ManageEngine IT Asset Management vs Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] comparison

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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Md Abdul Hakim

System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

Helpful smart automation and tracking that can be used with minimal adjustments

This is a recording system, and it's an automation system. It's very smart. I use it with minimal adjustments needed. The focus is on test management. Everything can be tracked from asset management. Asset management offers many facilities. It doesn't require additional training for ManageEngine or technicians. Assets are simply reported from the dashboard, indicating where IT is missing, where compliance is mentioned, or where action is needed, with driver updates. All facilities are available in the enterprise edition, allowing users, customers, or any organization to easily obtain their referred insights. Anyone can easily install it. There are no handbells. An app provides instructions, with documentation available. Sometimes, IT issues arise like fraud blocking or service-related problems. Upon facing an issue, feedback is integrated, and the solution is provided from their end. This is a very IT-friendly solution. We get LiveSat and IT management. Facilities are accessible, like exporting the installation folder, making the migration process easy. Failover or redundancy can occur within two to five hours, making it scalable. This is a very stable solution.

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reviewer1700715

Software Asset Manager Lead at Boeing at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

A stable and clever solution, but it is very complex and it needs a lot of improvements

There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas. It needs a discovery tool of its own. You have to get that from other Micro Focus products, which means you have to pay more to get those products.

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

Pros

"The application replaced about three employees for the OFAC verification processes, thus eliminating the need to hire more people for those tasks."

"Automation Anywhere overall is a great tool for automation, as it provides a lot of flexibility to work with different other applications."

"Excel automation is especially helpful because a lot of small companies are still using Excel as their data storage."

"The code, once developed, is pretty stable."

"It doesn't require any coding knowledge. Any business person can automate this process."

"The simplicity and ease of use is the most valuable part of Automation Anywhere."

"The most valuable thing about using this product is that we are able to use the time that we spent doing manual processing for other progressive purposes."

"The feature of this solution that I like the most is that it is coding free - it is a coding free tool. It does not need much coding at all. For all the activities you just drag and drop. That is the best advantage of this tool."

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"The auto-discovery feature has helped us a lot."

"In my opinion, it is the MDM; patch management and deployment are the valuable features."

"This is a very stable solution."

"The ability to define custom templates for asset management helps track assets, budgets, warranties, and expiries effectively."

"As far as IT Asset Management is concerned, I would rate it at ten out of ten."

"The technical support is great."

"It's very smart. I use it with minimal adjustments needed."

"ManageEngine IT Asset Management helps with guarantee and warranty period management, license expiration tracking, device patches, and integration with our finance system for depreciation and invoicing."

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"We are constantly using this product and we are constantly improving this product."

"Actually we have now automatic and immediate control of assets usage, and we can now better manage our assets pool and get benefits through that."

"This product can be customized according to the needs of any company."

"It is stable and scalable."

"The most important features are the flexibility of the product and the way that we can use it to ensure software compliance within our organization."

Cons

"Currently, there are some vulnerabilities in security that need attention in Automation Anywhere."

"While the community provides a platform for interaction and resource sharing, not all training content aligns with the specific needs of developers."

"We also got a tool from Automation Anywhere that was supposed to fix or patch a problem, but it didn't work. It was a horrible, pathetic product that they brought out when it wasn't ready."

"It is not always predictable 100% of the time. While it has improved with each version, some unexplained issues still exist."

"For any tool, we have to consider that the evolving AI space is rapidly changing, and I believe Automation Anywhere can enhance its offerings to keep pace with developments in the AI sector, which presents a lot of room for improvements, but overall it is working well for us."

"Where minor but widespread changes are made to the cloud product being operated upon, changing the cloned search values individually was incredibly time consuming, and it shut down the RPA service until it was fixed."

"Automation Anywhere can be improved in certain areas specified in the cognitive zone where the information needs better OCR Engine + Machine Learning capabilities. Also, they can improve on the System Identified region function of the IQ Bot - Our team faced a tough time in handling that as we were not able to assign variable to System Identified Region as the IQ Bot tool wasn't allowing it."

"One day, there will be a message box saying that the application is down or not available on a weekend. The instructions will say read the information and click, "Okay." But a bot doesn't understand the instructions because it is not the IQ system."

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"Currently, we are having some challenges in managing assets. We are still managing them in Excel sheets and keeping a track of them outside the system."

"However, the issue is that the knowledge base often shows information for older versions such as versions 12, 13, or 11, while we are working with ManageEngine IT Asset Management 15.1."

"The engineering area needs improvement."

"Responses from ManageEngine should be faster."

"It requires some development to be better, more comfortable, and usable, enhancing customer satisfaction."

"The assets that can be discovered are pretty easy to manage, but there should be a better way to manage non-discoverable assets. Our development team works on bots and tests particular hardware. They have got different varieties of hardware. They want a feature for managing these assets within a warehouse kind of environment. For example, our IT has received 100 items, and they have assigned these items as a bulk unit to a project manager. The project manager further wants to distribute these items within his or her team. Instead of maintaining a separate Excel sheet, the project manager should be able to reallocate these items from within the tool so that we have hierarchical entities for the same unit."

"The asset management tool is costly compared to other tools in the market."

"It would be helpful if there were a premium technician license that includes all the suites, eliminating the need to buy separate licenses for each feature."

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"The technology used is outdated, the interface is outdated, the database is outdated, everything is outdated."

"The usability of this product is still out-of-date and could be improved. The interface could be improved."

"There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas."

"Technical support is very frustrating because we have probably 12 or 15 years’ experience with the products."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Roughly, as of today, it is around $250,000 annually."

"It is not cheap, but we are able to get an ROI."

"It costs up to $1,200 per license."

"We brought onshore a lot of what we were doing offshore, saving our company close to $20 million."

"The licensing fees are approximately $10,000 USD for between five and ten users."

"We were paying approximately $30,000 for a year license."

"If you look at the capital expenditure, Automation Anywhere is number two to UiPath. But if you take a long-term view, on a scalable model of a large number of bots coming out, it slowly goes on to become the costliest tool. There is something they can do about that. The capital expenditure goes out right at the point of buying the tool. For Automation Anywhere, I would need to spend $20,000. UiPath can give me something for $6,000, while Blue Prism will come in at $300,000."

"On a yearly basis, our licensing costs are about $80,000. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."

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"Its price is reasonable, but I wish it was lower."

"From my experience, Asset Manager is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Healthcare Company

Outsourcing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	161
Midsize Enterprise	82
Large Enterprise	558

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

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Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

The pricing of ManageEngine IT Asset Management is publicly available, so customers can verify its fairness. Some com...

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

When we encounter issues with ManageEngine IT Asset Management, we check the online portal or ChatGPT, and they provi...

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The pricing of ManageEngine IT Asset Management is handled by the management team, so I am not involved with that asp...

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

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Asset Manager, HPE Asset Manager

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OpenText

Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

ManageEngine IT Asset Management offers a comprehensive platform for tracking IT assets, simplifying tasks like warranty management and license expiration notifications while integrating with ServiceDesk Plus for seamless asset visibility.

This solution provides automated IT asset discovery, robust inventory capabilities, and effective integration with financial systems. Users benefit from features like automated ticket creation and powerful help desk functionalities. Asset tracking through custom templates and extensive reporting options enhance asset insights, ensuring effective asset and network management. ManageEngine supports license expiration tracking, patch management, and seamless service desk integration. Scalable and efficient management supports diverse IT environments.

What are the key features of ManageEngine IT Asset Management?

Ops Manager: Enhance IT operations management effectively.
Event Viewer: Gain visibility into IT infrastructure events.
Automated IT Asset Discovery: Identify and track assets efficiently.
Integration with Financial Systems: Streamline financial operations.
Custom Templates for Asset Tracking: Optimize tracking processes.
Patch Management: Ensure up-to-date system security.
Service Desk Integration: Seamless asset visibility and ticketing.

What are the benefits to look for in ManageEngine reviews?

Automated Features: Reduce manual tasks with enterprise-grade automation.
Comprehensive Asset Insight: Link assets with tickets, track system status.
User-Friendly Interface: Improve management efficiency.
Scalability: Manage growing IT infrastructures effortlessly.

ManageEngine IT Asset Management is widely adopted across industries like finance, healthcare, and education, providing a comprehensive view of IT environments. It links IT assets with user-submitted tickets, providing essential insight into system status and supporting effective IT operations management across diverse sectors.

ManageEngine

HPE Asset Manager automates best practices across the asset management lifecycle and integrates processes into IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service support workflows including incident, problem, and change management to improve service quality and business outcomes.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

TRA

Finansbank, MTS India, Sprint

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