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We performed a comparison between Alemba vFire and Hornbill Systems Supportworks 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 Alemba vFire vs. Hornbill Systems Supportworks Report (Updated: May 2024).
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"When we met with the Alemba vFire from Australia, it was a good discussion and they have a good feature roadmap.""The workflow is very good, as well as customizable.""Incident Management is the most valuable feature of the solution."

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"The solution's business process flow is quite strong. Its reporting is quite good. The standard, basic ITSM functionality like call logging and call flow, for example, are areas the solution really excels in."

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"The product should improve its ability to integrate with third-party tools.""We had issues with the user interface, the way it was structured wasn't that user-friendly. The chat features could improve. For example, in change management, all the chat discussions can be done via ServiceNow. We are using two separate solutions, such as Teams, to chat, and the Alemba vFire tool to process.""The reporting needs to be improved."

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"It's worked well for us for a significant period of time. However, we are kind-of outgrowing it at the moment. We're struggling a bit with making it meet our requirements."

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  • "Alemba vFire is more affordable than the other solutions on the market. The solution changes for the number of customers not per user or module. The price was reasonable overall. We paid for support and it was a fair price."
  • "The product is much cheaper than ServiceNow."
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  • "Our organization pays about $40,000 annually. There are ongoing consultancy costs and if we want to change anything, we're charged a day rate. Other than that, there are no other extra costs involved in working with the solution."
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    Top Answer:Incident Management is the most valuable feature of the solution.
    Top Answer:The product should improve its ability to integrate with third-party tools. The service portal should be customizable.
    Top Answer:The product is used for incident management, change management, and request management. We can store assets like people, machines, and processes in CMDB. We can also use the solution to see the chain… more »
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    Overview

    Backed by a quarter of a century of heritage, Alemba’s vFire Enterprise Service Management solution combines a user-focused design philosophy with robust functionality.

    vFire is trusted by a large number of Enterprise-scale organizations for its out-of-the-box deeply rich workflows, award-winning Pro-active Problem Management and future-proofed flexibility.

    Supportworks brings you the ideal combination of business process automation, functionality and flexibility. It's a comprehensive ITIL-compatible application that satisfies most requirements out of the box. Fully integrated processes and support templates mean you can rapidly adopt key components of the service lifecycle. If you don't need all the disciplines immediately, just switch them off until you're ready. Supportworks has the flexibility to support any service desk requirement: HR and FM applications are available. which means you can run all your service desks on a single platform, eliminating duplicated effort, reducing hardware and software costs, and simplifying support.
    Sample Customers
    Dumfries & Galloway
    Aylesbury Vale District Council
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    Government23%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Non Profit7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Alemba vFire vs. Hornbill Systems Supportworks
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alemba vFire vs. Hornbill Systems Supportworks and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Alemba vFire is ranked 27th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 3 reviews while Hornbill Systems Supportworks is ranked 39th in IT Service Management (ITSM). Alemba vFire is rated 7.4, while Hornbill Systems Supportworks is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Alemba vFire writes "Fulfills all IT management needs, simple setup, but could be more user-friendly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hornbill Systems Supportworks writes "Excels in call logging and call flows but is limited in terms of scalability". Alemba vFire is most compared with ServiceNow and JIRA Service Management, whereas Hornbill Systems Supportworks is most compared with ServiceNow. See our Alemba vFire vs. Hornbill Systems Supportworks report.

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