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We performed a comparison between Clarity SM and SCSM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Clarity SM vs. SCSM Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"It has a good GUI interface.""the ticket system makes sure that everyone gets taken care of, and that makes for a better customer experience. Using the system verifies that no one gets left behind.""It helps when you have an incident or performing a problem change management process.""The integration between the ticketing and knowledge is huge, because that is a best practice. The knowledge is great. It is simple but efficient, and it works.​""When users have a problem, they report using Service Desk and it is very useful for this.""It's fairly easy to use, from a UI standpoint.""The use, from administrative stance, is pretty simple; and even from an analyst and employee's stances. It's an easy to use system, as far as ticketing systems go, because some of them can be really inundating and complex.""The most valuable features are the requests and incident tracking."

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"For our cloud-based deployment of SCSM, the Autopilot is the best feature.""This solution is easy to use.""The most requested feature from our customers is the helpdesk ticketing system.""A very convenient package like an all-in-one tool but it is actually five or six products acting well together.""I like the reporting service. SCSM has a good reporting service and analysis service for analysis requests.""The solution is quite easy to integrate with other Microsoft products.""It is a simple solution that is easy to configure.""I've used SCSM a lot, and its features are valuable."

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Cons
"The UI needs to be upgraded.""The interface for the users is a bit old-fashioned and not user-friendly.""The methodology introduced for Level 1 analysts needs to be taken to Change Management Process. It would be useful to be able to look in Change Management and see the current status of the process.""They really want user names in the document owner and subject expert fields, and that is just not practical.""​Compared to some of the other products, I think we are bit behind​.​""The user interface is just boring. I'd like to see a more interactive UI, from the end-user perspective, and from the analyst's perspective. I would like a product that looks like it was developed maybe in 2015, or at least 2012.""The cost of this solution is too high, which is why we're leaving.""We would like more information about all the configurations that we have on our infrastructure side."

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"They need more integration with open-source products.""The solution could be more simple. For example, it takes a lot of work to create reports. It runs on Microsoft SQL queries. Creating custom reports on ManageEngine takes less work from the administrator.""We would like to see a web-based interface that works on mobile devices.""We have had some issues with the SCSM on-premise deployment version in the imaging aspects.""I have found SCSM not adequate enough to carry out some functions.""Once we had an issue with a desktop download that would not open.""The logs and reporting-related features of the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required.""The price of this solution is high and it needs to be cheaper."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I don't see anyone other than large companies being able to afford this system."
  • "It is a bit expensive, but you definitely get what you pay for. It is worth it!"
  • "Pricing is simple, as it’s per concurrent analysts."
  • "I think pricing of this model is suitable for growing corporations."
  • "Clarity offers a perpetual license. Customers purchase the license once and then pay for maintenance. CA provides a subscription model as well. Both models are available for our customers."
  • "There is a subscripted needed to use Clarity SM. The price of the solution could be less expensive. ServiceNow is less expensive and BMC Helix is priced similar to Clarity SM."
  • "The pricing is based on a subscription model."
  • "The solution is quite reasonable compared to other solutions in the market."
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  • "It is a lower price vs. other things on the market."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "Licensing can be complex and confusing."
  • "The price should be lower."
  • "The price of the solution could be better. My organization has an enterprise annual license with Microsoft which provides us support."
  • "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."
  • "The license for SCSM is cheap."
  • "I would rate the pricing as two out of five."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is the most stable product in the market.
    Top Answer:The solution is quite reasonable compared to other solutions in the market.
    Top Answer:They should enhance the service desk manager's service point function to be more customizable. Presently, there are so many limitations in this particular UI. Thus, similar to the existing UI, they… more »
    Top Answer:The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.
    Top Answer:The solution offers good productivity at a low price point.
    Top Answer:For any weaknesses in the product, our company's security team maintains the application for our environment. The logs and reporting-related features of the product have certain shortcomings where… more »
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    Also Known As
    CA Service Desk Manager, Clarity Service Management, CA Service Management, Unicenter Service Desk, CA SDM, CA Service Catalog, CA Business Service Insight
    System Center Service Manager
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    Overview

    Service desk capabilities, an integral part of the CA Service Management solution, can enable you to deliver efficiencies in IT service management to business consumers, power users and decision makers. Mobility and collaborative self-service capabilities provide a modern user experience for accessing services and performing tasks, which can help drive user adoption, satisfaction and productivity.

    Learn More: https://www.ca.com/us/products...

    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.
    Sample Customers
    Banco G&T Continental City of Perth, FEMSA, Fujitsu, Manpower, Muslim Commercial Bank - MCB, Punjab National Bank, Santa Clara County Social Services, Stefanini
    Fibabanka, UMC Health System
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company25%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Hospitality Company10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government26%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    Clarity SM vs. SCSM
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Clarity SM vs. SCSM and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Clarity SM is ranked 18th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 107 reviews while SCSM is ranked 11th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 23 reviews. Clarity SM is rated 7.8, while SCSM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Clarity SM writes "Quite good back-end architecture for end users but the API is very, very bad". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SCSM writes "Helps us manage IT operations, including incident and service requests, but could be easier to create reports". Clarity SM is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, BeyondTrust Remote Support, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and Agiloft ITSM ITIL Service Desk Suite, whereas SCSM is most compared with ServiceNow, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, JIRA Service Management, BMC Helix ITSM and BeyondTrust Remote Support. See our Clarity SM vs. SCSM report.

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