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BMC AMI DevX vs OpenText Solutions Business Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Debugging (9th), Database Development and Management (19th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Test Data Management (6th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (6th), AI Software Development (205th)
OpenText Solutions Business...
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (38th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 14.4%, down from 28.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Solutions Business Manager is 5.7%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX14.4%
OpenText Solutions Business Manager5.7%
Other79.9%
Software Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

PM
Developer at Selfemployed
Good for large amounts of data and has a variety of use cases but can be complex to use
It's a very complicated tool. Sometimes the customer wants better, faster transaction times. They want the solution to move as fast as possible. We're trying to scale and grow our application with more servers to get the level of speed desired. Everything from small processes to big batch processing needs to be faster.
it_user713322 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
We've used it for traditional help desk and defect tracking endeavors
It is the Swiss Army knife of software applications. If you have a process, SBM can be easily used to track and report on that process We've used it for traditional help desk and defect tracking endeavors, but we've also used it for HR, Marketing, and even some non-traditional government…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a modernized development portal and helps reduce the learning curve for younger people coming in to work on the platform."
"It helps our staff work by speeding up their documentation process."
"The debugging is really the most important feature, enabling us to be able to step through."
"Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development."
"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."
"From a user perspective, the GUIs make it easier for people to see and interact with files on the mainframe."
"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."
"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."
"Estimates from all teams are visible in one general ticket (PFC)."
"The Composer is absolutely a magical tool, allowing you to get a fully functional app based on your process sketch in a couple of hours, without knowing BPMN notation."
"There was a significant ROI, as the development of weekly metrics from Excel spreadsheets, Lotus Notes databases, Access databases, and some Word documents went from a two to three day affair to a process that now takes seconds."
"Allows us to automate work flows to provision IS services."
 

Cons

"The ISPW plugin could be improved to add some functionality which is already in ISPF panels and not in the plugin."
"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."
"Topaz Workbench often doesn't play well with other plugins in the environment."
"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it."
"It would be nice to have an audit trail to see what mainframe developers are using what."
"Their technical support could be better."
"I find it more cumbersome to use Topaz."
"When you're setting up the parameters for how ISPW will work in your shop, there are a lot of questions that have to be answered... BMC Compuware should have more in-depth explanations about what the choices in each question mean. If you pick A, what does that mean has to happen? What does that impact? If you pick B, what does that mean? What does that impact?"
"User interface and links between tickets. For me, Jira is the ideal tool."
"Response time could improve."
"Reporting is generally very good, but people always want more."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
33%
Insurance Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

File-AID, Data for Db2, Code Debug, Data Studio, Workbench for Eclipse, Code Pipeline
Micro Focus Solutions Business Manager, Serena Solutions Business Manager, TeamTrack
 

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Sample Customers

Helvetia, The IMT Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Bank of Canada, Chunghwa Telecom
eBay, AgustaWestland, EMI Music, LenderLive, Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd.
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