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BMC Remedy [EOL] vs ServiceNow vs Symantec Asset Management Suite comparison

 

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

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ArbenKlaiqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Impact modeling boosts service mapping efficiency with great technical support
The biggest benefit in my area is impact modeling. Impact modeling helps to map a service that has different applications in it, with those applications having interdependencies with each other. When changes, incidents, problems, and so on occur, it will show exactly where the issue is, helping you to find the root cause much faster. This helps all organizations reduce their mean time to resolution.
Nikhil Gohil - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables effective incident management and seamless workflow automation with valuable mobile accessibility
I haven't thought deeply about improvements for ServiceNow or what might be missing right now. There are so many modules and features in ServiceNow that I haven't explored them all, so it's hard to say what might be missing or should be improved. I suggest making the cost more affordable for smaller companies.
NR
Plenty of features, stable, and scalable
The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations. I have found Symantec Asset Management Suite does not integrate well with Microsoft solutions, which in the corporate world is a large disadvantage. They are currently lagging behind Microsoft. The cloud version of this solution is not very convenient or comparable to other solutions, they need to improve it.

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 BMC Remedy Asset Management are the dashboards and reports for the CIO."
"The product has excellent support for remote and hybrid environments."
"It has a good peer sharing module."
"The solution is extremely user-friendly."
"BMC Remedy Asset Management is pretty easy for quite a lot of functions."
"The toolset is mature, easily integrable with various technologies due to its maturity, and has great scalability."
"The solution helps us manage, escalate, and solve incidents."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I like the incident module, which is useful for tracking your incidents and other things. It is a reliable solution."
"The Idea Portal and the PPM platform are most valuable. Their out-of-the-box dashboards and reporting are fantastic. I use them almost on a weekly basis. I have developed a couple of PMO dashboards for reporting. It is user-friendly. Everything is done through a navigation bar, and it makes things a lot easier that way."
"ServiceNow has been implemented to streamline team workflows across different departments in our company. Users, including traveling leaders, were able to approve requests and authorize additional rights through the mobile platform."
"I really like ServiceNow and all of the features. The way incident management is built is very helpful. You have a lot of options to optimize it, customize it, and automate it. You also have a lot of options for reporting. There are plenty of possibilities to do preference management within your customer CMDB file. These are very useful features, which I missed in BMC Remedy ITSM. ServiceNow is the best ticketing tool I have used so far."
"Good stable and scalable solution."
"Discovery has reduced, on average, the time to build/deploy devices within our environment by one hour. This may not seem like much but it adds up over time. It also reaps additional time savings with its ability to capture changes through subsequent discoveries over the life of the device."
"I find almost all the features valuable. It can do nearly everything except make your coffee, as my colleagues always say. It's got pros and cons, like every software, but the good thing about it is that it has a very structured approach."
"Very easy to implement and to respond to my clients' needs."
"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."
 

Cons

"Continuous improvement is recommended."
"BMC works through intermediaries or vendors for support, so you don't always interact with BMC directly. The quality can vary depending on the specific vendor."
"There is room for improvement in integration with various platforms. The support services should be improved. The response time from the support team should be faster."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support."
"One area that requires improvement is the prevention of duplicates or data inconsistencies in the system."
"The interface is obsolete."
"There are issues from a product functionality perspective."
"When it comes to CMDB, to be able to manage the data, you have to have Atrium integrator, another integrated tool."
"I do not like the user interface."
"There is a need to enhance ticket details visibility on the portal, such as displaying SLA information, which currently requires development effort."
"There are a few things that it needs to improve, like automation of most things out-of-the-box. For example, when it comes to cloud management, we are still going with manual intervention. Instead of that, if we had an out-of-the-box feature available, that would be great."
"Their user interface is old-fashioned and outdated, and it can be more friendly for the eye. They can improve the user experience."
"Vulnerability management could be improved. Also, integration with tools such as Microsoft Defender ATP needs improvement."
"We do a lot of relatively advanced stuff for the size that we are, but ServiceNow itself is so big and to some extent, there is a significant amount of complexity that you have, a big learning curve I would say, in order to really get on board."
"HR Service Management is one module that needs a lot of improvement because it's a pretty new module. It was introduced in the last two years. It's becoming more mature day by day, but there is a lot of scope for improvement in that module."
"I would like to see Advanced Intelligent Automation."
"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing model of BMC Remedy Asset Management should improve. It is expensive and it is difficult to understand."
"With the product, you can either go for a yearly or a perpetual licensing model."
"BMC no longer sells Remedy separately. They've transitioned to selling the BMC Helix platform. Remedy itself is nearing end-of-support."
"The pricing is in-between. It's not too cheap, and it's not too expensive. For a large organization, it's worth it. But for a smaller one, it might be a bit costly."
"Pricing is expensive compared to lower-end solutions, but it's on par with ServiceNow."
"I find the pricing to be reasonable."
"The product is costly. On one to ten points, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product's price as nine."
"It is an expensive tool."
"The pricing is on the high side, but if you look at the stability and option to work, it's kind of justified."
"I am from Brazil. For Latin American markets, ServiceNow is very expensive as compared to other vendors, such as VMware."
"ServiceNow's pricing is comparatively higher than Helix's."
"The licensing expenses are excessively high."
"The solution is expensive."
"They could be more competitive with their licensing."
"I know that it's not too bad because people continue to use it and they are happy to renew up their contract."
"ServiceNow tends to be a little bit more expensive as compared to BMC Helix ITSM."
"The price of the solution was reasonable a couple of years ago but now it is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
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Government
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Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise19
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Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise163
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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 ...
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 ...
What do you like most about BMC Remedy Asset Management?
The service management features are beneficial – very good.
Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?
The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into t...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ...
What do you like most about ServiceNow?
The solution has a user-friendly interface.
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Symantec Altiris Asset Management Suite
 

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Sample Customers

Scripps Networks
AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow    
Amway (China) Co. Ltd., Barnabas Health, Cabela's Inc., Carrington Holding Company, Comparex, ForceTEC Co. Ltd., Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hutchison Whampoa (China) Commerce Limited, Johnson County Community College, Molina Healthcare Inc., Office of the Senator for Education and Science, Pima Community College, TIVIT, Travelport
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