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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC Helix Remedyforce

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABMC Helix Remedyforce is a cloud-delivered SaaS solution for IT Helpdesk and Ticketing Management.

    $67.90

    per user/per month

    OnPage

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AOnPage Corporation headquartered in Waltham offers their IT alert management solution.

    $16.99

    quarterly per user

    Pricing
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Editions & Modules
    BMC Helix Remedyforce
    $67.90
    per user/per month
    OnPage Mobile
    $13.99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Enterprise Silver
    $22.99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Enterprise Gold
    $28.99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Add-ons, such as Live Call Routing and Dedicated Lines are available at an additional cost.
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    Community Pulse
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Helix
    No answer on this topic
    OnPage Corporation
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    Features
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix Remedyforce and OnPage
    Feature
    BMC Helix Remedyforce
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    OnPage
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix Remedyforce and OnPage
    Feature
    BMC Helix Remedyforce
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    OnPage
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix Remedyforce and OnPage
    Feature
    BMC Helix Remedyforce
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    OnPage
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.5
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BMC Helix RemedyforceOnPage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Helix
    [BMC Helix Remedyforce] is probably best suited for an MSP who needs to keep multiple clients separated. If you were an internal IT department I think the additional features it has would be lost. When dealing with an MSP who needs to know what software and what issues have effected specific clients it is very well suited to do that.
    Incentivized
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    OnPage Corporation
    The best solution for OnPage is a small company with a small On-Call Team. The reason for this is because of how many it can trigger in a 30-minute time span. It's really good with us IT people as we understand the urgency of the call and we can react with the ticket. This gives the end-user peace of mind. This product would not be good for a large-scale company. It would not scale well for thousands of users.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BMC Helix
    • An admin user is able to quickly create a request definition with all of its components from one screen. We use to have to go to the 7 or 8 different screens to create each piece of the request definition.
    • Ability to update multiple Incidents/Service Requests at once with the update button. This allows essentially an inline edit functionality within Remedyforce.
    • Change management schedule is a great feature as well to be able to see how changes align and what there expected start dates/times are.
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    OnPage Corporation
    • Delivers prompt messages with important information for patient call back
    • Overrides phone ring settings if needed to ensure a sound is made if desired and no pages are missed
    • Repeats pages frequently if not opened initially, so they are not forgotten
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BMC Helix
    • The ability to monitor/regulate the volume of tickets when you integrate with your monitoring software. We have so many items that trigger alerts, creating a ticket for each is somewhat overwhelming. Would like to be able to better control when an incident should be created.
    • Being able to report on Service requests and tasks together would be nice. Right now I have to do it separately as they are in different buckets, so to speak.
    • Remedy console is an improvement from where it started but can still be a cleaner interface for a tech to be able to work out of for their day to day work.
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    OnPage Corporation
    • Not really a "downside": because it works so well, any details we haven't documented from our initial setup are probably lost. It's been almost four years since our initial configuration, and I can no longer easily navigate the OnPage site because I literally haven't logged in since the initial implementation.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Helix
    The total amount of time spent from installation to configuration for a minimal ticketing system was 2 hours. Maintenance and customization for the application can be completed with a great amount of ease. In addition having a customer portal is an added benefit that pays for itself
    Incentivized
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    OnPage Corporation
    It works and is reliable
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    Usability
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    OnPage Corporation
    Easy to use both web and phone based application.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    OnPage Corporation
    Some outages for updates
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    OnPage Corporation
    I have done well with the service
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BMC Helix
    They care about your success.
    Incentivized
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    OnPage Corporation
    When we have issues we have fast response and willingness to help
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Helix
    Learning industry best practices or gaining insight on them from either BMC or an implementation partner would have saved some headaches we faced after roll-out.
    Incentivized
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    OnPage Corporation
    I had no part of the implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Helix
    I previously worked with tools like Service Manager which were difficult to configure, administer and maintain. The support options were very limited. Remedyforce has local US support, dedicated reps, and a more developed infrastructure to work from to support an organization. This runs on the Salesforce platform so worrying about server failures and unscheduled outages was no longer going to be an issue for us. Self service, knowledge base, and change control were just a few highly utilized features that helped employees support themselves and automate very manual processes.
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    OnPage Corporation
    OnPage is the first we chose and would not change that. The ability to link to our CSM, RMM, and technicians on the road has made this the best solution. Our team is able to use the current setup to make custom alerts based on the ticket details. This allows for all of our future needs to be covered.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    OnPage Corporation
    I have had no concerns
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Helix
    • Remedyforce has allowed us to eliminate other solutions that provided similar features. By now using one true ITSM we have been able to save money which in higher education is always a concern.
    • The reports and dashboards allow for a birds-eye view of our daily operations and provide managers and executives the information they need to make important cost saving decisions.
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    OnPage Corporation
    • Eliminated the concern that on-call personnel were not notified of an issue at all or on a timely basis
    • The reasonable cost, ease of use and reliability reassured management that any issues arising would be handled quickly
    • Users disliked carrying the bulky, unreliable and battery operated pagers. Today all users carry cell phones and can easily install and manage OnPage software
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    OnPage Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to deliver high-priority alerts to the on-call staff through the OnPage app. This mobilizes teams on critical issues through secure messaging. The persistent, alert-until-read technology ensures that alerts are never missed.Screenshot of the interface to create and manage multiple on-call schedules for distributed teams. Schedule creation can be done by employees through OnPage’s fail-safe scheduler while ensuring continuous, error-free coverage.Screenshot of how to extend OnPage's Incident Alert Management capabilities to ITSM solution providers such as ServiceNow, ConnectWise, Jira and Autotask to synchronize messages, notes, and actions along the incident lifecycle, driving seamless incident management.Screenshot of a bi-directional integration with Slack and MS Teams, allowing users to initiate and manage critical alerts/pages from within their Slack instance. Elevate critical notifications from Slack into loud, audible push notifications on the phone app, distributing them to the right on-call staff. The integration allows responders to send, receive, and respond to critical alerts without leaving their familiar workspace.Screenshot of the analytics that offer real-time visibility into the incident resolution progress and response times. After an incident is resolved, detailed reports are generated that uncover critical insights and identify gaps in incident response for process improvements.Screenshot of OnPage’s centralized contact management system, which provides a centralized directory to manage all the enterprise contacts and their privileges, on-call schedules, communication workflows and escalation policies, and critical messages. Platform administrators can also mobilize teams using the two-way dispatcher to accelerate incident resolution.