We performed a comparison between Actifio and BMC Compuware File-AID based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Delphix, Broadcom, DATPROF and others in Test Data Management."Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."
"Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches."
"The solution helps reduce costs."
"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"The product has made our mainframe data management process easier. It has helped us save manhours. The tool's most valuable feature is the ability to edit tape files. Its ability to clone files is beneficial in application development."
"I like the ability that it has to format copy books in a presentable manner. So, you will be able to see the starting offset in length of each field within the layout."
"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."
"Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool."
"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."
"The initial setup is complex."
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."
"We plan to replace BMC Compuware File-AID due to its price. Two years back, we paid 11,000 dollars. However, the current price is 27,900 dollars. The price has increased to at least eight times its initial cost. We would need to pay around 60,000 dollars to have all three products together. We also encountered issues during version updates."
"Technical support has gotten better over the years, though there's always room for improvement."
Actifio is ranked 6th in Test Data Management with 8 reviews while BMC Compuware File-AID is ranked 7th in Test Data Management with 2 reviews. Actifio is rated 8.8, while BMC Compuware File-AID is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BMC Compuware File-AID writes "Helps to make mainframe data management process easier and saves manhours ". Actifio is most compared with Rubrik, Delphix, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas BMC Compuware File-AID is most compared with IBM File Manager, File Master Plus, IBM Fault Analyzer for zOS, Broadcom Test Data Manager and Informatica Test Data Management (TDM).
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