Ivanti Neurons for ITSM vs ServiceNow comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

ServiceNow and Ivanti Neurons for ITSM are both prominent ITSM platforms. ServiceNow appears to have an edge due to its high configurability and active community support.

Features: ServiceNow excels with high configurability, comprehensive analytics, and seamless integration capabilities, supported by an active community. Ivanti Neurons for ITSM offers essential features such as ticketing, knowledge management, and a user-friendly no-code drag-and-drop interface.

Room for Improvement: ServiceNow's complexity often challenges users, particularly in terms of usability, documentation, and the pricing model. Ivanti requires improvements in its support model, customization capabilities, and user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ServiceNow offers diverse deployment options, including public, private, and hybrid clouds, while Ivanti primarily supports on-premises with some cloud options. Both face customer service challenges; ServiceNow's community may offer supplementary support, and Ivanti's user ratings suggest room for better technical support.

Pricing and ROI: ServiceNow positions as a premium choice with expensive, flexible licensing, which may strain smaller businesses despite potential ROI from efficiency gains. Ivanti presents competitive subscription-based pricing, with undisclosed costs for extensive use, claiming positive ROI when effectively implemented and adopted.

To learn more, read our detailed Ivanti Neurons for ITSM vs. ServiceNow Report (Updated: May 2025).

Ivanti Neurons for ITSM vs. ServiceNow

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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

Ivanti Neurons for ITSM

Ranking in Help Desk Software

10th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ServiceNow

Ranking in Help Desk Software

1st

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

222

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Ivanti Neurons for ITSM is 2.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 21.8%, down from 27.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Service Management (ITSM)

Featured Reviews

Anoir LOUHICHI

Consultant ITSM at Easydesk

Integration flexibility and informative dashboards enable effective workflow management

Ivanti Neurons allows me to adjust our workflow according to our needs. It offers flexibility, integration with our solution, sends alerts, and provides information about service availability. The tool also allows me to manage partners and deal with recurrent incidents and errors. The interface, workflow, and dashboards are powerful and easy to manage for tracking KPIs and sharing strategies with our customers.

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Nikhil Gohil

Solution Engineer - Digital Platform | Mobile at British American Tobacco

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.

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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

"The integrations are quite simple and clear."

"Overall, the platform, in its abilities, is really powerful, especially now with AI as a part of hyper-automation."

"They allow us to automate ticketing processes and create requests more efficiently, improving our overall support operations."

"I like Cloud Neurons. Since it's a cloud version, it's much easier to enhance productivity because it collects all the information automatically."

"HEAT Service Management is good for asset and service desk management. It is the focal point for this solution."

"It is easy to set up."

"It is relatively cost-effective compared to other options like ServiceNow. Additionally, it is highly stable."

"The solution's installation depends on its customization. It is easy."

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"Discovery has reduced, on average, the time to build/deploy devices within our environment by one hour. This may not seem like much but it adds up over time. It also reaps additional time savings with its ability to capture changes through subsequent discoveries over the life of the device."

"It's easy to integrate. For instance, yesterday we closed the integration with SAP for the IP business management module to manage the forecast of projects. We created an interface between ServiceNow and SAP to control projects for accounting and on the forecast of the project. It was really easy. We don't have any problems with ServiceNow at the moment. As a company, they are improving constantly."

"Flexibility is the most valuable feature of ServiceNow, that is, being able to modify it to do what we need it to do."

"Creating a ticket is much simpler in this tool. That is one big advantage. Also, the simplicity and ease of use are much better. I've used HPSM and it is very complex in comparison to ServiceNow."

"The product's integration functionality in the change management module has significantly improved efficiency in our organization."

"What I like the most is that it's a common service data model and the fact that everything is available on one platform."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the ease of use and the sensor for ticketing systems."

"The biggest feature is that it is cloud-based, so it's always updated, it's always current. We don't have to worry about patches, revisions. We're always working with the latest version."

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Cons

"There's a lack of integration with other products. This needs to be improved."

"Sometimes I can't get the reports that I want until I go to the manager. They need to put more into the new reports. The standard reports are great, but there do not communicate as much."

"I have had to open a few support tickets with the HEAT Service Management. They are very good but there are some areas that they could improve on."

"The patching for non-Windows OSes such as Linux is poor."

"There is room for improvement in terms of response time. The support team takes a long time to respond."

"Ivanti Neurons for ITSM's support model is not very strong. You should buy professional services. Its self-service portal and survey are extremely lacking. You cannot customize it, and it doesn't look very good. The solution does not have a strong community."

"Configuration requirements are extensive, even in basic Service Desk processes."

"Perhaps one area that could see enhancement is at the hardware level, particularly regarding endpoint control."

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"It would be nice if we could, with some specific access rights, move histories from one squad to another, as they generate dependencies or duplicate or flag them."

"If you have advanced questions, technical support often doesn't know the answer."

"Where it could be improved is Discovery. This may sound odd since I just praised the value of ServiceNow Discovery, but improvements to its automatic detection, the breadth of devices, and the depth of devices covered, as well as keeping up with new technologies, are all essential."

"Like all other IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS subscription cloud providers, ServiceNow is constantly improving by building new capabilities to expand the breadth and depth of its offerings while increasing its activities with partners to build more capabilities."

"The RPA needs improvement. That's a new area for them that they're just entering into now."

"The challenge with ServiceNow lies in its expansive portfolio of services. It can be complex, and users may find it expensive and challenging to understand. There is a need for a configurator within ServiceNow that guides users on how to utilize the tool effectively. This configurator should provide insights into licensing, team requirements, and the best licensing model based on whether companies prefer ownership or consumption-based models."

"They could improve license management, particularly when integrating different applications or toolsets."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable for small businesses."

"I came to know from my team members that my company used to operate ServiceNow but shifted to Ivanti Neurons for ITSM due to its low licensing prices."

"The price is on the higher side. The support is included in the standard licensing fees."

"If you want to add more users who can handle support there will be additional fees. What we call our extensions, we need to pay more for. They tell us that we need to acquire more licenses or something like that. I think it's very expensive, because in terms the pula, our local currency, it's about 20,000 per license for each user. It is an annual fee."

"It is very expensive because it is a big organization. You have to pay for additional things."

"While the option exists to pay for a monthly license, we are dealing with large enterprises and these typically involve multi-year licenses of ten or five years, at a minimum."

"It's sold as a less expensive solution, but it has to be highly modified. That's where you get into the cost."

"The solution is expensive."

"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."

"For the modules we use, we found it competitive. I can't think of any costs in addition to the licensing fees."

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

"The price could be a little lower for the solution. Many of my customers have issues with the licensing process, they have to make it easier and straightforward."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

10%

Educational Organization

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?

I like Cloud Neurons. Since it's a cloud version, it's much easier to enhance productivity because it collects all the information automatically.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?

The price is on the higher side. The support is included in the standard licensing fees.

What needs improvement with Ivanti Neurons for ITSM?

There could be an improvement in the ability to easily integrate other systems without extensive development. iPaaS has been introduced to help with this, however, I have not fully explored it yet.

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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Overview

Automate workflows, eliminating costly manual processes, while making your business more efficient, compliant and secure. Whether you’re looking for an IT helpdesk/support ticket solution or need to perform more advanced ITIL service management processes, Ivanti Neurons for ITSM can easily scale and adapt to meet your specific business needs.

Ivanti

ServiceNow is a cloud-based task-management platform that specializes in IT operations management (ITOM), IT services management (ITSM), and IT business management (ITBM). ServiceNow allows users to manage their teams, projects, and customer interactions using a variety of different plugins and apps with which it easily integrates.

ServiceNow offers prebuilt applications to support any process, as well as a framework and tools that allow you to build your own.

ServiceNow’s service management solutions include change, request, incident, problem, and cost management, as well as HR, IT, field service, and facilities management solutions. They also cover business management solutions such as vendor performance management, financial management, performance analytics and project portfolio suite, as well as governance, risk, and compliance.

“The Smarter Way to Workflow”

ServiceNow’s activities, processes, and tasks are overseen as part of a comprehensive managed workflow that supports such features as real-time collaboration, communication, and resource sharing. ServiceNow’s suite of products allow for operation using serverless computing, and include the categories of Business Apps, Customer Service, HR, IT, and Security.

ServiceNow can be used to support most workflows because of the wide range of tools it offers. These include on-suite ticketing tools, predictive modeling to manage workflows, and benchmarking for the tracking of progress. ServiceNow can assist with artificial intelligence and machine learning processes and can be used to organize the cases of a help/service desk as well as for instance management and problem management. It also smoothly integrates with many legacy systems.

ServiceNow offers service management software for industries including:

Cloud services
Education
Financial services
Government
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Telecommunications

Reviews from Real Users

PeerSpot users prefer ServiceNow to its competitors because of its scalability, stability, and ease of use. It helps everyone in the company to be on the same page by creating a single source of record across all departments. One user stated that “I’ve definitely used over 20 project management solutions, but they can't be compared with ServiceNow.” Another said that “ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI.”

Sample Customers

AFS Group, Auckland Airport, Baylor University, County of Maui, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Elia, Essentia Health, Government Research Laboratory, Groupe Webhelp, HSBC Africa, Midwestern University

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