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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AppFog (discontinued)

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AAppFog was a cloud-agnostic application and infrastructure management platform used to manage workloads across on-premises and third-party cloud environments. It has been discontinued.

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    BMC FootPrints

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABMC FootPrints is an IT service management (ITSM) solution featuring workload automation.N/A

    eTouchPoint

    N/AN/AN/AN/A
    Pricing
    AppFog (discontinued)BMC FootPrintseTouchPoint
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppFog (discontinued)BMC FootPrintseTouchPoint
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    AppFog (discontinued)BMC FootPrintseTouchPoint
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of AppFog (discontinued) and BMC FootPrints and eTouchPoint
    Feature
    AppFog (discontinued)
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    17% below category average
    BMC FootPrints
    -
    Ratings
    eTouchPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability5.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead6.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration6.62 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation7.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery6.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of AppFog (discontinued) and BMC FootPrints and eTouchPoint
    Feature
    AppFog (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    BMC FootPrints
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    eTouchPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of AppFog (discontinued) and BMC FootPrints and eTouchPoint
    Feature
    AppFog (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    BMC FootPrints
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    eTouchPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of AppFog (discontinued) and BMC FootPrints and eTouchPoint
    Feature
    AppFog (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    BMC FootPrints
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    eTouchPoint
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository00 Ratings9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AppFog (discontinued)BMC FootPrintseTouchPoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppFog (discontinued)BMC FootPrintseTouchPoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It was very good to use in small scale projects. Considering the high end projects with many instances and multi-platform architectures, it is better to test before the application is deployed. I think few of the questions can be general - who are the system users and what size is the application focussing on? How much resources are required? Will the application require any additional services?
    Incentivized
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    BMC Helix
    BMC Footprints is so well suited to keep the documentation easy to read and find, as same as typification. You can find specific documentation for an audit so fast and export a report using the specific criteria that you need to comply with your boss or audit needs. As I told before, BMC footprints need to be more friendly to the end users because they get lost many times trying to track some ticket or typing documentation.
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Quick deployment of pre-built virtual machines
    • Some of the virtual machines also are readily available with a pack of softwares
    • Good Stability. Using it as a student, I have never experienced any downtime issues with the projects deployed on AppFog.
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    BMC Helix
    • Documentation. We try to reduce the amount of paperwork needed for staff to do their job, so by automating certain tasks, we are able to speed up the resolution process for trouble tickets.
    • Reporting. We'll use the reporting tool to get the number of tickets opened, response times and can go into granular reports.
    • Surveys. When tickets are closed, we automatically send out surveys to end users to get valuable feedback on how we did and what we can improve.
    Incentivized
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Though it is good and easy for developers, it lacks operational activities and monitoring tools.
    • It is easy to deploy WAR on AppFog with its console but sometimes it can lack on the performance and feasibility.
    Incentivized
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    BMC Helix
    • Purpose based configuration- It would be beneficial to see a more purposed based, out of the box, configuration option. For example, if you need PCI compliance, more intuitive reporting would make managing compliance much easier.
    • Initial design and implementation- Don't think that your experience as an IT professional will allow you to stand this system up on your own. To properly configure Footprints and set yourself up for success down the road, get Professional Services with this one.
    • Somewhat behind the times- Service Core is making a huge leap forward with the latest version, 12, but Asset Core is far behind. There are quite a few quirks to how the application works and how it is used.
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    BMC Helix
    It has been the business decision to go with them and that is what we will do. Going back, this would have not been the choice, but nothing can be done about it now. We are stuck with this application for years to come. Wish there were other possibilities that could be done.
    Incentivized
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    BMC Helix
    It's so simple to use and customize however you want. You can create new workspaces and workflows with ease, set up new users, incoming email rules, customize the layout of the forms, and even change the colors and logos. It's just very easily customizable overall. It's also really straightforward to figure out how to use, you really almost don't have to show somebody how to use it. If you just sit them down in front of it and let them look it over, they could figure it out themselves easily.
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    BMC Helix
    I've had no issues with the support for FootPrints. We haven't really had to use them all that much over the years, but when needed they have always been prompt and knowledgeable at dealing with any issue. I've worked with a lot of different support teams over the years, and they have been one of my favorites to work with.
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Primarily because it used to have a good free tier earlier, which it does not anymore. It's simple, and things are available to use. Compared to it's competitors, it does has less features, but that kind of acts in its favor. That adds to the simplicity, and ease of use for a new user.
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    BMC Helix
    I was not involved in the selection process but in my opinion either SQL or Access databases would have worked just as well without the same amount of cost. These two systems would have been much easier to manage and would have tracked the same information in a less convoluted process and expense.
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
    • The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.
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    BMC Helix
    • It helps us with keeping projects on track, which saves time
    • When someone wants to know about a project, they are able to without calling around
    • I have had a difficult time searching specifics, as how many tickets closed by me in 2021
    Incentivized
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    eTouchPoint
    No answers on this topic
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