Compare Compliance Manager and SAM - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 16, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Compliance Manager or SAM?

Compliance Manager is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SAM, and SAM is rated with the same score (82/100) as Compliance Manager (82/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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Who is more expensive? Compliance Manager or SAM?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Risk Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Compliance Manager and SAM.

Compliance Manager price starts at $50 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Compliance Manager is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Risk Management software. SAM price starts at $325 per user/month , When comparing SAM to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Risk Management software cost.

Bottom line: Compliance Manager is more expensive than SAM.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Compliance Manager Vs. SAM based on some of the most important and required Risk Management features.

Compliance Manager: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

SAM: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Compliance Manager's typical customers include: SMBs, SAM can be successfully deployed in any business size.



Compliance Manager

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $50 per month

Compliance Manager is a growing cloud-based IT Management software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Compliance Manager received a rating of 4.6 from ITQlick team. The software cost is ...

Categories: Compliance , IT Management.

SAM

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $325 per user/month

Software Asset Management (SAM) is an inventory and IT asset management solution for businesses of all sizes. The software offers solutions for optimization of the organization’s assets. It was designed and lau...

Categories: IT Asset Management, Marketing, Marketing Analytics.

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SAM Specifications

ITQlick Score: 82/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2/10 - low cost
Category: Construction -> SAM review
Company: Microsoft
Pricing: starts at $325 per user/month
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Cloud
Links: SAM review, SAM pricing, SAM alternatives

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Compliance Manager: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

SAM: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Complian...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$50 per month
Functionality
5
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SAM
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$325 per user/month
Functionality
6
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DoubleCheck
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$5,000 per year
Functionality
5
Synergi ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$3,000 per month
Functionality
3
Project
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$18.78 per user/month
Functionality
8

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.