BMC Helix Discovery vs Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] comparison

"Start anywhere application modelling brings a fantastic opportunity for users to see what is where."

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

"The tool's accuracy of the results we receive looks promising in general. Its values are more than 95 percent accurate compared to other clients or different tools. I would say that Discovery offers a valuable mechanism to discover information."

"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."

"BMC Helix Discovery has delivered a very good return, and we cannot stop using it at this moment."

"The most valuable feature of BMC Helix Discovery is it operates well. It is well known and has gained recognition for its software."

"The initial setup is simple."

"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."

"It is stable and scalable."

"We have now automatic and immediate control of assets usage, and we can now better manage our assets pool and get benefits through that."

"This product can be customized according to the needs of any company."

"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."

"What would make BMC Helix Discovery better is if it had more client-side discovery features, for example, printers and desktops. Right now, it's focused more on data center discovery, so if it had additional features focused on the client-side discovery, that would be great. In the next release of BMC Helix Discovery, I'd like more client-side discovery features such as desktop discovery, printer discovery, and other IP-based client-side discovery features. The solution can discover desktops and printers, but there's still room for improvement on the client side."

"The monitoring tools could be more stable."

"There are certain limitations in the mapping feature of the solution."

"BMC is agentless discovery, followed by hybrid discovery, which performs discovery across clouds, on-premises, and then dynamic service modeling."

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

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

"The product is not fully automated."

"The technology used is outdated, the interface is outdated, the database is outdated, everything is outdated."

"The usability of this product is still out-of-date and could be improved. The interface could be improved."

"There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas."

"We have a perpetual license for the solution."

"The licenses are very complex and quite costly."

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

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. All BMC products are expensive."

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

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

"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."

"From my experience, Asset Manager is expensive."