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BMC Helix ITSM vs Sendbird comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix ITSM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (4th)
Sendbird
Ranking in Help Desk Software
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (10th)
 

Featured Reviews

Fairoz Gadad - PeerSpot reviewer
Development team is quick to address bugs or shortcomings in their product
BMC's technical support team needs to improve. Right now, the problem over here is we are not getting the exact answers on time. Their engineers are mainly based in the US or Israel, and we get comprehensive dedicated support. Some of the Indian customer service representatives are also outstanding. Unfortunately, in the past six months or seven months, I've been getting brand-new engineers. Either they're not entirely aware of most cases, or they don't know how to troubleshoot further. So for any product to be stable and work correctly, BMC must ensure that customer service is excellent. Even though if your product is a hundred percent, we'll have problems marketing it to our customers.
Pranay Koley - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates user communication with rich features
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application.  I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication between users and businesses, specifically salon shops There are many useful features with Sendbird. I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I have found to be the most valuable is that it offers the radius deployment package not only to the BMC cloud but also to the public cloud such as Azure."
"The Helix chatbot is helpful, and we can use its workflow features to automate some of the use cases for our clients."
"The solution has good capabilities for analytics."
"This product has helped us to maintain our OLAs (Organisation level Agreements) and SLAs (Service Level Agreements) by tracking incidents, requests, problem records, and change requests, all in the form of tickets."
"The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the service level management, configuration, and reporting tool."
"I like the single sign-on and that administrators can customize."
"Smart IT and the phone app are easily the most valuable features in reporting and tracking ongoing issues."
"We use this tool for managing tickets, other employee related services, and reporting purposes."
"There are many useful features with Sendbird."
"Sendbird provides many features for real-time messaging, such as receipt ID and typing indicators."
"Sendbird is very flexible, and they have made great strides towards optimization."
"The backend system was managed by Sendbird, eliminating the need for caching systems or local storage on user devices."
"The Sendbird developer portal provides each step, including methods, making it easy to implement."
"Features similar to WhatsApp, such as online and offline statuses, message reactions, and replies, add significant value."
"The most valuable feature for us, besides chat, was file transfer, as we used it for sending files and images in chats."
"Sendbird is reliable and generally crash-free."
 

Cons

"BMC Helix ITSM is difficult for us to customize, and most customizations require vendor support, which leads to extra costs."
"I have customers that always would like to adapt and personalize BMC Helix ITSM more."
"I would like to see the BMC add advanced DWP features and customization to the standard package. Furthermore, BMC does not have any leverage for non-IT services, so it would be nice if BMC could integrate something like HR Change Management into ITSM itself."
"The interface is somewhat dated as compared to technologies in use today."
"The dashboard can be better."
"There are some limitations or restrictions to using BMC Helix. For example, when we do some reporting, the reporting interface should be more user-friendly from my point of view."
"The initial setup of BMC Helix ITSM is complex because it has different integrations with other tools. Additionally, it needs to be integrated with the active directory and have different databases. The environment will dictate how difficult the process is."
"BMC Helix ITSM should have an easy-to-use user interface."
"The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information."
"A major issue was the requirement for a separate connection to Sendbird, resulting in a delay when initiating the chat."
"More analytics tools could be integrated into Sendbird."
"Their pricing is very high compared to competitors, which is a concern for us."
"I thought that there should be the audio and the video call functionality as well."
"Impersonating a user or using a template user to send messages for development purposes would be very useful."
"The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information. Initially, I struggled to connect users and manage tokens for active and offline sessions, which caused frustration."
"At times, there are unexpected behaviors where the documentation suggests something different from how the SDK actually behaves, requiring us to create workarounds."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of BMC Helix ITSM is expensive."
"If you are looking for some kind of professional services form the OEM then you would have to purchase that."
"The solution's pricing should come down."
"If Customer and IT agents are happy, that is one of the greatest ROI. However, one of the major factors is Leadership, because at the end they have to justify the cost."
"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."
"We did not compare the price of BMC Helix ITSM to other vendors. However, it has a mid-range price."
"It is not very expensive and not very cheap. It is somewhere in-between. Some of the features are more expensive. There are also additional costs. If you want to use most of the features, you need to pay more."
"There is a starter plan for $399 per month, and a pro plan for $799 dollars."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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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?
BMC Helix ITSM is difficult for us to customize, and most customizations require vendor support, which leads to extra costs. The interface should be more user-friendly, and the customization should...
What is your primary use case for BMC Helix ITSM?
We are currently using BMC Helix ITSM in our organization. We are in the process of implementing new modules like CMDB and discovery.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sendbird?
Testing Sendbird is challenging due to the trial limitations of only one hundred users. The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and use...
What needs improvement with Sendbird?
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information. Initially, I struggled to connect users and manage tokens for active and offline sessions, which caused...
What is your primary use case for Sendbird?
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application. I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication betwe...
 

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Also Known As

Remedy ITSM, Remedy, Helix Remedy
Sendbird Calls, Sendbird Desk
 

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Sample Customers

Brookfield, HealthSouth Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Mercator, SAP, Stanford University
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