BMC Helix Client Management vs Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager comparison

BMC Helix and Ivanti are both solutions in the Endpoint Compliance category. BMC Helix is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while Ivanti is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0. BMC Helix holds a 8.3% mindshare in EC, compared to Ivanti’s 13.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of BMC Helix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ivanti users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager and BMC Helix Client Management compete in the endpoint security and client management space. Ivanti has the edge in pricing and support satisfaction, while BMC Helix offers more value through its comprehensive features.

Features: Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager excels in malware protection, patch management, and mobile device management within a single console. BMC Helix Client Management provides robust automated asset management, extensive integration options, and comprehensive remote control capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Ivanti could enhance its integration capabilities and cloud deployment options. There's also room to improve detailed reporting tools. BMC Helix can improve in user interface design for ease of use and simplify the complexity of setup. Enhancing pricing transparency could also benefit BMC's offering.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Ivanti offers a straightforward deployment model and proactive customer service which allows for swift installation. BMC Helix Client Management provides flexible deployment options, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions, along with responsive customer support, making it adaptable to diverse organizational environments.

Pricing and ROI: Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager offers competitive setup costs and a high ROI due to its cost-effective security solutions. BMC Helix Client Management, with potentially higher setup costs, provides substantial ROI through its feature richness and integration capabilities, appealing to those prioritizing comprehensive system management.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Client Management

Ranking in Endpoint Compliance

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Device Management (MDM) (8th)

Ivanti Endpoint Security fo...

Ranking in Endpoint Compliance

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (41st), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Compliance category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Client Management is 8.3%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is 13.1%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Compliance Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC Helix Client Management	8.3%
Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager	13.1%
Other	78.6%

Endpoint Compliance

Featured Reviews

Cristian Testa

Presales Manager Product Manager - Latin America Region at tdi

A stable solution that allows you to manage IT clients from receipt to retirement

The initial setup is straightforward and easy to use, but you need to understand the different functionalities and modules. The console version and the Hub application are different, and you need some knowledge to make the process easier. Deployment typically takes about two months. You start with the initial setup and then continue with operations. The deployment process is straightforward. The master installation takes about thirty minutes. After that, you deploy different relays to discover the endpoints and create the credentials and sources to install the agents. Once the agent is installed on an endpoint, you can manage it as needed. The first step is always the installation. BMC Client Management can be deployed both on cloud and on-premises. After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased need for remote solutions, so we have customers using both models. In BMC Client Management, I'd rate the initial setup as an eight out of ten.

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Sanjay Mukhopadhyay

Director - Sales & Operations - India at Intertec Systems

A solid low-code builder that helps build workflows and processes in a variety of settings

It's not complex, but you need certified skills for setup to be easy. It is different for an L1 resource, who has a basic understanding of things and may not be a developer who deeply understands how to build up the solution, where that understanding is present with an L3 or L2 resource. For maintenance, you need at least one skill set for each module. You would need one for UEM and one more for MDM, which is the ideal way to do it unless you have people who know the modules in and out. We have a larger team for IT service management because the demand for IT service management is high, but we can see that for other modules as well now.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BMC Client Management is a stable solution and one of the best in the market. It allows me to manage all recipe endpoints, including iOS, Android, Linux, Unix, and Windows, all within the same solution."

"The inventory and patch management tools are very valuable."

"The support from BMC Client Management is very good."

"It's a scalable solution. We have deployed it for customers using 3000 nodes to those using 300,000 nodes."

"The most valuable features of the solution are patch management and software license management."

"The solution provides multiple features in one place."

"One of our customers is a financial institution with more than 15,000 endpoints, and we use BMC Client Management to manage their regulatory compliance needs, manage the endpoints from a security perspective, and integrate it with service management as well."

"One feature I like, that was especially valuable during the pandemic, is remote control. Remote control grants administrators and support personnel access to the laptops and PCs of employees (who might be working from home) in order to fix any issues that come up as and when they come up, even without having to wait for a support request."

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"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager, which my company mainly uses, is patching. Another valuable feature of Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is that it allows you to view the inventory list of the different machines."

"The key differentiator is that it manages mobile devices and laptops in the same console. Windows and Linux are on the same console. This is the only product that does this. It's really the best in the industry."

"The most valuable features of the solution are accessing the data through the mobiles and meeting with the compliance for security best practices."

"The solution's most valuable features are its patch management functionality and provisioning."

"It provides security features for unified endpoint management."

"Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is cloud-based, which aids in deployment."

"Ivanti is really good. They have a very good vulnerability database in which even if it is used for other products like BMC or Microsoft, the vulnerabilities and patching database is well filtered and very well documented."

"The best part about Ivanti and Matrix 42 is that they are low-code solution builders with drag-and-drop capabilities regarding service management."

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Cons

"The on-premises version of BMC Client Management has powerful remote control functionality and decent compliance features, but these features both rely on the discovery tool in order to gain a complete set of insights about the endpoint's environment. Now, BMC's discovery solution depends on having an agent installed in each endpoint and sometimes the agent doesn't work properly, making it difficult to get an accurate understanding of the environment (including special topologies) even with BMC's discovery tool."

"BMC Client Management supports only iOS devices. It would be good if they would support Android as well."

"It would be good if BMC Client Management can perform vulnerability assessment scanning at the endpoint on its own and mitigate that. Then, we wouldn't have to rely on a third party VA tool. I would like to see this application move to being a web-based one."

"BMC Client Management could improve in the area of integration."

"In BMC Client Management, I would like to see more features for executing commands remotely. For example, with SAP, there isn't the capability to execute all the commands available in the console. The latest version includes more endpoints, but they do not cover everything the operations team needs. Additionally, I think improving the hierarchy for managing endpoints is crucial. Extending the endpoint capabilities would be highly beneficial."

"The solution does not offer the functionality of remote access to users."

"BMC Client Management could improve in the area of integration."

"It would be good if BMC Client Management can perform vulnerability assessment scanning at the endpoint on its own and mitigate that. Then, we wouldn't have to rely on a third party VA tool."

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"The solution needs a complete overhaul or makeover. It gets stuck sometimes because they're focusing on the cloud UEM stuff rather than paying as much attention to that particular piece. The ease of use could be improved. It combines many different functionalities that you would need multiple servers like SCCM. If I wanted to train people, I’d move to a higher level from an Apache architect. There are five or six different products. So, training functional staff to use the product can be challenging because it can sometimes be cumbersome. Reporting is challenging. We use Avanti extraction to report off an endpoint. We don't use the reporting because of the need for more functionality, granularity, or customization."

"If I want to integrate the solution with any other solution, pushing the policies from the Ivanti side is a bit tough."

"Some of the GUI features need improvement. In particular, navigation could be better optimized for quick navigation by the user."

"When you open a new mobile, you automatically come onboard the mobile on the Ivanti platform but it needs some improvements."

"An area for improvement in Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is reporting. It's lacking. For example, Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager reports should tell you if the agent is up to date, if the security patch is updated, etc."

"Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager's support provided to its users by the vendor is one area that needs to improve."

"When you open a new mobile, you automatically come onboard the mobile on the Ivanti platform but it needs some improvements."

"The product's blocking definition needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"BMC Client Management is a high-priced solution, but given its performance and capabilities, I think it offers great value. I don't have the exact number for the yearly licensing costs. I believe there is an additional cost of around two hundred dollars."

"To use BMC Client Management they charge annually per node."

"BMC Client Management is a very affordable solution. There is one main server license which I believe is around $1,000 per year, and then there is the license for the actual solution. With the solution license, you can opt for a suite license where you get access to all the features and benefits, or alternatively you can buy any of the five main components of the suite license individually."

"The solution is low cost."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is low and ten is high, I rate the solution's pricing ten out of ten."

"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest, and one is the cheapest, I rate its pricing a five."

"The licensing is based on assets for MDM or EM, where you need one license per asset. The license is annual, and it is not very expensive."

"Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is more expensive than some of the products I've used. It follows module-based licensing, so it would be more costly if you had more modules. Your costs depend on what modules you need."

"The solution is pretty expensive."

"The product is expensive."

"The pricing is relatively high compared to some competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Retailer

12%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Client Management?

BMC Client Management is a high-priced solution, but given its performance and capabilities, I think it offers great value. I don't have the exact number for the yearly licensing costs. I believe t...

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What needs improvement with BMC Client Management?

In BMC Client Management, I would like to see more features for executing commands remotely. For example, with SAP, there isn't the capability to execute all the commands available in the console. ...

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What is your primary use case for BMC Client Management?

The most common use cases for BMC Client Management among my clients include managing inventory and deployment of a software package.

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What needs improvement with Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager?

Some of the GUI features need improvement. In particular, navigation could be better optimized for quick navigation by the user.

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What is your primary use case for Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager?

I use Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager ( /products/ivanti-endpoint-security-for-endpoint-manager-reviews ) for mobile device management.

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What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager?

I rate the solution eight out of ten overall. Among the AI features, it's used for discovery and remediation. The navigation part of the GUI could be improved for better user experience.

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Also Known As

BMC Helix Client Management, Helix Client Management, BMC Fromdistance Mobile Device Management

LANDesk Security Suite, Ivanti Endpoint Security

Overview

BMC Helix Client Management offers robust systems management capabilities, focusing on patch management, software licensing, and remote administrative access, crucial for compliance and security.

BMC Helix Client Management enables efficient endpoint management across diverse systems with features like software deployment, inventory control, and compliance management. Offering stable performance, the SaaS version excels in supporting IT managers in regulatory compliance while managing thousands of endpoints. Users find the remote control feature exceptionally useful in remote work settings, facilitating updates and issue resolution seamlessly. There is a growing demand for enhancements such as Linux and Android support, improved integration, and mobile device management. Additionally, clients suggest the inclusion of vulnerability assessment, better agent reliability, application whitelisting, and refined remote command execution capabilities.

What are the key features of BMC Helix Client Management?

Patch Management: Streamlines deployment and updates to ensure security compliance.
Software License Management: Optimizes usage and adheres to licensing agreements.
Remote Control Access: Facilitates remote troubleshooting and updates without delays.
Inventory Management: Provides comprehensive oversight of software assets.
Compliance Management: Assists in maintaining regulatory standards across endpoints.

What benefits should users expect from BMC Helix Client Management?

Cost Reduction: Enhances operational efficiency and license use, leading to cost savings.
Management Efficiency: Simplifies overseeing large endpoint environments.
Security Enhancement: Ensures strict compliance with security protocols, reducing risk.
Improved Support for Remote Work: Seamless updates and troubleshooting improve remote productivity.

In the tech-savvy industry, BMC Helix Client Management proves invaluable for IT managers tasked with software deployment and comprehensive endpoint oversight. Users in heavily regulated sectors leverage its capabilities for ensuring compliance and optimizing resource usage, ultimately driving management efficiency and reducing operational costs.

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Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager combines a powerful vulnerability database with cloud-based deployment, facilitating mobile and OS management while enhancing security.

The platform features efficient patch management, remote control, and data access via mobile devices. Its unified console supports asset tracking across Windows, Mac, and Android, improving security patching processes. With inventory management, low-code workflow builders, built-in compliance, and an appealing UI, it manages thousands of devices, though it requires improvements in mobile onboarding, agent troubleshooting, and non-Windows patching. Some challenges exist with policy integration and IT tool integration, while comprehensive training is essential due to its wide range of functionalities.

What are the key features of Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager?

Unified Console: Streamlines management of mobile devices and operating systems.
Cloud-Based Deployment: Simplifies setup and reduces overhead.
Vulnerability Database: Enhances identification and patching of security risks.
Remote Control: Facilitates device management and data access remotely.
Low-Code Workflow Builders: Allows easy customization without extensive coding.

Which benefits should users expect when evaluating Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager?

Improved Security Compliance: Ensures alignment with security best practices.
Operational Efficiency: Automates patch deployment and asset tracking.
User Satisfaction: Gains from an intuitive and visually appealing interface.
Multi-OS Support: Manages Windows, Mac, and Android devices effectively.

Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager is implemented across industries for enhanced security patching, mobile device management, and data compliance. Companies utilize its features for managing personal and corporate data separately to prevent data leaks and breaches. The system enables efficient management of device fleets, though Mac management has noted limitations.

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