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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

    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
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    BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    BMC Helix ITSM
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    BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Software Inc.
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    BMC helix ITSM has edge over ManageEngine and SymphonyAI in terms of:
    Features
    GenAI capabilities
    Incentivized
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix ITSM and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.191 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Expert directory8.662 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Service restoration8.774 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.783 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.165 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.281 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.382 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix ITSM and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.3
    80 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.0
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Configuration mangement8.777 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.473 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement7.957 Ratings9.815 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix ITSM and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    84 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.4
    20 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Change requests repository8.883 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Change calendar8.379 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Service-level management8.479 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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    Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
    Score4.5 out of 10
    Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
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    User Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSMSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (99 ratings)
    8.9
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (50 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)
    -
    (0 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 ITSMSymphonyAI IT 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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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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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    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.
    Incentivized
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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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    BMC Software Inc.
    for now we are satisfied. first two months ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BMC Software Inc.
    could be faster. db is slower from introducing postgresql
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    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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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    Satisfied because I didn't have to do it!
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BMC Software Inc.
    unclear. lot of for less
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BMC Software Inc.
    Again, always room for improvement, but a very stable product none-the-less.
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    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
    Incentivized
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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%.
    Incentivized
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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.

    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 userโ€™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.