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BMC Helix Discovery vs. SolarWinds Service Desk

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricBMC Helix Discovery

by BMC Helix

SolarWinds Service Desk

by SolarWinds Worldwide LLC

Overall rating4.34.3
Review count68789
Ease of use9.09.1
Ease of setup8.58.8
Quality of support8.79.0
Meets requirements8.88.8
NPS49.15254253.333333
Small Business13.2%8.2%
Mid-Market50.0%68.0%
Enterprise36.8%23.9%
Total page views1571,346
Total LLM citations2399,590

BMC Helix Discovery

BMC Discovery (formerly BMC Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping, or ADDM) creates a dynamic, holistic view of all data center assets and the relationships between them, giving IT crucial visibility into how the assets support the business. Each scan delves into the information and dependencies for all software, hardware, network, storage, and versions, providing IT with the context needed to create an application map from any piece of information about it. A lightweight footprint allows IT to map applications with up to 100% accuracy in 15 minutes or less.

Pros

    SolarWinds Service Desk

    Enterprise-grade ITSM that's actually easy to use — resolve issues up to 52% faster with AI, unified asset management, and native ITOps integration built in from day one. SolarWinds Service Desk is a cloud-based IT service management (ITSM) platform that enables IT teams and other business departments to manage service requests, incidents, assets, and workflows in a unified environment.

    Pros

    • Ticketing System
    • Asset Management
    • Ticket Management
    • Ease of Use
    • User Interface
    • Customer Satisfaction