BMC FootPrints vs. ServiceNow Orchestration

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BMC FootPrints
Score 8.4 out of 10
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BMC FootPrints is an IT service management (ITSM) solution featuring workload automation.N/A
ServiceNow Orchestration
Score 8.0 out of 10
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ServiceNow® Orchestration automates IT and business processes for operations management. It includes Password Reset, Client Software Distribution, and activity packs. The solution is designed to support IT administrators, helping to reduce tasks, improve productivity, and automate and accelerate processes.N/A
Pricing
BMC FootPrintsServiceNow Orchestration
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BMC FootPrintsServiceNow Orchestration
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
8.2
Ratings
1% above category average
ServiceNow Orchestration
-
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Organize and prioritize service tickets9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Service restoration6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service tools7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
ServiceNow Orchestration
-
Ratings
Configuration mangement7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
9.0
Ratings
7% above category average
ServiceNow Orchestration
-
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Change requests repository9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change calendar9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Service-level management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
BMC FootPrints
-
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ServiceNow Orchestration
8.2
Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-platform scheduling00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Central monitoring00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Logging00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Alerts and notifications00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Analysis and visualization00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Application integration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User Ratings
BMC FootPrintsServiceNow Orchestration
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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8.5
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Likelihood to Renew
8.6
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Usability
9.1
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-
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Support Rating
8.0
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-
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User Testimonials
BMC FootPrintsServiceNow Orchestration
Likelihood to Recommend
Tracing any maintenance requests, so you don't forget any requests, it also sends an email to the requestor once the project is completed. Keeping status of projects in progress and the current state they are in. Allowing anyone with access to know the current state of any project. Generating a useful report is a bit more difficult then I would like.
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ServiceNow has been very helpful when I have an email, phone, or computer issue. Since starting at the bank, I've needed to request various applications and software, and it is incredibly easy to do that on ServiceNow. ServiceNow ranks each ticket it receives by priority (1-5), so the IT department can easily determine what needs to be fixed asap and what can wait
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Pros
  • Documentation. We try to reduce the amount of paperwork needed for staff to do their job, so by automating certain tasks, we are able to speed up the resolution process for trouble tickets.
  • Reporting. We'll use the reporting tool to get the number of tickets opened, response times and can go into granular reports.
  • Surveys. When tickets are closed, we automatically send out surveys to end users to get valuable feedback on how we did and what we can improve.
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  • Linking multipe records (Knowledge Items, Problem, change,. CI) to a single incident
  • A customers 'super" user has access to all cases that are filled by them.
  • When a change is filed and you link to the CI involved. You get an overview of all CI that depends on the involved CI.
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Cons
  • Purpose based configuration- It would be beneficial to see a more purposed based, out of the box, configuration option. For example, if you need PCI compliance, more intuitive reporting would make managing compliance much easier.
  • Initial design and implementation- Don't think that your experience as an IT professional will allow you to stand this system up on your own. To properly configure Footprints and set yourself up for success down the road, get Professional Services with this one.
  • Somewhat behind the times- Service Core is making a huge leap forward with the latest version, 12, but Asset Core is far behind. There are quite a few quirks to how the application works and how it is used.
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  • Not super intuitive.
  • Duplicate Requests are missed.
  • Would like to have a chat function.
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Likelihood to Renew
It has been the business decision to go with them and that is what we will do. Going back, this would have not been the choice, but nothing can be done about it now. We are stuck with this application for years to come. Wish there were other possibilities that could be done.
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Usability
It's so simple to use and customize however you want. You can create new workspaces and workflows with ease, set up new users, incoming email rules, customize the layout of the forms, and even change the colors and logos. It's just very easily customizable overall. It's also really straightforward to figure out how to use, you really almost don't have to show somebody how to use it. If you just sit them down in front of it and let them look it over, they could figure it out themselves easily.
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Support Rating
I've had no issues with the support for FootPrints. We haven't really had to use them all that much over the years, but when needed they have always been prompt and knowledgeable at dealing with any issue. I've worked with a lot of different support teams over the years, and they have been one of my favorites to work with.
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Alternatives Considered
Both are developed from the same vendor but Footprints is so complete for all the configurations that we need (we are a medium business company). BMC Remedy has a little more friendly interface but it doesn't meet our needs. We prefer a product that fits better our needs to a product that could have other features that we are not going to use.
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Reporting, selections of Servicenow is much better than TOPdesk. Complex workflows can be build CI's and their dependencies are simple to configure
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Return on Investment
  • When properly implemented, "BMC Footprints" can lead to "employee efficiency and better customer service"
  • It is a large and overwhelming tool, if the users are not trained properly and use it throughout their daily tasks.
  • Help Desk module is definitely well built and easy to work with
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  • Manage IT issues.
  • Log multiple tickets.
  • Comprehensive platform for entire bank.
  • Helps effectively solve hundreds of issues by prioritizing them.
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