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BMC Helix Discovery

Composite Score
7.8 /10
CX Score
8.1 /10
Category
BMC Helix Discovery
7.8 /10

What is BMC Helix Discovery?

BMC Helix Discovery is a cloud-native discovery and dependency mapping solution for visibility into hardware, software, and service dependencies across multi-cloud environments.

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Awards & Recognition

BMC Helix Discovery won the following awards in the IT Asset Management - Enterprise category

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BMC Helix Discovery Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love BMC Helix Discovery?

6% Negative
5% Neutral
89% Positive

Pros

  • Efficient Service
  • Respectful
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Integrated Discovery

84

Data Center Analytics

84

Analytics and Reporting

83

Software Recognition Library

79

Software Usage Metering

79

Advanced License Management

78

End to End Lifecycle Management

78

Data Import Export and Aggregation

77

Decentralized Management

76

Cloud License Management

74

Financial Analysis

72

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Breadth of Features

84

Quality of Features

83

Ease of IT Administration

81

Ease of Implementation

81

Ease of Data Integration

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Business Value Created

80

Ease of Customization

79

Vendor Support

78

Usability and Intuitiveness

77

Availability and Quality of Training

76

BMC Helix Discovery Reviews

Orwin L.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Government
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Works very well with other BMC Suite

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates BMC Helix Discovery from other similar products?

Easy to use. Works very well with BMC Helix ITSM Suite

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use & administration. Installation is quite straightforward & discovery is simple. Works very well & integrates end to end with BMC Products such as BMC Helix, TrueSight & BMC CMDB

What do you dislike most about this product?

Integration with other ITSM tools such as ServiceNow doesn't work well

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good to implement if you need to have automated visibility of your assets & relationship in your organization.

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Client Friendly Policies

Akshay K.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Fantastic Product with everything integrated.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates BMC Helix Discovery from other similar products?

BMC Helix is a one stop for everything. May be it digital workspace or knowledge Management or operation management Or cloud services. BMC has every service which can be integrated easily and can be customised as per the business need.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Favorite Aspect of BMC Helix is the cloud services they provide, they provide platform as a service which supports every platform and we can built any application on that.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike about the product but for the first time user the tool is quite complex and it's not easy to find tutorial about the tool. So would request BMC Helix team to generate tutorial kind of a thing so that first time user can easily perform implementation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes I would definitely recommend this product who is into vendor management , knowledge management , website or mobile app development. BMC Helix provides services in all domains.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service

Karan S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

"A really well-integrated tool"

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates BMC Helix Discovery from other similar products?

It's simple to use, and it makes keeping track of CIs in your environment a snap!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Setup is simple. The user interface for BMC Discovery has been enhanced, making it easier to use. One of the most effective tools for discovering assets and apps in a given environment. BMC CMDB is simple to integrate. Modeling of auto services for a variety of purposes

What do you dislike most about this product?

Integration with third-party CMDBs is tricky.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Some BMC tools are not automatically found, which should be number one, thus maybe assistance for installing new software may be faster.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service