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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC FootPrints

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABMC FootPrints is an IT service management (ITSM) solution featuring workload automation.N/A

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASymphony SummitAI, formerly the Summus IT Management Suite, is an ITSM and system monitoring offering from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
    Pricing
    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Software Inc.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC FootPrints and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.110 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Expert directory7.04 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Service restoration6.02 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Self-service tools7.07 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.06 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.06 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.07 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC FootPrints and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.0
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Configuration mangement7.77 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.05 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.04 Ratings9.815 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC FootPrints and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.4
    20 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Change requests repository9.03 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Change calendar9.03 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Service-level management9.04 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    8.9
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    BMC FootPrintsSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Software Inc.
    BMC Footprints is so well suited to keep the documentation easy to read and find, as same as typification. You can find specific documentation for an audit so fast and export a report using the specific criteria that you need to comply with your boss or audit needs. As I told before, BMC footprints need to be more friendly to the end users because they get lost many times trying to track some ticket or typing documentation.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    It is best for handling daily incidents and change records in the organization. And also provide features like which incident will have higher priority, and which have less and on the basis of that developer do their daily activities to resolve them. It also helps in managing our compliance change logs, which help the compliance team.
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    Pros
    BMC Software Inc.
    • 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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • The Design Studio is an easy solution for L3 support professionals to improve existing workflows without technical support quickly.
    • The process and UI are more seamless, robust, and attractive than existing solutions.
    • The copilot AI addition has removed a lot of repetitive tasks and improved UX.
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    Cons
    BMC Software Inc.
    • 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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • Business Rule Designer - Since it has many automation we are unable to use it properly, because of BRD related jobs not getting executed
    • Creation of sub tenant under tenant
    • 5 why analysis method in the problem management can be designed more efficiently rather than its designed now
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Software Inc.
    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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
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    Usability
    BMC Software Inc.
    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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Support Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Software Inc.
    I was not involved in the selection process but in my opinion either SQL or Access databases would have worked just as well without the same amount of cost. These two systems would have been much easier to manage and would have tracked the same information in a less convoluted process and expense.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The main reason for choosing Symphony Summit is the customization. We wanted to have a separate tool for our business unit. Compared to ServiceNow, which requires a license to approve a request, Symphony does not require a license. In addition, it is much easier to customize and scale.
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Software Inc.
    • It helps us with keeping projects on track, which saves time
    • When someone wants to know about a project, they are able to without calling around
    • I have had a difficult time searching specifics, as how many tickets closed by me in 2021
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • When rolled out in its entirety, SymphonyAI is expected to directly reduce the CTC of technical user support by 40%.
    • SymphonyAI has dramatically improved user experience, helping NPS levels cross over 60%.
    • It has been instrumental in deploying workflows to production by more than 50%.
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    ScreenShots

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of the AI-powered IT and enterprise service workflows available on the platform.Screenshot of the service portal, designed to make it easy for end users to get all their service issues addressed. By consolidating the user’s service needs into one place, users can find what they need quickly and easily.Screenshot of employee self-service, where employees can get answers and help. This helps to reduce call deflection and improve service experience.Screenshot of digitized work processes.Screenshot of the administration interface to launch new services. These can be rolled out with a few drag and drops using the Design Studio that includes 50 built-in modern controls to build forms, workflows, business rules and SLAs of any complexity.Screenshot of the 24/7 Omnichannel service desk experience. This delivers always on, natural language service experience to users with the AI-powered SymphonyAI Digital Agent. The agent features auto-resolve capabilities, multichannel support, and advanced natural language understanding.