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One portal for every service

One self-service portal for IT and every department

Alemba's self-service portal is a single, license-free front door to enterprise services. Employees across IT, HR, Finance and Facilities log requests, search knowledge and track progress in real time from one consumer-grade interface, in their own language, so routine issues resolve faster and service teams handle fewer tickets.

License-free
Unlimited end users, no per-user fees
Every department
One portal for IT, HR, Finance & Facilities
Any language
Multi-language support for global teams
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The basics

What is a self-service portal?

A self-service portal is a single online front door where employees log requests, find knowledge-base answers and track progress in real time, without having to contact the service desk. Purpose-built for Enterprise Service Management, Alemba's portal extends that experience across IT, HR, Finance, Facilities and beyond from one platform.

With a familiar shopping-cart-style service catalog, smart search and guided workflows, users resolve routine issues themselves, while service teams cut ticket volumes and reclaim time for higher-value work. It is a consumer-grade experience that supports a genuine shift-left strategy across the enterprise.

Why it matters

What you'll gain with Alemba's self-service portal

  • Increase self-service adoption across departments
  • Reduce ticket volumes with AI suggestions and intelligent search
  • Lower support costs by deflecting routine queries
  • Improve satisfaction with fast, transparent service
  • Promote knowledge base usage to reduce incident volume
  • Accelerate handling with guided workflows and automated routing
  • Deliver real-time updates that build trust and reduce follow-ups
  • Surface content and process gaps with built-in usage analytics
  • Free up specialists for complex issues with a shift-left model
  • Enhance communication between employees and service teams
Capabilities

Key features of the ASM customer portal

Unified Service Gateway

A single entry point for all service requests, from IT and HR to Finance, Facilities and more.

Smart Search & Contextual Suggestions

Search understands user intent, behavior and keywords to serve relevant articles and forms in real time.

License-Free Access at Scale

Unlimited user access with no per-user licensing, ideal for large, hybrid or distributed organizations.

Request Tracking & SLA Visibility

Full transparency on ticket status, SLAs and timelines, with visual indicators and real-time updates.

Personalization & Branding

Match your organization's look, feel and language with configurable layouts, categories and branding.

Major Incident Notifications

Push service-impact updates and critical outage information to affected users.

Targeted News Bulletins

Share tailored announcements and policy updates by team, location or user group.

Real-Time Dashboards & Insights

Visibility into service desk performance, portal usage and trends to drive continuous improvement.

See it in action

See the self-service portal in action

A quick tour of the ASM customer portal: catalog, knowledge, request tracking and a consistent experience across every department.

Beyond IT

Designed for Enterprise Service Management

One experience for every service team

Unlike IT-only portals, Alemba's portal supports every department, so employees can request equipment, book rooms, access benefits or report a facilities issue from a single platform. Automation, routing and tracking are unified across the enterprise for a consistent, scalable experience.

Seamless integration with Alemba workflows

Every request submitted through the portal triggers Alemba's no-code graphical workflow engine, connects to the CMDB and follows service catalog logic. Approvals, escalations and status updates happen without manual handoffs, keeping both users and service teams informed.

The Alemba Service Manager service catalog, showing grouped request categories that staff can browse and submit from the self-service portal

A self-service portal in every user's language

For distributed and international organizations, Alemba's portal supports multiple languages, so every employee gets the same consumer-grade service experience in their own language, from one platform. No separate systems, no fragmented experience across regions.

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Real results

Customer success: Luton Borough Council

Local government · UK

A simple, single front door for council services

Bringing IT support back in-house against a fixed deadline, Luton Borough Council implemented Alemba Service Manager to support 2,500 users and around 3,600 requests a month, and went live ahead of schedule.

The council built a customer portal praised for its ease of use and comprehensive features, including Teams Chat integration, and is now extending it beyond IT toward a single front door for its wider corporate enabling services.

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Luton Borough Council's Alemba Service Manager customer portal, with tiles for logging a fault, requesting a service and searching for help, alongside a Teams Chat option
Common questions

Self-service portal FAQs

What is a self-service portal?

A self-service portal is a single online front door where employees log requests, find knowledge-base answers and track progress without contacting the service desk. Alemba's self-service portal extends this across IT, HR, Finance and Facilities from one license-free interface.

Does Alemba's self-service portal support multiple languages?

Yes. Alemba's self-service portal supports multiple languages, so employees in different regions use the same portal in their own language. This suits distributed and international organizations that need one consistent service experience across locations. Explore the multi-language self-service portal.

Is the self-service portal really license-free for all users?

Yes. Alemba's self-service portal is 100% license-free for end users, so you can roll it out to the entire business without per-user fees.

Can I create different portals for IT and HR?

Yes. Alemba supports either a unified portal for all departments or separate portals for IT, HR, Facilities and more, depending on your structure.

What devices can end users access the portal from?

The portal is fully responsive and works on desktop, tablet and mobile devices, so users can access services anytime, anywhere.

Does it support chat and real-time support features?

Yes. Built-in chat lets users talk to analysts directly from the portal to resolve issues faster, and a chatbot helps users find solutions to common problems.

Can we customize the look and feel to match our brand?

Yes. You can apply your organization's logo, color scheme and design standards to fully brand the portal.

See the self-service portal in action

See how Alemba's self-service portal helps you deflect tickets, reduce delays and deliver a consistent support experience across your business, in any language.

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