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BMC FootPrints Service Core vs BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
644
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), Agentic Automation (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (2nd), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (1st), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
BMC FootPrints Service Core
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (30th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (27th)
BMC Helix Enterprise Servic...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Consultant at Accenture
Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions
Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.
reviewer1765752 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
A flexible, comprehensive, integrated IT service and asset management platform with good technical support
We use BMC FootPrints Service Core to manage network issues, infrastructure issues, software issues, and ERP. We also use it to manage our facility. So, we do some work orders and also use it as an extra ticketing system Technical support is good. It would be better if it were more…
EF
Digital Workplace Platform Engineer at Amaris
Data‑driven service dashboards have improved incident response and now support proactive operations
Regarding areas for improvement and challenges, complexity and learning curve are significant considerations. The platform is highly configurable, but this also means a steep learning curve, especially for administrators and new users. Proper training is essential. The initial setup and customization efforts for implementing workflows, dashboards, and integration can be consuming without clear process definitions. There is a risk of over-customization. The user interface has improved over time, but some areas of the platform are still not fully consistent, which can initially impact user adoption. We also encounter limitations with report customization; while dashboards are highly advanced and customizable, creating reports sometimes requires additional efforts and external tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Since we can register multiple bot runners in one control room, and we can easily monitor and re-run bots when necessary, it is convenient for me."
"One of the most valuable features is the different possibilities it gives you to manipulate the interface screens that you're working with."
"Automation Anywhere has transformed the financial, healthcare, and automobile sectors to a great extent by automating backend office work."
"Overall, Automation Anywhere is a very user-friendly and easy-to-use tool, and if clients are looking to implement automation into their business, I would definitely recommend Automation Anywhere over other tools because it is well-suited for their purposes and can be easily utilized."
"The most valuable feature is the back-end process automation."
"It is easy and simple to use with its drag and drop functionality."
"The scalability of Automation Anywhere, the framework, and user interface are particularly impressive."
"Working with the Automation Anywhere application is very easy in our environment."
"Implemented system-wide process for approving and tracking "employee move" requests for over 15,000 employees."
"Technical support is good."
"I like the fact that FootPrints is a relational database, so every item in the database can be linked to another. This helps create history and audit trails for each CI."
"I feel confident in saying that BMC FootPrints Service Core is definitely one of the best products in the market."
"We can track issues easier and run reports on issues to see if there are patterns."
"This is certainly a solution that I recommend for big enterprise."
"The discovery feature is very flexible."
"Having a one stop shop for linked assets and tickets has improved end user adoption and led to a reduction in phone/email tickets."
"I have seen changes in response time, efficiency, and user satisfaction since I started using BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management."
"It fits for purpose."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management offers the best features, including cloud-based access, and as long as you have internet, you can access it via Wi-Fi without needing installations on laptops or servers, making it easy to use quickly from anywhere."
"The support of BMC is generally good and better compared to some competitors."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management is truly an enterprise-class product that assists global enterprises in day-to-day incident, change, and problem management, improving workforce productivity while being scalable and resilient, supporting all multi-cloud infrastructure platforms."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management is a very good tool and it will be very helpful for your organization."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management has positively impacted my organization by helping us maintain a good relationship with end users."
"Overall, BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management helps us move from a reactive support model to a more proactive and data-driven IT operation, delivering faster resolution times, better user experience, and measurable efficiency gains."
 

Cons

"I would like them to add OCR features. This would help us deal with unstructured data and we can get more data out of images."
"As a developer, I find Automation Anywhere's bot editor riddled with minor workflow issues that hinder productivity."
"The older versions, like version 8 and 9, were not very stable."
"I have been using IQ Bot, and its accuracy can be improved. It could be more accurate."
"It would be nice to have the IQ Bots integrated with the Enterprise Edition without requiring extra licenses. That would be great."
"Automation Anywhere's current requirement for upfront annual payments limits flexibility for customers."
"I am currently on 11.3.4.2 and the analytics feature of AA, Bot Insights, needs improvement. It is not easy to implement. It is not intuitive for the developer as you have to mark variables for analytics."
"If we are going through the high availability in the IQ Bot setup, it's a bit complex."
"We need more customizable reporting functionality. We could also use more collaboration of service desk tickets. This will allow for two departments to share the same information, track the progress of the total task scope no matter how complex the request is."
"The pricing could be a little lower and the product should cover more iTel versions."
"The workflow should be made to be more user-friendly. It should also have more granular scalability."
"It is pretty clunky and not very intuitive. Even though I have used it for many years, I don't think it is a very good ITSM platform in general."
"The mobile version of this product does not support asset management."
"Sometimes it is difficult to make the application do exactly what you need."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. The reporting part in the version we have is a little complicated. It takes too long to build and report. It would also be better if there were another way to manage notifications."
"It is pretty clunky and not very intuitive. Even though I have used it for many years, I don't think it is a very good ITSM platform in general. In the telecom space, a lot of telco providers use this solution, but from my perspective, it is not very user friendly. It is a bit more laborious. There are still too many human touchpoints. There can be a little bit more automation. It would also be good to integrate it with other tools. Integration is quite difficult, especially in the telco space."
"For me, there was only one thing that could improve BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management."
"An improvement needed for BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management would be to have assisted guides or templates on how to use the application or the best-suited applications to carry out the use cases, which would help other teams implement BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management."
"The main problem that I found is that once we receive the incident, we cannot change it to a work order. That is not possible at all in BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management could use improvements on the dashboard; having a ready-to-use dashboard that just needs asset information instead of building one from scratch would be helpful."
"BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management is powerful, but there are areas where I think it could be improved, such as user interface simplification, faster AI learning, and context awareness."
"Still, there are some limitations, especially related to the Arabic language, especially for the Middle East."
"There are several areas where BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management could be improved. Currently, ServiceNow has an edge when it comes to the ease of discovering Configuration Items (CIs)."
"In terms of improvements for BMC Helix Enterprise Service Management, I have observed that some processes within the GUI are slightly quirky, leading to freezes occasionally."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not involved in the pricing, but based on what I hear from our central RPA team, it is not very expensive; it is also not cheap. Its price is in the midrange."
"We would like them to change the license model of charging per bot."
"There is an annual license to use the solution."
"It is subscription-based. They have different schemes. The price depends on how you negotiate with the local partner or local representative in your country."
"Whatever investment, licensing, and resource costs together are put in for development and delivery, we are still at an ROI of 250 percent."
"If you are looking into Automation Anywhere, get the Community Edition and play with it."
"It is not cheap, but we are able to get an ROI."
"I am not responsible for the pricing part, but I know the pricing is competitive compared to other tools."
"Our costs are well over $250,000."
"Cost was on par with other service desk products, and well below Remedy, while still being a BMC product."
"This solution has good pricing."
"The licensing for FootPrints is a perpetual license with an annual support fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
11%
Retailer
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business154
Midsize Enterprise82
Large Enterprise538
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise13
 

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
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