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BMC Helix ITSM vs Ivanti Service Desk [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix ITSM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (4th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (4th)
Ivanti Service Desk [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

RajkumarK - PeerSpot reviewer
The leading service management platform for delivering intelligent, user-centric experiences
Regarding reporting, when sharing information with leadership, we utilize BI support and data or more analytical tools. These tools provide accurate and comprehensive reports, covering various aspects. Reports are either sent directly through email or automated using scripts. It would be beneficial to integrate similar capabilities into BMC for future use. Many applications we work with already have a centralized virtual automation tool, such as Control M, but manual effort is still required. Improvements in automation for accurate and efficient reporting in BMC would be valuable.
Sayed Munir - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial connectors, useful service requests, and setup straightforward
I previously used ManageEngine. I switched because the Ivanti Service Desk has a lot of integrations and connectors which are beneficial. There are a lot of minute details where Ivanti Service Desk has an advantage over ManageEngine. For example, in ManageEngine ITSM we cannot integrate it with Oracle ERP. However, in Ivanti Service Desk we can integrate it with ERP solutions to fit in the user details, and other required objects we want. That's one of the biggest differentiators. Additionally, Ivanti Service Desk gives a lot of customization while in ManageEngine a lot of elements are hardcoded. We cannot customize it up to the minute level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have seen year over year customer satisfaction improvement for the last five years."
"Reports have helped us to improve our IT processes. The main benefit is providing the right information to our decision makers."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the ease to use and integration."
"With service requests, we have been able to give visibility to the business users."
"Our Change Management and Incident Management​ processes have been greatly improved."
"The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the service level management, configuration, and reporting tool."
"The solution can scale."
"Incident management is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup was quite simple; installing just took a few minutes."
"The most valuable features of the Ivanti Service Desk are service requests and incident management."
"Ivanti offers us the flexibility to transform it from purely an internal IT tool to something we can use across multiple departments. There's now a queue of departments waiting to onboard and get their processes built. The flexibility within the workflow is excellent."
"Incident management and service request management features are the most valuable."
"The tool supports a lot of standard reporting KPIs."
"The best feature is that SLAs are automatically tracked, so when we breach something, we can set up email escalations as well."
"It is highly configurable with PinkVERIFY status."
 

Cons

"Smart Reporting was added, then was purchased from another vendor. We have little ability to customize and correct issues due to this."
"If I'm working with a client who wants to expand and move into other areas - they want to expand their workflow and other parts of the organization, they want to do some work with project management, they want to do some work with HR - I'm not sure that BMC Remedy is doing that. And it's because of their platform. Any software has a lifecycle. To me, BMC is a dated architecture."
"I have customers that always would like to adapt and personalize BMC Helix ITSM more."
"Support could be more skilled. We are wasting too much of our time debugging.​"
"Provide documentation on the content of the REST API interfaces. Right now, it is pretty much non-existent."
"The user experience could be better."
"They could be more responsive to feedback from their community board."
"Needs to make customizable/configurable article templates in the Knowledge Management."
"You must be very technical to configure it."
"When we need to implement changes, it usually takes two to three days to happen, making it a very time-consuming process."
"Ivanti Service Desk could improve the GUI because it is not as good as other solutions, such as BMC or ServiceNow. If Ivanti Service Desk works on the GUI and makes it more user-friendly, and its content more attractive it might help the solution in the long run."
"The administrative side of it could be a little more intuitive. This is the side that you use to do customizations. It is very customizable, but it could be a bit more intuitive and user-friendly. Their support can also be better in terms of response time. Currently, their response time is a little slow."
"The interface can be improved. It can be made more interactive for self-service users."
"The mobile service is minimal and doesn't provide sufficient capabilities."
"You have limited ability to customize how Ivanti renders. It's a fairly strict design that doesn't offer you much freedom to alter the rigid, two-column layout on the screen. You can choose between one column or two, but that's about it. The presentation is probably the biggest weakness."
"The documentation for migration which includes migration from one version to another or cloud to on-premises is not available in detail. There is no proper planning on metadata updates. I am not able to do the data movement with the package push."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We did not compare the price of BMC Helix ITSM to other vendors. However, it has a mid-range price."
"The price of BMC Helix ITSM is expensive."
"BMC is a little bit cheaper than ServiceNow, but BMC doesn't have the same capabilities in its entry-level product at the moment. The basic version does not have the DWP features that most of our customers are requesting."
"Just make sure you really sit down and look at what you will be using per user, therefore you will not be surprised with a big bill. You do not want every user having every license, it really is not needed."
"It is too expensive for a small business."
"While purchasing, try to negotiate on per user licensing costs, associated maintenance, and purchase 20% more then what you think you should have. Bulk is always cheaper."
"The cost is relatively high, especially for the BMC Controller application. However, the expense is justified by the standard and reliable features it offers. This product's reputation in the market is strong, providing assurance in terms of data and other considerations."
"There are licenses to use this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
18%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix ITSM?
If we consider major players like Ford or BMW, their core focus is manufacturing products like cars. To ensure smooth operations, any arising issues, be it security concerns or issues within depart...
What needs improvement with BMC Helix ITSM?
The tool needs greater customization flexibility, particularly concerning notifications and the progressive view web page. This is significant because it encompasses various aspects like incident m...
What is your primary use case for BMC Helix ITSM?
We majorly use the solution for user ticket management, incident management, and event management.
What do you like most about Ivanti Service Desk ?
The tool supports a lot of standard reporting KPIs.
What needs improvement with Ivanti Service Desk ?
The documentation for migration which includes migration from one version to another or cloud to on-premises is not available in detail. There is no proper planning on metadata updates. I am not ab...
What is your primary use case for Ivanti Service Desk ?
Basically, we use it for service management from the financial side of things.
 

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Also Known As

Remedy ITSM, Remedy, Helix Remedy
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Sample Customers

Brookfield, HealthSouth Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Mercator, SAP, Stanford University
MBDA, Coates Hire, Perth & Kinross Council, Oil States International Inc., London Borough of Lambeth, Avon IM&T Consortium, Diagonal Consulting
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