BMC Helix ITSM

Overview
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BMC Helix ITSM
Score 8.9 out of 10
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BMC 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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BMC Helix ITSM
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BMC Helix ITSM
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
BMC Helix ITSM
Considered Both Products
BMC Helix ITSM
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
ITIL-aligned processes Strong automation and workflow engine
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
Proven track record of this product, capability to highlight aged incidents, skilled service desk team with experience on this product, reports and data visibility matrix, ROI in long term as it helps to keep better hold on the customer SLAs, capability to send surveys to …
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We use it for most of the customers we support
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both are perfect but the administration in more easy in BMC Helix ITSM as it clouds solution also prices is more resizable in Helix
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BMC helix ITSM has edge over ManageEngine and SymphonyAI in terms of:
Features
GenAI capabilities
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flexibility in development and customization. however now in saas we lost lot of that. anyway its all about fantasy. the idea of the solution from dough is still there even when innovation studio is trying to overtake. i hope bmc will stop with bad decisions
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
Jira Service Management is a new tool with a lot of potential (highly rated by Gartner) but for now it lacks the experience, robustness and integrations with BMC Helix. And thinking about Service Operations, the discovery tool still needs to be improved. It is a promising tool, …
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I have used ServiceNow and to me, it's not able to handle extremely large organizations and entities that software. And that was of course three or four years ago. So perhaps they've grown, but that's my opinion, my first impression based on some companies moving to it. That's …
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In my opinion, Servicenow is overly expensive and pulling the curtain back exposes a deep abyss of insufficiency compared to the true capabilities of BMC Helix ITSM. I think Servicenow is shiny out of the box, but you find it is inferior after a deeper dive
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
BMC CMDB and some key capabilities are much more easy to use and again the seamless workings between BMC products adds more value eliminating the need for integration.
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
Prior to our partnership with BMC, we used home grown tools to support the ITSM functions. Our tools were outdated, inefficient, and ineffective which is why we switched to BMC.
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WE are migrating from Cherweel, which is an Ivanti product. Their new version was showcased to us and was not much of an improvement from Cherwell
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Discovery feeds IT assets by facilitating the opening of tickets - Discovery alimenta os ativos de TI facilitando a abertura dos chamados
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
BMC Helix ITSM is much more robust and configurable for the enterprise
Chose BMC Helix ITSM
By far the most powerful product, BMC Helix ITSM also has a steep learning curve,
Features
BMC Helix ITSM
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.6
105 Ratings
4% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.1103 Ratings
Expert directory8.773 Ratings
Service restoration8.685 Ratings
Self-service tools8.692 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.274 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.489 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards8.592 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.4
91 Ratings
1% above category average
Configuration mangement8.787 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.583 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement8.067 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.7
94 Ratings
1% above category average
Change requests repository8.993 Ratings
Change calendar8.588 Ratings
Service-level management8.789 Ratings
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User Ratings
BMC Helix ITSM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(110 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(9 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(61 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(10 ratings)
Online Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(2 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BMC Helix ITSM
Likelihood to Recommend
BMC Helix
This is great for large-scale incident and problem management. It allows teams of individuals to quickly correlate, track, and resolve incidents and problems across different business units. It shines when used to automate repetitive tasks, manage complicated service transitions, and integrate with multiple IT systems. However, it might not be effective for small organizations that need simple processes, as the robust features could involve a long learning curve, increased costs, and implementation of resource-consuming processes. Customization could also require a strong technical knowledge.
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Pros
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
  • 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 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
At least Remedy is all contained in a single platform, so the interface is consistent. Also, the most heavily performed functions are generally usable. However, to use some of the more advanced modules can be a bit more cumbersome (such as Change Management and CMDB (Not Including ADDM)). So, overall BMC Remedy ITSM is better than some applications like CA SDM or HP SM, but not quite on par with ServiceNow.
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Reliability and Availability
BMC Helix
for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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Performance
BMC Helix
could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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Support Rating
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
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
Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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Alternatives Considered
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
BMC Helix
unclear. lot of for less
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Scalability
BMC Helix
Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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Return on Investment
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.