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Anthropic Claude Platform vs BMC AMI DevX comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Anthropic Claude Platform
Ranking in AI Software Development
217th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Research (11th)
BMC AMI DevX
Ranking in AI Software Development
190th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (4th), Database Development and Management (14th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Test Data Management (4th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Md Nasim - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CEO
Hands-free development has transformed my workflow and now powers full-scale payment projects
As a coder, the hands-free CLI tool, particularly Anthropic Claude Platform, is invaluable. Its ability to process extensive tasks with conversation-style simplicity is unparalleled. For instance, completing complex software projects incredibly fast, potentially in mere days, showcases its power. It empowers individuals who may not have large development teams to achieve substantial outcomes independently. Anthropic Claude Platform can automate many tasks simultaneously, making it a standout feature. Even in an outage or while multitasking, I utilize Anthropic Claude Platform. With just a few commands, it can continue its processes, interact with expansive databases, and manage diverse applications without constant oversight. This capacity to function seamlessly in high-demand environments is a core strength of the platform. My experience shows that credible teams can mirror full-scale innovative solutions using Anthropic Claude Platform, such as a complete payment processing system within a day. Furthermore, I sincerely appreciate the adaptability to integrate with various systems. Different tasks necessitate specific AI solutions, and Anthropic Claude Platform, with its integration, can circulate tasks across numerous platforms. The process is smooth, allowing for prompt execution of large-scale resolutions, such as Cloud Opus 4.8.
Wisdom Mbiza - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Engineer at Absa Group
Modern tools have boosted mainframe file extraction speed and simplified everyday workflows
I definitely think BMC AMI DevX could be improved or enhanced in terms of the logging in features. BMC AMI DevX's logging in feature is not so great. Whenever you try to log in, it always prompts you for passwords. Then when you have to switch sessions, because we usually have to switch between production and UAT, there's no quick way of switching between the two. Every time you try to switch, it prompts you to log in. Additionally, there's a pop-up that I always receive. When you click X on it, it doesn't disappear. Eventually, I just end up minimizing it. Furthermore, the startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads. It doesn't just immediately start up and it's ready. It takes a good solid two to three minutes before it's ready so that you can work on it. BMC AMI DevX's logins and the other ones I can understand because security has to be there, but I do feel that once I've logged in, I shouldn't need to log in again. The startup problem is the annoying one because if I want to do something, I need to open it two or three minutes earlier to give it time to load up. The startup problem is the one that definitely needs to be addressed.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Simply put, it has become an indispensable tool for me and those around me."
"It lets a very small team ship capabilities that would normally need a much larger one."
"I have worked with DB2's great features in the last five years. The IDAA feature transformed the vision of warehousing, business analytics, and big data at my bank. Besides the mainframe, I saw that this solution was evolutionary. It gives real-time information."
"We had parallel development before, but the way ISPW implements it is better. It has more control and oversight of the process, whereas before, it was like the Wild West. Everybody could have their own package with their own version of the component in it... ISPW is constantly aware of it. It notifies when someone else is using or has a different version of that component."
"We can develop in parallel today on ISPF, but it's giving us the advantage of the newer interface into the mainframe programming languages that younger programmers can use and are familiar with, rather than using the ISPF green screen."
"For bank applications, DB2 is the best on the market."
"I like that Compuware File-AID can actually map out control sections within load modules, or, as they're now known, program objects."
"Once we got the configurations and deployment rolled out, it was very stable. I haven't had any major issues with Eclipse or the Topaz Workbench plugins."
"I think the most valuable features are code management, code deployment, and code generation. The fact that those three features are included makes BMC Compuware ISPW a robust product. If one of those features was missing, it would be less robust and less interesting. But because it has those three features, it is a very good solution for code development and management."
"Topaz workbench is one of the most integrated into Eclipse that I've seen from the mainframe vendors."
 

Cons

"More predictable rate-limit/quota headroom for batch and high-throughput workloads, and tighter native batch-inference ergonomics would help."
"Sometimes I regret that Anthropic Claude Platform does not quite match up to other services such as ChatGPT 5 regarding design capabilities."
"I'm waiting to see what 19.2 for Topaz looks like, but I have a problem with the JES Explorer right now. It limits you to a certain prefix for job names and there are some groups that have multiple prefixes that they'd like to see all at once in their job names, because of how they work in a group. And they can't see that in the JES Explorer."
"There are some features that are not well documented, so documentation could use a little help, on things like setting up deployment and which structures in the database correspond to which tables."
"Their technical support could be better. There were times where, when we reported bugs, they would fix one bug but add another one. That's probably because of their support model. A lot of organizations are developing software using Agile rather than the Waterfall method, so things are happening all over the place. You get things quicker, but sometimes one fix will break another one or add other bugs."
"Their technical support could be better."
"The area for improvement is related to the testing tools that are available for unit testing or acceptance testing. I know they have some out there that we are not licensed for at this time, but it seems like some of the Eclipse tools that are used for other programming languages, they're all just built-in and they're a little more intuitive to the developers. Making those testing tools as intuitive as possible, and as integrated as possible into the workbench, would be really beneficial."
"The only thing that bothers me about BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline is the screen movement."
"We have noticed that Topaz supported Eclipse environments are rather old. It would be nice if Topaz were compatible with the more current Eclipse releases."
"The solution could be improved by being better integrated with the open world. In the next release, I would like to have the ability to work in an open environment whilst remaining integrated with the legacy environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price point is great."
"It has saved our developers time and effort when working on documentation, which is now more readable and fluent."
"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."
"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."
"In terms of pricing, there isn't an extra charge for the parts of it we use. It comes with the licenses we purchased for other products, so no complaints there. The licensing is built in with the other products that you purchase from Compuware."
"The only thing I would mention related to the licensing and/or the pricing, is that they have some visualization features in there that are licensed by concurrent users. We're starting to trip up on that. We're looking to probably increase the number of concurrent licenses that we have. But those types of licensing strategies, where they license by concurrent users or the number of seats is confusing for some people. They don't understand why it works sometimes and doesn't work other times."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
33%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anthropic Claude Platform?
I suggest modeling the cost against time saved on knowledge work rather than per-token in isolation. For reasoning-heavy workloads, the throughput-to-quality ratio is what matters.
What needs improvement with Anthropic Claude Platform?
I think more predictable rate-limit/quota headroom for batch and high-throughput workloads, along with tighter native batch-inference ergonomics, would be helpful.
What is your primary use case for Anthropic Claude Platform?
We use the Claude Platform as the core reasoning layer for our AI-native due diligence product. This platform powers document extraction, multi-agent orchestration, and analysis across financial, l...
What needs improvement with BMC AMI DevX?
To improve BMC AMI DevX, consideration should be given to cloud-style provisioning and development models, as well as integration of more AI capabilities. Enhancements in VS Code extensions to deve...
What is your primary use case for BMC AMI DevX?
BMC AMI DevX solutions are primarily used for mainframe-based resources and application development, encompassing not only COBOL but also Workbench and VS Code for various purposes. Data management...
 

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Also Known As

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File-AID, Data for Db2, Code Debug, Data Studio, Workbench for Eclipse, Code Pipeline
 

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Sample Customers

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NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari 
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