KIX vs. Open Content Platform Comparison


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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.	About Open Content Platform (OCP) is an open-source IT discovery and integration platform. OCP handles discovery, integration, and modeling for solutions in the datacenter. The core framework is micro-service, enabling process-level horizontal scalability. It’s fully extensible, designed for developers, and leverages components in the open-source space, to greatly reduce product complexity. The dynamic discovery is fundamentally different from other ITSM vendors, and the data-driven modeling keeps Applications and Services up-to-date for downstream consumption (e.g. Service-aware monitoring).
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience SMEs, corporations, public administration, governmental institutions, etc. - basically all organizations that have to manage it and non-it services	Audience Companies of all sizes
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Not Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $33 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $0 open-source license LGPL Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information KIX Service Software Founded: 2006 Germany www.kixdesk.com	Company Information Open Content Platform opencontentplatform.org
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SMART SERVICE DESK ITSM SMART Service Desk View All	VIZOR Vector Networks View All
Categories ITSM Supported	Categories CMDB Supported Data Discovery Supported Integration Supported IT Asset Management Supported ITSM Supported
	ITSM Features Asset Tracking Not Supported Availability Management Not Supported Change Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Not Supported Dashboard Not Supported Incident Management Not Supported Problem Management Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Release & Deployment Management Not Supported Self Service Portal Not Supported Show More Features CMDB Features Change Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Data Visualization Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Impact Management Not Supported IT Asset Management Supported License Management Not Supported Performance Management Not Supported Relationship Mapping Supported Data Discovery Features Contextual Search Not Supported Data Classification Supported Data Matching Supported False Positives Reduction Supported Self Service Data Preparation Not Supported Sensitive Data Identification Not Supported Visual Analytics Not Supported IT Asset Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Audit Management Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Contract/License Management Not Supported Cost Tracking Not Supported Depreciation Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported IT Service Management Supported Maintenance Management Not Supported Procurement Management Not Supported Requisition Management Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported Integration Features Dashboard Not Supported ETL - Extract / Transform / Load Supported Metadata Management Not Supported Multiple Data Sources Supported Web Services Supported
Integrations OpenText AI Operations Management Not Supported OpenText Universal Discovery Not Supported Opsview Not Supported ServiceNow Not Supported	Integrations OpenText AI Operations Management Supported OpenText Universal Discovery Supported Opsview Supported ServiceNow Supported View All 4 Integrations
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