We performed a comparison between Salesforce Service Cloud and ServiceNow based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Help Desk Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It’s feasible to configure the platform according to the specific processes utilised. Customization of the platform could be carried out based on the techniques we employ."
"It's a cloud tool, so it is easy to set up."
"We use Salesforce Service Cloud for lead management and opportunity management."
"The strength lies in its ability to work cohesively with other systems, creating a centralized hub that enhances efficiency and collaboration across various functionalities within our organization."
"Salesforce Service Cloud offers several notable features. It includes robust case routing, escalation capabilities, entitlement mapping, and entanglement rules. Additionally, it supports Computer Telephone Integration (CTI), which allows for automatic case generation when a call is made to a designated number."
"I don't have the specific details, but I'm aware that Salesforce is used for campaigns, decision-making processes, and order submissions. I'm currently in the learning phase and not familiar with all the details."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The complexity of the solution is very less."
"It is easily configurable and has a good developer society online, available for any issues from the backend."
"The feature that I have found most valuable from ServiceNow is the ability to assign sub-tasks to different teams, including problem tickets and the regular and chain tasks."
"The biggest feature is that it is cloud-based, so it's always updated, it's always current. We don't have to worry about patches, revisions. We're always working with the latest version."
"Easy to implement and consolidate different platforms and users with useful functionalities."
"We have found the service easy to use, although, we have ended up customising a lot of parameters."
"For change management, I find the CAB workbench very useful. I haven't seen any other solution that has a CAB workbench or advanced automated solutions for a change advisory board. ServiceNow also has the Workflow Engine which works very well and is very intuitive."
"I like the incident module, which is useful for tracking your incidents and other things. It is a reliable solution."
"If it is a high priority, they will respond very quickly. If it is a low priority issue, it might take some time, some three or four days. I would rate the technical support as a 10 out of 10."
"The pricing of the solution can be made cheaper."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Salesforce should include maps as a default offering so that, as a customer, I can view where the technician is on the geographical map."
"I'm not deeply engaged with this team, so I don't have extensive experience with it. As you mentioned, I haven't used it much yet, so my experience is limited."
"Knowledge Management platform could use some intelligence improvements. Data mining techniques for recommending the most relevant knowledge articles would be beneficial. Currently, that selection process is more administrative. AI could be used here."
"Salesforce Service Cloud's report functionality could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"One minor drawback is that its implementation requires some preparation. It's not something you can implement instantly; it takes time. The only issue I've encountered is that you need to ensure the implementation is done properly, which can be time-consuming. So, it requires some time and attention."
"There is room for improvement in price."
"The customization that we are doing for the needs of our organization are difficult to do and could be improved."
"Currently, we are finding it a bit difficult to monitor the subscriptions that are being used. The reporting feature related to this can be improved. Its ITOM functionality can be improved. BMC does a better job than ServiceNow in terms of capturing utilization and other such things."
"The capital expenditure neeed to get the tool up and running is extensive."
"Once a change request has been created once it's been approved and been submitted, there is no way to go in on that particular change request and submit an additional task."
"HR Service Management is one module that needs a lot of improvement because it's a pretty new module. It was introduced in the last two years. It's becoming more mature day by day, but there is a lot of scope for improvement in that module."
"The solution's user experience could be improved concerning its UI and portals."
"It should include information on navigating various user interfaces for creating diverse requests directed to different teams."
Salesforce Service Cloud is ranked 9th in Help Desk Software with 39 reviews while ServiceNow is ranked 1st in Help Desk Software with 212 reviews. Salesforce Service Cloud is rated 8.6, while ServiceNow is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Salesforce Service Cloud writes "High scalability with good plugins and excellent customer visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ServiceNow writes "A stable and scalable solution that has excellent features and is useful for collecting data and building KPIs". Salesforce Service Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, JIRA Service Management, Vlocity, BSI and BMC Helix ITSM, whereas ServiceNow is most compared with BMC Helix ITSM, Microsoft Power Apps, Pega BPM, IBM Maximo and Appian. See our Salesforce Service Cloud vs. ServiceNow report.
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