BMC Helix Discovery vs IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT comparison

BMC and IBM are both solutions in the IT Asset Management category. BMC is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while IBM is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.0. BMC holds a 8.5% mindshare in IAM, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

BMC Helix Discovery

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BMC Helix Discovery and IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Discovery

Ranking in IT Asset Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Tivoli Asset Management...

Ranking in IT Asset Management

17th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

License Management (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Discovery is 8.5%, up from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Shirish Kamalapurkar

Solutions Architect at Kinsfolk Technology Private Limited

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…

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HarshalDeore

Solutions Architect at Parseq

A user-friendly solution that has a good user interface, but its technical support is not good enough

Around 20 to 25 staff members are needed to deploy and maintain the solution, including two managers, one architect, and other implementers. IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT does not adopt the latest technology. The solution can be integrated with our existing IT environment through some web services and connectors. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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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

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easy to install and deploy."

"It is a stable solution. The stability is okay."

"It immediately understands which component it is, and it provides the exact API details with all the components."

"The most valuable feature is the automated service mapping."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its application dependency mapping."

"Weekly reports to management really make our life simple."

"A valuable feature concerns the ability to integrate with different solutions."

"Accuracy and clarity are vastly improved for the service lines."

More BMC Helix Discovery pros

"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is a user-friendly solution that has a good user interface."

Cons

"An area that can be improved is the IoT."

"The license model could be more flexible and cheaper pricing."

"It is very complicated to use."

"I would like to see a lower price and better technical support."

"A review of end of life data would be nice."

"The improvement I want to see is a reduction in duplicate records."

"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."

"We would like updates more often."

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"The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution offers yearly licenses."

"The licensing fee is very low."

"You need a license to use BMC Helix Discovery. The license is paid yearly, though I have no idea how much it costs."

"It's not a cheap product. But the benefits it delivers is that it's a fair price."

"I've heard that the solution was expensive earlier but is now much cheaper than its competitors."

"Operating cost is actually high compared to other products, actually. It's a little expensive only, but it's very good than other products."

"We have a perpetual license for the solution."

"BMC is available for a reasonable price compared to ServiceNow — it's half the price."

More BMC Helix Discovery pricing and cost advice

"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

18%

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Helix Discovery?

The price of BMC Helix Discovery is licensed by asset. It is challenging to maintain licenses, as every piece of equipment is considered a license. We pay attention to the growth of assets. The pri...

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What needs improvement with BMC Helix Discovery?

I would like to see a lower price and better technical support.

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What do you like most about IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT?

IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is a user-friendly solution that has a good user interface.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT?

IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution. The solution's licensing cost depends on the number of nodes and servers. Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution.

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What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT?

The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough. IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT should have a cloud-based version. IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is expensi...

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Also Known As

Discovery, ADDM, Atrium Discovery & Dependency Mapping

Tivoli Asset Management for IT

Overview

BMC Discovery, formerly ADDM, is a digital enterprise management solution that automates asset discovery and application dependency mapping to build a holistic view of all your data center assets and the relationships between them.

BMC

IBM Tivoli Asset Management for ITÂ is designed to help track and manage your hardware and software IT assets, with particular emphasis on inventory, asset life-cycle management, and license management. Asset Management for ITÂ includes inventory, asset tracking, asset reconciliation, financial management, contract management, procurement management, and, optionally, Service Level Agreement (SLA) management. This asset life-cycle functionality permits the tracking and management of IT assets through initial request, approval, procurement, contract, receipt, inventory, deployment, asset installs-moves-adds-changes (IMACs), and retirement.

IBM

Sample Customers

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

Migros Zurich, Tyr_ns AB, Port Otago Limited, BTC, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., AIG, Swedish Match, DTE Energy

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