BMC Helix Discovery vs Device42
BMC Helix Discovery
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Device42
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| Figure | BMC Helix Discovery | Device42 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Network Discovery Software | 8.9 (#4) | 8.4 (#11) |
| Deployment | The product is offered as SaaS or on-premises deployment. | self_hosted |
| Discovery | Agentless continuous discovery scans assets and maps relationships across cloud and on-premises environments. | Device42 can automatically discover network devices using SNMP and discover cloud resources across providers including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and OpenStack. |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, USA | San Mateo, California, United States |
| Integrations | BMC Helix Discovery can synchronize discovered information with BMC Helix CMDB, and its documentation describes supported integration with ServiceNow CMDB releases. | The company lists 30+ integrations, including Freshservice, Jira, ServiceNow, Puppet, Splunk, and Zapier, along with REST APIs and webhooks. |
| Purpose | BMC Helix Discovery provides visibility into IT assets and service dependencies across cloud and on-premises environments. | Device42 provides agentless discovery, asset management, and dependency mapping for data center, cloud, and hybrid IT environments. |
Plans
BMC Helix Discovery
- Discovery Starter BundlePriced on request
- Discovery Starter Bundle$50,000, paid once
- Discovery EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
BMC Helix Discovery
BMC Helix Discovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Device42
Device42 provides agentless discovery, asset management, and dependency mapping for data center, cloud, and hybrid IT environments. Its scope includes CMDB, DCIM, ITAM, IPAM, password management, and application dependency mapping, in a self-hosted deployment. It can discover network devices through SNMP and cloud resources across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and OpenStack.
For data centers, its visual models cover buildings, rooms, racks, cabling, and patch panels, with power and temperature heat maps. Core includes discovery, inventory and asset management, integrations, REST APIs and webhooks, warranty and SSL certificate management, cable and password management, and IPAM. Device42 also tracks software licenses, contracts, and barcodes, and lists more than 30 integrations. Licenses count devices with IP addresses; non-IP assets do not count, and user seats are unlimited. If the device limit is exceeded, the software keeps running but stops collecting additional information until the license is increased. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered.