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ServiceNow Software Asset Management

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is ServiceNow Software Asset Management?

Software Asset Management runs on a single-architecture platform, enabling faster outcomes to slash spending and license compliance risks. ServiceNow Software Asset Management is the only SAM solution that operates on a single platform with a common service data model.

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Awards & Recognition

ServiceNow Software Asset Management won the following awards in the Software Asset Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

7 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

Contract Negotiation

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

ServiceNow Software Asset Management Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

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98 Plan to Renew

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81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 97%
Negotiation and Contract:: 98%
Conflict Resolution:: 95%
Strategy & Innovation:: 92%
Service Experience:: 92%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love ServiceNow Software Asset Management?

2% Negative

2% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Client's Interest First
Generous Negotitation
Friendly Negotiation
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Analytics and Reporting

Software Inventory Management

Cloud License Management

License Optimization Insights

Contract Management

Integration with IT Systems

Software Usage Metering

Audit Scheduling and Management

End to End Lifecycle Management

Data Center Analytics

Software Recognition Library

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

ServiceNow Software Asset Management Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

An Intuitive Tool for Software Management

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring
Saves Time

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Charges for Enhancements

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Good price - it comes with much economical prise.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Fair
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Role: Consultant
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

Love ServiceNow; cannot wait for SAM to improve.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Helps Innovate

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ServiceNow Software Asset Management

What is ServiceNow Software Asset Management?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

ServiceNow Software Asset Management Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

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81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love ServiceNow Software Asset Management?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Software Inventory Management Detailed inventory cataloging of all software installations across devices to track exactly how many used and unused licenses are available for each application

Cloud License Management Monitor and manage as-a-service solutions, including SaaS, IaaS, PaaS licensing, public and private cloud.

License Optimization Insights Provide actionable insights, data, and recommendations to optimize software licensing and purchasing.

Contract Management Allocate software to contracts, store all contracts in a central repository, and manage contracts with alerts for upcoming renewals, payments, and expirations.

Integration with IT Systems Integrate with Active Directory, existing inventory tools, other ITSM vendors, and third-party procurement systems.

Software Usage Metering Includes out-of-the-box support for software usage tracking to identify heavily used or unused assets across the cloud and network and collect unused licenses.

Audit Scheduling and Management The solution automates and schedules routine internal software compliance audits to verify compliance with license agreements and identify non-compliance issues

End to End Lifecycle Management Solution provides logical workflows and templates for managing the entire software lifecycle from procurement through to retirement.

Data Center Analytics Information regarding capacity and challenges unique to datacenters, such as workload modelling, virtual licensing, and mapping virtual instances to hosts.

Software Recognition Library Includes built-in software library to enhance recognition of installed packages.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

ServiceNow Software Asset Management Reviews

An Intuitive Tool for Software Management

Likeliness to Recommend

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Good price - it comes with much economical prise.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Love ServiceNow; cannot wait for SAM to improve.

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Software Inventory Management

Cloud License Management

License Optimization Insights

Contract Management

Integration with IT Systems

Software Usage Metering

Audit Scheduling and Management

End to End Lifecycle Management

Data Center Analytics

Software Recognition Library

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support