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BOSSDesk vs BMC Helix ITSM Comparison (2026)

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BMC Helix ITSM

Overview

BOSSDesk provides a fully integrated Help Desk Software and IT Asset Management solution for both cloud and on-premise. It has been highly ranked by customers for providing an affordable ITSM solution with great user experience, wide range of features, and excellent customer support.

BMC Helix ITSM is an IT asset management software that helps businesses manage incidents, create data visualizations, broker releases, and more from within a unified platform. It enables staff members to set up workflow automation to manage the creation, approval, and implementation of multiple change requests.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

29

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

146

5

4

3

2

1

98

46

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

4.1

116

5

4

3

2

1

40

53

18

4

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
57%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I love the ability to create shortcuts for ticket entry, setup my flows, add watchers to the tickets by just the type of ticket.”
Dg

David g.

net admin

“Really wish something could be implemented however for dark mode users with copy paste between bossdesk, outlook, edge etc. ”
JM

Joe M.

IT Support Specialist II

“Workflows and ticket management were the deciding factors in choosing BOSSDesk — every workflow scenario we asked about turned out to be possible.”
CS

Cali S.

System Administrator

Pros

“The software has auto refresh feature where the view is automatically refreshed with new tickets.”
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Aishwarya T.

Salesforce Consultant

“We can see all the updated and logs very smoothly and can pull reports of the data.”
PK

Pankaj K.

NOC

“Not to mention that all of this isn’t just flat text, you actually get visual maps of the infrastructure and all the relationships, models and services. And it doesn’t stop there you can even view this through digital Workplace on actual maps.”
MJ

Marie J.

Services Architect

Cons

“I've also seen users mention that customizing workflows, reports, and dashboards can be more complicated than expected, especially without prior experience.”
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Gibril B.

ICT Help Desk

“the search function. When searching for a particular ticket we sometimes have issues finding them.”
SW

Steve W.

I.T. Director

“pricing was a little high; some updates needed more updates and resulted int some downtime or lag :)”
Dg

David g.

Telecom Coord

Cons

“Floating licenses are problemmatic sometimes, blocking the user for some time when trying to log in from different IPs.”
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Burak S.

Solution Architect

“Upgrades and installs are the absolute worst! ”
MJ

Marie J.

Services Architect

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review14 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features134
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • CMDB
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Change Planning
  • Change Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Intelligence
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Support
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Logs
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • License Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Personalization
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Project Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Release & Deployment
  • Remote Access & Monitoring
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Requisition Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • User Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features18
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • CMDB
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Change Planning
  • Change Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Intelligence
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Support
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Logs
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • License Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Personalization
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Project Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Release & Deployment
  • Remote Access & Monitoring
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Requisition Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • User Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations3
  • ChatGPT
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Yurbi
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations1
  • ChatGPT
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Yurbi
  • Zapier