NinjaOne vs. BMC Helix Client Management: Why your peers choose NinjaOne over BMC Helix Client Management

Powerful and intuitive remote monitoring and management

Best-in-Class Support

NinjaOne has been recognized as #1 in support year-after-year by our partners on G2. With free and unlimited onboarding, training, and support, we are your partner in success.

Fast, Intuitive UI

NinjaOne makes your technicians more efficient with an intuitive, modern interface that puts all your decisions in one place and cuts out extra clicks. New technicians can learn NinjaOne in a matter of hours, not weeks.

Easy and effective automation

NinjaOne enables our partners to automate almost anything using scripting languages you already know including Powershell, ShellScript, Batch, and more – no need to learn a proprietary scripting language that locks you in.

NinjaOne vs. BMC Helix Client Management Reviews

Criteria
BMC Helix Client Management
Overall Rating  4.8 out of 5 (1,443)  4.1 out of 5 (13)
Meets Requirements
9.1
Responses: 1,295
8.9
Responses: 6
Ease of Use
9.2
Responses: 1,310
8.1
Responses: 7
Ease of Setup
9.3
Responses: 1,182
7
Responses: 5
Ease of Admin
9.3
Responses: 1,187
9.3
Responses: 5
Quality of Support
9.4
Responses: 1,253
9.5
Responses: 7
Ease of Doing Business With
9.6
Responses: 1,162
9
Responses: 5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
Responses: 1,296
7.7
Responses: 5

Based on G2 Fall 2024

BMC Helix Client Management

PRODUCT SUMMARY

With its automated endpoint management, BMC Helix Client Management helps IT teams deliver better services to their end users. The platform integrates with BMC IT service management products and other third-party software through its open API. Some of its features include automated inventory collection, policy compliance, patch management, and software deployment, among others. 

Competitor Use Cases:

  • Patch management: BMC Helix ensures that all systems are patched to keep your IT network healthy. 
  • Inventory management: The platform automatically discovers all endpoints with IP addresses and places them in an inventory so you can easily manage your assets. 
  • Software deployment: BMC Helix manages software deployment for complex environments with automated upgrades and self-service software installation. 

Competitor Shortcomings:

  • Basic functions: Some G2 users have stated that BMC Helix could provide more advanced features. 
  • User interface: BMC Helix’s user interface could be improved to be easier to navigate and understand. 
  • Set-up: Getting the platform fully configured may take some time.

NinjaOne

Why your peers choose us over BMC Helix Client Management

One of the main challenges users have with BMC Helix Client Management is its user-friendliness. Many G2 users have stated that BMC’s platform may take time to understand and use easily. Conversely, NinjaOne’s platform is designed by IT for IT and is proven to improve efficiency, reduce security risks, and lower IT costs from day one. This is why 95% of all Ninja customers say they’ve experienced IT efficiency in just weeks of using NinjaOne. 

Most importantly, compared to BMC Helix Client Management, NinjaOne offers many out-of-the-box features in a convenient pay-per-device monthly subscription model. 20,000+ customers worldwide trust NinjaOne to simplify the hardest parts of IT and provide them with all the tools they need to deliver visibility, security, and control over all endpoints.

“We needed to mature our IT department and bring our IT stack into a single pane. We needed a unified solution that could scale.”

Kyle Thompson, Manager of Global Infrastructure Operations at Patra

NinjaOne is Trusted by Over 20,000 MSPs & IT Pros Across the Globe

G2 Crowd 5 sars
GetApp 5 stars
Capterra 5 stars
Software Advice 5 Stars
G2 Best Usability - Fall 2024
GetApp Category Leaders 2024
Capterra Shortlist 2024
Software Advice Best Customer Support 2022 badge

Here’s What Our Customers Say About Us

As we grew, we started looking for tools that would help us support more clients more efficiently. We wanted something that gave us more control over endpoints and systematically keep tabs on devices. We needed a tool that would notify us when something was wrong, let us customize those alerts, and help us automate tasks…What really set NinjaOne apart for us was the great design, modern technology, and the new features that come out all the time.”

Brian Roemen, Principal and CTO, Brave North Technology 

NinjaOne is incredibly easy to use, combining a fluid interface with powerful back-end features. There’s no complicated setup, or difficult to manage interface. All options and tools are clearly labeled, easy to understand, and the interface is… easy to navigate.

Ryan Reiffenberger, Reiffenberger.NET Technology Solutions

Deliver Remarkable IT Services

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Get insights at-a-glance

See the status of all your endpoints and know what needs immediate attention across all your end-users with a single-pane-of-glass view.
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Improve end-user support

Keep end-users happy and ticket volumes low by identifying and remediating issues before end users report them.
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Do more with less

Easy-to-use remediation tools and powerful automation allows your staff to spend less time on day-to-day remediation while achieving better results.
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Complete tasks faster

Unlike legacy, on-premise solutions, NinjaOne is cloud native. Everything in NinjaOne can be done in fewer clicks with a quick, responsive UI so you can complete tasks faster

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Focus on growth

Less time managing unhappy end-users means you can spend more time on strategic initiatives that help your business grow.

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NinjaOne vs. BMC Helix Client Management FAQs

BMC Helix Client Management is a reliable solution that could improve its user-friendliness and patch management tools. NinjaOne, on the other hand, offers the same features as BMC Helix Client Management while being rated #1 in patch management and renowned worldwide for being ridiculously easy to use, regardless of technical skill or experience.

Currently, BMC does not offer a free trial for its Client Management platform. Conversely, NinjaOne provides a 14-day free trial of its RMM, consistently rated #1 by G2.

BMC Helix Client Management offers detailed documentation for many of its features, but finding them may be challenging. On the other hand, NinjaOne users can immediately find its IT Hub, a comprehensive library of many technical terms, and the Ninja Dojo, for more advanced documentation of all its products.

BMC Helix Client Management offers excellent customer support, given basic IT concerns. That said, according to some G2 users, BMC’s help desk could improve its tailored and knowledgeable responses for more technical issues. Alternatively, NinjaOne is rated #1 in customer support because it offers one of the fastest first-response times of under 30 minutes of receiving an IT ticket, with all concerns addressed with expert and personalized answers.

Some G2 users have said that the initial setup with BMC Helix Client Management is inconsistent, with some saying it is easier or harder than others. This unreliability may be a cause of concern for startups that need to work with a software provider with a proven track record.

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