Alloy Navigator vs. BMC Helix ITSM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alloy Navigator
Score 2.5 out of 10
N/A
Alloy Navigator is an IT Service and Asset Management solution featuring a workflow process automation engine fortified by an intelligent interface that automatically creates meaningful relationships between the data that matters. Alloy Navigator is designed for small, medium and enterprise businesses, and covers several IT disciplines ranging from Help Desk, Inventory and Knowledge Base Management to ITIL-driven standards such as Change & Configuration…
$19
per month per tech
BMC Helix ITSM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
BMC Helix ITSM replaces Remedy. It is a broad suite of ITSM, tools with strong integrations to other BMC tools and in-built ITAM. The product is used mainly by global brands and is offered in on-premise and SaaS configurations.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
ALLOY NAVIGATOR EXPLORER
$19
per month per tech
ALLOY NAVIGATOR EXPRESS
$49
per month per tech
ALLOY NAVIGATOR ENTERPRISE
$79
per month per tech
BMC Helix ITSM
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alloy NavigatorBMC Helix ITSM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is solely based on the number of technicians supporting your end users and computers that require auditing. There are no other licenses required.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Alloy Navigator
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Ratings
BMC Helix ITSM
8.6
108 Ratings
4% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1106 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.776 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings8.688 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.695 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.277 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.492 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.595 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Alloy Navigator
-
Ratings
BMC Helix ITSM
8.4
94 Ratings
1% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.790 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.586 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.070 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Alloy Navigator
-
Ratings
BMC Helix ITSM
8.7
97 Ratings
1% above category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings8.996 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings8.591 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings8.792 Ratings
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Alloy NavigatorBMC Helix ITSM
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Score 9.2 out of 10
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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alloy NavigatorBMC Helix ITSM
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(110 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(61 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(10 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
BMC Helix ITSM it is all round platform for any size enterprise offering every capability you would need with a high level of customization capabilities offering the possibility to align the tool to your processes. The platform leverages AI in multiple places improving the overall experience and efficiency. Unfortunately some parts of the platform are still running on old technology, holding back the rest of platform from evolving even faster
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Pros
Alloy Software
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BMC Helix
  • AI drive incident correlation leading to identifying problems and major incidents quickly.
  • Digital Workplace gives end-users a modern and personalized UI to submit requests, monitor service health, and receive self-help.
  • As an enterprise ITSM, it is critical that Request, Incident, Problem, Asset, and Change Management are integrated and flow together. BMC Helix is built on this principle.
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Cons
Alloy Software
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BMC Helix
  • Service Level management configs can be lengthy, and when changes are needed to specific SLA, it does take a long time to configure. Templates work but only for certain things, lots of manual work is still required.
  • The Online product documentation can be confusing or in same cases not correct.
  • BMC products are sometimes expensive. When partners try to resell licenses or increase their own allotment, it becomes very expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
It provides the tool we need and is able to be customised to meet new requirements. Cost to change in training and integrations would be considerable.
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Usability
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
Overall the product enhances the capability of incident management, problem management and change management. The AI based framework helps generated better visibility and reports. The effectiveness of enhanced service desk suuport improves end user experience as the incidents are handled well in time and aged incidents are highlighted at the right time.
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Reliability and Availability
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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Performance
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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Support Rating
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
Their tech support is top notch. They respond and get back to us, even on lower level incidents and issues, very quickly. It is rare that we deal with a support technician who does not know what they are doing.
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Online Training
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
the trainers dont have so much practical experiences. its mostly follow up and reading existing documentation withou own input. of course experiences people are on shore or have no free time. sad truth
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Implementation Rating
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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Alternatives Considered
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
I believe Remedy's performance and market share exceeds its competitors. But it is worth mentioning that Microsoft's SCCM has excellent integration with Microsoft enterprise solutions and has is less expensive and not efficient. The IBM solution has better analytics but lacks the wide features and capabilities of Remedy. HP & CA are the real competitors for Remedy but lacks the stability, maturity, and effectiveness in Remedy
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
unclear. lot of for less
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Scalability
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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Return on Investment
Alloy Software
No answers on this topic
BMC Helix
  • Positive: an introduction to ITIL and viewing Asset, User Management from the perspective of ITIL, and how BMC has implemented those processes
  • Negative: The development team needs to communicate better with the sales and support side, and they need offer an open API
  • Negative: Currently the Asset Management side has little security and validation of Asset input: anyone can make API (mostly), at any item, which is a problem that I am apart of solving.
  • The UX needs updating, badly. Its quality is poor: it functions, but it is cumbersome, click-heavy and requires several hours to understand how to function with it. Also, it needs to ditch IE11 support, altogether.
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ScreenShots

Alloy Navigator Screenshots

Screenshot of Real-Time AnalyticsScreenshot of Graphical RelationshipsScreenshot of Seamless CommunicationScreenshot of Vibrant KnowledgeScreenshot of Self-Service Portal

BMC Helix ITSM Screenshots

Screenshot of BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker. This is where users can deliver a secure service experience across multi-cloud environments.Screenshot of Knowledge Management, available with intelligent recommendations to help bring the right information to end-users and agents to quickly and accurately resolve issues.Screenshot of the incident and problem management interface, used to create and resolve incidents faster with intelligent, context-aware, and proactive incident matching.