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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC FootPrints

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

    BMC Helix ITSM

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABMC 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
    BMC FootPrintsBMC Helix ITSM
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BMC FootPrintsBMC Helix ITSM
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Helix
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    BMC Helix
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    80 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    76 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    83 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    Features
    BMC FootPrintsBMC Helix ITSM
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC FootPrints and BMC Helix ITSM
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    114 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.09 Ratings9.1112 Ratings
    Expert directory7.04 Ratings8.881 Ratings
    Service restoration6.02 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Self-service tools7.07 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.06 Ratings7.682 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.06 Ratings8.599 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.07 Ratings8.7102 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC FootPrints and BMC Helix ITSM
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.1
    101 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement7.77 Ratings8.297 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.05 Ratings8.293 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.04 Ratings8.074 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC FootPrints and BMC Helix ITSM
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.8
    103 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Change requests repository9.03 Ratings8.9103 Ratings
    Change calendar9.03 Ratings8.697 Ratings
    Service-level management9.04 Ratings9.098 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC FootPrintsBMC Helix ITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (18 ratings)
    8.8
    (121 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (72 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (4 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
    BMC FootPrintsBMC Helix ITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    BMC Helix
    BMC Helix ITSM fits our environment particularly well, where standardized, auditable processes are already in place: Incident and Problem Management can be structured cleanly, with clear ownership, escalations, and fully traceable documentation—crucial in a highly regulated banking context. Through the customer platform/portal, users can log incidents and requests consistently, track their status transparently, and use a single central communication channel across service boundaries. This supports a service-oriented setup spanning multiple business services and locations. It becomes less suitable—or at least more effort-intensive—when core foundation data is not yet stable: an immature CMDB, insufficient ITAM data quality, and an unstructured knowledge base limit the value of automation and self-service. In addition, heterogeneous integrations and strict authorization models can increase implementation and ongoing maintenance efforts, especially when SLAs are not harmonized across different customer environments.
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    Pros
    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.
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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
    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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    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
    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.
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    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
    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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    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
    BMC Helix
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    BMC Helix
    for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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    Performance
    BMC Helix
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    BMC Helix
    could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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    Support Rating
    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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    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
    BMC Helix
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    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
    BMC Helix
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    BMC Helix
    Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    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
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    BMC Helix
    unclear. lot of for less
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    Scalability
    BMC Helix
    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
    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
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    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

    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.