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BMC Helix ITSM vs Ivanti Service Desk [EOL] comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix ITSM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (8th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (6th)
Ivanti Service Desk [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

KN
Senior Application Developer BMC at Balfour Beatty
Self-service portal significantly reduces resolution time and transforms service process with advanced features
We initially had a lot of tickets generated via the service desk through calls and emails. Now, we have almost moved out of email creations by introducing the DWP features on the Studio pages, with about 90% of the tickets coming in via our self-service portal. Recent upgrades offer different types of views for particular business lines, which was missing earlier. The new landing pages have allowed us to add banners, images, and internal videos, encouraging most customers to use these DWP self-service features. Resolution time has decreased significantly since implementing the self-service portal. Additionally, the availability of knowledge articles, chatbots, and the new Helix GPT feature has improved service processes.
reviewer2150373 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives | Project Management | Reporting & Analytics at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Scalable but interface can be improved
Basically, we use it for service management from the financial side of things I would say the simplicity of it. It's not very difficult and doesn't require strong technical skills to understand or implement. The interface can be improved. It can be made more interactive for self-service users.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Service Request Management was the first big win for our company."
"Initial, out-the-box setup was easy with no problems."
"In general, for incident management, it's okay."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility, which allows us to customize it per our customers' requirements."
"The MyIT product has given our end users a much better perception of Remedy and made the product look more fluid."
"The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the service level management, configuration, and reporting tool."
"The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the collaboration, integrated with the help of another solution called Entity. We can do all the integration and receive an automatic ticket with the help of email. We are able to receive SMS alerts to clients and end users. Every step of the ticket is generated and we are able to resolve and close them. It's very helpful to have the ability to inform the user with detailed information."
"Technical support has been fine."
"The most valuable features of the Ivanti Service Desk are service requests and incident management."
"Ivanti offers us the flexibility to transform it from purely an internal IT tool to something we can use across multiple departments."
"Ivanti Service Desk gives all the functionality we need."
"The best feature is that SLAs are automatically tracked, so when we breach something, we can set up email escalations as well."
"The initial setup was quite simple; installing just took a few minutes."
"It is highly configurable with PinkVERIFY status."
"It is highly configurable with PinkVERIFY status."
"Incident management is a valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The interface isn't that great."
"Integration could be better. If something doesn't work well with some tools and operations, then management becomes difficult, so you have to integrate other tools."
"While Remedy is an excellent ticketing system, the knowledge base module needs to be optimized for MITS companies to organize documentation for multiple client organizations."
"It's expensive, particularly in the emerging market where you see a lot of customers that have a budget crunch over issues."
"Maybe the upgrade process and the release between environments should to be more transparent for anyone to execute it."
"Support could be more skilled. We are wasting too much of our time debugging.​"
"Needs to make customizable/configurable article templates in the Knowledge Management."
"The interface is somewhat dated as compared to technologies in use today."
"When we need to implement changes, it usually takes two to three days to happen, making it a very time-consuming process."
"You must be very technical to configure it."
"Their support can also be better in terms of response time. Currently, their response time is a little slow."
"Ivanti Service Desk could improve the GUI because it is not as good as other solutions, such as BMC or ServiceNow."
"When we need to implement changes, it usually takes two to three days to happen, making it a very time-consuming process."
"The interface can be improved. It can be made more interactive for self-service users."
"Ivanti Service Desk could improve the GUI because it is not as good as other solutions, such as BMC or ServiceNow. If Ivanti Service Desk works on the GUI and makes it more user-friendly, and its content more attractive it might help the solution in the long run."
"You have limited ability to customize how Ivanti renders. It's a fairly strict design that doesn't offer you much freedom to alter the rigid, two-column layout on the screen."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If Customer and IT agents are happy, that is one of the greatest ROI. However, one of the major factors is Leadership, because at the end they have to justify the cost."
"It's a yearly subscription but there are a couple of customers who go for the monthly subscription."
"We did not compare the price of BMC Helix ITSM to other vendors. However, it has a mid-range price."
"The price of BMC Helix ITSM is expensive."
"It is too expensive for a small business."
"The cost is relatively high, especially for the BMC Controller application. However, the expense is justified by the standard and reliable features it offers. This product's reputation in the market is strong, providing assurance in terms of data and other considerations."
"It is costly, but it is well worth it."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
5%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise55
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix ITSM?
If we consider major players like Ford or BMW, their core focus is manufacturing products like cars. To ensure smooth operations, any arising issues, be it security concerns or issues within depart...
What needs improvement with BMC Helix ITSM?
Although BMC Helix ITSM is a strong enterprise platform, there are areas where it could be improved. One key area is usability and simplification of configuration, especially for new administrators...
What is your primary use case for BMC Helix ITSM?
My main use case for BMC Helix ITSM is validating and automating core ITSM workflows, such as incident, change, and service request management. I focus on ensuring that these workflows function cor...
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Also Known As

Remedy ITSM, Remedy, Helix Remedy, BMC Helix IT Service Management
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Sample Customers

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