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Pros
"The flexibility and being able to connect to multiple products are valuable. It allows to use it the way we want to use it versus the way it came out of the box.""You can customize it and make it work to the client's needs.""The most valuable features are the requests and incident tracking.""The solution's back-end architecture is very good for end users.""It is easy to tell what needs fixing and the priority of things.""The new xFlow interface that was introduced for Level 1 analysts really helps the them to achieve the best and fastest result for their users/customers.""It improves our service delivery process. We're more efficient. We're leveraging the ticketing system, which is always more efficient, so we can measure and improve.""Self-service interface means people can check their own tickets."

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"The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it.""The solution has a great filtering feature."

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Cons
"More user experience in the look and feel of the application. ​""Nowadays every person is used to an interface that is more user-friendly and this one is not so user-friendly maybe due to the fact that, if you need to let people customize everything, sometimes you lose out on a clean user experience.""On permissions, there are options to do groups and options to do roles. What is practical, you have to pick one or the other, for both read and write permissions.""When I am reviewing an incident, sometimes there is too much information on the same screen and it is difficult to discern what is of value.""The upgrade was pretty complex.""​Compared to some of the other products, I think we are bit behind​.​""​We would like to see them revamp, or rework, a lot of their configuration management database structures. We hear that is on the horizon.""They should enhance the service desk manager's service point function to be more customizable."

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"The system shuts down about once a month which is frustrating.""The setting up process is not quite easy. It's quite difficult."

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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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    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 has a great filtering feature.
    Top Answer:We've had some problems with the system shutting down about once a month. It sometimes takes five or 10 minutes to start working again but it can also take hours. I think they need to work on their UI… more »
    Top Answer:Samanage is our ticketing system and users email us with their issues which we're then able to prioritize. We are customers of Samanage.
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    23rd
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
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    685
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    Average Words per Review
    326
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    7.7
    26th
    out of 59 in Help Desk Software
    Views
    355
    Comparisons
    236
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    298
    Rating
    8.0
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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
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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...

    "Samanage enables organizations worldwide to deliver a superior service experience. Samanage’s IT service management software accelerates efficiency and visibility into services requested and delivered across an organization, making it easy to continuously streamline process improvement and greater productivity. The fully integrated service desk and asset management solution utilizes a SaaS/multi-tenant platform, allowing IT and other service providers to effectively manage and connect service requests to IT assets. The revolutionary user interface delivers an unmatched user experience and enables code-free customization, allowing customers to fully deploy a robust ITSM solution in days not months or years. "
    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
    SXSW, PRA Group, Fandango, Inteva Products, Amherst College, Tensator
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company25%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Construction Company15%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Clarity SM is ranked 23rd in Help Desk Software with 107 reviews while Samanage is ranked 26th in Help Desk Software with 3 reviews. Clarity SM is rated 7.8, while Samanage is rated 7.6. 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 Samanage writes "Detects incidents quickly, improves our SLA performance and solves issues faster". Clarity SM is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, BeyondTrust Remote Support, OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) and IBM Maximo, whereas Samanage is most compared with ServiceNow, SolarWinds Service Desk, Freshservice and JIRA Service Management.

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