Your time-to-market, or TTM, becomes faster when you use ServiceNow. Even individuals that are not tech-savvy can quickly change processes and workflows in it. This can make the organization as a whole more agile.
Faster time-to-market, makes organizations more agile
Pros and Cons
- "Your time-to-market, or TTM, becomes faster when you use ServiceNow. Even individuals that are not tech savvy can quickly change processes and workflows in it. This can make the organization as a whole more agile."
- "ServiceNow's mobile app should be seamless and it is not right now."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
ServiceNow's mobile app should be seamless and it is not right now. Whatever I'm able to do through a laptop or a browser, I should be able to do via mobile. That would be a big advantage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using ServiceNow for more than a decade.
What other advice do I have?
ServiceNow was designed entirely on the cloud from scratch and its competitors like HP and BMC are trying to catch up to it now. It has a beautiful interface and a single system of record.
If you are just starting to use it now, take baby steps first. Then, when you understand how it can fit into and benefit your business, implement bigger changes.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Practice Director, Global Infrastructure Services at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
A stable and scalable solution which is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable, scalable and easy to use."
- "The solution should offer better security when it comes to storing data."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution primarily for IT Operations Management, SLA and ordinary day-to-day operations. We also use it for business dashboards and different groups within the company.
What is most valuable?
I like the solution very much. The majority of customers use it. It is one of the best, the most apt solution the industry has to offer. It is stable, scalable and easy to use.
The total ITSM package offers availability, performance and scalability.
I think the tool has matured sufficiently over the past six years that I do not see room for improvement. It comes with in-built capabilities and it is up to us to use it as we see fit. I would say it meets nearly every use case of ours.
What needs improvement?
While we consider the solution to be fine, a weakness of it is that it is not on-premises.
Security and privacy issues should be addressed in respect of the IT operations data and data storage. They should not be on a shared infrastructure, but on the SaaS in isolated storage. The solution should offer better security when it comes to storing data.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using ServiceNow for quite some time, perhaps as long as six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have encountered no issues with the technical support or its response time. I have found its response time to be prompt.
How was the initial setup?
The entire installation process is easy and very straightforward, which consists primarily of the installation of the tool and its configuration. We are talking about SaaS, software as a service installation, meaning one which is ready for use. As such, there is no real installation work involved.
The installation period lasts from two to several weeks. A medium enterprise would have a two week installation period and a large one would have a month.
What about the implementation team?
Although I am not directly involved in the team staffing purposes relating to the installation, I would estimate that it would not involve more than five or six specialists.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The license involves a multi-year contract. 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.
What other advice do I have?
As systems integrators, we deploy the solution both on-premises and on the cloud, although it is mostly cloud-based. While we handle both on-premises and SaaS deployment, I am only addressing the aspects involving the latter.
Globally, we manage in excess of 250 customers. We have a shared services model which serves more than one hundred customers.
I do not feel it would be beneficial to explore other options beyond ServiceNow.
I rate ServiceNow as an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Integrator
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Director, IT Networking at a think tank with 1-10 employees
he interface is not user-friendly and it costs a lot of money to manage, but it's reliable
Pros and Cons
- "I like that it's always up and running."
- "The interface is not user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
I have used this solution to create forms for employees to fill out.
The main use is for incident management.
They are configuring the asset management in CMDB, and they are installing at this time.
How has it helped my organization?
It has the ability to consolidate different areas of the service desk into one solution.
What is most valuable?
I like that it's always up and running.
What needs improvement?
I am not a fan of ServiceNow.
The menus and the interface need improvement. It feels like a shopping cart and like I am shopping on the internet. The graphics of the menu could be better.
The interface is not user-friendly.
To me, ServiceNow is a money pit. It takes a lot of money to manage it.
For how long have I used the solution?
With this company, I have been using ServiceNow for one year, and another two years before that in other companies.
I am using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
ServiceNow is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution. We have not had any issues with the scalability of this solution.
We have 5,000 users in our organization who use it.
This solution is used quite a bit and the company plans to increase its usage.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
This solution was already in place, but in a different organization, I used a solution called SysAid. I thought it was much easier to manage.
How was the initial setup?
This was already in place when I arrived, but they are installing the CMDB and we need the help of a partner.
It seems to be very complex.
We have one person who is dedicated to the maintenance of this solution. He is a Service Desk Supervisor.
What about the implementation team?
My experience with the integrator has been positive.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is to be prepared to spend money.
While this product works, I feel that the UI is terrible, it's horrendous.
I would rate ServiceNow a four out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director of IT at a local government with 201-500 employees
Scalable, extremely efficient, and integrates well with other solutions
Pros and Cons
- "The workflow makes things extremely efficient and it improves effectiveness."
- "It became kind of complex to set it up without a general lack of knowledge of the particular feature-function capabilities. Features and capabilities could have been explained better to the end-users."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for change management and program management. Let's say, for example, if someone across our state needs a license. My team will send the request to me and I would approve it. For other tasks, they might send me a ticket and I would either approve it or add additional comments, however, that's it.
How has it helped my organization?
The workflow and the general effectiveness of the processes have helped improve how our organization functions.
What is most valuable?
The workflow makes things extremely efficient and it improves effectiveness.
The product integrates well with other solutions.
The stability has been very good so far.
We have found that the product can scale.
Technical support has been helpful.
What needs improvement?
One of the areas that need improvement is when the product was implemented, they did not do a very good job of explaining all these features and functions, and capabilities of the tool. That could have been an implementation issue on our organization's side. This could have happened by not including end-users in order to get their input or to understand what this tool offers. It was kind of just pushed out. For example, while the tool could potentially do a hundred things, only 20 of the capabilities were explained. The other 80 we have to figure out on our own. It could have been explained and rolled out better, however, that could have been just an implementation issue on our side as well.
It became kind of complex to set it up without a general lack of knowledge of the particular feature-function capabilities. Features and capabilities could have been explained better to the end-users.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product definitely can be scaled. We're working now to integrate it with other workflow products, so it's definitely scalable.
How are customer service and technical support?
We've dealt with technical support in the past. We have a service desk. Since it's on-prem, it's been pretty good. Tech support has been helpful and we have no complaints.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did previously use a different solution, however, with ServiceNow, we find that it offers better scalability, ease of use, features, and functions.
How was the initial setup?
My team did not implement ServiceNow, we do not maintain it and we do not service it. We just use the product.
I don't know what they had on the setup and the implementation part in terms of setting up servers and configuring servers and things like that. I don't know what that entails. We just know when we got it, we got a product. So what difficulties they might've had setting in up with, I don't know. I can't speak to that.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't handle any aspect of the payments or licensing process. I can't speak to it from personal experience.
What other advice do I have?
I'm just a customer and an end-user.
I go in and approve service tickets, however, I am not a hardcore user of that platform. My team sends me a request, I open it up and I review the ticket and I approve it, and then it moves on. I don't follow the workflow or anything like that.
Our team uses the most recent version of the solution.
I would advise potential new users to make sure that in that user community, end-users are involved in the implementation from beginning to end and make sure that the end-users fully understand the features and capabilities of the tool before it is implemented across an organization. Their involvement is key to a successful implementation and very important.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director Delivery and ServiceNow Practice Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Straightforward to setup with a low-code approach and offers excellent ROI potential
Pros and Cons
- "ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution in a variety of ways, including the NOW platform (CMDB, Workflows, Service Portal, Service Catalog, Reporting), Custom AppDev, SecOps (Vulnerability Response with Tenable integration and Security Incident Response), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Asset Management (ITAM), IT Operations Management (Service Mapping, Discovery, Event Management), IT Business Management (including Project Portfolio Management (PPM)), HR Service Delivery (HRSD), Software Asset Management (SAM), and Facilities Service Management (FSM).
How has it helped my organization?
We can now transform operations from excel spreadsheets and emails to a central system of record/truth. ServiceNow can either replace or integrate with a prospect/customer's existing solutions - especially if such integrations are common.
ServiceNow ensures a customer's investment by having 2 releases per year. Prospect/customers considering implementing or expanding its ServiceNow investment should enlist the help of ServiceNow partners to support their effort throughout their journey.
ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI.
What is most valuable?
The platform (PaaS) is a low-code/no-code platform on a secure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS - Government Cloud Computing environment (GCC)), with a single data model and a single system of record. Its applications (SaaS) can easily be extended with workflows and other built-in APIs together with the ServiceNow Integration Hub and other applications available on the ServiceNow Store. The platform is very flexible and built to be integrated.
ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI.
I have no further information to add to this, however, there is much more information offered by Forester, Gartner, and ServiceNow to augment this input.
We are a ServiceNow partner, as well as Salesforce and other cloud-based IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS transformative solutions, and have been for over 10 years. Often, we are engaged with our customers for years, helping to build roadmaps that allow them to expand their solutions over time because resources are limited and organizational change management takes time.
What needs improvement?
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. As ServiceNow and its partners/customers expand the capabilities, I see new vertical applications being created (currently underway for TELCO and other industries). Stay tuned for more updates that not only provide new capabilities but also enhance existing ones.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been implementing ServiceNow for over 5 years for various clients.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has excellent stability and we're working with a client that has one of the largest implementations of ITSM and SecOps in the world.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution offers excellent scalability. For example, currently, we are working with a client that has one of the largest implementations of ITSM and SecOps in the world.
How are customer service and technical support?
The product offers excellent support.
How was the initial setup?
Yes, the process is straightforward, but using an experienced services firm is best - especially if implementing the product for the first time.
What about the implementation team?
CoreSphere, LLC - CSAT scores are published on the ServiceNow partner page. Other are reviews completed in the US Federal government's Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARs).
What was our ROI?
The ROI a company can get depends on the customer and the investment.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. CoreSphere, LLC is a ServiceNow Specialist Sales, Service, and Public Sector partner.
Head of Market Analytics at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Scalable and stable but could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "You can scale the solution."
- "It's too complicated and there are too many options."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for service desk requests, in order to track service desk requests and to know who's asking what and track these requests.
What is most valuable?
You can scale the solution.
The product has very good stability.
What needs improvement?
It could be easier to use. It's a bit complicated and the user experience isn't exactly easy.
It's too complicated and there are too many options.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two or three years or so.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, the solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. I find it to be reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's my understanding that the solution scales well.
We have about 100 users on the solution currently.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've never used technical support in the past. There never was a need to reach out. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are, however, as I have no direct experience with them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also have experience with Jira.
How was the initial setup?
I didn't really get involved in the initial installation. It's my understanding that there really isn't one. In my experience, there's just a simple link that you click on and you're all set.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't have any information about the licensing process or costs. It's not an aspect of the solution I deal with. I'm not in charge of it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I've compared this solution to Jira in the past and I find them both to be complex in terms of the user experience.
That said, I haven't evaluated anything to replace this product at this company.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure if we're using an on-premises or cloud deployment.
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.
At this point, I'm not sure if I would recommend the solution at I don't have enough personal experience with it.
I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Consultant at HCL Technologies.
Has a good UI and workflow management, and is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "It is easily configurable and has a good developer society online, available for any issues from the backend."
- "Vulnerability management could be improved. Also, integration with tools such as Microsoft Defender ATP needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for interim problem change configuration, regress management, and knowledge management.
What is most valuable?
I've found a lot of pros with ServiceNow. The user interface and the feasibility to modify the GUI are great features.
It is easily configurable and has a good developer society online, available for any issues from the backend.
On the front end, we have good workflow management, ease of work, and ease of business. It helps us to translate the business requirements and technical requirements in an easier manner.
One of the best things is the reporting; I like how you can manage the data and present it.
ServiceNow is also stable and scalable, and has good technical support.
What needs improvement?
Vulnerability management could be improved. Also, integration with tools such as Microsoft Defender ATP needs improvement.
The price is on the higher end.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using it for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In the last four years, we might have had an outage, but the stability is very good. Since it's cloud-based, we don't see many performance issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability wise, we added one more module for the vulnerability response, and we have not faced any issues.
We are happy with where we are, but we are adding on a few things. Whenever there's a new requirement that comes up, we plan to move away from the manual work, and we try to do everything in ServiceNow.
We have two types of users: the idea user who actually works on the solution and the requester who raises the request. In total, the end users that have access to raise the tickets are around 13,000 plus, and those who actually work on the solution, designing, working on the tickets, etc., are in total around 300 plus.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is good. They're responsive, and they keep a tab on whatever issues we are facing. They have a dedicated team that handles them and even a dedicated portal where you can raise tickets and flag them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was using Remedy and HP Service Manager. We switched because of ServiceNow's scalability, stability, and the user interface. I believe that the business mindset of whoever created or expanded ServiceNow was to make sure that we have a good developer community with an open system for people to understand and expand their knowledge, a better UI, and better workflow management, which I did not see in Remedy.
Remedy has a lot of constraints; the integration and referencing had issues. ServiceNow has an option of referencing many tables in one form, but that was not available in Remedy. Also, Remedy was not that scalable.
We needed a person to have good technical knowledge to consider the system, but with ServiceNow, you don't need technical knowledge; they have made everything UI. So, that's a good thing.
The cost might be on the higher side, but the services were better, so we chose ServiceNow.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. They have out of the box solutions readily available, so if you're just going by the out of the box configuration, it might take a few months. Maybe a 12 week period is good enough to get it up and running.
What about the implementation team?
We got the ServiceNow vendor team to help us with the initial setup.
What was our ROI?
Overall, I have seen a substantial ROI when it comes to reporting: a faster response and also the assignment of tickets. If you have to talk to your leadership and tell them what the status of a particular project is, you can create your own dashboards, which will give them a glimpse of everything in one go. They won't have to talk to you every time; they can just open it up.
The second ROI is that you don't have to log into ServiceNow every time; you can integrate ServiceNow with teams, Microsoft teams, or any other tool, and you will get the notifications over there itself. It saves a lot of time from that perspective.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is on a yearly basis. The pricing is on the high side, but if you look at the stability and option to work, it's kind of justified.
When you buy the license, it also comes with the yearly tech support. So, you don't have any additional costs per se.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We moved away from HPSM to ServiceNow, and we evaluated Remedy.
What other advice do I have?
They have a lot of libraries available online. If you are planning to implement ServiceNow, you should first compare your current system with the online free developer instance from ServiceNow, which has all the features that are present in the licensed versions.
I would suggest that you see if the added business is supported in ServiceNow so that when you implement the system, you can raise these special issues with the consultants.
You should go ahead and create your own instances and see whether the system is working as expected and whether it suits your requirements. When you're implementing, make sure that you implement everything and don't leave parts for your own team to handle. Get everything done by the vendor in the first go.
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate ServiceNow at ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Solutions Architect at Globant
An excellent platform enabling wide exploration of other technologies and functionalities
Pros and Cons
- "Data in reports and dashboards are easily accessible."
- "Licensing costs are very high."
What is our primary use case?
We are premium partners with ServiceNow and I'm a solutions architect.
How has it helped my organization?
ServiceNow is one of the fastest‑growing cloud enterprise software companies in the world. We implemented ITSM, ITOM and ITBM for various customs and even in our organization which reduced operations costs infrastructure cost
What is most valuable?
This solution has a user friendly environment. ServiceNow offers a wide platform which allows us to explore other technologies and functionalities and provides a 360-degree view. Data in reports and dashboards are easily accessible. I also like the integration hub which is plug and play. You can integrate any tool with ServiceNow.
What needs improvement?
Need to focus on small business like Licensing, packaging
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We don't have any complaints from our customers after they start using the product. Once they adapt to the new look and feel, and the user experience, there's no problem.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and technical support?
We generally don't need much support. When it's necessary, I can contact the higher support team that deal with implementation and it's easy to connect with them and get a quick response. They are good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward in ServiceNow. It's not complex, you can say it's out-of-the-box.
What was our ROI?
100%
What other advice do I have?
If a company is looking for more accessibility, a user friendly environment where they want to explore other functionalities like HR and CSM, then ServiceNow provides that. I recommend this solution because they're always coming out with new technologies and functionalities. And the support level is very good even though things are automatically updated on a regular basis.
I rate this solution a ten out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

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