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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 #3 with an average rating of 8.5, while IBM is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.0. BMC holds a 7.4% 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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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
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
28
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
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Discovery is 7.4%, down from 8.4% 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

Fairoz Gadad - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortless network component identification, provides API details, and an easy setup
We need to discover anything in the network and ensure that the discovered data is moved into the CMDB for asset management The best part is that whenever there is an outpost or any particular network, it can identify servers, routers, switches, etc. It immediately understands which component it…
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HarshalDeore - PeerSpot reviewer
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."
"The initial setup was quite easy."
"Start anywhere application modelling brings a fantastic opportunity for users to see what is where."
"The initial setup is simple."
"I've used other discovery tools, but I found BMC Helix Discovery to be more UI-friendly, and that's the most valuable feature of the solution."
"The most valuable feature is Windows proxy. We now need to install an additional link proxy server in Windows. The proxy is available as an outpost in the Elastic store. That is the advanced feature is added. There are many other features which can be used once we discover them. One time I was scanning the servers and all, going to data from additional based on the additional features, including advanced data like score upper display data successfully discover servers. There are many things good things that can be implemented using it while we haven’t installed those yet."
"The best aspect of BMC Helix Discovery is its flexibility. You can perform scanning at any time, and it provides substantial data for extraction."
"BMC Helix Discovery comprehends the infrastructure you've procured and deployed within your environment."
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"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is a user-friendly solution that has a good user interface."
 

Cons

"The improvement which we require is to delete the Internet service. Till some of the features are coming, like, internally side. If you are taking one server to model, there are a lot of usages like three structures per diagram is coming, and we have to do the man lot of manual work. Instead of that, whatever our requirement, we should be able to provide the servers and get the structure. So this is what we want to implement with such data."
"A review of end of life data would be nice."
"There isn't much that could be improved. The solution is pretty thorough, very easy to implement, and very easy to operate."
"BMC Helix Discovery is a bit tough to use and administer."
"I would like to see the ability to scan some of the newer cloud platforms. I know that BMC has them on the roadmap, and they are coming soon, but they can't come fast enough. Being able to scan more of GCloud, Alibaba Cloud, or whatever the public clouds that our customers are buying, we need to make sure that Discovery can find them as well."
"The license model could be more flexible and cheaper pricing."
"BMC is agentless discovery, followed by hybrid discovery, which performs discovery across clouds, on-premises, and then dynamic service modeling."
"Management of its own application infrastructure and integrations with other BMC tools."
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"The solution’s initial setup is complex and technical support is not good enough."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are on a three-year agreement with BMC Helix Discovery to use the solution. There are not any additional fees other than the standard license."
"BMC is available for a reasonable price compared to ServiceNow — it's half the price."
"You need a license to use BMC Helix Discovery. The license is paid yearly, though I have no idea how much it costs."
"We have a perpetual license for the solution."
"It's not a cheap product. But the benefits it delivers is that it's a fair price."
"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. All BMC products are expensive."
"Operating cost is actually high compared to other products, actually. It's a little expensive only, but it's very good than other products."
"The licenses are very complex and quite costly."
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"IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
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Company Size

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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?
The query language is somewhat challenging to learn. It uses a Berkeley database, and the query language is not easy to master for performing complex queries.
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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. 

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IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT 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 IT 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.
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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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