Which one is better PMP or ITIL?
Depends upon your experience, industry in which you are
working. Both Certifications had importance. Both can co-exist. We can't
compare ITIL with PMP, they both have different focus. Which certification to
pursue depends on what you want or need to do for your career.
| 
ITIL | 
PMP | 
| 
ITIL works for IT Service Management | 
PMP is for Project Management | 
| 
ITIL is made for Information Technology directly | 
Whereas PMP can be for any project | 
| 
ITIL certification demonstrates your knowledge in
  the comprehensive set of best practices that are used to develop and execute
  IT service management. This is specific to the IT industry | 
PMP is a certification that helps demonstrate
  your proficiency in Project Management and these skills are not
  industry/domain specific. | 
| 
If your work and deliverables are around ensuring
  value to users and customers, rather than just producing some
  "good" or "product" for consumption, then ITIL is better. | 
If your company provides outsourcing services to
  other countries and your deliverables and work are about the products you
  produce then PMP is better | 
| 
ITIL is more oriented to service organization
  where you will build process for customer support and operations activities.
  It is very good for operation related and support activities. | 
PMP Certification is most respected certification
  in Project Management field. Being PMP certified will help you move your
  career in Management field also. | 
| 
ITIL more suited for daily operation work rather
  than projects. | 
PMP is bible of project management which can be
  applied across industries for any project. | 
| 
If you would like to enhance your career in IT
  Service Management consider ITIL Path | 
If you want a certification that demonstrates
  knowledge in project management consider PMP | 
| 
ITIL works on your technical fronts | 
PMP helps you to learn the tactics for driving
  your  projects towards success | 
It won’t be thus right to compare PMP with ITIL. The fact is
that these two credentials actually complement each other and add considerable
credibility to your profile.
 
