Alloy Navigator Reviews

The customization ability of Alloy is very impressive. We have not found anything that we have not been able to change so that it suits our needs. We are not even currently using Alloy to its fullest capacity yet and it has transformed workflows. Being able to track property and equipment to remote employees within the different categories is so helpful. I appreciate the flexibility of the system, once you learn the different levels of details it contains.
The customer support is fantastic and really responsive. The training we received saved so many missteps when we were setting up the system. I really felt prepared to go live. Of course, we have made changes since startup as we realized different views or categorizations of items would work better, and the system makes it easy to adjust.
My favorite section is the Consumables section. I am finding more and more ways to use this section. I feel that once we integrate purchasing into our Alloy workflow, our data will be so invaluable.

The only real problem I've found so far is that the Inventory Items and the Equipment Lending Library don't sync. This has been a little limiting, but the support team is working to correct that so I anticipate no problems in the future.
There is a big learning curve with Alloy if you have not worked with a similar system. If you are new to Asset tracking systems, I highly recommend taking advantage of the training sessions. They are very in-depth and will prepare you well.
Some of the categorizations required with Category and Type are a little redundant. Especially in the Consumable Products section. It took me several tries to figure out the best way to input these items to make them work for us.

The fact that it comes smartly pre-configured. Settings are very easy and flexible. Everything is Possible, and if it is not you can always do it with PowerShell, no limit!

The project Management side could be enhanced, also the Knowledge Management or the Document but they are less important in our activity

- Alloy user portal and technician portals are easy to use
- Runs quickly and smoothly
- Easy to import users from AD
- Email integration for alerts on new tickets and updates on existing tickets
- Training that Alloy offers is well thought out and contains tons of information.

- Customer Support can take 1-3 days to get back to you
- The backend of Alloy is very confusing. Trying to change simple things can be extremely difficult since there is no search functionality and no documentation online.
- If you want custom features added it is going to cost a decent chunk of money.

Please keep in mind that I do not use all of the available features of this system. But I really like the features that I'm currently using. I spend nearly all of my time with tickets and Change Requests. Both features are easy to use, and help me track my work effectively. I love how easy it is to escalate tickets and CR's, create work orders, and communicate with my requestors directly within the tickets. My administrator has also created some very helpful reports and dashboards so I can track the work that my employees complete, and provide visibility to our Executive Leadership. We've even created an entire process surrounding our Change Advisory Board that streamlines the approval process for projects. It's wonderful.

It might just be me, but I find both the Activity and History tabs to be confusing / overwhelming at times. I wish there was a better way to quickly see what's happened with the ticket over time.

All of our Service Requests, Incidents, Announcements and instructions for inquiries are centralized and can be linked as required.
The purchasements of hardware, software and services can be managed centrally. If necessary, different permits can be configured as a condition prior to purchasements.
Sub-tasks of Service Requests, incidents or projects can be managed clearly.
If you want, adjustments to workflows, masks, etc. can also be made.
Alloy Navigator's webinterface is very good, most or almost all of the work can be done in the web browser. This is really fantastic!

Alloy Navigator is very good software. I can't find anything that we can call a disadvantage.

We have found Alloy to be highly customizable to meet our needs - we can track the life cycle of hardware assets, we can remotely manage machines directly from an incident case, we can link incidents and problems to the computers history, and and we can automate many simple and complicated tasks from resetting a password to requesting an RMA from a hardware vendor. I have used many other Enterprise IT incident management software products and this is still my software of choice.

The system is very powerful and with power comes complexity that requires training and understanding of how the underlying database interacts with the software in order to get the most out of the product. Understanding the hierarchy is important when setting up your service desks if you support more than one technical team. We have an IT Support Desk as well as a Facilities Support Desk, and a Supply Order Desk.

Alloy can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be based on how you set it up. The flexibility and depth are what I love most about it. You can really keep track of everything in your IT environment and you can customize it to fit your specific needs. Other products make you use their preconfigured categories and workflows, etc. While Alloy comes preconfigured with almost everything you need, you can add or remove just about anything you want and build your own workflows to automate the system.

I find that the more flexible a product is, the more cumbersome it can be. Since Alloy is extremely flexible, the set up can be a little complicated. However, they have a great support team to help you when you need it.

Our favorite part about the Alloy software is the scripting and automation it provides. You can have it create tickets or work orders automatically when certain conditions are met, such as a ticket to order more computers when stock is running low.

The scripting is a bit hard to understand if you don't come from a SQL background. However, Alloy's support team is excellent and has been able to help with every issue we've given them.