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BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Operations Manage...
Ranking in AIOps
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in AIOps
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (8th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Rafael  Pinto Ferreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
Impressive automation capabilities, predicts problems, and even find unseen vulnerabilities across your infrastructure
The biggest challenge is ensuring the customer has sufficient ITSM maturity to get the most out of the solution. BMC Helix is very sophisticated, and some clients lack that internal process maturity. There's sometimes a gap between the solution's capabilities and the client's readiness. We have to bridge that gap, bringing the customer up to the level where they can fully use all the features and benefits. Otherwise, they're investing in a powerful tool they don't fully utilize. It's crucial for vendors like us to assess client maturity before the project starts. We need to do the consulting work to show them the solution's potential and help them evaluate if it truly makes sense. Sometimes, the client might not be ready for the way BMC does things, for that level of automation and AI. BMC's automation is like nothing I've seen. You can even deflect 30% of IT service desk tickets with an intelligent chatbot – that's a number from BMC. Imagine the reduction in human agents! It's a robot doing the work, but in a way that feels human... that's the impressive part. You can integrate with WhatsApp, Teams, etc. It's game-changing.
VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 22, 2022
A very capable solution that includes a valuable, user-friendly workflow management tool
Our company has forty team members who use the solution for change management, problem management, and our intake process.  We use the workflow management tool for several provisions. For example, a requester creates the request, it goes to the floor for approval, and then it automatically connects…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps' predictive analytics positively impacted proactive problem-solving capabilities. It has been the most interesting part of the solution! It provides detailed analytics that gives you a deep understanding of your infrastructure and recurring issues/problems. It really predicts the problems."
"The asset management tools are very valuable."
"Has service mapping, impact management, metric intelligence and health of analytics."
"Their Event Management is very good."
"The scalability of ServiceNow is good."
"You can improve integrations of the operation with the solution."
"The Discovery feature is the most valuable. I only use the Discovery and Service Mapping features. I am using the minor subscription called ITOM Visibility, which includes the Discovery and Service Mapping features. It is easy to understand and easy to use. It has a lot of documentation. You can find a lot of help online, which helps me in finding what I need in a rapid way. You can find videos on YouTube channels and a lot of stuff and information in the online community."
"The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our communication."
"I like the solution due to the fact that it's scalable."
 

Cons

"The biggest challenge is ensuring the customer has sufficient ITSM maturity to get the most out of the solution. BMC Helix is very sophisticated, and some clients lack that internal process maturity."
"Even though they call it low code there are a lot of customizations needed, especially from an ITOM standpoint."
"The security policies could be increased."
"I advise others not to customize a lot while using the solution."
"The solution's subscription model could be improved."
"The out-of-the-box reporting feature is not as user friendly as other tools."
"There is a slower learning curve associated with the tool's scripting part. It is also not cheap."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could be improved by providing more user customization options."
"The pricing is high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"BMC solution is cheaper than ServiceNow, its main competitor. So, I'd rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"The solution is costly compared to the products offered by its competitors."
"It has different subscription models."
"There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper."
"It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps' predictive analytics positively impacted proactive problem-solving capabilities. It has been the most interesting part of the solution! It provides detai...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
BMC solution is cheaper than ServiceNow, our main competitor. So, I'd rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive. The prices are lower than the competition because it's a BMC str...
What needs improvement with BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
The biggest challenge is ensuring the customer has sufficient ITSM maturity to get the most out of the solution. BMC Helix is very sophisticated, and some clients lack that internal process maturit...
What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
It is a little expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a six or seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
The main issue with ITOM in an enterprise environment is performance. If you're ingesting hundreds of thousands of events per minute, you need infrastructure capable of handling such a large scale....
 

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