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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC Helix ITSM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABMC Helix ITSM replaces Remedy. It is a broad suite of ITSM, tools with strong integrations to other BMC tools and in-built ITAM. The product is used mainly by global brands and is offered in on-premise and SaaS configurations.N/A

    IBM Apptio

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Apptio platform is a technology business management solution that enables organizations to make better decisions about technology investments. It connects technology spend to business value so organizations can adapt to changing market conditions.N/A
    Pricing
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
    Editions & Modules
    BMC Helix ITSM
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    Pricing Offerings
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
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    BMC Software Inc.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
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    Features
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix ITSM and IBM Apptio
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    5% above category average
    IBM Apptio
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    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory8.662 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration8.774 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.165 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.281 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.382 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix ITSM and IBM Apptio
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.3
    80 Ratings
    1% above category average
    IBM Apptio
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    Configuration mangement8.777 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.473 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement7.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix ITSM and IBM Apptio
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    84 Ratings
    1% above category average
    IBM Apptio
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    Change requests repository8.883 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar8.379 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management8.479 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (99 ratings)
    8.9
    (175 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (50 ratings)
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (169 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    BMC Helix ITSMIBM Apptio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Software Inc.
    There are many ITSM platforms available - but only a very select few are true enterprise leaders. BMC Helix is one. When it comes to managing thousands of incidents daily, BMC Helix helps cut through the noise with incident correlation and predictive problem management.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    IBM Apptio: 1. Track and Allocate cloud and on-premise costs across departments. 2. Compare planned budgets versus actuals spend in real time. 3. Provide Business leaders with transparent insights into how IT Investment drive business outcomes. 4. Enable show back models to ensure accountability and optimize resource usage. 5. Report Usage, where we can see the actual data regarding the users information and activity and track.
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    Pros
    BMC Software Inc.
    • The Service Asset and Configuration Management capabilities of Helix ITSM are awesome. It can be used as a central repository for all SACM information and seamlessly integrated with Helix Discovery.
    • It has the most certified ITIL process modules of any ITSM system. These modules work seamlessly with each other and give you the power to manage any situation effectively.
    • As an Administrator of Helix ITSM you have many tools at your disposal to create customizations, workflows. BMC makes it easy to manage the system, leaving time to develop customizations and workflows.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Does very well at handling complex allocations and automation. Also great at bringing in data automatically, manipulating that data, and allowing you to feed that data into a complex model. So all the behind-the-scenes stuff works really well. It's also pretty good at visualization. It has some similar capabilities like a Power BI and Tableau, but generally provides most of the visualization technology that somebody would need with the tool.
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    Cons
    BMC Software Inc.
    • Customization can be lengthy due to the numerous features included in the software.
    • New staff members require some sort of hands-on training to get to know all the use capabilities.
    • The analytics can be improved to include forecasts and trend analysis.
    • Expensive compared to competitors.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • I think the environment functionality is a small thing that could be made easier to understand how it actually changes the view
    • On some of the filters instead of having just the Department code having the name would also help with navigation
    • A feature to compare some departments or agencies side by side would be a cool thing to have
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Software Inc.
    It provides the tool we need and is able to be customised to meet new requirements. Cost to change in training and integrations would be considerable.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    It is hands down the most innovative SaaS on the market today. In my humble opinion it will be just as big or bigger than Salesforce, Workday and all of the greats. I would advise any big company to take advantage of Apptio and renew on an annual basis with their support team!
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    Usability
    BMC Software Inc.
    At least Remedy is all contained in a single platform, so the interface is consistent. Also, the most heavily performed functions are generally usable. However, to use some of the more advanced modules can be a bit more cumbersome (such as Change Management and CMDB (Not Including ADDM)). So, overall BMC Remedy ITSM is better than some applications like CA SDM or HP SM, but not quite on par with ServiceNow.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    We use this currently where I work and we have the consultant Maryville helping us with our Apptio reports and data. I originally used Apptio a few years back and since then I have switched employment, and I was able to talk to the leadership team about what we did at my previous job, and now we are building the reports here at my new place of employment
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    Reliability and Availability
    BMC Software Inc.
    for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Excellent, so far. SaaS-based...assuming effective data links and connectivity
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    Performance
    BMC Software Inc.
    could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Excellent, so far.
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    Support Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    Their tech support is top notch. They respond and get back to us, even on lower level incidents and issues, very quickly. It is rare that we deal with a support technician who does not know what they are doing.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    I have not been directly involved with the post sales support team. However, that team has provided training materials and recommended practices that have been very helpful in coming up to speed on how to more fully use the product. My understanding from both vendor management and our upline stakeholders is that our relationship with Apptio is strong.
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    In-Person Training
    BMC Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Was awesome to have been taught by legendary Debbie Hagan for Cost Transparency in person. Her knowledge is extensive and she is an excellent trainer. Her years of experience really shined.
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    Online Training
    BMC Software Inc.
    the trainers dont have so much practical experiences. its mostly follow up and reading existing documentation withou own input. of course experiences people are on shore or have no free time. sad truth
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    The all talented training organization crosses all the T's and dots all the I's. I am constantly learning and often refer to training documentation for post training real life issues.
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Well, so far. Apptio Consulting covered specific model architecting areas particularly. Most of the heavy lifting is being done in-house with support from Apptio as it relates to tool impacts and needs. Some administrative tasks were redundant
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    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Software Inc.
    I did not select Remedy myself, so I am coming in from someone who is apart of the story, from somewhere in the midway. That being said: Remedy has begun a journey of understanding the problems associated with the implementation of ITIL, and indeed ITIL itself (it is a top-down process for management of an IT department). there are many alternatives out there. One, in particular, I am keen to investigate: Redmine. But in doing so, It will be evaluated via my experience with Remedy.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    So we've used Proven Optics, which is an add-on to ServiceNow. Well at least use it with certain customers and Nicus. Nicus is probably the biggest competitor of Apptio. The trouble with Nicus is their SQL-based ingestion process. It's a little bit more difficult. So the reason why you'd go with Apptio is that it's very easy and very intuitive to bring in new data sources and being able to model a lot of the data once it's already in the system doesn't require a lot of coding experience.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BMC Software Inc.
    unclear. lot of for less
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BMC Software Inc.
    Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BMC Software Inc.
    • The ROI was fine initially as we got what we paid for and it served its purpose
    • Over time, we got behind on releases due to limitations with customizations we made to the application. The product then became out of support and completely out of date, and we had to replace
    • Overall ROI was minimal and once the product was out of date we found more value in other tools
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • It's delivered on a lot of those, especially the relationship between IT and financing that relationship's been a bit of a rollercoaster on that journey. We've come out the other end of it, and we're all friends now, which is a good thing. So they've accepted the Apptio output and are much more involved in providing the data and helping to use the tool, which is excellent. I think one of the downsides that are probably not talked about enough is the fact that, um, once you have trained and delivered a TMB skillset within your organization, they become very good at that. So if you've got any high-performing members in that team, they become extremely valuable elsewhere. And we've unfortunately suffered the case whereby one of our highest performers was immediately then poached and went off elsewhere for a much better opportunity. So we applaud that for them, but it's really hard to train other people. It's really hard to take them up to speed, and you have to sort of go through those picks and troughs every time. So that's just life, you know.
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    ScreenShots

    BMC Helix ITSM Screenshots

    Screenshot of BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker. This is where users can deliver a secure service experience across multi-cloud environments.Screenshot of Knowledge Management, available with intelligent recommendations to help bring the right information to end-users and agents to quickly and accurately resolve issues.Screenshot of the incident and problem management interface, used to create and resolve incidents faster with intelligent, context-aware, and proactive incident matching.

    IBM Apptio Screenshots

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