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BMC AMI Data vs Snowflake comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI Data
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (1st), Cloud Data Warehouse (1st), AI Synthetic Data (1st), AI Software Development (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2842878 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe modernization architecture at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
AI-driven monitoring has transformed batch anomaly detection and improved mainframe performance
BMC AMI Data monitors technical components very well, but end-to-end business transaction tracing is still limited. For instance, the flow of business transactions from order creation to generation of the ASN is limited. I would say it would be great if cross-system business flow visibility were improved. Moreover, I would say stronger AI root cause accuracy is needed. Current AI capabilities are useful but still heavily rule-based in many environments. I would also suggest having a somewhat easier UI for better user experience, as it remains operational heavy, menu-driven, and less intuitive for new engineers. Cleaner dashboards, drill-down visualizations, interactive topology maps, and easier search or filtering would be beneficial. Additionally, better cloud and hybrid visibility along with native event-driven monitoring would improve the solution. I feel there are still some features that need improvement. Particularly, business cross-functional visibility and cross-systems visibility need enhancement.
SunilPatil1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Asset Builder at Genpact - Headstrong
Have prioritized security while managing multi-agent data migration and cloud adoption
We utilize Time Travel with Snowflake because this is a very useful feature. Everyone finds it crucial because in conventional data platforms, it's very difficult to handle these kinds of things. This feature is essential, though I don't have the use cases currently; it is just there for implementation. Regarding Snowflake's automated scaling and suspension features, this auto-scaling is very significant. We had a comparison with Databricks and Snowflake a few months back, and this auto-scaling takes an edge within Snowflake; that's what our observation reflects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BMC AMI Data has positively impacted the organization because it saved time and reduced errors."
"BMC AMI Data has positively impacted my organization as the data's performance is faster, reduced the storage cost through optimization, automatically diagnosed the problems, and resolved them accordingly."
"BMC AMI Data has had a positive impact on my organization by improving the visibility and reliability of our mainframe."
"I have reduced a lot of incident failures since using BMC AMI Data, am able to see a significant improvement in CICS transactional response times and overall region health, and have stopped the storage violations, transactional bottlenecks, and task buildups that I faced earlier, with this improvement very visible in my high-volume real-time environments."
"Snowflake is easy for business users to implement, allowing them to start small and grow big."
"The way Snowflake has emerged in the past few years is impressive."
"The technical support on offer is excellent."
"From my experience, Snowflake is the most stable, user-friendly, and simply the nicest tool that I have been working with, and I have had experience working with many databases and different solutions."
"The most valuable feature of Snowflake is its performance. We can access the data quickly. Additionally, it handles structured and non-structured data."
"We have seen ROI when using Snowflake based on the insights we get."
"It is a highly scalable solution. There is no limit on storage or computing."
"The most valuable features are the clustering, LS50, being able to change the size, the pay per use feature, the flexibility with many different sources and analytic applications."
 

Cons

"I think there is nothing to be improved in BMC AMI Data, but I believe from the customer service point of view, it should be more convenient rather than mailing and waiting for twenty-four hours to get a response."
"BMC AMI Data could be improved in backup timing, as it should be faster compared to the current situation."
"BMC AMI Data monitors technical components very well, but end-to-end business transaction tracing is still limited."
"I have had a good experience but there are a few improvements. The user interface feels a bit outdated compared to modern monitoring tools."
"Some SQL language functions could be included."
"Their strategy is just to leverage what you've got and put Snowflake in the middle. It does work well with other tools. You have to buy a separate reporting tool and a separate data loading tool, whereas, in some platforms, these tools are baked in. In the long-term, they'll need to add more direct partnerships to the ecosystem so that it's not like adding on tools around Snowflake to make it work. They can also consider including Snowflake native reporting tools versus partnering with other reporting tools. It would kind of change where they sit in the market."
"There are some stored procedures that we've had trouble with. The solution also needs to fine-tune the connectors to be able to connect into the system source."
"These days, they are pushing users towards the GUI or graphical version. However, I am more familiar with the classic version. I'd like to continue to work with it using the older approach."
"Its transaction application needs improvement."
"The product's performance could be improved."
"It would be better if they had a data profile tool that tells me where the gaps are in my time series data."
"It would be helpful if Snowflake could create good reports instead of using Power BI reports."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Snowflake’s pricing is transparent. It is one of the cheapest cloud database warehouse providers. The tool follows a credit cost model. Everything on Snowflake is charged on the basis of credits. The credits depend on the cloud region and the public cloud provider that we use. Hence, the cost per credit will be different for AWS in Frankfurt and AWS in India. I think North Virginia is the cheapest region in terms of cost per credit. You will be consuming around 16 credits for large data warehouses."
"The whole licensing system is based on credit points. You can also make a license agreement with the company so that you buy credit points and then you use them. What you do not use in one year can be carried over to the next year."
"Part of the problem with the pricing is that it is very difficult for businesses to get an idea of how expensive it might be until they actually start using Snowflake."
"Comparing Snowflake to on-prem options such as Oracle or SAP, it seemed more cost-effective."
"It is on a monthly basis. It is based on your usage. There are no additional costs from the point of the licensing fee. We do give some kind of evaluation to the customers about how much it is going to be. You can decide in Snowflake the virtual machine that you are using for customers. There are several kinds of virtual machines that you can use. It is similar to the clothing sizes: small to extra large. If you need more power in the coming month, you can decide in advance and take a more powerful machine. You can just select it from the platform. You can also decide which machine you want to take for extracting data."
"The price of Snowflake is quite reasonable."
"We used Snowflake to see if it is cheaper than using BigQuery. It was just to maintain the cost or the KPI regarding the cost of connectivity by users. Snowflake wasn't cheaper than BigQuery, and its affordability was the main issue."
"I have not been billed yet, but it should be less. I'm still running the trial version, but it seems to be less than Databricks."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BMC AMI Data?
I have had a good experience but there are a few improvements. The user interface feels a bit outdated compared to modern monitoring tools. A more customizable dashboard would make it easier to nav...
What is your primary use case for BMC AMI Data?
My primary use case for BMC AMI Data is application performance monitoring and troubleshooting. I use it to analyze transaction behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, monitor system health, an...
What advice do you have for others considering BMC AMI Data?
Despite those limitations, it's a solid product that delivers consistent value. I rate BMC AMI Data an eight out of ten. From what I have seen, BMC AMI Data takes governance and security seriously,...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake?
I am not the person who manages pricing, setup cost, and licensing. Our team is not limited in pricing. The only experience we have had in terms of running and reprocessing a large number of histor...
What needs improvement with Snowflake?
One main area for improvement in Snowflake is cost visibility and optimization; while it's flexible and scalable, costs can increase quickly if warehouses are left running unnecessarily or workload...
What is your primary use case for Snowflake?
As a Data Engineer, I primarily use Snowflake for data warehousing tasks as well as ETL processing, and sometimes I also use it for data sharing. I personally find Snowflake better than other tools...
 

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Also Known As

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Snowflake Computing, Snowflake Data Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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Accordant Media, Adobe, Kixeye Inc., Revana, SOASTA, White Ops
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