Alloy Navigator vs Nova-Suite

Alloy Navigator is an IT service management solution for incident, change, and problem workflows, service requests, and IT asset management. It includes ITIL processes and configurable workflow components for business processes. Its customizable self-service portal can be set up without coding and can automate repeat requests. Other listed capabilities include approval workflows, SLA management, a knowledge base, an employee portal, and single sign-on. Organizations can run it on premises, as SaaS, or in their own Azure or AWS cloud. Documented integrations include Microsoft Teams, TeamViewer, Microsoft Entra ID, Dell warranty, Adobe licensing, Intune, and SCCM/MECM; connections can also use a REST API. Native iOS and Android apps serve technicians and users, with a separate inventory scanner app. Plans are billed annually: Explorer costs $19 a month for up to 3 technicians, Express costs $49 a month for 4 or more technicians, and Enterprise costs $89 a month for 4 or more technicians. Each plan allows unlimited requesters. Cloud hosting fees are additional to base product prices.

Nova-Suite is an open-source IT Service Management platform for incident management, configuration management, and service-level agreement enforcement. Its service catalogue lets end users submit requests, follow status, and browse knowledge articles. A contextual assistant can recommend articles, create incidents, and autofill forms for end users and fulfillers. Teams can classify, prioritize, and route incidents, set escalation policies, and receive real-time SLA breach predictions. The CMDB supports customizable CI classes, attributes, relationships, and impact visibility. Change management includes CAB approvals and planning windows. Reporting provides dashboards and team workload views, with CSV export and BI access through the API. REST API access includes Swagger documentation, and scheduled data-source imports are supported. Nova-Suite runs on user infrastructure with Docker or Kubernetes, or as managed cloud. Local authentication and OIDC single sign-on, including Google and Microsoft Entra ID, are available. PostgreSQL Row-Level Security, role controls, and audit logs are listed for tenant and action controls. The free Standard plan is self-hosted; Commercial licensing has custom pricing.