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BMC Helix ITSM vs. OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

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

MetricBMC Helix ITSM

by BMC Helix

OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

by OpenText

Overall rating3.74.2
Review count30172
Ease of use7.68.2
Ease of setup7.57.6
Quality of support7.88.2
Meets requirements8.38.7
NPS10.45296242.857143
Small Business4.7%18.1%
Mid-Market20.3%23.6%
Enterprise75.0%58.3%
Total page views548180
Total LLM citations5,3961,595

BMC Helix ITSM

BMC Helix ITSM replaces Remedy. It is a broad suite of ITSM, tools with strong integrations to other BMC tools and in-built ITAM. The product is used mainly by global brands and is offered in on-premise and SaaS configurations. BMC Helix ITSM is a low-/no-code solution for enterprises to build, deploy, and manage IT assets and applications. It does this in three ways. First, BMC Helix ITSM is built upon the BMC Helix for ServiceOps platform, which unifies service and operations management with common data stores.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Ticket Management
  • Navigation Ease
  • Efficiency
  • AI Integration
  • Workflow Management

OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX)

OpenText™ SMAX delivers a smart approach to service management, with full capabilities for IT service management (ITSM), IT asset management (ITAM), and enterprise service management (ESM). Empower users to self-resolve common requests with private generative AI chatbots that offer human-like responses. Give your team what they need—ITIL best-practice templates, codeless configurations, and built-in AI and analytics for automating workflows, improving processes, and solving issues. With SaaS deployment, SMAX eliminates the hassle of installation, maintenance, and upgrade.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful
  • Integrations
  • Time Management
  • Cloud Services
  • Software Updates