Comparison

SBM Client vs Arb Manager 2.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SBM Client

This business management tool automates IT and DevOps workflows. It allows users to manage processes, view reports, and submit new items directly from their mobile devices, even offline.

Highlights
  • Process app selection
  • Customizable mobile dashboard
  • Graphical and listing reports
  • Notifications
  • Submit new items
  • Offline item and form manipulation
  • Barcode and QR code data input
Features
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Solutions Business Manager (SBM), formerly known as Serena Business Manager, is the leading process management and workflow automation platform for IT and DevOps. It is designed to orchestrate and automate processes and provide transparency across an organization including software development life cycle (SDLC), IT operations, and the business. Mobile client enables customers to perform major operations with SBM from their mobile devices: - Choose a Process App to work with - Operate using customized Mobile Dashboard - Show graphical and listing reports on the mobile device - Receive the notifications - Submit new items - Choose full form or simple form format to manipulate with form data in the way suitable for mobile device - Execute transitions on the items and move them through the workflow - Search for the item - Search for the report - Input data from bar-codes and QR codes - Work with items and forms off-line

About

Arb Manager 2.0

Features
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Screenshots

SBM Client4 screens
Arb Manager 2.01 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arb Manager 2.0 at every 3 weeks against SBM Client's every 3 months. Arb Manager 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SBM Client ships an update every 3 months, Arb Manager 2.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SBM Client versus Arb Manager 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBM ClientArb Manager 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTextHarvard University

In-app purchases

None

SBM Client

No in-app purchases

None

Arb Manager 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SBM Client free?
SBM Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arb Manager 2.0 free?
Arb Manager 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SBM Client or Arb Manager 2.0 have ads?
Neither SBM Client nor Arb Manager 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SBM Client or Arb Manager 2.0?
SBM Client ships an update every 3 months, and Arb Manager 2.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, SBM Client was updated on October 21, 2026 and Arb Manager 2.0 on October 17, 2026.

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