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OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) vs. Freshservice

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricOpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

by OpenText

Freshservice

by Freshworks

Overall rating4.24.6
Review count721,366
Ease of use8.29.3
Ease of setup7.69.0
Quality of support8.29.1
Meets requirements8.79.0
NPS42.85714375.644917
Small Business18.1%18.0%
Mid-Market23.6%60.9%
Enterprise58.3%21.1%
Total page views1803,143
Total LLM citations1,59528,238

OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

OpenText™ SMAX delivers a smart approach to service management, with full capabilities for IT service management (ITSM), IT asset management (ITAM), and enterprise service management (ESM). Empower users to self-resolve common requests with private generative AI chatbots that offer human-like responses. Give your team what they need—ITIL best-practice templates, codeless configurations, and built-in AI and analytics for automating workflows, improving processes, and solving issues. With SaaS deployment, SMAX eliminates the hassle of installation, maintenance, and upgrade.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful
  • Integrations
  • Time Management
  • Cloud Services
  • Software Updates

Freshservice

Freshservice by Freshworks is an AI-powered, unified service operations platform built for agile enterprises that need to move fast without sacrificing control. Freshworks is named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for IT Service Management Platforms, recognition we believe reflects our strategic platform investments, product enhancements shaped by customer feedback, and strong visibility among ITSM buyers.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Automation
  • Ticketing System
  • Ticket Management
  • User Interface