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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC Helix CMDB

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB, formerly known as Atrium CMDB) is a configuration management database.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
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    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    BMC Helix
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    BMC Helix
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    We use it for most of the customers we support
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    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    It is very module-based, doesn't have much customization that requires integration effort and is time-consuming.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    We used to use Heat, we replaced it with BMC Remedy and have never found anything that comes up to the standards of BMC Remedy.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Only have experience with Peregrine from 10 years ago and it's not a fair comparison.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    BMC ITSM Suite is completely scalable and can be easily implemented as compared to other ITSM tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Remedy has the option to create new applications, new forms, and fields easily. The other products very often need an expert. With Remedy you can take some online courses and learn by your self.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Ticket Tracker was a very basic ticketing system. BMC Remedy ITSM Suite has a lot more functionality to include approval processes.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    I have evaluated ServiceNow.

    Remedy was far superior in completeness of predefined workflow. There was a lot that would have had to be built to assure company standards were followed, that reporting would be meaningful and ITIL process was followed to the level required.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Remedy ITSM was already in place when I started here. However, I have previously used JIRA at a previous employer. I find Remedy much more comprehensive in tracking and managing changes, incidents, and work orders.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    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 Helix CMDBBMC Helix ITSM
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and BMC Helix ITSM
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    BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
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    Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    114 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1112 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.881 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.682 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.599 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.7102 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and BMC Helix ITSM
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    BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
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    Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.1
    101 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.297 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.293 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.074 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and BMC Helix ITSM
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    BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
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    Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.8
    103 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.9103 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings8.697 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.098 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix CMDBBMC Helix ITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (121 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (72 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
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BMC Helix CMDBBMC Helix ITSM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Helix
    Lets you run more effective CABs with accurate configuration and dependency data. Understand the impact of change on other assets applications and services. Detecting potential underlying issues [when multiple] changes are made. Provides very adaptable and highly reliable data quality and integrity engines configured through rules [to] ensure normalization, data source prioritization, and deduplication.
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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
    • ITIL helps to meet customer expectations.
    • Beat competitors offerings
    • Allign with legal and regulatory requirements.
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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
    • Speed and flexiability
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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
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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
    Once you have an understanding of the many use cases that this software can meet, you will be able to tightly integrate this into a ticketing system which increases the ROI of the product tremendously.
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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
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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
    The number of workflows, escalations, processes built in the out of the box Remedy is outstanding. Trying to mimic/customize an open source, or even Remedyforce would cost more than implementing a vanilla Remedy. We reviewed ServiceNow but we felt that in terms of an end-to-end implementation tool, Remedy is still first in class.
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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
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    BMC Helix
    Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Helix
    • Highly adaptable.
    • Provides relevant insights for your business.
    • Offers quality and reliable data.
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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.