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About Cherwell Service Management is the modern choice for IT Service Management (ITSM). Affordable and easy to implement, the Cherwell platform provides IT teams the ability to implement, automate and modernize service and support processes to cater to the needs of a business--but minus the cost and complexity of legacy ITSM soltutions. Users can choose from subscription or perpetual pricing, on-premises or SaaS, Cherwell-hosted or public cloud infrastructure.	About KIX Service Software develops and markets KIX, the leading open source service management software. More than 400 customers from various industries already use KIX for IT service management or customer service. KIX is available as an on-premise or cloud solution. In addition to extensive and customiseable basic functions (ticket system, asset management, self-service portal, knowledge and FAQ database, reporting, dashboards, etc.), KIX offers a wide range of extension options. Thus, professional field service management, maintenance management, automated device inventory, 15 ITIL® 4 practices, time recording and much more can also be implemented with KIX. We support our customers in analyzing their processes, in software implementation and with individual extensions. Comprehensive support services and a qualified training program round off our offer. We are also involved in key industry associations such as the Open Source Business Alliance, BITKOM and itsmf.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported
Audience Service Desk professionals and companies supporting 1,500+ end-users.	Audience SMEs, corporations, public administration, governmental institutions, etc. - basically all organizations that have to manage it and non-it services
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $33 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Cherwell Software Founded: 2004 United States www.cherwell.com	Company Information KIX Service Software Founded: 2006 Germany www.kixdesk.com
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Categories IT Asset Management Supported ITSM Supported	Categories ITSM Supported
ITSM Features Asset Tracking Supported Availability Management Supported Change Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Supported Dashboard Supported Incident Management Supported Problem Management Supported Project Management Supported Release & Deployment Management Supported Self Service Portal Supported Show More Features IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Supported Cost Tracking Supported Depreciation Management Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Supported Procurement Management Supported Requisition Management Supported Supplier Management Supported
Integrations Activu Supported AlertOps Supported Avatier Identity Anywhere Supported Axonius Supported Cisco Webex Supported Digitate ignio Supported HCL iAutomate Supported Jira Service Management Supported Netreo Supported Relokia Supported Resolve Supported SAP Business One Supported Spiceworks Network Monitor Supported Splunk SOAR Supported Zero Incident Framework Supported ZigiOps Supported Show More Integrations View All 56 Integrations	Integrations Activu Not Supported AlertOps Not Supported Avatier Identity Anywhere Not Supported Axonius Not Supported Cisco Webex Not Supported Digitate ignio Not Supported HCL iAutomate Not Supported Jira Service Management Not Supported Netreo Not Supported Relokia Not Supported Resolve Not Supported SAP Business One Not Supported Spiceworks Network Monitor Not Supported Splunk SOAR Not Supported Zero Incident Framework Not Supported ZigiOps Not Supported Show More Integrations
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