BMC Helix ITSM vs. SymphonyAI IT Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BMC Helix ITSM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
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
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Symphony SummitAI, formerly the Summus IT Management Suite, is an ITSM and system monitoring offering from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
Pricing
BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Editions & Modules
BMC Helix ITSM
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Offerings
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BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.6
93 Ratings
5% above category average
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
8.7
20 Ratings
6% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.192 Ratings8.920 Ratings
Expert directory8.763 Ratings8.815 Ratings
Service restoration8.875 Ratings8.418 Ratings
Self-service tools8.884 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.366 Ratings7.915 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.382 Ratings9.417 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards8.583 Ratings9.820 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.5
81 Ratings
3% above category average
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
9.0
20 Ratings
9% above category average
Configuration mangement8.878 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.674 Ratings8.920 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement8.158 Ratings9.715 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Helix ITSM
8.6
85 Ratings
1% above category average
SymphonyAI IT Service Management
9.4
20 Ratings
10% above category average
Change requests repository8.984 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Change calendar8.480 Ratings9.916 Ratings
Service-level management8.680 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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User Ratings
BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(100 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(8 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(51 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
BMC Software Inc.
There are many ITSM platforms available - but only a very select few are true enterprise leaders. BMC Helix is one. When it comes to managing thousands of incidents daily, BMC Helix helps cut through the noise with incident correlation and predictive problem management.
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
It is best for handling daily incidents and change records in the organization. And also provide features like which incident will have higher priority, and which have less and on the basis of that developer do their daily activities to resolve them. It also helps in managing our compliance change logs, which help the compliance team.
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Pros
BMC Software Inc.
  • The Service Asset and Configuration Management capabilities of Helix ITSM are awesome. It can be used as a central repository for all SACM information and seamlessly integrated with Helix Discovery.
  • It has the most certified ITIL process modules of any ITSM system. These modules work seamlessly with each other and give you the power to manage any situation effectively.
  • As an Administrator of Helix ITSM you have many tools at your disposal to create customizations, workflows. BMC makes it easy to manage the system, leaving time to develop customizations and workflows.
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • The Design Studio is an easy solution for L3 support professionals to improve existing workflows without technical support quickly.
  • The process and UI are more seamless, robust, and attractive than existing solutions.
  • The copilot AI addition has removed a lot of repetitive tasks and improved UX.
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Cons
BMC Software Inc.
  • Customization can be lengthy due to the numerous features included in the software.
  • New staff members require some sort of hands-on training to get to know all the use capabilities.
  • The analytics can be improved to include forecasts and trend analysis.
  • Expensive compared to competitors.
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • Business Rule Designer - Since it has many automation we are unable to use it properly, because of BRD related jobs not getting executed
  • Creation of sub tenant under tenant
  • 5 why analysis method in the problem management can be designed more efficiently rather than its designed now
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Likelihood to Renew
BMC Software Inc.
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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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
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Usability
BMC Software Inc.
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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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
BMC Software Inc.
for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Performance
BMC Software Inc.
could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Support Rating
BMC Software Inc.
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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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Online Training
BMC Software Inc.
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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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Implementation Rating
BMC Software Inc.
Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BMC Software Inc.
I did not select Remedy myself, so I am coming in from someone who is apart of the story, from somewhere in the midway. That being said: Remedy has begun a journey of understanding the problems associated with the implementation of ITIL, and indeed ITIL itself (it is a top-down process for management of an IT department). there are many alternatives out there. One, in particular, I am keen to investigate: Redmine. But in doing so, It will be evaluated via my experience with Remedy.
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
The main reason for choosing Symphony Summit is the customization. We wanted to have a separate tool for our business unit. Compared to ServiceNow, which requires a license to approve a request, Symphony does not require a license. In addition, it is much easier to customize and scale.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
BMC Software Inc.
unclear. lot of for less
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Scalability
BMC Software Inc.
Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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Return on Investment
BMC Software Inc.
  • The ROI was fine initially as we got what we paid for and it served its purpose
  • Over time, we got behind on releases due to limitations with customizations we made to the application. The product then became out of support and completely out of date, and we had to replace
  • Overall ROI was minimal and once the product was out of date we found more value in other tools
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SymphonyAI IT Service Management
  • When rolled out in its entirety, SymphonyAI is expected to directly reduce the CTC of technical user support by 40%.
  • SymphonyAI has dramatically improved user experience, helping NPS levels cross over 60%.
  • It has been instrumental in deploying workflows to production by more than 50%.
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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.

SymphonyAI IT Service Management Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of the AI-powered IT and enterprise service workflows available on the platform.Screenshot of the service portal, designed to make it easy for end users to get all their service issues addressed. By consolidating the user’s service needs into one place, users can find what they need quickly and easily.Screenshot of employee self-service, where employees can get answers and help. This helps to reduce call deflection and improve service experience.Screenshot of digitized work processes.Screenshot of the administration interface to launch new services. These can be rolled out with a few drag and drops using the Design Studio that includes 50 built-in modern controls to build forms, workflows, business rules and SLAs of any complexity.Screenshot of the 24/7 Omnichannel service desk experience. This delivers always on, natural language service experience to users with the AI-powered SymphonyAI Digital Agent. The agent features auto-resolve capabilities, multichannel support, and advanced natural language understanding.