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BMC Remedy [EOL] vs CA Asset Portfolio Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 3, 2025

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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

BMC Remedy [EOL]
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CA Asset Portfolio Management
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (14th), License Management (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

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System Administrator at Porto Editora
Digital platform provides stable and valuable support for technical staff
The digital place is very interesting for users, and Smart IT is a very good platform for our technical staff. BMC Remedy is very stable and operational, with users being highly accustomed to using it. It is very stable and scalable, making it a valuable tool for our support team.
reviewer1998918 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise systems management team lead
Integrates well, highly stable, and scalable
CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus. We have approximately 10,000 PCs that we are busy processing and we have to upload information to them but when we use this solution it is complex. When we use Micro Focus it is better.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The discovery feature of BMC Remedy has been very valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution includes all of its components since they act as the authentication system of the product."
"It includes features for automation, such as smart reporting capabilities."
"The customer support is great, maybe that's because I'm with a big client."
"The product has excellent support for remote and hybrid environments."
"The toolset is mature, easily integrable with various technologies due to its maturity, and has great scalability."
"You can develop plugins in different languages, and the workflows can be easily developed depending on the user's needs."
"BMC Remedy Asset Management is pretty easy for quite a lot of functions."
"When we chose the CA product, it was the best product for all the tasks we had to do."
"Cost, time, and risks that relate to auditing of compliance are greatly reduced with the use of IT asset manager."
"From an implementation standpoint, and what we've seen so far of what it can do, I'd say we're extremely satisfied."
"With the CA Asset Management tool, we have the ability to very quickly find our software compliance, so now, as an ongoing process, we know exactly where we stand with software and the opportunities that we have in our environment."
"It's easy to integrate with our system information."
"Reduces software cost. Reduces the risk of software audits."
"Enables me to know where an asset is at any point during its lifecycle: How old it is, who it belongs to, and where it's at within that lifecycle."
"My organization now understands what type of products they have: warranties, how long the warranties last, depreciation; we never really knew what our depreciation values were, so it was really nice to have that on hand as well, and it gives us a better view of our hardware, which is really beneficial."
 

Cons

"The desktop technicians face some challenges with the solution."
"In BMC Remedy, integration is a problem and even APIs are not available."
"I would like to have more customized reporting because the management team loves customized reports with graphs."
"The tool's GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Continuous improvement is recommended."
"There are issues from a product functionality perspective."
"BMC Remedy's change management module needs enhancement."
"The tool is very old."
"Very complex to setup with Human Resource, help desk, procurement, and supply chain systems."
"One additional improvement – the reporting aspect in SAM is poor; we need different reporting for different purposes – compliance reporting for executive management and the product teams."
"I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."
"Initially, each upgrade, the process for it was a little different. Having to go, this upgrade was going to be different from this one, going to be different from that one, that was a bit of a headache."
"Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation."
"CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish."
"I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields."
"Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With the product, you can either go for a yearly or a perpetual licensing model."
"BMC should decrease the pricing further."
"The licensing model of BMC Remedy Asset Management should improve. It is expensive and it is difficult to understand."
"I find the pricing to be reasonable."
"Pricing is expensive compared to lower-end solutions, but it's on par with ServiceNow."
"The tool is expensive."
"The pricing is on the expensive side."
"BMC no longer sells Remedy separately. They've transitioned to selling the BMC Helix platform. Remedy itself is nearing end-of-support."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BMC Remedy Asset Management?
If we migrate to the cloud, the Software as a Service version's price is very high. The return on investment is very small in our case. We want integration with Microsoft Teams ( /products/microsof...
What is your primary use case for BMC Remedy Asset Management?
BMC Remedy ( /products/bmc-remedy-18153-reviews ) is very important in our IT service management processes. I use it for support with around 38 technical staff and 1,400 people.
What do you like most about BMC Remedy Asset Management?
The service management features are beneficial – very good.
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Also Known As

Remedy Asset Management
CA IT Asset Manager, CA Asset Manager, ITAM, IT Asset Manager, CA SAM, CA Software Asset Manager, Asset Portfolio Management, Asset Portfolio Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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