BMC Helix Monitor vs OpenText Operations Bridge comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Monitor
Ranking in Event Monitoring
6th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Operations Bridge
Ranking in Event Monitoring
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
IT Operations Analytics (10th), Cloud Monitoring Software (34th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Monitor is 14.0%, up from 12.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Operations Bridge is 6.5%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Event Monitoring
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
IT Operations Analytics
6.4%
Cloud Monitoring Software
0.5%
 

Featured Reviews

MS
Jul 25, 2023
The product is a top-rated monitoring tool, but it needs to improve its pricing and ease of use
The support provided is okay. It depends on the use cases. Especially for cloud applications, R&D or other specialized areas, my main concern is with the local market. We need to ensure that the SLAs for local cloud applications match those for international cloud applications. Whenever there is an issue on the local cloud, it must have an SLA similar to that of the managed services SLAs in other regions. Most of the tenders we receive are managed services tenders. To deliver such services, we need to have certain tools. These tools must have appropriate SLAs. The resolution time must be part of the SLA, and the escalation must be time-bound. It needs to be applied both internationally and locally.
DS
Jun 22, 2022
Good log file monitoring, events correlation but is quite expensive
We use this solution primarily to monitor servers, to do some log file monitoring, events correlation, and events duplication as well as dashboarding We have a bunch of critical servers and applications. We are able to monitor using this product to create a dashboard and have automatic alerts to…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that BMC Helix Monitor is an agentless tool, because of which you don't need to deploy agents on each and every system in your IT environment."
"The service operations monitoring features are valuable."
"It is evolving more and more into artificial intelligence."
"It has the capability to display overall health of the infrastructure and is very useful for executive reports on the health of the infrastructure."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its grouping scripts and event focus."
"OpsBridge has good event correlation facilities and root-cause identification algorithms."
"The Performance Manager provides great insight into our systems' performance."
"Purely, its flexibility is the most valuable aspect. It is hugely configurable."
"The integration with the ticketing tool makes sure that there is a record for every issue."
"It is stable."
"We use the on-premises version to monitor our systems and manage emails. All our systems use Operations Bridge, especially the critical systems."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"The product must provide more information and dashboards."
"The solution's GUI and some patching-related information are areas with shortcomings where enhancements are needed, though I believe they are areas that fall under BMC's roadmap for the future."
"Remove the dependency of Java technology. This is a feature used for admin purposes to update the modeling."
"The pricing could be improved."
"It is a very complicated product. It's difficult to manage. Nowadays, products are very easy to manage, deploy, and integrate, but Operations Bridge is very complicated to manage."
"Our issues are largely support related due to where we are and the knowledge base that we have here. This issue relates both HPE in general and to the technical products."
"The solution is overall "heavy", requiring multiple servers, even without HA."
"I'm not aware of areas that need improvement."
"The price is quite expensive, and because of this, we may try another solution."
"The initial setup is a little bit complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s price could be improved."
"It is competitive."
"Setup costs can be high depending on the partner, but it is worth it."
"The licensing model for Micro Focus Operations Bridge is unit-based so it can be one device or ten devices depending on your situation or model. Cost-wise, it's much more if you have more devices and features such as infrastructure monitoring, analytic dashboard, and business dashboard in your model."
"The licensing cost for this solution is approximately $1,000 USD."
"Pricing is very flexible and depends on the modules selected as per the requirement."
"The cost is very high."
"As OpsBridge is a suite of products bundled together, you may find yourself paying for software functionality that you don't actually use, e.g. Real User Monitor (RUM)."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix Monitor?
The service operations monitoring features are valuable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Helix Monitor?
The product’s price could be improved. The company is quite flexible with pricing. Legacy products need to revise their pricing strategy without losing their position in the market. The legacy mode...
What needs improvement with BMC Helix Monitor?
The world is moving to smart AI. The product must provide more information and dashboards.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Operations Bridge?
The licensing model for Micro Focus Operations Bridge is unit-based so it can be one device or ten devices depending on your situation or model. Cost-wise, it's much more if you have more devices a...
 

Also Known As

Helix Monitor
Micro Focus Operations Bridge, Operations Bridge Manager, Micro Focus Operations Analytics
 

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Sample Customers

Grupo Moura, Goodman, Aspect, Telefónica Colombia, Fujitsu
GE Money Bank, Bank AlJazira, Tech Mahindra
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