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TOPdesk vs BMC Helix ITSM Comparison (2026)

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BMC Helix ITSM

Overview

TOPdesk is a service management platform for busy IT service teams that want to get things done. Packed with features and templates for processes like Incident Management, Asset Management and Change Management, TOPdesk is ready to use and quick to personalize. Our in-house people are here to help.

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

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Pricing

Starting from

61

/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

4.4

111

5

4

3

2

1

53

49

8

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
79%
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

“TOPdesk is a very important tool for managing inquiries and problem solving across a wide range of teams and colleagues.”
WB

Will B.

University Centre Deputy Director

“this is a good GUI for non-technical staff to use for logging tickets and such.”
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Peter B.

vCISO

“The consultant we worked with on implementation was really helpful and able to lead us through building the system for a non-standard use case.”
JK

Joe K.

Head of Technical Operations

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

“The UI is quite complex and cluttered and feels a bit like you're inside a type-writer to write the letter.”
WB

Will B.

University Centre Deputy Director

“The downside to the complexity is that it is somewhat unappealing to look at and use.”
WB

Will B.

University Centre Deputy Director

“That features to connect topdesk with azure are not standard”
Sd

Sander d.

Service Manager

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 review7 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features134
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calibration Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Equipment Management
  • Facility Asset Management
  • Feedback Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Incident Management
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Inspection Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key & Lock Management
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • License Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Location
  • On Call Scheduling
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Project Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recurring Issues
  • Release Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Safety Incident Management
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Technician Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • Visitor Management
  • Widgets
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features18
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Routing
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calibration Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Equipment Management
  • Facility Asset Management
  • Feedback Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IT Asset Tracking
  • IT Incident Management
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Inspection Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key & Lock Management
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • License Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Location
  • On Call Scheduling
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Project Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recurring Issues
  • Release Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Request Assignment
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Safety Incident Management
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Catalog
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Reporting
  • Service Request Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Technician Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • Visitor Management
  • Widgets
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations41
  • AFAS Software
  • Azure DevOps Server
  • BeyondTrust Remote Support
  • Bird
  • Chatbot
  • Clicksign
  • D4Sign
  • Dynatrace
  • Ericsson NetCloud Manager
  • FastPass SSPR
  • Flexwhere
  • Freshdesk
  • HubSpot CRM
  • IBI-aws
  • Insocial
  • Jira
  • Lansweeper
  • ManageEngine OpManager
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Teams
  • N-central
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Qlik Sense
  • Saysimple
  • Slack
  • Snow License Manager
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Trello
  • Versio.io
  • WISH
  • Workspace 365
  • Yurbi
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZigiOps
  • iFinder
  • ilert
  • Total integrations1
  • AFAS Software
  • Azure DevOps Server
  • BeyondTrust Remote Support
  • Bird
  • Chatbot
  • Clicksign
  • D4Sign
  • Dynatrace
  • Ericsson NetCloud Manager
  • FastPass SSPR
  • Flexwhere
  • Freshdesk
  • HubSpot CRM
  • IBI-aws
  • Insocial
  • Jira
  • Lansweeper
  • ManageEngine OpManager
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Teams
  • N-central
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Qlik Sense
  • Saysimple
  • Slack
  • Snow License Manager
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • TeamViewer ONE
  • Trello
  • Versio.io
  • WISH
  • Workspace 365
  • Yurbi
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZigiOps
  • iFinder
  • ilert