BMC Helix Business Workflows vs. Microsoft Viva Engage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BMC Helix Business Workflows
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
The BMC Helix Business Workflow, featuring the BMC Helix Chatbot, is a workflow building tool specially designed for formless case management and HR service delivery.N/A
Microsoft Viva Engage
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.
$24
per year per user
Pricing
BMC Helix Business WorkflowsMicrosoft Viva Engage
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
$24
per year per user
Microsoft Viva Suite
$144
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BMC Helix Business WorkflowsMicrosoft Viva Engage
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix Business Workflows
-
Ratings
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.2
46 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.728 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.415 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.823 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.143 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.226 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix Business Workflows
-
Ratings
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.5
49 Ratings
6% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.344 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.449 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings9.648 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.138 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.338 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.713 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.632 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix Business Workflows
-
Ratings
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.6
42 Ratings
7% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings9.728 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.836 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.135 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.333 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.328 Ratings
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User Ratings
BMC Helix Business WorkflowsMicrosoft Viva Engage
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(55 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(12 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
BMC Helix
It's not an old app so it is still getting better. BMC is listening to queries from customers for improvements and corrections. I see good potential.
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Microsoft
Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
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Pros
BMC Helix
  • Dynamic Fields
  • DWP Catalog Integration
  • To-Do Tasks
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Microsoft
  • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
  • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
  • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
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Cons
BMC Helix
  • Strange Status of Dynamic Fields
  • Questions Definition in DWP Catalog where Case should be created
  • Case Fields Mapping in DWP Catalog Workflow
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Microsoft
  • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
  • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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Likelihood to Renew
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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Usability
BMC Helix
There is always space for improvement. In the BWF usage are is a wide range of use cases and it can not cover everything. We hope to work with BMC on improvements.
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Microsoft
Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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Reliability and Availability
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Very available
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Performance
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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Support Rating
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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Online Training
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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Implementation Rating
BMC Helix
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
We organically implemented the product
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Alternatives Considered
BMC Helix
We didn't evaluate any other product as we have BMC Helix SaaS Solution
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Microsoft
Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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Return on Investment
BMC Helix
  • We are still not live
  • We expect faster HR Use Cases solution
  • Better end user communication
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Microsoft
  • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
  • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
  • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
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