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BMC Software

BMC Helix ITSM

6.7 /10

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What is BMC Helix ITSM?

BMC Helix ITSM is industry-leading service management that uses cognitive automation technologies to transform best-practice ITSM principles you’ve come to appreciate from Remedy, delivered on your choice of cloud.

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Awards & Recognition

BMC Helix ITSM won the following awards in the IT Service Management - Enterprise category

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2 Top Rated Features

2024

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5 Top Rated Features

2023

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6 Top Rated Features

2022

BMC Helix ITSM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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78 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

5
Since last award

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+53 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love BMC Helix ITSM?

18% Negative

14% Neutral

68% Positive

Pros

Fair
Trustworthy
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

Cons

Commodity Features
Under Delivered
Vendor's Interest First

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Service Catalog

Technician Administration

Multi-Site Functionality

Systems Management Integration

Business Application Integration

End User Support Solutions

Reporting

Multi Device Capability

End User Self Serve

Integrated Knowledge Management

Integration With IT Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 73

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

BMC Helix ITSM Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Disappointed in road map for remedy force

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Slower Product Innovation
Less Productive

Zafar Javed S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Not very pleased

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates BMC Helix ITSM from other similar products?

I haven't noticed any stand out feature that isn't there in other ITSM products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It gives lot of options for customization but it is not straight forward

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is very complicated system to use especially for the end users

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Having used this product for a while and also having experience of other ITSM tools, I would not recommend this product. There are lot of other products that are way cheaper than this

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation
Caring
Saves Time

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Slower Product Innovation
Vendor Friendly Policies

Nitin R.

Role: Operations
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

It's an on go product,not much effective

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates BMC Helix ITSM from other similar products?

BMC Helix ITSM seems to be outdated because service Now has taken a lead over it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reporting,pull out the reports for all individuals working

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not user friendly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Considering this product should be like to pull out all the reports in one go,

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Fair
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Reliable
Commodity Features
Less Inspiring

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BMC Helix ITSM Ratings

78 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

5 Since last award

72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+53 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love BMC Helix ITSM?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Service Catalog Ability to request products and services through an online catalog that integrates into the ticketing system; may include an app store.

Technician Administration Easily designed forms, templates, task management, and workflows using codeless customization.

Multi-Site Functionality Central management of dispersed technicians, multiple time zones, operational hours, and automated shift reassignments.

Systems Management Integration APIs available for straightforward integration with multiple systems management tools such as network monitoring to create tickets for action items. May include aggregated alerts, views and dashboards

Business Application Integration APIs available for straightforward integration with multiple business systems such as ERP or CRM.

End User Support Solutions Tools to benefit end users such as single sign-on to self-serve, password reset, screen capture in ticket, dynamic FAQ matching to ticket key words.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create any reports easily. Dashboards for any role with ability to easily build and modify.

Multi Device Capability Intuitive interface for any device for any role (end user, technician, approver) providing access via web or native mobile app for end users and technicians.

End User Self Serve Intuitive portal designed for end users to create incident tickets, request services, and access status and FAQs.

Integrated Knowledge Management Database integrated with ticketing system for sharing information between technicians, single source or able to federate multiple sources into a single search.

Integration With IT Tools Integration with tools to assist the user which enable connection from within the ticket, capturing information as it is created.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

BMC Helix ITSM Reviews

Disappointed in road map for remedy force

Likeliness to Recommend

Cons

Zafar Javed S.

Not very pleased

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Nitin R.

It's an on go product,not much effective

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Service Catalog

Technician Administration

Multi-Site Functionality

Systems Management Integration

Business Application Integration

End User Support Solutions

Reporting

Multi Device Capability

End User Self Serve

Integrated Knowledge Management

Integration With IT Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization