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BMC Remedyforce [EOL] vs Salesforce Service Cloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
Sponsored
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
670
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), Agentic Automation (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (2nd), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (2nd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
BMC Remedyforce [EOL]
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Service Cloud
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (2nd), Help Desk Software (11th), Knowledge Management Software (6th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (15th)
 

Featured Reviews

Nadeem K. - PeerSpot reviewer
Rpa Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Automation has freed teams from repetitive finance and supply tasks and supports global operations
In the current organization, we had trouble initially because I think the documentation and support could be better than what it is now. This is one difference between Automation Anywhere and other RPA tools such as UiPath. In UiPath, if you have an issue, you go to the UiPath website and search for it, and you get lots of help materials. In Automation Anywhere, you do not get exactly what you are looking for. You get a very large number of results when you search for something, and from this large result set, you have to filter out what you need, or only partial information will be available. User handbooks are available for each product. In that regard, I would say Automation Anywhere is lagging compared to other RPA tools. It is difficult to get hold of their customer support team. I want to clarify that it is not a matter of us building logic on Automation Anywhere and it failing. When it is a product-related issue, they have to give us support because we only know how to develop within Automation Anywhere. We do not know how to fix Automation Anywhere itself. Whenever we have an issue, trying to get in touch with them always takes three to four business days.
ON
Software Consultant at ibl-unisys
Good reporting and easy to use but needs to offer better integration capabilities
The product offers quite limited memory. That needs to be expanded. They need to make it possible to more easily customize the user interface. The product could offer better integration capabilities. Right now, we are trying to integrate some on-prem solutions to Remedyforce. We're having some problems doing that right now. Due to the fact that the solution must be accessed through the internet, if your internet is not good, you'll have trouble accessing the product. It would be ideal if there was an on-premises option. Technical support can only be reached via email. It would be nice if we could speak with them directly.
ManchikatlaShravani - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce Consultant at BYTENET
Omni-channel routing has transformed case handling and now supports complex field operations
From my experience, we might need queue-based alignment in Omni-Channel routing. Assignment rules should be defined at the flow level. The challenge with SLA creation is evident in escalation rules, which should include a field flagging feature that is lacking in the current setup. Einstein Bot, linked with Omni-Channel messaging, is complex to define, with a need for all related information in one place, making the process cumbersome. Understanding which bot is associated with specific messaging apps requires manual searching, and this can be improved.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Now they have a nice tool that is mostly stable with most of the features I could want being covered in the functionality of the product."
"Just for this use case, we had around 300 tickets coming in every month. We went live last month and the tickets went down to around 80 as of August 20th. While it might touch around 100, over a period of around six months it will become zero because we have not removed all the legacy data. We are just doing it from the go date of when we went live. The target is that it will be zero after three months. So, it's working well."
"The most valuable feature of the product is the flexibility, as there are so many features that you can use to develop, and it can hit a lot of use cases."
"Automation Anywhere has helped my customers save time and costs, especially in card settlements, where a task that used to take about fourteen days to refund the user now takes the next day or at the same time using Robotic Process Automation."
"One of the most valuable features is the error handler, as this command has helped me design bots that can handle multiple errors and exceptions."
"The IQ Bot is unique. It is not available in another RPA tool that I am aware of, like UiPath or Blue Prism. IQ Bot converts unstructured data to structured data."
"This is a great platform, and we are implementing the logic into the bots that they are using to automate."
"My experience with the deployment has been very good."
"The cost is quite high but since they are one of the big four companies for this type of development platform, I think the price is okay."
"The knowledge base is the solution's most valuable aspect. All of the knowledge we need is right at our fingertips."
"It's a stable solution."
"The solution is highly customizable, however, meaning it will quite easily fit into almost any company's requirements."
"BMC Remedyforce is extremely reasonable when talking about licensing costs; for an entire IPCM system and Self Service ticketing system, you can't get much better."
"The solution is stable."
"Basically, Remedyforce is a more powerful product."
"The reporting is very good and you can do incident matching."
"The most valuable feature was the ability to quickly add customizable fields (and by quickly, I mean in less than two minutes) that were easily incorporated into the existing framework."
"It's a great tool for collaboration because it can track and share everyone's input."
"It's a cloud tool, so it is easy to set up."
"Salesforce Service Cloud improved our organization with its mobile capabilities."
"The complexity of the solution is very less."
"With the implementation of a complete Service Renewal Cycle using Salesforce, their threshold value of conversion got reduced from 1-2 weeks to a single day!"
"Salesforce Service Cloud is a user-friendly and flexible CRM tool that provides good accessibility and security."
"Service Cloud provides a best-of-breed cloud-based case management and call center solution."
 

Cons

"They should do more on the cognitive side. If they can keep adding more features, that would be their greatest advantage."
"AA has many features but the issue is with the loss of overhead on computing resources. For example, if the bot is encrypted, the bot should decrypt it first then act accordingly. If there are issues with the logic in the bot, there will be a lot of computer memory overload. There should be an additional feature for cloud functionality."
"Automation Anywhere has to improve its technical features."
"There can be some options to connect to the database directly where we should be able to add some data."
"The bot creation process is tedious. The solution has a lot of features, but since you have to drag down a lot of the commands, it can get tedious to use it. You end up having to use the mouse a lot more."
"As we expand our components of the Automation Anywhere platform that we utilize, we need better connections between them."
"The version that I used (10.3) was not that stable. It easily crashed in-between processes."
"We face issues with Excel file creation. I’m trying to create a file in Excel .xls, it is getting corrupted."
"As we added more custom configuration, we started running into SOQL errors, which could not be resolved yet."
"They need to include more high-end technology, different languages, the kinds of things not yet included in the product."
"More flexible ways to change the existing configuration would benefit existing customers."
"My team finds the search options and the user interface to be really cumbersome."
"The solution's business workforce should be much more capable of drag and drop functionality. The solution could be kind-of UI based rather than still being coding based. You still need an administrator profile, and you'll have to code things if you want to use the solution."
"Personally, I thought the setup was somewhat complex as it seemed there were three ways to do the same thing."
"​Improve the out-of-the-box ITIL compliance, which would be great for new customers."
"They need to make it possible to more easily customize the user interface."
"While there is extensive reporting in the system, there is not always a direct route to get what you are looking for."
"Reporting could be improved."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"One minor drawback is that its implementation requires some preparation. It's not something you can implement instantly; it takes time. The only issue I've encountered is that you need to ensure the implementation is done properly, which can be time-consuming. So, it requires some time and attention."
"I would like to add some bot features."
"There is no control over the appearance of Visual Flow pages, giving the appearance of an amateur web application within the Salesforce interface."
"The main concern for me revolves around the speed of certain integrations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When I started working on it, it was difficult to obtain a trial version (barrier to entry). Now, they have a Community Edition, which may make it easy to get started."
"If we talk about the automation RPA. it definitely has worked very well for us. I'm talking about giving good savings, about more than 180 FTE savings, after implementing more than 200 plus bots. It has worked well. As an organization, it has supported us very well, and also for our customers."
"Our annual licensing costs for the entire company are $100,000."
"There are some additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees. There are a couple of add-ons we've looked at: The IQ Bot for OCR and machine-learning were add-ons, as well as the Bot Insights - the analytics."
"If you are looking into Automation Anywhere, get the Community Edition and play with it."
"The pricing is a bit higher."
"I am not involved in the pricing, but based on what I hear from our central RPA team, it is not very expensive; it is also not cheap. Its price is in the midrange."
"We have seen ROI in terms of cost and time with a couple of our projects."
"BMC Remedyforce is extremely reasonable when talking about licensing costs."
"Licensing should be reviewed and understood before making the purchase."
"The cost may be higher, but it is backed up by the great product and superb customer service."
"My current company has a deal. I think the subscription per year is 20K dollars. Per year for the client is really nothing compared to other products and solutions."
"The solution is priced at 50 dollars a month per user."
"The price is too expensive."
"Salesforce Service Cloud is a highly expensive solution"
"I believe that in our country, Colombia, we utilize this platform for the Latin American region. In terms of expenses, it's somewhat higher compared to other products. I would rate it as expensive and nine out of ten."
"The price of the solution depends on how many users need access to it"
"The tool is pretty expensive."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Salesforce Service Cloud, which is expensive."
"Salesforce Service Cloud is a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business163
Midsize Enterprise86
Large Enterprise566
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?
It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...
How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?
From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...
How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?
It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Service Cloud?
I do not have knowledge of the setup cost as I do not look into pricing. Once the customer and my team discuss everyt...
What needs improvement with Salesforce Service Cloud?
From my experience, we might need queue-based alignment in Omni-Channel routing. Assignment rules should be defined a...
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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
Remedyforce
Service Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
Design Within Reach, Dex Media, DHHS, News UK, Pervasive Software, Mitchell International, Sysmex Corporation, Ameritas, Lumen 21
Stanley Black & Decker, Coca-Cola, Activision, Wells Fargo, Spotify, Aldo, Philips, The Red Cross, Blue Shield of California, Sprouts Farmers Market, Direct Energy Solar, Inspirato, Kiva
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