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Atomicwork vs. Cherwell

Farewell Cherwell, Hello Atomicwork!

Cherwell has served IT teams well. But with Ivanti announcing Cherwell’s end-of-life by 2026, modern enterprises demand more than just a tool on maintenance mode.

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Is Cherwell still the right fit for you after Ivanti’s acquisition?

Cherwell was known for its low-code deployment and robust automation capabilities that could be adopted easily for various service processes. However, post the acquisition by Ivanti, Cherwell’s intuitive product will be replaced by a legacy, bloated platform—Ivanti Neurons.

Customizations at the cost of agility

What would’ve otherwise been easy on Cherwell, requires deep customization, specialized expertise, and significant setup time on Ivanti. Admins need to work with complex configuration tools, sparse documentation, and brittle workflows that would slow down deployments and drain resources.

Limited integration and workspace capabilities

Ivanti’s integrations lag behind other modern ITSM platforms. Its API support is basic and syncing data between systems requires extensive IT oversight, often straining infrastructure performance. This also makes it difficult to customize business workflows for non-IT workspaces like your HR or finance functions.

Innovation is stalled with legacy AI layer

Ivanti’s AI strategy is clearly playing catch-up. Its Neurons AI layer is built on dated, proprietary tech that is resource-heavy and limited in scope. Only recently has Ivanti started rolling out OpenAI integrations, reacting to market requirements for basic IT use cases.

Why Atomicwork is the modern alternative to Cherwell?

Unified, agentic AI platform

Built with AI at its core, Atomicwork uses smart AI agents to navigate across systems, delivering instant troubleshooting support and contextual assistance.

Services in the flow of work

Atomicwork meets users where they are, inside Slack, Teams, email, or the browser, so that they can get instant support without interrupting their work.

Easy to set up and use

Built for people and not just processes, Atomicwork is easy to deploy, simple to use, and loved by both IT and end users thus accelerating adoption.

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Hear from customers who switched to Atomicwork

Ryder Hampton
Head of Technology
Switched from ServiceNow

The ROI on deploying Atom across our teams has been incredible. Unlike Jira Service Management, Atom allowed us to maintain our IT service team without adding a single headcount in six months. It handles simple queries that used to interrupt our Finance team, and it provides our CEO with real-time updates on shipments and orders - questions that would normally require a phone call or an email or a meeting, disrupting someone’s day.

Chad Ghosn
Global CIO and CTO
Switched from Jira Service Management

The ROI on deploying Atom across our teams has been incredible. Unlike Jira Service Management, Atom allowed us to maintain our IT service team without adding a single headcount in six months. It handles simple queries that used to interrupt our Finance team, and it provides our CEO with real-time updates on shipments and orders - questions that would normally require a phone call or an email or a meeting, disrupting someone’s day.

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Karthik Chakkrapani,
CIO and SVP of Corporate Operations
Switched from Jira Service Management

With Atomicwork, we are transforming the digital workplace experience at Zuora. Our employees now enjoy instant support, seamless information access, and automated service workflows—all via Slack. This partnership is driving faster resolutions, enhanced productivity, and a smarter, more connected workplace.

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Atomicwork vs. Cherwell at a glance

criteria
Core focus
Traditional ITSM, customization-heavy platform
AI-native, user-first agentic service management platform
Self service
No native Slack or Teams integration
Native Slack, MS Teams, in-browser support for modern teams
AI capabilities
Propietary AI oriented around predefined workflows and a static knowledge base (“billions of phrases” pre-loaded)
Built-in AI with continuous innovation
User experience
The interface is reported as “clunky” or reminiscent of older software
Clean and intuitive interface, designed with the end-user and IT team experiences in mind
Incident management
Comprehensive incident management, reliant on admins to configure categories, workflows, and routing rules manually
Smart incident management features with AI-driven assistance for triaging, notifications and resolution
Change management
ITIL-compliant, process-driven change management practice
Intelligent change management module with AI-driven assistance for risk analysis and rollout
Service catalog management
Significant effort to build a full catalog and make it discoverable
AI-discoverable service catalog and fulfillment workflows
Problem management
ITIL-compliant, process-driven problem management practice
Intelligent problem management module with AI-driven assistance for task generation and risk analysis
Knowledge management
Traditional knowledge management without enterprise search or continuous learning capabilities
AI knowledge management built to continuously learn and provide contextual, personalized answers
Workflow automation
Relies on heavy scripting/configuration by developers
Enables no-code workflows and agentic automation
Deployment and customization
Deployments/customizations require extensive time and expert help (developers or consultants)
Can be rolled out quickly with minimal developer dependency
Customer support
Plug will be pulled completely in the next few months
24*7 support focused on faster resolutions providing value for modern IT teams
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Reimagine your IT operations with Atomicwork

24/7 support right where work happens

Ditch the portals. Deliver always-on assistance through Microsoft Teams, Slack, email, or the browser. Atom, your AI-powered assistant, handles everyday requests like password resets, software access, or real-time troubleshooting.

Manage all your ITSM processes in one place

Use AI to spot incidents proactively, route requests, and handle service catalogs for multiple departments with one powerful platform. Atomicwork also taps into asset data to simplify root-cause analysis and streamline change management.

Out-of-the box, agentic workflows

Leverage Agentic AI to automate service delivery across multiple teams like IT, HR, Finance or workplace services. Integrate with knowledge sources and set up service catalogs in minutes to see faster time-to-value.

Best-in-class enterprise-ready security and compliance

CCPA
GDPR
ISO 27001
ISO 27018
M365
SOC 2
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Frequently asked questions

When is Cherwell officially reaching end-of-life, and what does that actually include?
What happens after December 31, 2026 if my organization is still on Cherwell?
Are Cherwell customers automatically migrated to the new Ivanti Neurons platform?
What is Atomicwork? Is it a full-stack ITSM platform?
How secure is the Atomicwork platform?
How is Atomicwork priced?
What apps does Atomicwork integrate with? Is it scalable for large enterprises using multiple tools?