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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

    TOPdesk

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    TOPdesk is the flagship highly-modular cloud-based or installed ITSM service desk and asset management solution from the Dutch company of the same name, for enterprise companies.

    $76

    per month Per agent

    Pricing
    BMC Helix ITSMTOPdesk
    Editions & Modules
    BMC Helix ITSM
    Contact Sales
    Essential
    $76
    per month Per agent
    Engaged
    $109
    per month Per agent
    Excellent
    $155
    per month Per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BMC Helix ITSMTOPdesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The TOPdesk license model: - Modular: Organizations purchase only the modules needed - Saas or On premise - Supports unlimited number of assets. - Service agents based. - Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    BMC Helix ITSMTOPdesk
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Software Inc.
    Chose BMC Helix ITSM
    TOPdesk I think it is clearer in use, but [BMC Helix ITSM] is better than Freshdesk.
    Incentivized
    TOPdesk
    Chose TOPdesk
    To be fair, we used BMC's Remedy Action Management System (ARS) instead of the full-blown Helix ITSM. We only had access to what would be called Incident Management, Asset Management, and Change Management, although Change Management was not used. We are using the SaaS …
    Incentivized
    Chose TOPdesk
    TOPdesk adoption is extremely fast. It is easy to use and flexible enough to fit the organisation.
    Incentivized
    Chose TOPdesk
    TOPdesk is more intuitive, better GUI.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BMC Helix ITSMTOPdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC Helix ITSM and TOPdesk
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    TOPdesk
    8.1
    208 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.191 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Expert directory8.662 Ratings7.7146 Ratings
    Service restoration8.774 Ratings8.0140 Ratings
    Self-service tools8.783 Ratings8.5194 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.165 Ratings7.5144 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.281 Ratings8.2158 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards8.382 Ratings7.8168 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC Helix ITSM and TOPdesk
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.3
    80 Ratings
    TOPdesk
    8.2
    170 Ratings
    Configuration mangement8.777 Ratings8.7159 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.473 Ratings7.8144 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement7.957 Ratings8.0109 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC Helix ITSM and TOPdesk
    Feature
    BMC Helix ITSM
    8.5
    84 Ratings
    TOPdesk
    7.8
    164 Ratings
    Change requests repository8.883 Ratings7.6157 Ratings
    Change calendar8.379 Ratings7.7124 Ratings
    Service-level management8.479 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BMC Helix ITSMTOPdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (100 ratings)
    8.9
    (210 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (122 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    9.0
    (30 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (177 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (17 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)