BMC vs ServiceNow

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BMC
Based on 164 reviews.
ServiceNow
Based on 110 reviews.
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Overview
BMC Software, Inc. is an American company specializing in business service management software. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, BMC develops, markets and sells software used for multiple functions, including IT service management, data center automation, performance management, virtualization lifecycle management and cloud computing management. The name "BMC" is taken from the surnames of its three founders Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer.ServiceNow is a platform-as-a-service provider of enterprise Service Management software. It was founded in 2003 by Fred Luddy, the previous CTO of Peregrine Systems and Remedy Corporation. ServiceNow specializes in delivering ITSM applications and thus competes with BMC, Computer Associates, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard. It also provides a platform for forms-based workflow application development and thus competes with SaaS/PaaS providers such as Salesforce.com's Force.com offering. Slootman has specifically indicated this as a key corporate strategy in press interviews and keynotes at the ServiceNow user conferences called Knowledge.
Sample Customers
BMC Remedy Asset Management: Scripps Networks
BMC Track-It!: Florida Hospital, Mitchell International
BMC Helix Discovery: Windstream Communications, News UK, Mercator Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
BMC Helix ITSM: Brookfield, HealthSouth Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Mercator, SAP, Stanford University
BMC FootPrints Service Core: Cast & Crew
BMC Remedyforce: Design Within Reach, Dex Media, DHHS, News UK, Pervasive Software, Mitchell International, Sysmex Corporation, Ameritas, Lumen 21
BMC TrueSight Orchestration: Ameritas, Buckeye Partners, KNAB, Dex Media, News UK
BMC IT Business Management OnDemand: AtTask, Cast & Crew, ChipRewards, Fujitsu, Orange Business Services
ServiceNow: 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    
ServiceNow Orchestration: experian, BEACHBODY, HealthPartners, Banosoft
ServiceNow IT Business Management: Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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Top Industries
Software R&D Company
38%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Software R&D Company
29%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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