BMC AMI DevX vs DataMasque comparison

BMC and DataMasque are both solutions in the Data Masking category. BMC is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8, while DataMasque is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.5. BMC holds a 5.7% mindshare in DM, compared to DataMasque’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of DataMasque users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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92% willing to recommend

DataMasque

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100% willing to recommend

BMC AMI DevX

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We performed a comparison between BMC AMI DevX and DataMasque based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Data Masking

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (2nd), Database Development and Management (11th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Test Data Management (4th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), AI Software Development (30th)

DataMasque

Ranking in Data Masking

9th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

3.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (30th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Masking category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 5.7%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataMasque is 1.0%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Masking Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	5.7%
DataMasque	1.0%
Other	93.3%

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Wisdom Mbiza

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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Nierojan Pushparajan

Director of Software Engineering at TelliHealth

Masking sensitive test data has improved compliance and now enables safe, realistic debugging

The best features DataMasque offers that stand out to me are the flexibility to create rule sets and mask UUIDs, which have been really beneficial. Additionally, their customer service and technical support have been very helpful in getting this set up. The flexibility in creating rule sets has helped my team specifically because we have lots of dependencies on different databases and different database types. We have an RDS instance and an OpenSearch instance. Having those rule sets really allowed us to connect data between the two because the same data can be across multiple datasets. Creating these rules enabled us to not think too much about which ones need to be unique or which ones need to be the same across different tables. Whenever we run into issues or questions, we are able to talk to the DataMasque team, and they give us a reasonable technical response within a good timeframe that allows us to solve our issues pretty quickly. We have not had huge delays or blockers because of the communication between us and DataMasque. I appreciate the consistency to continue to improve the application, and there are new features coming out this year that will be tools we use. DataMasque is doing a great job of adding new features, and we will definitely be using them in the future. DataMasque has positively impacted our organization by already showing visible benefits in security and reduced risks for compliance, even though we are still in the process of setting up production and using it to the full extent. It will allow our developers to troubleshoot issues easily without the risk of viewing PHI or anything similar. We are seeing the benefits already of that, but we still need to complete the full integration and incorporate it into our workflows to see the full benefits, which we are currently in the process of. So far, it has been really good. By just masking production data, we can go into this masked database set to understand edge cases and issues as they come up from support without the developers having to look at any production data. They can go into this masked dataset and see the problem firsthand, something we would not have caught with our dev dataset because it is such a smaller amount of data, whereas production has a vast amount of data that we can look through.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"From a user perspective, the GUIs make it easier for people to see and interact with files on the mainframe."

"My guess is this would have taken twice as long, or we would have had many more issues without using Xpediter."

"For bank applications, DB2 is the best on the market."

"Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software 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."

"Our intention is to use Topaz for the next generation of mainframe developers to maintain mainframe applications."

"It speeds up processes, makes things easier, more efficient, and from a mainframe perspective, the way the mainframe is utilized has become that much easier."

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"DataMasque has positively impacted our organization by absolutely allowing us to more rigorously test our products within a safe environment without leaking personally identifiable information."

"We can now have a staging environment very much like a production environment, which improves our testing and product quality."

"DataMasque has positively impacted our organization by already showing visible benefits in security and reduced risks for compliance, even though we are still in the process of setting up production and using it to the full extent."

"Being able to generate the masking rules directly from the tool based on what it finds during the data discovery helps ensure that all sensitive fields are identified and masked."

Cons

"The only thing that bothers me about BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline is the screen movement."

"The ability to edit source code that has special characters is limited. The ability to incorporate or convert REXX into macros that are usable under the Topaz software is not there. And the REXX macros that I have developed over 40 years of work are useless, so I have a toolbox I can't use or deploy using the Topaz technology, while I can use it under MVS."

"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."

"I'm always looking for improvement in things like the documentation, to make things a little bit easier and simpler to understand, a place where people can go to troubleshoot issues."

"The ISPW plugin could be improved to add some functionality which is already in ISPF panels and not in the plugin."

"I find it more cumbersome to use Topaz."

"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."

"Their technical support could be better."

More BMC AMI DevX cons

"UUID generation could be improved."

"I think it would be great if the user experience was upgraded because it can be quite technical at times."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

"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."

"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 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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Energy/Utilities Company

26%

Construction Company

21%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Outsourcing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	19

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data?

My understanding is that BMC AMI DevX is an enterprise product with custom licensing, so pricing is typically negotiated based on factors such as the modules purchased, organization size, and usage...

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What needs improvement with BMC AMI DevX?

BMC AMI DevX is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could improve, such as simplifying the initial installation and configuration, especially for first-time users. It could also i...

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What is your primary use case for BMC AMI DevX?

My main use case for BMC AMI DevX is to work with COBOL and JCL development on IBM. I mainly use it for editing, browsing data sets, submitting jobs, and debugging applications. I appreciate the Ec...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataMasque?

As we are still in the early stages, I can't say anything definitive about pricing yet, but I believe it will be usage-based, which should work well.

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What needs improvement with DataMasque?

UUID generation could be improved. Although UUIDs were masked correctly, some validation rules were not supported, requiring a switch from validators to pattern matching. Expanding native UUID vali...

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What is your primary use case for DataMasque?

I created a staging environment with production-like data.

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

BMC AMI DevX is a mainframe DevOps platform for IBM Z environments that helps development and platform engineering teams increase release velocity, reduce change risk, and build a sustainable mainframe developer workforce.

Whether the priority is attracting the next generation of mainframe talent, safely evolving decades of business-critical code, accelerating release velocity, or demonstrating development ROI to leadership — BMC AMI DevX is designed to address all on a single platform. Teams can connect existing tools and adopt capabilities incrementally using an open-borders integration approach.

A 2025 Forrester Total Economic Impact study found that customers using BMC AMI DevX onboarded developers 50% faster, completed code changes 33% faster, increased release frequency by 50%, and reduced change failure rate by 33%.

Key capabilities:

Modern IDE integration (VS Code, Eclipse) with a unified development environment that reduces context switching
AI-powered code analysis including dependency mapping, impact analysis, and runtime execution path visualization
Automated unit, functional, integration, and performance testing with code coverage analysis
Git-compatible CI/CD integration with event-driven webhooks and an open plug-in library
DORA metrics and DevOps KPI tracking with AI/ML anomaly detection across the mainframe SDLC

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DataMasque offers robust data masking, maintaining referential integrity while ensuring security and compliance. Its features support realistic dataset testing without exposing sensitive data, integrating seamlessly across databases.

DataMasque is designed to protect PII and PHI by masking sensitive information across interconnected databases and cloud platforms. This ensures applications, reporting, and integrations are not impacted by structural inconsistencies. Its adaptable rule set and auto-generation of masking rules aid in swift deployment, enhancing data security frameworks and accelerating release cycles. DataMasque also provides strong technical support and continues to enhance its capabilities with ongoing improvements. Users find value in its existing functionality while looking forward to further usability enhancements, including expanded capabilities for unstructured data and improved post-masking validation.

What Are DataMasque's Main Features?

Identical Data Masking: Ensures masked data retains the appearance and formatting of original data, enhancing usability.
Referential Integrity Preservation: Maintains data relationships across systems, crucial for accurate testing and reporting.
Automation: Facilitates seamless integration and efficient masking operations without manual intervention.
Scalability: Supports growth and handles large datasets across distributed environments.
Compliance and Security Alignment: Helps meet regulatory requirements like GDPR while maintaining robust security.
Speed and Accuracy: Guarantees rapid data processing with precise masking rule application.
Rule Set Flexibility: Offers custom rules to adapt to specific data structures and needs.
Auto-Generation of Masking Rules: Automatically creates rules, speeding up deployment and reducing configuration errors.

What Benefits and ROI Should Users Consider?

Data Security Enhancement: Significantly reduces the risk of data breaches by masking PII and PHI.
Improved Compliance: Aligns with regulatory standards, helping avoid legal and financial penalties.
Faster Release Cycles: Reduces time to market by enabling secure, realistic testing environments.
Risk Reduction: Minimizes hazards associated with data exposure in non-production environments.
Integration Ease: Smoothly integrates across databases, maintaining consistency and accuracy.

DataMasque is implemented across technology, healthcare, finance, and retail industries to safeguard sensitive data without disrupting operations. It assures that development, testing, and analytics use environments that mirror live systems closely, which is critical for sectors handling large volumes of personal data.

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Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari

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