BMC Remedy vs Kaseya VSA comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Remedy
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (5th), License Management (1st)
Kaseya VSA
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (2nd), Patch Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of BMC Remedy is 4.4%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaseya VSA is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management
Unique Categories:
License Management
8.3%
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
10.1%
Patch Management
6.8%
 

Featured Reviews

Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 13, 2022
The solution is stable, scalable, and user-friendly
The solution is very helpful and easy to use because it is stable and user-friendly for asset management The solution helped us a lot. I worked with a multinational company. This company had a lot of valuable assets and a large number of devices. The solution allowed me to easily generate reports…
Ben Blissett - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 4, 2024
Broken from the beginning and never functioned as anticipated
They had a major issue that resulted at one point (the straw that broke the camel's back for us, although we'd been fighting with support for months by that point in time) in which every Kaseya VSA customer was offline for two weeks. This vulnerability pushed us over the edge. It never functioned as intended. If it functioned as it was supposed to, it would've been fantastic. However, the previous solution we used just performed reliably and so much better. I can't say that there was anything positive about my experience. The intent of the software, other than integrations, is to be able to just make an anytime secure direct connection to an endpoint. However, whenever we would connect, at least half the time, it would not record keystrokes properly, no matter what system we connected from. So if you're trying to enter a password, there'd be 2-3 seconds' latency in the response and then it would just spew out a bunch of letters and numbers you didn't type in. You would just try, try, try again to type in something, and just half the time it worked, half the time it didn't. If you brought up more than three or four endpoints simultaneously, it never worked. It was a major point of contention for us. For us, at least, it just didn't work. It just was broken. Scripting didn't fire, reports didn't come back, and monitoring wasn't there. A server goes down or a router goes offline, no notification. Stuff like that. Bush league.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has some good features for tracking. They also have a cloud and a mobile access feature."
"It includes features for automation, such as smart reporting capabilities."
"The solution helps us manage, escalate, and solve incidents."
"The product has excellent support for remote and hybrid environments."
"We can create our own profile in BMC Remedy, track how many tickets we've closed on a daily basis, monitor how many SLAs we've escalated, and see how many tickets we've received daily."
"The solution is extremely user-friendly."
"The asset discovery feature in BMC is notably better compared to ServiceNow."
"The most valuable BMC Remedy Asset Management are the dashboards and reports for the CIO."
"The patch management and the remote support are very good, especially the remote support. There is a module built into the solution which allows remote control without necessarily interrupting the user. We could manage things in the background without them seeing or interacting with anything, which is a very useful feature."
"VSA installs an agent on every computer that allows users to create a help desk ticket with one click. That's why I chose VSA. Many users never create tickets when they have a problem. Sometimes I won't know about an issue until they run into me and say, "Hey, this has been broken for two months.""
"The remote support is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"This solution is our RMM tool and we love the deployment features."
"The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely."
"The most valuable piece of the puzzle for me is what they call Live Connect. It is the piece that allows you to support an end-user without having to take the keyboard and mouse."
"The remote management is quite good. Also, the patch management and service desk are great features of the solution."
"Provides efficient automation."
 

Cons

"The interface is obsolete."
"The UI is quite outdated."
"There is room for improvement in integration with various platforms. The support services should be improved. The response time from the support team should be faster."
"One area that requires improvement is the prevention of duplicates or data inconsistencies in the system."
"There are issues from a product functionality perspective."
"The tool is very old."
"Continuous improvement is recommended."
"Could be more user friendly for admins to manage."
"I would like to see improved virtual infrastructure management."
"The reporting feature in Kaseya VSA could improve by being more user-friendly. The reporting overview is too wordy or the representation can be better."
"Our main concern is related to security. Kaseya had a ransomware attack a few months ago, and it was a big concern for us because Kaseya was the main RMM tool that we were using. We faced a lot of difficulties accessing our users and systems. So, security is our main concern."
"If you compare with other products, Manage Engine has some features that we like but are not present in Kaseya."
"The agent-based monitoring solution can be improved."
"The solution is hard to use at first until you understand how it works."
"The response to bugs is slow and software improvement comes slowly too. The lack of response to our feature requests made it feel like they were going into a black hole. Additionally, when we encountered bugs or issues with the VSA, they were slow to respond to those too."
"There is room for improvement in the integrated mobile device management, MDM."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the pricing to be reasonable."
"BMC no longer sells Remedy separately. They've transitioned to selling the BMC Helix platform. Remedy itself is nearing end-of-support."
"BMC should decrease the pricing further."
"With the product, you can either go for a yearly or a perpetual licensing model."
"BMC Remedy is worth its price."
"It is an expensive tool."
"The licensing model of BMC Remedy Asset Management should improve. It is expensive and it is difficult to understand."
"The pricing is on the expensive side."
"It is, in my opinion, competitive in the market. It is determined by the number of users and licenses needed. Depending on the license count of users, the price ranges from $10 to $80 USD."
"It is not expensive. Anyone can afford it. Most of the time, we get a discount for licenses. We had about 5,000 agents, and we received a discount on the price. There is only the licensing cost. If you use the on-prem version, you also have the infrastructure cost."
"We pay a monthly fee, but it's a three-year contract divided by 36. They don't offer a true SaaS plan where you can add licenses monthly as you go. The cost is $7 per person per month, and we are paying about $1,700 a month."
"With the on-prem, you buy the agent license. That's a one-time fee, and it varies depending on how many you have. You also pay annual maintenance on the number that you have. So, there are two fees involved: a one-time fee and a recurring fee."
"We were looking at a price of $22.50 cents per user."
"The solution is robust and the price is good for the features that are provided."
"Kaseya VSA can be described as a fairly priced product."
"The pricing is quite good and we are satisfied with it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
44%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Healthcare Company
6%
Construction Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BMC Remedy Asset Management?
BMC Remedy has undergone significant transformations, transitioning into a containerized application. While SMAX also adopts containerization, the deployment process for BMC Helix is notably more c...
What is your primary use case for BMC Remedy Asset Management?
My company uses it as the main tool for monitoring and managing changes and, in addition to that, for opening user incidents and requests. Users contact the help desk, and a ticket is opened. The t...
What do you like most about BMC Remedy Asset Management?
The service management features are beneficial – very good.
What do you like most about Kaseya VSA?
The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely.
What needs improvement with Kaseya VSA?
There is room for improvement in the integrated mobile device management, MDM. They did have their own integrated MDM, but now they've switched to something else, and I'm not really a fan. It's mor...
What is your primary use case for Kaseya VSA?
On an internal basis, we use it to manage our users. Externally, we provide an end-user support service, including remote support, with the company. Once we implement it on the network, we've notic...
 

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Sage UK, MSP, CodeBlue Ltd, Connect Work Place Solutions, All Covered, 501cTech, Chairo Christian School, Green Duck
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