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    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

    Jira Service Management

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AJira Service Management (formerly Jira Service Desk, now including features from the former Mindville Insight, acquired by Atlassian in June 2020) is a service desk software that is purpose-built for IT, service, and support teams. The software provides everything IT and support teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem and change management. Jira Service Management integrates seamlessly with Jira Software so that IT and development teams can work better together. Users…

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    BMC Helix ITSMJira Service Management
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    BMC Helix ITSM
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    Premium
    $40
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    BMC Helix ITSMJira Service Management
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BMC Helix ITSMJira Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Software Inc.
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Jira Service Management is a new tool with a lot of potential (highly rated by Gartner) but for now it lacks the experience, robustness and integrations with BMC Helix. And thinking about Service Operations, the discovery tool still needs to be improved. It is a promising tool, …
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    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    As I mentioned, as an MSP we are exposed to most ITSM products on the marketplace. On completeness of offering, we find BMC ahead of the rest.

    The only other comparable product is ServiceNow, and functionality is neck and neck with BMC ahead in ITOM, and with ServiceNow pricing …
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Our company is a large scale enterprise and BMC Helix ITSM is a key tool for the incident management. In terms of load and volume of incidents, other tools are not efficient enough to handle the same volume.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    BMC Helix ITSM (Remedy) is the older and ready to deploy solution really needs less administrative overhead as it provides all the required fields inbuilt without the customization.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    I find JIRA smarter and easier to configure but sometimes can get difficult to use for analytics and also requires a lot of smart configuration and knowledge of tweaks!
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    Although Spiceworks appeared to be easier to set up and use, we felt that BMC Remedy was more robust. We noticed that the user base for BMC Remedy was huge. Although this should never be the single deciding factor, it was definitely a big plus. The ability to have cloud-based …
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    BMC Remedy is better than JIRA in IM management and second level support, and also has better reporting capabilities if you don't want to buy additional components such as EazyBI.

    Sap Solution Manager is very expensive and focused on SAP developers, I don't think it's a good …
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    This is a basic but very functional system. I think the bigger companies need something like Remedy to manage all functionality and wider processes.
    Incentivized
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    both are perfect but the administration in more easy in BMC Helix ITSM as it clouds solution also prices is more resizable in Helix
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    Atlassian
    Chose Jira Service Management
    1- budget
    2- easy to implement and maintain
    3- system is stable
    Incentivized
    Chose Jira Service Management
    Jira is easier to set up and gets going faster. It is easier to customize to fit your needs and the Dashboard feature and added widgets really help you get the views you want to see. Other products are harder to set up, don't get going as quickly, and lack the dashboard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jira Service Management
    We did select Jira initially because of its simplicity and ease of setup but it turned out to be a lot more complex to get up and running!

    We had a large KEBD, and we wanted to take its advantage to the fullest, so we went ahead and had this setup, but later replaced it with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jira Service Management
    Very cost effective and you receive full service help desk software system and network monitor all-inclusive. It is capable of productivity and easy to maintain. It is a easy to use help desk solution that includes a ticketing system, inventory system and a network monitor. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
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    97%
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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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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
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    Features
    BMC Helix ITSMJira Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix ITSM and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    8.2
    77 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.191 Ratings7.576 Ratings
    Expert directory8.662 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Service restoration8.774 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.783 Ratings7.070 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.165 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.281 Ratings7.063 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.382 Ratings7.564 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix ITSM and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.3
    80 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Configuration mangement8.777 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.473 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement7.957 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix ITSM and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    84 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    7.2
    71 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Change requests repository8.883 Ratings7.565 Ratings
    Change calendar8.379 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Service-level management8.479 Ratings7.569 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSMJira Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (99 ratings)
    7.3
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (50 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    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 ITSMJira Service Management
    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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    Atlassian
    I think using a ticketing system is very easy to use and allows multiple teams to create help desks in the same portal. In terms of internal usage, I think this is a great option. However, suppose you're trying to keep internal items and external helpdesks in the same instance. In that case, this is not ideal, as there is no effective way to separate the two instances to protect internal data better.
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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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    Atlassian
    • Integration with many of the most common tools companies are using (Slack, MS Teams, Salesforce, ... etc)
    • Natural workflow with Jira (as product development / project management tool) which makes the full fix and follow up of the tickets / issues very easy to follow
    • Allow multiple different entry points and work flows for as many different needs your teams / company have
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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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    Atlassian
    • Navigating through issues outside of a kan ban board can be confusing and task heavy.
    • It's easy to clutter up the tool. It could use some easy clean up capabilities.
    • User interface is decent, but could use work to make it more intuitive.
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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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Atlassian
    I have given this rating because, in my opinion, I don't see any downsides of Jira until now. We can customise workflows based on the project needs, including task workflows. Jira is very extensible, which is one of its most important features.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BMC Software Inc.
    for now we are satisfied. first two months 😉
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BMC Software Inc.
    could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Atlassian
    I gave JIRA a 9 rating since for me JIRA works according to its purpose. Since there is a customer portal, our clients can leave a comment or communicate with us using the PR ticket that way it is easier for us to also request any additional information we need for our investigation.
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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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    Atlassian
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Atlassian
    Zendesk is a similar ticketing system that our organization used before JIRA Service Desk. The main drawback of Zendesk was that it can only be used as a cloud service. This means that our company data would be living on the internet at the hands of their security team. Another drawback of this is the price is significantly more expensive rather than hosting it yourself. Zendesk does have some additional features such as commenting on multiple tickets at once that JSD does lack. However, switching to JSD was significantly more cost effective because we have the ability and the infrastructure to host our own ticketing system, something that Zendesk could not provide. Ultimatley switching to JSD saved us money and allows the ability for integration with all of the other Atlassian Suite products that we use on a day to day basis.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BMC Software Inc.
    unclear. lot of for less
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    Atlassian
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    Scalability
    BMC Software Inc.
    Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
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    Atlassian
    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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    Atlassian
    • It is definitely cheaper than Salesforce
    • It allows the IT service desk to be more organized and respond more quickly to tickets, which can save time for both agent and requester.
    • Some things are "not quite there" developmentally, so this means that internal IT will need to spend more time developing and testing the product.
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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.

    Jira Service Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Drive IT best practices with ITIL-ready templates. Get everything your IT teams need out of the box for service request, incident, problem, and change management.Screenshot of Get an ITIL certified service desk. Everything your IT teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem, and change management. Jira Service Desk is PinkVERIFY™ certified.Screenshot of Deliver a better service experience. Customers or employees can submit requests with an easy-to-use help center and add Confluence to Jira Service Desk to get an integrated knowledge base. Machine learning intelligently recommends the right service and learns from every interaction, so answers are easy to find.Screenshot of Stay in the loop with developers. y linking Jira Service Desk with Jira Software, IT and developer teams can collaborate on one platform to fix incidents faster and push changes with confidence.Screenshot of Deliver on SLA's. Nail your Service Level Agreements, every time. Your agents get a simple queue so they get the important things done first. Configure and get going in minutes.Screenshot of Automate those repetitive tasks. Is your team stuck in gear with repetitive tasks or missing priority requests? Setup automations so your agents can focus on solving the important stuff and help lighten the workload.