BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps vs Zenoss Cloud comparison

BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps vs. Zenoss Cloud

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Helix Operations Manage...

Ranking in Event Monitoring

5th

Ranking in AIOps

14th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zenoss Cloud

Ranking in Event Monitoring

14th

Ranking in AIOps

26th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (33rd), Network Monitoring Software (76th), Server Monitoring (27th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (51st), Container Monitoring (9th), Cloud Monitoring Software (39th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is 9.6%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zenoss Cloud is 2.3%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps	9.6%
Zenoss Cloud	2.3%
Other	88.1%

Event Monitoring

Featured Reviews

Rafael Pinto Ferreira

IT Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Impressive automation capabilities, predicts problems, and even find unseen vulnerabilities across your infrastructure

The biggest challenge is ensuring the customer has sufficient ITSM maturity to get the most out of the solution. BMC Helix is very sophisticated, and some clients lack that internal process maturity. There's sometimes a gap between the solution's capabilities and the client's readiness. We have to bridge that gap, bringing the customer up to the level where they can fully use all the features and benefits. Otherwise, they're investing in a powerful tool they don't fully utilize. It's crucial for vendors like us to assess client maturity before the project starts. We need to do the consulting work to show them the solution's potential and help them evaluate if it truly makes sense. Sometimes, the client might not be ready for the way BMC does things, for that level of automation and AI. BMC's automation is like nothing I've seen. You can even deflect 30% of IT service desk tickets with an intelligent chatbot – that's a number from BMC. Imagine the reduction in human agents! It's a robot doing the work, but in a way that feels human... that's the impressive part. You can integrate with WhatsApp, Teams, etc. It's game-changing.

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ClaudiaChen

Cloud Architect - Senior Technology Architect at Telstra

Generates close to real-time alerts so users can resolve issues, but needs more integration and public cloud monitoring features

As Zenoss Service Dynamics is more for network-centric devices and you want to monitor, for example, a server, its services, IP addresses, and interfaces, if it's a network and you're going to monitor multiple items, you'll be charged multiple times. This is what Zenoss Service Dynamics needs to improve to make sure that customers pay just one fee to monitor the entire server. What I'd like to see in Zenoss Service Dynamics in the future is a public cloud monitoring feature, particularly for the Azure public cloud. Another additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is integration with the Azure public cloud because I know that there are some services from Azure that Zenoss Service Dynamics is currently unable to monitor.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 product's initial setup phase is easy."

"BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps deserves a ten out of ten."

"The service operations monitoring features are valuable."

"It is evolving more and more into artificial intelligence."

"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 detailed analytics that gives you a deep understanding of your infrastructure and recurring issues/problems. It really predicts the problems."

"They have also accommodated many state-of-the-art technologies like Docker and ZooKeeper."

"What I like most about Zenoss Service Dynamics is that it monitors the devices and gives close to real-time alerts. For example, in case the device is not available, Zenoss Service Dynamics generates an alert so my team can resolve the issue."

"The product offers good documentation that helps with initial training."

"It's easy to use."

"Its Docker Container concept is mind blowing. It is the first monitoring tool which comes with Docker features."

"The custom built integration is one of the most valuable features because you can see all the especially critical items."

"The most valuable feature is the flexible discovery mechanism."

Cons

"The initial setup of the solution is complex."

"I feel that the tool's stability has some scope for improvement."

"The biggest challenge is ensuring the customer has sufficient ITSM maturity to get the most out of the solution. BMC Helix is very sophisticated, and some clients lack that internal process maturity."

"The product must provide more information and dashboards."

"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."

"Now it is stable, but they should design threshold parameters in percentage instead of raw values."

"As Zenoss Service Dynamics is more for network-centric devices and you want to monitor, for example, a server, its services, IP addresses, and interfaces, if it's a network and you're going to monitor multiple items, you'll be charged multiple times. This is what Zenoss Service Dynamics needs to improve to make sure that customers pay just one fee to monitor the entire server. What I'd like to see in Zenoss Service Dynamics in the future is a public cloud monitoring feature, particularly for the Azure public cloud. Another additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is integration with the Azure public cloud because I know that there are some services from Azure that Zenoss Service Dynamics is currently unable to monitor."

"There is room for improvement with the administrative part. They introduced Control Center to manage things in Zenoss 5. The services that Zenoss provides remained the same, but the administrative part, since they introduced Docker, etc., has become a little complex"

"It would be ideal if the product offered sound alerts."

"The inclusion of a feature to show a graphical view of the network would be a helpful improvement."

"There was a problem with Zenoss and storage monitoring."

"The AI aspect needs to improve."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"BMC solution is cheaper than ServiceNow, its main competitor. So, I'd rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"The product’s price could be improved."

"It depends on the customer, what he wants."

"There are additional costs you'll have to pay apart from the license fee for Zenoss Service Dynamics. I can't remember exactly how much my company is paying because I don't handle the finance part, but the cost is paid annually. On a scale of one to five, with one being the cheapest and five being the most expensive, I'm rating the solution three out of five."

"The pricing depends on the environment, the number of services, and the size of the data center. It can go from $100,000 to a million dollars."

"It is very cost-effective compared to the tools I worked with in the past. The company is gaining a lot with respect to the cost factor. It provides agentless monitoring and in a very cheap way."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	5

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?

The pricing is on the higher end due to the extensive features and delivery quality. However, it is worth the investment.

What needs improvement with BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?

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. This is challenging to achieve with any tool, ...

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

In my experience, I worked with many monitoring software, but the one that gave me the most functionalities of a large-scale company is Zenoss, due to its ability to monitor completely hybrid and a...

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Also Known As

BMC Helix Monitor

Cloud Monitoring, Zenoss Service Dynamics

Overview

BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps enhances monitoring by leveraging AI for proactive insights, issue prediction, and SLA maintenance. Its agentless design offers comprehensive asset visibility and seamless tool integration for rapid issue resolution.

BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps stands out by automating alerting and actions through AIOps capabilities, which hone infrastructure learning and identify vulnerabilities, providing crucial insights on server stability and potential incidents. It is primarily utilized for event collection and correlation to determine root causes, reducing the need for manual problem-solving and ensuring faster remediation. Companies like Yamaha in Brazil implement it for IT service management and application monitoring.

What are the key features of BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?

Agentless Monitoring: Simplifies deployment and enhances visibility into asset relationships.
AI-Driven Insights: Predicts issues and uncovers vulnerabilities to maintain SLAs.
Seamless Integration: Works effortlessly with existing tools for automated alerts and actions.
Comprehensive Visibility: Provides critical insights into server stability and potential incidents.

Which benefits or ROI should be considered when evaluating BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps?

Proactive Insights: Harness AI to predict and mitigate issues before they impact service quality.
Improved Resolution Time: Automation reduces downtime by swiftly addressing root causes.
Cost Efficiency: Agentless monitoring minimizes deployment costs and administrative efforts.
Enhanced SLA Management: Consistent performance tracking aids in maintaining service agreements.

In industries such as ITSM and application monitoring, BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps is implemented for event collection, root cause identification, and escalation to management during critical issues. It suits organizations looking to enhance monitoring capabilities without extensive manual intervention.

BMC Helix

Zenoss Cloud revolutionizes IT infrastructure monitoring with a service-centric approach, prioritizing the overall health of services and applications. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIOps), Zenoss Cloud offers end-to-end visibility across servers, networks, storage, and applications. Real-time monitoring, event correlation, and automated remediation ensure immediate insights and efficient issue resolution. The customizable dashboards empower users to tailor visualizations to their needs, while scalability accommodates diverse infrastructures. Zenoss Cloud guarantees improved application performance, reduced downtime, and enhanced IT efficiency, making it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises seeking simplicity to large corporations requiring advanced scalability. Experience unified monitoring and proactive management with Zenoss Cloud, a comprehensive solution that transforms IT infrastructure optimization in today's complex environments.

Zenoss

Sample Customers

Grupo Moura, Goodman, Aspect, Telefónica Colombia, Fujitsu

2degrees, Rackspace, State of North Dakota, El Paso Independent School District, NWN Corporation

BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps vs. Zenoss Cloud