We performed a comparison between BMC Helix ITSM and Freshdesk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Help Desk Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's one of the top solutions on the market for ITSM capabilities."
"The valuable feature for me is that it's a tool that allows me to track processes right from the initial user request."
"This product has helped us to maintain our OLAs (Organisation level Agreements) and SLAs (Service Level Agreements) by tracking incidents, requests, problem records, and change requests, all in the form of tickets."
"The solution can scale."
"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 departments like HR or finance, require a swift resolution. This is where the product comes into play. It provides a platform for raising tickets and obtaining quick solutions."
"MyIT is simple to use and its mobility is a big plus for our on the go users."
"Smart IT and the phone app are easily the most valuable features in reporting and tracking ongoing issues."
"It has centralized all work orders and help desk ticket tracking."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the way that it connects to various folders especially because we use it as a CRM tool. We can connect it with our phones and our chat, and also with the API and have it as an email service. Freshdesk just makes our life easier."
"It generated reports for us, which helped us identify the status of requests and the aging of requests."
"I like that it's very user-friendly. The way they designed this application, any layperson can just do some drag and drop actions and use it. It's not that difficult. It's also easy to implement. The most important thing is, you don't need to go to this application to create a ticket. You just send out an email, and the ticket is created automatically. I have never seen a feature like this before."
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy."
"Technical support is outstanding."
"It is quite easy to program custom apps and integrate them."
"Their knowledge base is phenomenal. The way that it learns from our users is awesome, and responses are really awesome as well. It does a pretty good job of picking up what's needed. The knowledge bases are great."
"The ticketing system is smooth, but since we use a free version, we do not have many facilities available."
"Working with numerous processes can be complex, and the processes are not always transparent in the solution."
"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."
"The product's customization capabilities, price, and technical support are areas of concern where improvements are needed."
"I would also love to see consistency across all consoles."
"The amount of software issues are still too big, even considering the complexity of the tool."
"Adding additional fields does not work very well."
"The interface is one major complaint about this product."
"Whenever you start exploring some new product features, you run into defects. It has been like this for the last six years."
"There aren't any features that we want to enhance, but we need to mature in our usage of some of them. I can't say any feature is missing or needs improvement, but a tool's built-in features need to evolve customer feedback. We have a dialogue set up for that kind of feedback."
"There are a few things we have asked for, like a forward button. When a ticket comes in, we forward it, but it doesn't sync up with the forward. That is the one they have to rework. The other is when we forward the ticket, it doesn't go all, or certain things don't go with it. We have told them about it, and they are working on it. It would be better if they gave us a more standard reporting template. Although they already have some, many aren't usable. It would be easier if we had more templates to work with."
"The reporting, analysis modules and insights capabilities for this solution could be improved."
"I would like on-the-go translation,"
"We have many cases where a ticket comes in, and it ends up having multiple team members working on it. It would be really nice to be able to assign a single ticket to multiple people, rather than having to create the parent-child hierarchy that they have set up. It generates a proliferation of tickets that I really don't want to have. Having to jump from a parent to one child and then to another child makes it harder for me to be able to see the entire case from end to end. A simple example is our new hire process or our termination process. We have people who leave. We also have people who come on board. We have got multiple people participating and doing things related to the leaving or onboarding process. Currently, I have to go to different tickets to be able to see whether all tasks are really done or not. If I could assign lots of people to one ticket, it would be really nice."
"Asset management and branding are two areas in the solution that have scope for improvement."
"Having so many tags makes everyday work a lot more complicated, and a lot more time-consuming."
"I would like to see a little bit more color in the solution."
BMC Helix ITSM is ranked 3rd in Help Desk Software with 75 reviews while Freshdesk is ranked 6th in Help Desk Software with 27 reviews. BMC Helix ITSM is rated 8.0, while Freshdesk is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of BMC Helix ITSM writes "The leading service management platform for delivering intelligent, user-centric experiences". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Freshdesk writes "Incredibly user-friendly, flexible, and affordable". BMC Helix ITSM is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, IBM Maximo and IFS Cloud Platform, whereas Freshdesk is most compared with JIRA Service Management, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Spiceworks and TOPdesk. See our BMC Helix ITSM vs. Freshdesk report.
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