Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] vs Symantec Asset Management Suite comparison

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We performed a comparison between Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] and Symantec Asset Management Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is stable and scalable.""We have now automatic and immediate control of assets usage, and we can now better manage our assets pool and get benefits through that.""This product can be customized according to the needs of any company."

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"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."

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Cons
"There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas.""The technology used is outdated, the interface is outdated, the database is outdated, everything is outdated.""The usability of this product is still out-of-date and could be improved. The interface could be improved."

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"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations."

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  • "From my experience, Asset Manager is expensive."
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  • "The price of the solution was reasonable a couple of years ago but now it is expensive."
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    26th
    out of 48 in IT Asset Management
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    Also Known As
    Asset Manager, HPE Asset Manager
    Symantec Altiris Asset Management Suite
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    Overview
    HPE Asset Manager automates best practices across the asset management lifecycle and integrates processes into IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service support workflows including incident, problem, and change management to improve service quality and business outcomes.

    Are you paying for unused software licenses? Are you prepared for your next vendor software audit? Take control with SymantecTM Asset Management Suite 8.0. In combination with Symantec Client Management Suite, you’ll get an accurate picture of your organization’s assets, ensure compliance during software audits, avoid vendor penalties and fines and uncover savings by eliminating the purchase of unnecessary licenses. Without an in-depth understanding of your organization’s software licenses, vendor contracts, and assets, it’s difficult to make smart business decisions. Asset Management Suite helps you take control with a complete and accurate picture of the relationships between all of them.

    Asset Management Suite discovers, inventories, and tracks all the hardware and software assets in your IT infrastructure through a CMDB. The CMDB manages assets’ hierarchical relationships to other configuration items, users, locations, departments, cost centers, and associated contracts. This information gives you credible information on the location and license status of every important OS, virtualization platform, or application instance. With this detailed, up-to-date information, your team can quickly identify problems, apply solutions, and document compliance.

    Sample Customers
    Finansbank, MTS India, Sprint
    Amway (China) Co. Ltd., Barnabas Health, Cabela's Inc., Carrington Holding Company, Comparex, ForceTEC Co. Ltd., Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hutchison Whampoa (China) Commerce Limited, Johnson County Community College, Molina Healthcare Inc., Office of the Senator for Education and Science, Pima Community College, TIVIT, Travelport
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company28%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government10%
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    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in IT Asset Management while Symantec Asset Management Suite is ranked 26th in IT Asset Management. Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] is rated 7.2, while Symantec Asset Management Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] writes "A stable and clever solution, but it is very complex and it needs a lot of improvements". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Asset Management Suite writes "Plenty of features, stable, and scalable". Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Symantec Asset Management Suite is most compared with .

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