SCSM vs Samanage comparison

SolarWinds and Microsoft are both solutions in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category. SolarWinds is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0. SolarWinds holds a 1.6% mindshare in ISM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 64% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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64% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

SCSM and Samanage compete in the IT service management category. Samanage holds a slight edge with modern features and flexibility, while SCSM is known for robust integration with Microsoft solutions.

Features: SCSM is valued for deep Microsoft ecosystem integration, handling Windows Server and System Center operations seamlessly. Its asset management is comprehensive. Samanage stands out with an intuitive configuration, efficient incident management, and broad feature set, appealing to those seeking flexibility and scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SCSM deployment suits larger organizations with Microsoft infrastructure, requiring significant setup. Customer service is embedded within Microsoft's ecosystem. Samanage offers a cloud-based model with straightforward setup, attractive for speed-focused organizations, and provides dedicated, tailored support.

Pricing and ROI: SCSM setup costs can be high, affecting short-term ROI, but justified for Microsoft-invested companies. Samanage presents a more predictable pricing model with lower entry barriers and potentially offers quicker ROI due to rapid deployment and scalability.

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Categories and Ranking

Samanage

Ranking in Help Desk Software

16th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (12th), License Management (8th)

SCSM

Ranking in Help Desk Software

10th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

11th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Samanage is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SCSM is 1.8%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SCSM	1.8%
Samanage	1.6%
Other	96.6%

IT Service Management (ITSM)

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Meechai C.

Consult at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Detects incidents quickly, improves our SLA performance and solves issues faster

We mainly use it for incident logging. We'd like to add service request functionality, but we don't have the knowledge to configure the requests and the workflows properly. We'd like to integrate our workflows with the incident management, so we use it to manage our work better. We'd like to implement the service request feature. Right now, we just record everything as incidents. Some activities can take a long time, maybe one or two weeks. This makes it hard to maintain a good SLA, even if we work hard. So, response speed and workflow improvements.

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LuisSanchez3

Director Metropolitano de Gobierno Digital at a government with 10,001+ employees

Current setup enables smooth problem-solving but lacks comprehensive guidance and local support

More information about setup procedures and a more user-friendly front end would be beneficial. We need more information for setup processes. It is difficult to do the work independently, requiring us to hire external companies for maintenance hours to fix small issues that could be resolved faster in-house if we had better information. We have been looking for an upgrade version, but finding local service has been difficult. It has been challenging trying to get things done. Speaking with the Microsoft office, we found there are no local companies with substantial experience with SCSM. What we have now was installed five or six years ago. It has been difficult to change configurations and look for upgrades, even with all the manuals. Our office is considering moving away from SCSM and getting a service desk solution outside of Microsoft. For me, it has been a good tool to get help and solve internal problems in the office. It is a very good tool, but the difficulty in getting local service or more information is pushing us to look for another tool.

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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 solution has a great filtering feature."

"The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it."

"The most valuable feature is the reporting of incidents."

"I've used SCSM a lot, and its features are valuable."

"It is one of the most stable solutions in the market."

"The solution's setup process is relatively straightforward due to the familiar deployment steps similar to other Microsoft solutions."

"The solution is quite easy to integrate with other Microsoft products."

"The solution offers good productivity at a low price point."

"I like the reporting service. SCSM has a good reporting service and analysis service for analysis requests."

"For our cloud-based deployment of SCSM, the Autopilot is the best feature."

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Cons

"The system shuts down about once a month which is frustrating."

"The setting up process is not quite easy. It's quite difficult."

"We would like to see a web-based interface that works on mobile devices."

"I have found SCSM not adequate enough to carry out some functions."

"Although some engineers at Microsoft are good, the support often lacks expertise, and response times are slow."

"Resources for understanding compliance and relative compliance need to be made available."

"The product needs to improve its integration with other tools. It also needs to have a better UI and a simple dashboard."

"The major issues with SCSM include its severe slowness, especially on the client side, and the lack of comprehensive reporting tools."

"The logs and reporting-related features of the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Better integration with other services in Azure is needed because everything is moving from on-premises to the cloud, and as an integrator, we have to help our clients with the migration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The license for SCSM is cheap."

"The platform is competitively priced."

"It is a lower price vs. other things on the market."

"I would rate the pricing as two out of five."

"The price should be lower."

"It comes free with the enterprise agreement that we have, but the expense really is in having to buy another product to sit on top of it to make it work properly. You wind up having to buy additional support and additional product with their own support and maintenance costs on top of that."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Construction Company

Performing Arts

Government

17%

Manufacturing Company

University

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Samanage?

The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it.

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What needs improvement with Samanage?

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What is your primary use case for Samanage?

I use it for incident recording based on your inventory.

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What do you like most about SCSM?

The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCSM?

I am not sure about the pricing as I do not have experience with it.

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What needs improvement with SCSM?

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System Center Service Manager

Overview

"Samanage enables organizations worldwide to deliver a superior service experience. Samanage’s IT service management software accelerates efficiency and visibility into services requested and delivered across an organization, making it easy to continuously streamline process improvement and greater productivity. The fully integrated service desk and asset management solution utilizes a SaaS/multi-tenant platform, allowing IT and other service providers to effectively manage and connect service requests to IT assets. The revolutionary user interface delivers an unmatched user experience and enables code-free customization, allowing customers to fully deploy a robust ITSM solution in days not months or years. "

SolarWinds

System Center Service Manager is a software product by Microsoft to allow organizations to manage incidents and problems. Microsoft states that the product is compliant with industry best practices such as the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). SCSM has integrated ITIL compliant fulfillment of service requests. Service requests are submitted by the end user in order to obtain information, access to a new application or the most common of all, password reset.

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SXSW, PRA Group, Fandango, Inteva Products, Amherst College, Tensator

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