BMC AMI DevX vs SharePlex comparison

The compared BMC and Quest Software solutions aren't in the same category. BMC is ranked #6 in TDM , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 11.1% mindshare in the category. Quest Software is ranked #49 in DI , and holds a 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

BMC AMI DevX

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

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), 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 (200th)

SharePlex

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (49th)

Mindshare comparison

BMC AMI DevX and SharePlex aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BMC AMI DevX is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 11.1%, up 3.6% compared to last year.
SharePlex, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	11.1%
Perforce Delphix	20.4%
Broadcom Test Data Manager	13.3%
Other	55.2%

Test Data Management

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SharePlex	0.9%
SSIS	3.6%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.6%
Other	91.9%

Data Integration

Featured Reviews

Patricio-Martinez

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.

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Kristopher Wells

Oracle DBA at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

It reduces the downtime and migration time exponentially

I would rate SharePlex's high availability, and disaster recovery features highly. It works as advertised in terms of rapid fill-over and switch-over opportunities. It reduces the migration time for a multi-terabyte database to an hour or less because it performs real-time replication. SharePlex reduces downtime and migration time exponentially. Something that could take 12 to 24 hours is cut down to one to two hours. By the time you start to migrate, the only remaining replication is a slight difference in data from the point when SharePlex has shut down, and the application has to also switch over to the new database. It allowed the company to replicate data more transparently. Some of the business executives probably don't even know it's there. It works 100 percent of the time, with little downtime or problems. It provides what is needed. There's little concern about whether or not it functions. It's allowed the company to achieve its objectives with its clients, reducing and minimizing downtime for substantial migrations and upgrades. It can reduce hardware and storage costs, but my company doesn't utilize it with high-availability architecture.

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

Pros

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

"The visual ability to see potential downstream impacts to changes being made assists our developers in understanding the impact associated with their change."

"It's a modernized development portal and helps reduce the learning curve for younger people coming in to work on the platform."

"The smart editor helps because it will code-complete for me. I can see code working a lot faster and I'm able to get things coded in less time."

"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."

"The debugging is really the most important feature, enabling us to be able to step through."

"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."

"It helps our staff work by speeding up their documentation process."

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"There are some capabilities within SharePlex where you can see how the data is migrating and if it still maintains good data integrity. For example, if there are some tables that get out of sync, there are ways to find them and fix the problem on the spot. Since these are very common issues, we can easily fix these types of problems using utilities, like compare and repair. So, if you find something is out of sync, then you can just repair that table. It basically syncs that table from source to target to see if there are any differences. It will then replicate those differences to the target."

"Because of the volume of the transactions, we heavily use a feature that allows SharePlex to replicate thousands of transactions. It's called PEP, Post Enhancement Performance, and that has helped us scale tremendously."

"I like SharePlex's Compare and Repair tool."

"The core replication and its performance, which is by far the fastest, along with the way it handles replication to multiple targets with basic filtering and from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."

"It works 100 percent of the time, with little downtime or problems."

"SharePlex has been a good fit for us because it was not as expensive compared to GoldenGate, it was stable compared to AWS DMS, and it was a good product for what we were looking for and within our budget too."

"The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent."

"The core replication and its performance. Performance is crucial, and SharePlex is by far the fastest. The way it handles replication to multiple targets along with basic filtering, as well as from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."

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Cons

"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it. It's not easy to see how it works."

"The area for improvement is related to the testing tools that are available for unit testing or acceptance testing."

"Better discussions to identify inventory prior to the start of any migration would be helpful for potential clients that have applications with code that is not modified often."

"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."

"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it."

"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?"

"The solution could be improved by being better integrated with the open world. In the next release, I would like to have the ability to work in an open environment whilst remaining integrated with the legacy environment."

"It's a very complicated tool."

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"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training."

"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."

"The reporting features need improvement."

"I would like more ability to automate installation and configuration in line with some of the DevOps processes that are more mature in the market."

"I would like the solution to have some kind of machine learning and AI capabilities."

"The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication."

"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."

"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication."

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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."

"It has saved our developers time and effort when working on documentation, which is now more readable and fluent."

"The price point is great."

"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."

"It's really good value for the money. There are some things they could improve on, but in terms of the pricing, features, and support, as a holistic package, we are not thinking of anything else at this point in time."

"It is not as expensive as Oracle GoldenGate and has worked really well within our budgets."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Healthcare Company

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it.

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What needs improvement with BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution. As someone involved in managing infrastructure, understandi...

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What advice do you have for others considering BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

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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 comprehensive solution enhancing code management and testing efficiency. It offers debugging capabilities within financial applications and integrates data management seamlessly, serving major banking sectors with reliable performance.

AMI DevX is tailored for banking industries, optimizing application debugging in COBOL and enhancing data handling in robust financial systems. It simplifies mainframe data management with real-time insights, improving efficiency through editing and cloning functionalities. The tool's integration with Compuware File-AID for IMS and DB2 ensures streamlined development processes. Challenges include a steep DB2 learning curve and initial setup complexities, with technical support inconsistencies and steep pricing impacting affordability. Despite this, its valuable features significantly support large banking operations.

What features make BMC AMI DevX valuable?

Line-by-Line Code Debugging: Allows precise identification and rectification of issues.
Variable Change & Line Skipping: Flexibility in testing without recompiling.
Database-Independent Testing: No need for loading databases during testing.
Real-Time Data Insights: Enhances decision-making with immediate information.
Data Warehousing & Analytics: Facilitates comprehensive data analysis.
Integration & Formatting: Streamlines development by simplifying data processes.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Improved Efficiency: Streamline data management and editing capabilities.
Robust Debugging: Effective in both online and batch COBOL program debugging.
Enhanced Financial Application Support: Superior handling in grants and loans applications.
Comprehensive Testing: Enables creation of clone test files for thorough testing.

In large banking sectors, BMC AMI DevX is integral for grants and loans-related applications. Its robust nature supports financial systems, offering debugging for COBOL, updating data in Compuware File-AID for IMS, and integrating DB2. Users implement this for exceptional data management and application reliability.

BMC

SharePlex delivers robust database replication and migration capabilities, emphasizing performance, synchronization, and data integrity management. Supporting high availability and real-time data syncing, it serves organizations handling vast transaction volumes, especially in IoT data processing.

SharePlex offers reliable data transfer and efficient multi-target replication. Its features like Compare and Repair utilities assist in maintaining data consistency. With PEP fostering scalability for large transactions, it caters to businesses aiming to cut down migration windows and minimize outages. Users employ SharePlex in real-time syncing and failover scenarios across data centers, crucial for handling extensive transaction data during migrations or upgrades.

What are SharePlex's key features?

Core Replication: Ensures reliable data synchronization across multiple targets.
Data Integrity Management: Maintains accuracy during reading and writing processes.
Compare and Repair Utilities: Facilitate data consistency checks and fixes.
PEP: Enhances performance for large transaction volumes.

Why consider SharePlex for your database needs?

Scalability: Supports large-scale transactions with efficiency.
Minimized Downtime: Provides continuous data availability during operations.
Business Continuity: Enables seamless failover and data center transitions.
Real-time Syncing: Supports time-sensitive data processing requirements.

Organizations in sectors like finance and telecommunications implement SharePlex to maintain uninterrupted operations and ensure quick recovery times. By facilitating database migrations to cloud platforms like AWS, they achieve reduced downtime and enhanced operational efficiency, catering to the rigorous demands of data-driven industries.

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Helvetia, The IMT Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Bank of Canada, Chunghwa Telecom

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