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BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) vs. OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC Helix CMDB

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB, formerly known as Atrium CMDB) is a configuration management database.N/A

    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AFormerly from Micro Focus, OpenText™ Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB discovers, maps, and manages IT configurations and can be deployed on-premises or via SaaS. It is used to increase IT visibility and reduce IT service disruptions with robust discovery, service dependency mapping, and proactive impact analysis.N/A
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    BMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
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    BMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Software Inc.
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    OpenText
    Chose OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    There are no relevant differences between the most well-known CMDB tools in terms of their features and user experience; however, one of the critical facts to select a specific CMDB product is its capacity to integrate it with all IT operations management tools for ITIL …
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    Chose OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    6.0
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    User Testimonials
    BMC Helix CMDBOpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Software Inc.
    Lets you run more effective CABs with accurate configuration and dependency data. Understand the impact of change on other assets applications and services. Detecting potential underlying issues [when multiple] changes are made. Provides very adaptable and highly reliable data quality and integrity engines configured through rules [to] ensure normalization, data source prioritization, and deduplication.
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    OpenText
    Micro Focus Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB is well suited for medium to large IT operations after a careful review and strategy definition of all support tools that will be integrated. When it comes to deciding on a set of tools for IT operation management and its different processes like Incident, event, and change management; a good approach would be to create a roadmap with the integrated suite of tools to create a native ecosystem and reduce complexity on the integration and adoption.
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    Pros
    BMC Software Inc.
    • ITIL helps to meet customer expectations.
    • Beat competitors offerings
    • Allign with legal and regulatory requirements.
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    OpenText
    • Management and organization of Configuration Items
    • Ensures a single and uniform source of database to avoid any ambiguity between departments.
    • Proper delivery of services
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    Cons
    BMC Software Inc.
    • Speed and flexiability
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    OpenText
    • When getting started the Cloud deployment may be not that easy.
    • To manipulate the system deeply requires a professional operator.
    • Working on large data project.
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    Usability
    BMC Software Inc.
    Once you have an understanding of the many use cases that this software can meet, you will be able to tightly integrate this into a ticketing system which increases the ROI of the product tremendously.
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    OpenText
    Old versions which do not support CMS have a luck of user experience and performance for reports and service modeling.
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    Support Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Some complex issues regarding performance and platform upgrades have been difficult to address and have short time solutions.
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
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    OpenText
    Upgrades from old versions were really hard to handle.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Software Inc.
    The number of workflows, escalations, processes built in the out of the box Remedy is outstanding. Trying to mimic/customize an open source, or even Remedyforce would cost more than implementing a vanilla Remedy. We reviewed ServiceNow but we felt that in terms of an end-to-end implementation tool, Remedy is still first in class.
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    OpenText
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Software Inc.
    • Highly adaptable.
    • Provides relevant insights for your business.
    • Offers quality and reliable data.
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    OpenText
    • ensured proper service delivery which helped organizations to grow
    • It was a little expensive for the company.
    • Mainly had a positive impact especially in the cases of risk assessment and analysis.
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