Name: OpenText Service Management
Rating: 4.3 (125 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is OpenText Service Management?

OpenText Service Management (SMAX) is a software designed to support IT service management processes, including incident, problem, change, release, and request management. The software features analytics-driven automation, workflow design, self-service portals, and asset management capabilities. It helps organizations streamline service delivery, improve operational efficiency, and maintain compliance with service management best practices. SMAX addresses business needs by providing a configurable platform for tracking, resolving, and reporting IT service issues, enabling organizations to optimize resource usage, reduce downtime, and ensure continuous improvement in service operations.

Overall experience with OpenText Service Management

IT Manager

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees, Education

FAVORABLE

“SMAX Demands Significant Setup Time But Offers Comprehensive Operational Integration”

4.0

Feb 5, 2026

If you are looking for a solution that you can setup over the weekend, SMAX is NOT that. That said, if you want a solution that forms the centre of all your operations, IT and Non IT, that does not require a re-build every two years, then the investment is worth your while. Also, with the premium licenses, EVERYTHING is included, it's not and another module at an exorbitant cost like Service Now.

IT Associate

<50M USD, Banking

CRITICAL

“Modeling and Enrichment Capabilities Praised Alongside Real Time Data Access”

3.0

Aug 5, 2025

it is getting dedicated and reliable data and real time data in k8s

About Company

Company Description

OpenText powers and protects information. As a global secure information management provider for businesses, OpenText tools span content management, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud, and business networks. For over 30 years, OpenText has helped organizations manage and protect their data and documents while modernizing their information architecture. Its integrated hub connects information across departments and applications to enhance employee experience, productivity, and collaboration, while making information structured and searchable through AI, machine learning, and semantic search. In addition, OpenText delivers endpoint security and digital life protection solutions to safeguard businesses against cyberattacks and data breaches.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

1991

Head office location

Waterloo, Canada

Number of employees

10001+

Annual Revenue

3B-10B USD

Website

http://www.opentext.com

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OpenText Service Management Likes & Dislikes

The ease of upgrades has to be at the top.

Modeling capability, enrichment capability, more flexible api usage

It does what it says it's going to do, managing our internal data securely, but has shortcomings in the quality of AI-readiness in parsing data.

Documentation Gaps. Ironically, OpenText is REALLY good at document management. Notification management is clunky and rigid. Reporting has to be done via a 3rd party tool. It is resource heavy.

storage discovery is used outdated protocol (smi-s) new storages did npt support this protocol.

Speed of data processing, accuracy of data processing, customer service when errors arise (takes long to hear back from them).

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Education

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SMAX Demands Significant Setup Time But Offers Comprehensive Operational Integration

Associate

Secure Data Management Achieved but Contextual Errors Persist in Service Output

Apr 15, 2026

Overall, I've been mostly satisfied with the quality of output by this service. Nothing to write home about, and often has contextual errors that require sifting through with a fine toothed comb that I don't have to do with other platforms.

Senior Consultant

<50M USD

IT Services

OpenText Service Management Emphasizes Compliance, Governance, and Workflow Structuring

5.0

Apr 14, 2026

If you require strong governance , compliance and alignment with enterprise ITSM process then go with OpenText service Management. The platform offers robust capabilities around incident , change , problem and asset. Integration is very easy with this tool. It offers well structured workflows and control.

Sr Qlik Developer

Stable ITSM Platform Offers Reliable Processes but Faces UI and Reporting Limitations

Apr 23, 2026

Overall experience has been stable & reliable for core ITSM processes. It handles incident, request & change management well. Setup takes effort but once configured it runs consistently

MANAGER OF IT SERVICES

50M-1B USD

Opentext SMAX Offers Customisable ITSM Framework With Enhanced Data Ownership Features

Nov 7, 2025

Opentext SMAX is powered and loaded with complete ITSM process and framework, easily customisable and on-prem setup helps to protect the data and gives data ownership as well.

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“SMAX Demands Significant Setup Time But Offers Comprehensive Operational Integration”

“Modeling and Enrichment Capabilities Praised Alongside Real Time Data Access”

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SMAX Demands Significant Setup Time But Offers Comprehensive Operational Integration

Secure Data Management Achieved but Contextual Errors Persist in Service Output

OpenText Service Management Emphasizes Compliance, Governance, and Workflow Structuring

Stable ITSM Platform Offers Reliable Processes but Faces UI and Reporting Limitations

Opentext SMAX Offers Customisable ITSM Framework With Enhanced Data Ownership Features

4.3

(22 Ratings)

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