BMC FootPrints is an IT service management (ITSM) solution featuring workload automation.
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iTop
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Combodo is an editor of ITSM open source solutions headquartered in France. In addition to advising and assisting companies in ITIL to improve their services and better control their information system, they offer iTop, their flagship open source ITSM software solution.
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BMC FootPrints
iTop
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
8.1
9 Ratings
2% below category average
iTop
9.6
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets
9.09 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
Expert directory
7.04 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
Service restoration
6.02 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
Self-service tools
7.07 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications
10.06 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation
9.06 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards
9.07 Ratings
9.62 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
7.9
7 Ratings
4% below category average
iTop
9.0
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Configuration mangement
7.77 Ratings
9.12 Ratings
Asset management dashboard
8.05 Ratings
8.72 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement
8.04 Ratings
9.12 Ratings
Change management
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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.
It is always at the heart of operational activities for the service center strives to establish a single repository shared by all teams that allow you to define offerings that can fit each customer. Has satellites that have the capacity to synchronize central control with [the] remote customer to provide them with solutions linked with your operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You can not beat [Combodo iTop] community edition in terms of features. It is a great piece of software that has its place for any company that needs to get a helpdesk up and a budget is a big concern.
