BMC Helix Discovery vs Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] comparison

"The most valuable feature of BMC Helix Discovery is it operates well. It is well known and has gained recognition for its software."

"The best aspect of BMC Helix Discovery is its flexibility. You can perform scanning at any time, and it provides substantial data for extraction."

"It provides comprehensive dependency mapping, which is essential for reducing the time spent and addressing problem-solving between data centers."

"I've used other discovery tools, but I found BMC Helix Discovery to be more UI-friendly, and that's the most valuable feature of the solution."

"The tool's accuracy of the results we receive looks promising in general. Its values are more than 95 percent accurate compared to other clients or different tools. I would say that Discovery offers a valuable mechanism to discover information."

"I like the artificial intelligence and machine learning that it uses in the solution. Because once the solution discovers all the assets, all the infrastructure, and all the dependencies between services, it learns how it works. So, it learns to predict when a problem is going to happen. It becomes predictive in an autonomous way."

"It is a stable solution. The stability is okay."

"The data models are the most useful aspect of the solution."

"It is stable and scalable."

"We have now automatic and immediate control of assets usage, and we can now better manage our assets pool and get benefits through that."

"This product can be customized according to the needs of any company."

"The solution's scalability is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."

"There are certain limitations in the mapping feature of the solution."

"A review of end of life data would be nice."

"If the dependency maps can go live and we can work through the process with a click, we're reaching the stage where issues are identified and mitigated. It would be ideal if we could utilize it to reduce vulnerabilities or address any other feedback."

"BMC Helix Discovery needs more customization options."

"The product falls short compared to storage discovery mechanisms offered by Tenable or ServiceNow ITOM. In the market, there are various applications available that provide different sets of features. Its drawback is that it doesn't give the database configuration customers need out of the box. Additionally, the classification of storage virtualization is relatively lacking. Therefore, there is room for improvement, particularly in the database areas."

"The support from BMC Helix Discovery can improve, it takes a long time before we receive any feedback. It can take days to months sometimes."

"We would like updates more often."

"There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas."

"The technology used is outdated, the interface is outdated, the database is outdated, everything is outdated."

"The usability of this product is still out-of-date and could be improved. The interface could be improved."

"You need a license to use BMC Helix Discovery. The license is paid yearly, though I have no idea how much it costs."

"We are on a three-year agreement with BMC Helix Discovery to use the solution. There are not any additional fees other than the standard license."

"The solution offers yearly licenses."

"We have a perpetual license for the solution."

"Operating cost is actually high compared to other products, actually. It's a little expensive only, but it's very good than other products."

"It's not a cheap product. But the benefits it delivers is that it's a fair price."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. All BMC products are expensive."

"The licenses are very complex and quite costly."

"From my experience, Asset Manager is expensive."