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BMC Helix Monitor vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Monitor
Ranking in Event Monitoring
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (11th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (9th), AIOps (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Monitor is 8.5%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 17.4%, down from 18.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Event Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Jijil GHosh - PeerSpot reviewer
An agentless tool that offers great scalability and a straightforward setup phase
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. If you want to install an agent on each and every system, manpower is needed, while there is no such need when one uses BMC Helix Monitor. BMC Helix Monitor provides you with details on asset relationships. If a particular printer is connected to a core network printer or a particular desktop is connected to the servers, the product scans and gives you a free structure of relationship, which doesn't need any human intervention, making it an automated process. BMC Helix Monitor gives you the entire information about your assets, because of which you can sit in one place and keep track of whether a particular asset is online or offline.
PriyankaBachu - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides templates which reduces duplications in rule configuration
Currently, we are integrating LogicMonitor with ServiceNow IT Operations Management to manage IT event management and auto-ticketing for alerts from the monitoring tool to ServiceNow The solution is saving time by providing templates, reducing duplication in rule configuration, and offering…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"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."
"The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our communication."
"The most valuable features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are ease of use, intuitive design, and ease of management, and its based on IT practices which are good."
"It helps streamline management and processes."
"Has service mapping, impact management, metric intelligence and health of analytics."
"The solution is easy to use and has great orchestration and automation capabilities."
"I like the tool's discovery feature."
"The most valuable feature of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is the user interface."
"I like the tool's CMBD connection with Discovery. The solution is also flexible."
 

Cons

"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."
"I feel that the tool's stability has some scope for improvement."
"The product must provide more information and dashboards."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"The pricing of some modules is higher because they are sold in packages. If we need something specific, we cannot take it individually."
"I advise others not to customize a lot while using the solution."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could be improved by providing more user customization options."
"We are facing difficulties with service mapping of CIs from the end users, and are seeking help from third-party vendors."
"I believe that technical support could improve a bit. I would rate it a six."
"There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM. When we have more time, we'll look to extend that and apply it to business-critical services like email."
"An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s price could be improved."
"The solution is costly compared to the products offered by its competitors."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
"It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
"My customers pay for the ServiceNow IT Operations Management license annually. I'd rate the pricing based on value. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a premium product as it has better features than competitors."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
"It is moderately expensive. The pricing itself and the licensing options are depending on the model and the customization."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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?
I feel that the tool's stability has some scope for improvement.
What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
ServiceNow's pricing is expensive. We consider it a Tier 1 product, but it requires significant investment.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
ServiceNow ( /products/servicenow-reviews )'s pricing is expensive. A more streamlined configuration process tailored to use cases and industry would be beneficial. We needed some external help to ...
 

Also Known As

Helix Monitor
ServiceNow ITOM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Grupo Moura, Goodman, Aspect, Telefónica Colombia, Fujitsu
servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
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