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AWS Database Migration Service vs BMC AMI DevX comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.6
Users saved 40%-60% with AWS Database Migration Service, achieving better ROI over legacy tools but limited time savings.
Sentiment score
1.0
BMC AMI DevX boosts efficiency by improving documentation, reducing development time by 30%, and protecting organizational investments.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.3
AWS Database Migration Service support varies in effectiveness, with mixed feedback on response times and expertise, suggesting improvement opportunities.
Sentiment score
7.0
BMC AMI DevX customer service is praised for responsiveness and problem-solving with generally high satisfaction ratings.
When working with AWS GovCloud, we often did not get an answer in time because AWS seemed more focused on the commercial side.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I am happy with the technical support from AWS.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Every time I open a case, I get an immediate response.
Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
BMC AMI DevX's technical support responds very well and takes all cases seriously.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I think the hybrid CI/CD integration with existing enterprise DevOps tools in BMC AMI DevX is very good.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
AWS Database Migration Service is scalable, but large datasets may cause performance lag, requiring manual adjustments for complex tasks.
Sentiment score
7.4
BMC AMI DevX is scalable, effectively managing diverse setups with robust capabilities, requiring specific configurations for optimal performance.
Even if there was a failure, we could catch it and rerun it.
Software architect at Cognizant
AWS's scalable nature involves a human approach, meaning it is not auto-scalable.
Lead Architect at Fracral
While scalability is good, latency exists due to our business nature.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
From my perspective, I haven't seen BMC AMI DevX struggle in terms of workloads where it needs to be scaled up or scaled down.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline runs on one LPAR, and no matter where someone is in the world, they have to use it on that LPAR.
Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
BMC AMI DevX is absolutely scalable.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
AWS Database Migration Service is generally stable, but users have mixed experiences with large data volumes and ongoing migrations.
Sentiment score
8.6
BMC AMI DevX is stable post-configuration, despite occasional initial issues and challenges with integration or new releases.
For DMS version upgrades, we schedule downtime during business hours so that midnight workloads are not interrupted and morning business can run smoothly.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
I would rate BMC AMI DevX as a stable solution that I have been using for years and find working fine.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
BMC AMI DevX is very stable for a modern application processing huge workloads.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Database Migration Service needs enhancements in compatibility, performance, support, user interface, flexibility, scalability, and documentation.
BMC AMI DevX users desire better integration, documentation, testing tools, pricing, UI, Eclipse compatibility, support, and cloud/AI integration.
DMS works within AWS ecosystem, but they also have to look for third party solutions. Now Snowflake is a bigger player, or Databricks.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Sometimes, those who implement the service face problems and resolve it, but I may not even know what problems they faced.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have to put my cursor on the field and tap it to bring focus there, or use the tab key multiple times to get to a field on the screen.
Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
To improve BMC AMI DevX, consideration should be given to cloud-style provisioning and development models, as well as integration of more AI capabilities.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads. It takes a good solid two to three minutes before it's ready so that you can work on it.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
 

Setup Cost

AWS Database Migration Service is affordable, but licensing and regional differences affect costs, offering good value overall.
BMC AMI DevX users prefer seat-based licensing for cost-effectiveness, with Topaz's integration enhancing investment value despite licensing challenges.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Database Migration Service is cost-effective, scalable, offers live replication, real-time sync, and integrates well, minimizing administrative tasks.
BMC AMI DevX enhances productivity with debugging, code management, easy GUIs, data tools, and supports modern development environments.
AWS offers a way to build jobs that are scalable, expandable for new and current tables, and can be deployed quickly.
Lead Architect at Fracral
You can copy the database at first without impacting your current database, and then use CDC to copy incremental changes.
Owner at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The scalability option is another valuable feature because AWS provides its own compute behind it, so I can scale up and scale down at any given point.
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
The CI/CD offering allows integration of quality checks and unit test processes into the pipeline, which improves compliance and enhances productivity, enabling developers to focus on development while the pipeline automates integration.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
BMC AMI DevX's tools have affected my developers' productivity and efficiency by helping with the speed.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
With ISPW, developers can back out the entire release or entire package.
Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Database Migration Service
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (2nd)
BMC AMI DevX
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), AI Software Development (190th)
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Delivery Head Data Engineering at BAGIC
Streamlines data migration across platforms with cost-effective and scalable solutions
We have the continuous data integration feature, but it does not work very well in our given ecosystem because we have huge data volume, and it reads from archive log rather than the redo sequence. That is where it lacks, so we are not able to do continuous streaming data injection. The ability to handle heterogeneous migrations for our organization is adequate. I do not see a major value add, or see it as a marquee feature. It is a good tool, but we do not have that sort of uses requirement. In my 10 plus years of experience, I do not see that kind of requirement where I have to replicate it in real time. I leverage AWS CloudWatch for addressing migration issues. The major challenges come across CDC. We have created latency filter and everything, but there is no way to control it. Due to the nature of our business, the transactions increase during month end and year end. My transactions are supposed to increase, my workloads on my core system increases, but my DMS is not able to keep up with them, even if I increase it to a higher side. Improvements could be made in AWS Database Migration Service. Because of that, I am moving out of DMS now to a STRIIM solution. DMS works within AWS ecosystem, but they also have to look for third party solutions. Now Snowflake is a bigger player, or Databricks. Something that could be possible as a connector, whether paid or free, but giving as a connector to that ecosystem as well.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What resources can you use to learn how to utilize AWS Database Migration Service?
As with all AWS products, you are given very useful documentation with AWS Database Migration Service. Before we started using this product, we went over it and we were able to learn the basics an...
Would you recommend AWS Database Migration Service as a cloud data integration tool?
My current company started using AWS Database Migration Service upon my recommendation, and I continue telling people how good of a product it is. However, users should keep in mind a few things. ...
Is AWS Database Migration Service an affordable solution?
Compared to similar solutions, AWS Database Migration Service falls somewhere in the middle price-wise, at least from my experience. This being said, it is not a very affordable solution, especial...
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...
 

Also Known As

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

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