We performed a comparison between CA Asset Portfolio Management and FlexNet Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Asset Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Also, the software you have, you can monitor for end of life. If you have software that is end of life, then you can have it uninstalled and buy the new software, so you can make sure that you're not running into vulnerabilities with unsupported software in your environment."
"My organization now understands what type of products they have: warranties, how long the warranties last, depreciation. We never really knew what our depreciation values were, so it was really nice to have that on hand as well. It gives us a better view of our hardware, which is really beneficial."
"You could also look for software that is no longer being used and you can re-deploy the software, so then you save from a purchasing standpoint because you don't have to buy the software again."
"It's easy to integrate with our system information."
"You build the items one time and then you have your discovery that's coming in and the system will let you know whether or not you're out of compliance."
"Reduces software cost. Reduces the risk of software audits."
"Enables me to know where an asset is at any point during its lifecycle: How old it is, who it belongs to, and where it's at within that lifecycle."
"The most valuable feature of CA Asset Portfolio Management is the full integration with our Service Desk. It allows us to work both sides of life cycle management."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the way it does its compliance. I like its discovery, and I like the fact that it keeps separate hardware and assets and provides easy accessibility to raw data."
"The best thing about FlexNet Manager for my clients is its strong grip on managing licenses and ensuring they stick to their contracts."
"So the solution has a really great licensing module, and they're constantly keeping up with the newest trends."
"Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation."
"CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus."
"The UI, even though they upgraded the UI, it's still kind of dated, it's a little bit convoluted to use. It's not like something that you can sit down and automatically understand how to use it."
"It needs stronger rebooting components and the ability to develop our own software metrics."
"CA SAM is not a CA product. The vendor is Aspera and CA is the distributor, so support is difficult. It's more difficult to get a good response."
"I'd like to see end-of-life information on software products."
"I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."
"Keeping the catalog updated and having more titles in the catalog is helpful, because the more items that are in the catalog, your process goes faster because you don't have to manually build all the entitlements."
"They could improve their reporting. I'd particularly like them to allow you to schedule it."
"One area that could use improvement is the deployment of Flexera agents."
"The hardware and connectors in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"There is room for improvement in the purchasing module. There are things I would change in that. Also, the automation components, like having the contracts, scheduling, and notifications embedded into the application, which they've been promising to do since 2014."
CA Asset Portfolio Management is ranked 12th in IT Asset Management with 14 reviews while FlexNet Manager is ranked 13th in IT Asset Management with 5 reviews. CA Asset Portfolio Management is rated 8.4, while FlexNet Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CA Asset Portfolio Management writes "We have a better view of our hardware, warranties, depreciation; but needs a mobile component". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FlexNet Manager writes "Suitable for those with dedicated budgets and an interest in exploring advanced functionalities". CA Asset Portfolio Management is most compared with , whereas FlexNet Manager is most compared with ServiceNow and X-Formation LM-X License Manager. See our CA Asset Portfolio Management vs. FlexNet Manager report.
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