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BMC Helix Discovery vs ManageEngine IT Asset Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Discovery
Ranking in IT Asset Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine IT Asset Manag...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
License Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Discovery is 8.8%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine IT Asset Management is 6.4%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

Shirish Kamalapurkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Very stable, fast, and powerful with valuable inventory management features
Our company uses the solution as an inventory tool for customers. The solution discovers your infrastructure and lets you know what servers and network devices are on it. It gives you details about applications, hardware, and software such as how they are connected and the dependencies between…
Abdul  Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
Helpful smart automation and tracking that can be used with minimal adjustments
This is a recording system, and it's an automation system. It's very smart. I use it with minimal adjustments needed. The focus is on test management. Everything can be tracked from asset management. Asset management offers many facilities. It doesn't require additional training for ManageEngine or technicians. Assets are simply reported from the dashboard, indicating where IT is missing, where compliance is mentioned, or where action is needed, with driver updates. All facilities are available in the enterprise edition, allowing users, customers, or any organization to easily obtain their referred insights. Anyone can easily install it. There are no handbells. An app provides instructions, with documentation available. Sometimes, IT issues arise like fraud blocking or service-related problems. Upon facing an issue, feedback is integrated, and the solution is provided from their end. This is a very IT-friendly solution. We get LiveSat and IT management. Facilities are accessible, like exporting the installation folder, making the migration process easy. Failover or redundancy can occur within two to five hours, making it scalable. This is a very stable solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's accuracy of the results we receive looks promising in general. Its values are more than 95 percent accurate compared to other clients or different tools. I would say that Discovery offers a valuable mechanism to discover information."
"BMC Helix Discovery comprehends the infrastructure you've procured and deployed within your environment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easy to install and deploy."
"Start anywhere application modelling brings a fantastic opportunity for users to see what is where."
"Accuracy and clarity are vastly improved for the service lines."
"It immediately understands which component it is, and it provides the exact API details with all the components."
"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."
"The initial setup was quite easy."
"It's very smart. I use it with minimal adjustments needed."
"The most valuable component of the ITSM tool is the help desk due to its organized way of raising tickets."
"In my opinion, it is the MDM; patch management and deployment are the valuable features."
"The auto-discovery feature has helped us a lot."
"This is a very stable solution."
"ManageEngine IT Asset Management helps with guarantee and warranty period management, license expiration tracking, device patches, and integration with our finance system for depreciation and invoicing."
"The ability to define custom templates for asset management helps track assets, budgets, warranties, and expiries effectively."
"The most valuable component of the ITSM tool is the help desk due to its organized way of raising tickets."
 

Cons

"The support from BMC Helix Discovery can improve, it takes a long time before we receive any feedback. It can take days to months sometimes."
"A review of end of life data would be nice."
"It is very complicated to use."
"If the dependency maps can go live and we can work through the process with a click, we're reaching the stage where issues are identified and mitigated. It would be ideal if we could utilize it to reduce vulnerabilities or address any other feedback."
"The improvement which we require is to delete the Internet service. Till some of the features are coming, like, internally side. If you are taking one server to model, there are a lot of usages like three structures per diagram is coming, and we have to do the man lot of manual work. Instead of that, whatever our requirement, we should be able to provide the servers and get the structure. So this is what we want to implement with such data."
"The license model could be more flexible and cheaper pricing."
"The improvement I want to see is a reduction in duplicate records."
"I would like to see the ability to scan some of the newer cloud platforms. I know that BMC has them on the roadmap, and they are coming soon, but they can't come fast enough. Being able to scan more of GCloud, Alibaba Cloud, or whatever the public clouds that our customers are buying, we need to make sure that Discovery can find them as well."
"I hope it includes barcode features, as barcode scanning and MacAdes cannot currently be mapped with this field."
"I would love to see a digital adoption feature or guide that navigates first-time users through the application, as it is quite complex with many relevant and irrelevant elements."
"The asset management tool is costly."
"Responses from ManageEngine should be faster."
"It requires some development to be better, more comfortable, and usable, enhancing customer satisfaction."
"I would love to see a digital adoption feature or guide that navigates first-time users through the application, as it is quite complex with many relevant and irrelevant elements."
"It would be helpful if there were a premium technician license that includes all the suites, eliminating the need to buy separate licenses for each feature."
"The engineering area needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are on a three-year agreement with BMC Helix Discovery to use the solution. There are not any additional fees other than the standard license."
"We have a perpetual license for the solution."
"The price was fair compared to competitors. BMC is very affordable. There are optional consulting services to assist with implementation."
"The licensing fee is very low."
"Operating cost is actually high compared to other products, actually. It's a little expensive only, but it's very good than other products."
"The licenses are very complex and quite costly."
"I've heard that the solution was expensive earlier but is now much cheaper than its competitors."
"You need a license to use BMC Helix Discovery. The license is paid yearly, though I have no idea how much it costs."
"Its price is reasonable, but I wish it was lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix Discovery?
I like the artificial intelligence and machine learning that it uses in the solution. Because once the solution discovers all the assets, all the infrastructure, and all the dependencies between se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Helix Discovery?
I would rate the pricing around four out of ten. It is quite expensive.
What needs improvement with BMC Helix Discovery?
The improvement I want to see is a reduction in duplicate records. In comparison with SCCM, SCCM does not have any duplicate records, which is a significant advantage. Discovery should adopt a simi...
What do you like most about ManageEngine IT Asset Management?
In my opinion, it is the MDM; patch management and deployment are the valuable features.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine IT Asset Management?
I hope it includes barcode features, as barcode scanning and MacAdes cannot currently be mapped with this field. It requires some development to be better, more comfortable, and usable, enhancing c...
 

Also Known As

Discovery, ADDM, Atrium Discovery & Dependency Mapping
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Windstream Communications, News UK, Mercator Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
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