robust incident and change management, the platform addresses business needs through its user-centric design and extensive integration options. By facilitating seamless IT operations and automation, ServiceNow empowers businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. Regular updates ensure users benefit from the latest features without service interruptions, although pricing and licensing complexities demand attention. Users seek improved reporting tools and a more intuitive design while expressing interest in refined mobile functionality and better documentation.

What are the key features of ServiceNow?

Customizability: Enables tailored workflows to align with business processes.
Cloud-Based Integration: Allows seamless updates and operational sustainability.
Incident and Change Management: Supports efficient handling of IT-related issues.
Automation Capabilities: Automates repetitive tasks, enhancing productivity.
User-Friendly Design: Simplifies navigation and improves user interaction.
Comprehensive Reporting: Provides detailed insights for better decision-making.

What benefits and ROI should users anticipate from ServiceNow?

Improved Efficiency: Streamlines processes and reduces manual efforts.
Enhanced Productivity: Automates tasks, enabling focus on strategic initiatives.
Seamless Operations: Integrates across departments for unified management.
Effective IT Management: Smooth incident, change, and problem resolution.
Cost and Time Savings: Reduces operational costs through efficient workflow management.

ServiceNow finds implementation across industries like IT, HR, asset management, and help desks, addressing ticketing and configuration needs. Businesses use its dashboard for tracking performance metrics, enhancing decision-making in departments like HR service delivery. Its adaptability also makes it suitable for industries requiring robust operational management and process automation, driving efficiency and growth.

Sample Customers

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., DTE Energy, Swedish Match, Projetech, Fingrid, East Coast

AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow

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