We performed a comparison between BMC Helix Discovery and Freshservice based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Asset Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I've used other discovery tools, but I found BMC Helix Discovery to be more UI-friendly, and that's the most valuable feature of the solution."
"BMC provides great support. As managed service support, they are gold."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easy to install and deploy."
"It is agentless, which means you don't have to install anything on all the different pieces of hardware that you are looking to discover."
"Start anywhere application modelling brings a fantastic opportunity for users to see what is where."
"The most valuable feature of BMC Helix Discovery is it operates well. It is well known and has gained recognition for its software."
"A valuable feature concerns the ability to integrate with different solutions."
"The most valuable feature is Windows proxy. We now need to install an additional link proxy server in Windows. The proxy is available as an outpost in the Elastic store. That is the advanced feature is added. There are many other features which can be used once we discover them. One time I was scanning the servers and all, going to data from additional based on the additional features, including advanced data like score upper display data successfully discover servers. There are many things good things that can be implemented using it while we haven’t installed those yet."
"It allowed the development team to concentrate on the client’s requirements instead."
"It has reduced the time to look up who is responsible for a service, and it has reduced the time to finalize a service request because it now goes directly to the person who is responsible for the service in that location. So, a service request is handled quickly and directly by the person responsible for it."
"The solution has been very helpful engineering insights into the client's environment. We have been able to manage calls and incidence very efficiently which provides us with a clear understanding of the system warranty and the actions that we might need to take in terms of insights. The system is very dynamic and prevents any kind of over sides which is yours that there is smooth contract management. Also we can easily uphold SLAs and deliver enhanced services without breaching any agreements."
"Its ease of use is fantastic. It is just above and beyond, especially when you compare it to something like Cherwell, Salesforce, or anything like that. It is on its own level. It is so easy to administer. The way everything is organized and the way it builds its own documentation is very good."
"The admin feature is the UI, so it's very clean. The asset management and its model are valuable as well."
"We find its ability to track what's going on with each request very valuable. We are also able to merge ticket requests and assign them to different groups in the company. We have another department that uses the same system."
"The solution has been stable."
"What I have seen in Freshservice is there's no room for customization. Which works as an advantage in some cases and it works as a disadvantage in others. If you are someone that starts managing your IT services, it is a great solution, because there's no way to go out away from the direction of the system. You have to follow the process as it was intended for the designers of a solution because there's no room for customization or configuration."
"The solution should have different portals and logins for each customer so only that customer's assets show."
"Management of its own application infrastructure and integrations with other BMC tools."
"A review of end of life data would be nice."
"The solution's scalability is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"The product falls short compared to storage discovery mechanisms offered by Tenable or ServiceNow ITOM. In the market, there are various applications available that provide different sets of features. Its drawback is that it doesn't give the database configuration customers need out of the box. Additionally, the classification of storage virtualization is relatively lacking. Therefore, there is room for improvement, particularly in the database areas."
"The product is not fully automated."
"It would be nice to see more updates to the solution."
"BMC Helix Discovery needs more customization options."
"A chat bot needs to be added to the portal."
"The product should look at BCM or ServiceNow and see if there are features that would make nice additions. It would help them stay competitive."
"There are some limitations in reporting. For example, I would like to have a report of conversations or replies."
"It's hard to interact directly with the users themselves."
"Freshservice's technical support has issues with delays and translations."
"We'd like to see a CMDB, a Configuration Management Database, in the future."
"Freshservice has issues around how assets get picked up, requiring a lot of parameter changes within to network to ensure the system discovers everything."
"Their analytics need improvement."
BMC Helix Discovery is ranked 2nd in IT Asset Management with 20 reviews while Freshservice is ranked 3rd in IT Asset Management with 29 reviews. BMC Helix Discovery is rated 8.6, while Freshservice is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of BMC Helix Discovery writes "Definitely useful but the old technology makes customizations very difficult". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Freshservice writes "Provides excellent traceability along with improved efficiency and reliability". BMC Helix Discovery is most compared with ServiceNow, Device42, BMC Remedy , ServiceNow Discovery and Qualys VMDR, whereas Freshservice is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, Microsoft Project, Zendesk and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. See our BMC Helix Discovery vs. Freshservice report.
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