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BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps vs PagerDuty Operations Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.1
BMC Helix Operations Management enhances ROI by predicting issues, boosting uptime, reducing costs, and improving cybersecurity and productivity.
Sentiment score
7.3
PagerDuty Operations Cloud optimizes incident management, reduces downtime, enhances customer service, and improves operational efficiency and engineer productivity.
That gave us a very positive image as an agile vendor that came in and brought a highly valuable solution that drove cost reduction, that drove better return on investment, that drove more business confidence and highly automated spectrum and also it did improve overall cybersecurity aspects of the operations as well.
Solutions architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The return on investment with BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps has been positive since I have saved money by resolving incidents or tickets before breaches.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We have seen a return on investment, managing to reduce actually half an FTE.
Capacity Management Specialist Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
The escalation was not possible at all before, which led to the L1 team being under too much stress.
Software Developer at Webspruce
The automated system efficiently monitors the infrastructure and notifies us about problems, benefiting both our customers and the bank's reputation.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Time to respond, time to initiate, and time to mitigate are key metrics influenced positively.
Lead Platform at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
BMC Helix Operations Management offers responsive global support with high satisfaction, needing SLA alignment across cloud services.
Sentiment score
7.9
PagerDuty Operations Cloud excels in customer service with minimal support needed and highly rated quick, knowledgeable assistance.
When provided with accurate information, they quickly supply the necessary articles to resolve problems.
Advisor - Compliance at a government with 10,001+ employees
They provided detailed explanations about the issues and how to handle them in the future.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
we have never had an issue when reaching out to someone in customer service
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
They understand our concerns and are willing to implement solutions that integrate into PagerDuty Operations Cloud effectively.
Senior SRE at IBM
I have not needed to contact the customer support of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, as they provided thorough knowledge transfer once they handed over the services.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
BMC Helix Operations Management is highly scalable, adaptable, and supports diverse business sizes, with excellent user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.6
PagerDuty Operations Cloud scales effectively, supporting growth, user integration, and complex environments, making it ideal for large enterprises.
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is suitable for small, medium, and large environments.
Advisor - Compliance at a government with 10,001+ employees
The scalability of BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is very good, as the cloud-based solution gives you the flexibility to scale as your business grows.
Capacity Management Specialist Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
I have scaled BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps with data and users, not to a very high level but to a medium level, and I can see that the platform has performed well for my users.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The product was highly scalable, with no limits on the number of applications or event routing rules.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
The scalability of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is very good, and it can handle increasing traffic as our organization expands without any issues.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is scalable; we can easily add teams, manage tags, and create teams.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
BMC Helix Operations Management is praised for its reliability, stability, ease of use, and high performance among competitors.
Sentiment score
8.5
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is stable and reliable, supporting effective incident management despite minor inconsistencies in device alerts.
We have never experienced any downtime or latency issues from PagerDuty Operations Cloud.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is definitely stable, providing faster incident management and making managing our on-call roster easy along with effective escalation and notification channels.
Senior SRE at IBM
 

Room For Improvement

BMC Helix needs GUI improvements, advanced dashboards, better integration, documentation, and consulting to align with ITSM maturity.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud users encounter challenges with scheduling, alerts, integration, customization, costs, and machine-learning capabilities.
From my perspective as a customer, especially from tool administration, what would be beneficial is having end-to-end visibility all on a single page.
Advisor - Compliance at a government with 10,001+ employees
Documentation for a broader range of examples and use cases could help show what you can actually do with the power of the tool.
Capacity Management Specialist Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Regarding the configuration and documentation of AIOps, it would be beneficial to have more available resources for users.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It would be useful to have a way to define all configurations in code that is similar to how Terraform operates.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
With many new members, they need training to set up runbook workflows, event orchestration, and manage complex on-call schedules across 23 services, making it a challenge for new users.
Senior SRE at IBM
Once a user acknowledges the alert, it may be unnecessary to continue calling again and again, as it distracts from their work on resolving the issue.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
 

Setup Cost

BMC Helix Operations Management pricing is seen as valuable despite some ambiguities, competitive against ServiceNow, and worth the investment.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud offers competitive pricing but limited license flexibility, prompting some to consider alternatives like OpsGenie.
The pricing is on the higher end due to the extensive features and delivery quality.
Advisor - Compliance at a government with 10,001+ employees
Broadly speaking, it's slightly on the expensive side, though it's very high value.
Capacity Management Specialist Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps has been good as I receive all licenses with AIOps and do not have to ask separately for licensing.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I had around seven users part of it for a base pricing of around $450 per user, primarily for custom workflows and the ITSM part.
Senior SRE at IBM
We have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud for several years, so our pricing and cost have definitely increased over time, especially as we have hired additional engineers.
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
Pricing, setup cost, and licensing were not my headaches, and the organization already provided me with everything set up.
Digital Specialist Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

BMC Helix Operations Management enhances monitoring, automates processes, and reduces outages with AI insights and cloud flexibility.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud streamlines incident management with automation, integration, and AI-driven features for efficient resolution and improved productivity.
Proactive monitoring is a key feature where AI and machine learning, based on past behavior, predict and provide information on potential situations that could develop.
Advisor - Compliance at a government with 10,001+ employees
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps has positively impacted my organization by reducing our emergency changes and flipping our problem records from reactive to proactive, so we're getting to things faster before they impact users.
Capacity Management Specialist Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps helped us bring the attack surface to a minimal.
Solutions architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
It integrates with multiple applications and is highly customizable, with policies, escalation procedures, and an event routing tool that ensures contacting the right person.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
In addition to those features, I also find the integration and reporting aspects of PagerDuty Operations Cloud valuable, as it records all triggered calls and incidents, enabling us to analyze patterns and identify the times when systems go down, thus assisting us in understanding and addressing the underlying causes.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Before, setting up everything was very difficult. Now, we don't have to think about it. We can simply set it up in PagerDuty and it works.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Operations Manage...
Ranking in AIOps
6th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (2nd)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud
Ranking in AIOps
7th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (6th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (1st), Critical Event Management (CEM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the AIOps category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is 3.4%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is 2.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AIOps Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps3.4%
PagerDuty Operations Cloud2.1%
Other94.5%
AIOps
 

Featured Reviews

SN
Solutions architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Have improved operational agility and reduced issue resolution time through automation and proactive insight
I have worked in an R&D environment where we have continuous research and continuous development focus on how to improve specific aspects of a specific offering, whether it is a product or a service or a combination of product and service with BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps. I have seen over time, over the past maybe decade or maybe a couple of decades, different areas of improvements. There is always room for improvements. As of now, I think having that level of automation, the integrative nature where the solution parameters bring residency across protecting data, across bringing better functionality across the operational environments, really brings a great deal of admiration. I do not see any immediate area that could require a lot more advancements, but I am sure BMC will be looking to maybe improving certain criteria depending really on the given spectrum of a specific environment. Maybe looking into an ad hoc assessment for certain environments could be suitable to address what areas could be addressed differently. Regarding needed improvements for BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps, people always love to see more criteria of functionality, but those are things that maybe could be addressed in different ways. The flexibility of dashboards is really fantastic. Maybe that is one area that everybody might have a different way of looking at a dashboard, but customizing dashboard capabilities has always been an area of discussion. Outside of that, the sustainability of the features available today, given the spectrum that each version brings different type of updates and what have you, could utilize a lot more than a single opinion. It could maybe take a group discussion, it could take cross-functional type of sessions to really brainstorm about what areas will be in need of improvements. The overall solution brings, in parallel to ITIL 4 continuous improvement strategies, a great traction on how we can focus on continuous improvements at large. Hopefully we can see more in the future. Having the capabilities to integrate with microservices architecture really brought the cost reduction benefit right at the top of the scale for many agencies where they grant flexibility, realizing only needed resources at the cloud, and the deployments have been very agile, bringing everybody into a fast and unique agile sense of doing business. Improving the business confidence has been also another area that we had utilized a great amount of feedback in that regard.
NS
Senior SRE at IBM
Automated incident workflows have transformed on-call operations and improved response times
Since I host our internal services, I want more customization relating to our specific use case. The needed improvements include the configuration process, as new team members face a steep learning curve to understand the platform. With many new members, they need training to set up runbook workflows, event orchestration, and manage complex on-call schedules across 23 services, making it a challenge for new users. Additionally, I feel the web interface requires improvements. I would rate PagerDuty Operations Cloud as eight out of ten because the cons include a complex configuration process and high costs for each add-on that I try to obtain, making subscriptions costly, along with limited customization in certain incident workflows. The primary reasons for rating it an eight include the complex configuration which makes it challenging for new users, as well as their difficulty in setting up advanced runbook workflows and managing complex on-call setups. The web user interface also requires improvement. Although I receive alerts via the mobile app, which is beneficial for handling schedule maintenance, the same features should be added to the web interface. Customization issues persist, such as the inability to clone entire schedules as part of the workflows, and I want to keep incidents open for a specified duration, neither of which I can currently customize. Thus, I raised a ticket with PagerDuty Operations Cloud to address these concerns. Furthermore, the cost is high, making it one of the more expensive incident management solutions.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
University
6%
Performing Arts
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps' predictive analytics positively impacted proactive problem-solving capabilities. It has been the most interesting part of the solution! It provides detai...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is that licensing in some cases can be ambiguous, but broadly speaking, it's slightly on the exp...
What needs improvement with BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?
I have worked in an R&D environment where we have continuous research and continuous development focus on how to improve specific aspects of a specific offering, whether it is a product or a se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PagerDuty?
I purchased PagerDuty Operations Cloud through AWS Marketplace while at Intel, and my experience has been positive regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing. I had around seven users part of it...
What needs improvement with PagerDuty?
Since I host our internal services, I want more customization relating to our specific use case. The needed improvements include the configuration process, as new team members face a steep learning...
What is your primary use case for PagerDuty?
I have been working in my current field for over seven years as a DevOps and site reliability engineer, and my primary experience involves managing the reliability of infrastructure platforms hoste...
 

Also Known As

BMC Helix Monitor
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