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AlgoSec vs. BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) vs. OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AlgoSec

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAlgoSec, from the company of the same name in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, is a firewall security management option. The service now includes the CMDB capabilities of Prevasio, which was acquired by AlgoSec.N/A

    BMC Helix CMDB

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB, formerly known as Atrium CMDB) is a configuration management database.N/A

    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFormerly from Micro Focus, OpenText™ Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB discovers, maps, and manages IT configurations and can be deployed on-premises or via SaaS. It is used to increase IT visibility and reduce IT service disruptions with robust discovery, service dependency mapping, and proactive impact analysis.N/A
    Pricing
    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Considered Multiple Products
    AlgoSec
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    OpenText
    Chose OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    There are no relevant differences between the most well-known CMDB tools in terms of their features and user experience; however, one of the critical facts to select a specific CMDB product is its capacity to integrate it with all IT operations management tools for ITIL …
    Incentivized
    Chose OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
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    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Firewall Security Management
    Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of AlgoSec and BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Feature
    AlgoSec
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    Ratings
    Policy planning and rule management6.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Policy Orchestration5.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Discovery7.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy Compliance Auditing5.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attack Path Simulation Testing7.12 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Scans8.92 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Rule Cleanup5.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
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    8.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    5.0
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    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    AlgoSecBMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AlgoSec
    It works okay for auditing existing network systems but seems to have trouble with cloud configurations.
    Incentivized
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    BMC Helix
    Lets you run more effective CABs with accurate configuration and dependency data. Understand the impact of change on other assets applications and services. Detecting potential underlying issues [when multiple] changes are made. Provides very adaptable and highly reliable data quality and integrity engines configured through rules [to] ensure normalization, data source prioritization, and deduplication.
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    OpenText
    Micro Focus Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB is well suited for medium to large IT operations after a careful review and strategy definition of all support tools that will be integrated. When it comes to deciding on a set of tools for IT operation management and its different processes like Incident, event, and change management; a good approach would be to create a roadmap with the integrated suite of tools to create a native ecosystem and reduce complexity on the integration and adoption.
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    Pros
    AlgoSec
    • Firewall policy overview and optimisation by rule reordering and suggestions to delete unused rules
    • Network map overview and implement topology changes based on source destination and port
    • Pci audit results and recommendations for a better score
    • Discover application based flows through auto-discovery and make changes to those flow.
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    BMC Helix
    • ITIL helps to meet customer expectations.
    • Beat competitors offerings
    • Allign with legal and regulatory requirements.
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    OpenText
    • Management and organization of Configuration Items
    • Ensures a single and uniform source of database to avoid any ambiguity between departments.
    • Proper delivery of services
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    AlgoSec
    • AlgoSec need to work on their support in India.
    • Insufficient documentation.
    • It should support other platforms like GCP, Alibaba, etc.
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    BMC Helix
    • Speed and flexiability
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    OpenText
    • When getting started the Cloud deployment may be not that easy.
    • To manipulate the system deeply requires a professional operator.
    • Working on large data project.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    AlgoSec
    It worked great for on-site systems but does not scale effectively.
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    BMC Helix
    Once you have an understanding of the many use cases that this software can meet, you will be able to tightly integrate this into a ticketing system which increases the ROI of the product tremendously.
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    OpenText
    Old versions which do not support CMS have a luck of user experience and performance for reports and service modeling.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    AlgoSec
    No answers on this topic
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Some complex issues regarding performance and platform upgrades have been difficult to address and have short time solutions.
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    Implementation Rating
    AlgoSec
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    BMC Helix
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    OpenText
    Upgrades from old versions were really hard to handle.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AlgoSec
    User friendliness of Algosec is great!
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    BMC Helix
    The number of workflows, escalations, processes built in the out of the box Remedy is outstanding. Trying to mimic/customize an open source, or even Remedyforce would cost more than implementing a vanilla Remedy. We reviewed ServiceNow but we felt that in terms of an end-to-end implementation tool, Remedy is still first in class.
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    OpenText
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
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    Return on Investment
    AlgoSec
    • Algosec has helped customers across the globe optimize their firewall policies and bring the best performance off their devices
    • AlgoSec supports a wide range of devices and is constantly working to include support for many others
    • The support and professional services team at AlgoSec is very knowledgeable and supportive.
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    BMC Helix
    • Highly adaptable.
    • Provides relevant insights for your business.
    • Offers quality and reliable data.
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    OpenText
    • ensured proper service delivery which helped organizations to grow
    • It was a little expensive for the company.
    • Mainly had a positive impact especially in the cases of risk assessment and analysis.
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