BMC AMI DevX vs SAS Data Management comparison

The compared BMC and SAS solutions aren't in the same category. BMC is ranked #4 in TDM , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 12.3% mindshare in the category. SAS is ranked #27 in DI , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of SAS users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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92% willing to recommend

SAS Data Management

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2,607 Comparison Views

88% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

BMC AMI DevX boosts efficiency by improving documentation, reducing development time by 30%, and protecting organizational investments.

Sentiment score

6.1

SAS Data Management enhances ROI by improving data accuracy and reliability while reducing costs, especially for larger organizations.

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Reliable data plus less human intervention and less error result in a strong return on investment.

Namanjbaraiya Baru

Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

BMC AMI DevX customer service is praised for responsiveness and problem-solving with generally high satisfaction ratings.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAS Data Management customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, but experiences vary by region and complexity.

Every time I open a case, I get an immediate response.

Abulfazal Irfan

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.

Jeemit Zaveri

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.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

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The support for SAS in Brazil is not the best one, but the support in Sweden is really good, as they visit the company and work to solve the issues.

Fernanda Knopki

Data Scientist & Scrum Master at Volvo Group

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

BMC AMI DevX is scalable, effectively managing diverse setups with robust capabilities, requiring specific configurations for optimal performance.

Sentiment score

7.0

SAS Data Management is scalable and adaptable, efficiently handling extensive data and users across various roles and locations.

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.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

BMC AMI DevX is absolutely scalable.

Jeemit Zaveri

Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

If someone is in India, another country, or another state in the United States and wants to use it, they have to use it on SysB and all log into that.

Abulfazal Irfan

Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.6

BMC AMI DevX is stable post-configuration, despite occasional initial issues and challenges with integration or new releases.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAS Data Management is stable and efficient, excelling on Linux, though minor issues exist with the Windows client.

BMC AMI DevX is very stable for a modern application processing huge workloads.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

I would rate BMC AMI DevX as a stable solution that I have been using for years and find working fine.

Jeemit Zaveri

Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

BMC AMI DevX users desire better integration, documentation, testing tools, pricing, UI, Eclipse compatibility, support, and cloud/AI integration.

Users seek cost-effective improvements in installation, integration, analytics, cloud scalability, user interface, documentation, and data sharing capabilities.

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.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

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.

Abulfazal Irfan

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.

Jeemit Zaveri

Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage.

SantoshTiwari

Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services

SAS Data Management can be improved in terms of the learning curve.

Namanjbaraiya Baru

Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.

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Setup Cost

BMC AMI DevX users prefer seat-based licensing for cost-effectiveness, with Topaz's integration enhancing investment value despite licensing challenges.

SAS Data Management's robust features lead to high costs, perceived as valuable, yet budget constraints may limit adoption.

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From my experience, SAS Data Management is an expensive tool.

SantoshTiwari

Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services

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Valuable Features

BMC AMI DevX enhances productivity with debugging, code management, easy GUIs, data tools, and supports modern development environments.

SAS Data Management provides reliable interfaces, robust governance, analytics, and security, making it ideal for diverse industries and users.

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.

Jeemit Zaveri

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.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

They can back out the entire deployment set, which handles everything and brings them back to the previous versions.

Abulfazal Irfan

Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

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SAS Data Management stands out because of its data standardization, transformation, and verification capabilities.

SantoshTiwari

Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services

The best features I appreciate about SAS Data Management tool are that it's easy to create the flows and schedule data, and the tables are not too big, making it easy to control the ETL process, including user access which is also easy to manage in SAS.

Fernanda Knopki

Data Scientist & Scrum Master at Volvo Group

SAS Data Management's best feature is first, data reliability because SAS Data Management is a very trusted platform.

Namanjbaraiya Baru

Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

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)

SAS Data Management

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (27th), Data Quality (6th), Data Governance (24th)

Mindshare comparison

BMC AMI DevX and SAS Data Management aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BMC AMI DevX is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 12.3%, up 4.9% compared to last year.
SAS Data Management, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 1.2% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.

Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	12.3%
Perforce Delphix	17.3%
Broadcom Test Data Manager	13.9%
Other	56.5%

Test Data Management

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAS Data Management	1.2%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.7%
SSIS	3.7%
Other	91.4%

Data Integration

Featured Reviews

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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Namanjbaraiya Baru

Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.

Data management has ensured compliant clinical trial datasets and supports reliable analysis

SAS Data Management's best feature is first, data reliability because SAS Data Management is a very trusted platform. The other valuable feature is data cleaning and the compliance that SAS Data Management provides. I can connect SAS Data Management with other SAS applications, as I am using SAS Viya, SAS 9.4, and SAS Enterprise Guide. The data query functionality of SAS Data Management is also very useful. Since I am using SAS Data Management, and SAS Data Management is well trusted by all regulatory authorities, the audit trails and security checks are very good. It is very reliable, very time-saving, and the chances of error are minimal.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

33%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

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

I don't directly deal with the pricing side of the solution.

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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...

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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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Management?

From my experience, SAS Data Management is an expensive tool.

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What needs improvement with SAS Data Management?

SAS Data Management can be improved in terms of the learning curve.

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What is your primary use case for SAS Data Management?

My main use case for using SAS Data Management is data cleaning for my clinical trial data because my data is very large, and I need clean, reliable, and regulatory compliance data. My data comes f...

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Also Known As

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

SAS Data Management Platform, Data Management Platform, DataFlux

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

BMC

SAS Data Management provides data integration, governance, and robust reporting tools. It connects to diverse data sources, ensuring quality management and enabling data analysis for technical and non-technical users.

SAS Data Management features flexible data flow creation, scheduling, and ETL control. It enhances data integration and metadata management with tools that support data standardization. Users benefit from its importing and exporting capabilities, connecting to multiple sources. It facilitates improved data quality management and offers a flexible language for diverse needs. Data visualization capabilities further support decision-making across industries, automating reports and data warehouses.

What are the key features of SAS Data Management?

User-friendly interface: Intuitive navigation facilitates ease of use.
Easy data flow creation: Streamlines processes for seamless data management.
Scheduling and ETL control: Automates tasks for increased efficiency.
Data integration: Connects datasets from multiple origins.
Metadata management: Ensures consistency and quality of data.
Data governance: Provides tools for managing data compliance.
Robust reporting: Delivers comprehensive insights through detailed reports.

What benefits and ROI should be considered?

Data standardization: Enhances data predictability and usability.
Data quality management: Improves accuracy and integrity.
Flexible language: Adapts to specific user requirements.
Import/export capabilities: Facilitates seamless data transitions.
Support for diverse users: Offers tools suitable for varied skill levels.
Automation features: Saves time by reducing manual processes.

SAS Data Management helps industries like finance integrate diverse data sources for analytics and reporting. It is used for tasks such as financial reporting, credit risk analysis, and data cleansing. Through user-driven automation, it aids in aligning data warehouses and generating insightful visual outputs, making it ideal for analyzing structured data from sources like Excel and CSV files.

SAS

Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari

Data Management, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Absa, Aegon, Allianz Global Corporate & SpecialtyAusgrid, Bank of Queensland, Bell, BMC Software, Canada Post, Ceska pojistovna, Chantecler, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Enerjisa, ERGO Insurance Group, Florida Department of Corrections, Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, North Carolina Office of Information Technology Services, Orlando Magic, OTP Group, PITT OHIO, Plano Independent School District, RWE Poland, Spanish Air Force, Stockholm County Council, Telus, The Travel Corporation, Transitions Optical, Triad Analytic Solutions, UNIQA, US Census Bureau, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance

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