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We performed a comparison between Alemba vFire and BMC Helix ITSM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alemba vFire vs. BMC Helix ITSM Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The workflow is very good, as well as customizable.""Incident Management is the most valuable feature of the solution.""When we met with the Alemba vFire from Australia, it was a good discussion and they have a good feature roadmap."

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"Having all the processes, fields, and settings already setup out-of-the-box, thus minimizing implementation time.""The mobile features are the best part of the new version. It is easy to be notified and update your work from a mobile, which is great.""We reduced many paper processes to electronic driven forms. It helps us a lot in tracking and managing.""It's a very integrated solution.""It has the power to automatize several different tasks in the ITSM world.""In BMC, you can do absolutely anything. You can customize, you can configure, and you can customize and develop pretty much anything.""The standards and the framework that it follows are most valuable. It has an ITIL and out-of-the-box framework.""The most valuable features of BMC Helix ITSM are the collaboration, integrated with the help of another solution called Entity. We can do all the integration and receive an automatic ticket with the help of email. We are able to receive SMS alerts to clients and end users. Every step of the ticket is generated and we are able to resolve and close them. It's very helpful to have the ability to inform the user with detailed information."

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Cons
"The product should improve its ability to integrate with third-party tools.""We had issues with the user interface, the way it was structured wasn't that user-friendly. The chat features could improve. For example, in change management, all the chat discussions can be done via ServiceNow. We are using two separate solutions, such as Teams, to chat, and the Alemba vFire tool to process.""The reporting needs to be improved."

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"BMC Helix ITSM should have an easy-to-use user interface.""When BMC Helix ITSM did some upgrades it caused some issues. They have fixed some of the problems but more improvement is needed.""The initial setup of BMC Helix ITSM is complex because it has different integrations with other tools. Additionally, it needs to be integrated with the active directory and have different databases. The environment will dictate how difficult the process is.""Support could be more skilled. We are wasting too much of our time debugging.​""The tool needs greater customization flexibility, particularly concerning notifications and the progressive view web page. This is significant because it encompasses various aspects like incident management, problem management, change management, work orders, and tasks. Aligning the GUI interface with these functionalities requires more flexibility.""The Approval Central system needs to be refreshed.""From time to time, we had issues with stability, but I think that is our fault due to extra processes that we implemented to fit our business needs.""We have experienced outages, because some other customers did something on the same cluster that we share."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Alemba vFire is more affordable than the other solutions on the market. The solution changes for the number of customers not per user or module. The price was reasonable overall. We paid for support and it was a fair price."
  • "The product is much cheaper than ServiceNow."
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  • "Please always get the latest quote from a BMC partner or from BMC. Check for the latest offerings."
  • "While purchasing, try to negotiate on per user licensing costs, associated maintenance, and purchase 20% more then what you think you should have. Bulk is always cheaper."
  • "If Customer and IT agents are happy, that is one of the greatest ROI. However, one of the major factors is Leadership, because at the end they have to justify the cost."
  • "It is costly, but it is well worth it."
  • "Just make sure you really sit down and look at what you will be using per user, therefore you will not be surprised with a big bill. You do not want every user having every license, it really is not needed."
  • "If you are looking for some kind of professional services form the OEM then you would have to purchase that."
  • "It is too expensive for a small business."
  • "It is not very expensive and not very cheap. It is somewhere in-between. Some of the features are more expensive. There are also additional costs. If you want to use most of the features, you need to pay more."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Incident Management is the most valuable feature of the solution.
    Top Answer:The product should improve its ability to integrate with third-party tools. The service portal should be customizable.
    Top Answer:The product is used for incident management, change management, and request management. We can store assets like people, machines, and processes in CMDB. We can also use the solution to see the chain… more »
    Top Answer:If we consider major players like Ford or BMW, their core focus is manufacturing products like cars. To ensure smooth operations, any arising issues, be it security concerns or issues within… more »
    Top Answer:The tool needs greater customization flexibility, particularly concerning notifications and the progressive view web page. This is significant because it encompasses various aspects like incident… more »
    Top Answer:We used to support VMware applications, focusing on distributed applications such as data from ETW, Snowflake, and SAP. Our role involved processing critical data systems through internal mechanics… more »
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    Also Known As
    vFire
    Remedy ITSM, Remedy, Helix Remedy
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    Overview

    Backed by a quarter of a century of heritage, Alemba’s vFire Enterprise Service Management solution combines a user-focused design philosophy with robust functionality.

    vFire is trusted by a large number of Enterprise-scale organizations for its out-of-the-box deeply rich workflows, award-winning Pro-active Problem Management and future-proofed flexibility.

    BMC Helix ITSM is a cutting-edge IT service management platform that leads the service management industry. It is built natively for mobile with an intuitive, beautiful, people-centric user experience that makes your whole organization more productive. This platform leverages artificial intelligence to automate and streamline various service management processes. In doing so, it will ultimately make your organization more efficient. This simple-to-use platform is capable of handling even your organization’s most advanced management requirements.

    BMC Helix ITSM is a predictive platform that does not simply wait for problems to occur. The advanced analytics software aims to improve your organization’s efficiency by spotting weak areas and then proposing solutions. This platform can improve your resource deployment efficiency by as much as 45% .This is why it is trusted by corporations across a variety of industries.

    Key Features

    Some of BMC Helix ITSM’s key features include:

    • Solves service issues in a way that makes you more efficient. BMC Helix ITSM employs advanced analytic software that searches for areas where your organization can drive efficiencies to provide the best possible service.
    • Groups issues that recur in a way that streamlines both analysis and incident management. It uses artificial intelligence to identify and solve groups of incidents in real time. The AI automates these processes, which can prove both tedious and time-consuming.
    • Securely and seamlessly provides services across multi-cloud environments with “a single pane of glass” interface. This allows you to be highly flexible. You can configure your services in a number of different ways without having to worry that your multi-cloud environment won’t be able to support your service management.
    • The ability to view all of your management data in a way that provides you with clear insights into your system’s management. BMC Helix ITSM enables you to create custom reports and dashboards. This makes it possible for you to see any and all significant trends in your operations and services data.

    Reviews from Real Users

    BMC Helix ITSM’s software stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two of these are the robust activity tracking features and the lightweight nature of the solution.

    A PeerSpot user who is a technical Program Manager and Site Lead at a computer software company notes the nature of Helix’s task tracking when they write, “The most valuable features I have found are the activity logs. Additionally, the other features where you are able to continuously address issues and are able to annotate notes inside to convey them to the customer. The customer can read the notes and are able to know where you are in the procedures and process of fixing the problem for them. It has a good interactive piece for dialogue with customers where you do not have to interact with them personally, but they can do it on their own just by going into that activity log. This is great for the customer to have the ability to find out how things are being progressively taken care of.”

    Another PeerSpot user, who is a Practice Director of Global Infrastructure Services at a computer software company, notes, “Many other tools are similar. I've used these tools and find that they meet my requirements. Helix is more lightweight than these tools. It's a traditional tool that was developed more than 10 years ago. Ease of use is the operative word.”

    Sample Customers
    Dumfries & Galloway
    Brookfield, HealthSouth Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Mercator, SAP, Stanford University
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government23%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Non Profit7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise55%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alemba vFire vs. BMC Helix ITSM
    May 2024
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    Alemba vFire is ranked 27th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 3 reviews while BMC Helix ITSM is ranked 3rd in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 75 reviews. Alemba vFire is rated 7.4, while BMC Helix ITSM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Alemba vFire writes "Fulfills all IT management needs, simple setup, but could be more user-friendly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BMC Helix ITSM writes "The leading service management platform for delivering intelligent, user-centric experiences". Alemba vFire is most compared with ServiceNow and JIRA Service Management, whereas BMC Helix ITSM is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Freshdesk and IBM Maximo. See our Alemba vFire vs. BMC Helix ITSM report.

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