IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus
Ranking in Event Monitoring
7th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (9th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (8th), AIOps (4th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Event Monitoring category, the market share of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is 9.1% and it decreased by 21.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 18.8% and it increased by 54.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Event Monitoring
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Cloud Management
1.6%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
2.8%
 

Featured Reviews

RC
May 28, 2020
Good event management features and supports SNMP devices well
This is one of the monitoring tools that we use in-house for our infrastructure. This is not one of the services that we provide to our customers. I use it primarily for event management, where I can do the correlation and analysis I need to configure policies The most valuable feature is the…
FL
Mar 20, 2023
Useful integrations; helped us communicate better with teams in other time zones
I usually use two open objects that I need and if any requests come in, I request that the IT guys do it for me As my security department colleague is based in Australia, talking can be difficult because of different time zones. The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Probes are the best feature because they are well written which rarely requires you to write additional rules. These probes monitor activity within your environment."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"The most valuable feature is the event management capability."
"The monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform."
"It is customer-centric. Customers can access the event list from their location or desktop and view the event. There is no need to go and connect to any other server and run events to have a view of all the events happening in the environment. We get a good response from customers about this feature and the main architecture of NetCool. Its processing is very good. Deduplication and correlation functionalities are good in this solution as compared to other solutions. A big advantage of NetCool is that it also supports multi-layered protocols. We can receive multiple events from different protocols like UDP, HTTP, and those events can be captured in NetCool."
"I like the solution mostly for CMDB discovery."
"The solution is very capable and user friendly."
"It is flexible. You can tune it, more or less, as you want."
"It's easy to set up."
"The solution allows you to subscribe to the features you need and utilize CMDB, ITSM, and discovery on the same platform."
"The Discovery feature is the most valuable. I only use the Discovery and Service Mapping features. I am using the minor subscription called ITOM Visibility, which includes the Discovery and Service Mapping features. It is easy to understand and easy to use. It has a lot of documentation. You can find a lot of help online, which helps me in finding what I need in a rapid way. You can find videos on YouTube channels and a lot of stuff and information in the online community."
"It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs."
"The auto remediation feature has been most valuable. They have also introduced an AOP feature of ServiceNow that we are keen to explore."
 

Cons

"The web portal and typical event controls are a little outdated."
"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly and out of date. The next release should focus on the cloud, AI, and ML technologies."
"The cost of the product is quite high. They should work to adjust their pricing models."
"There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing."
"Its technical support team takes longer to reply."
"Its integration could be better. They should provide an easier integration for all the monitoring stuff, and it will make things easier for us. Currently, there is a complexity in integrating it with a vendor application, and we have to use another tool to integrate it with a vendor application. To integrate some applications with NetCool, I need to install an IBM tool on top of it. It would be good if they can provide an API or any kind of interface that we can leverage while developing a new protocol interface or application. We should be able to use an API or interface with NetCool. Its GUI can also be better. As compared to other tools, it is not user friendly, and it is not easy to do stuff through GUI. Whenever we do anything on the GUI, it takes time. They need to focus on the GUI part, especially the dashboard. They should focus on how users can effectively drill down from one box to another. The visual appeal of the dashboard is as important as the data and functionality."
"At times, it got cumbersome from the project management perspective. It could have been because of the way we were using it. I found Microsoft Project to be more extensive and robust than ITOM."
"The solution's licensing model is a bit complicated. It should be simple and easy for people to understand."
"The security policies could be increased."
"Even though they call it low code there are a lot of customizations needed, especially from an ITOM standpoint."
"Service Mapping is a time-consuming process. The time and effort versus the benefits are very difficult to articulate to customers."
"When it comes to improvements, I think that my colleagues and I often have issues finding the correct screen and the search box does not work as intended."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work."
"My managers would say that the price is too high. We wanted to also have the visibility version of it, but it's too expensive for us. Going for visibility would have doubled up the price."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."
"It is a costly solution."
"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."
"It has different subscription models."
"It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
"This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
The licensing cost is quite expensive. Obviously, then there's the maintenance portion on top of the license cost, and then there is the support cost for the product suite. That's it as the in cost...
What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
Honestly, the solution has a very complicated licensing model. Firstly, there should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
 

Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus
ServiceNow ITOM
 

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Sample Customers

Consolidated Communications, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Capgemini
servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
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