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BMC AMI DevX vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
3.3
BMC AMI DevX enhances developer efficiency by improving project speed, reducing errors, and offering significant ROI with fast deployment.
Sentiment score
5.1
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer simplifies management, swiftly identifies issues, and improves performance, leading to increased customer satisfaction and cost savings.
I have seen a return on investment with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer as I mentioned that when we start using SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, my MTTA and MTTR reduced and my customer satisfaction goes up.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
BMC AMI DevX customer service is responsive and helpful, with high satisfaction despite occasional communication challenges.
Sentiment score
7.0
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer support is generally responsive and proactive, though experiences with response times and resolutions vary.
Every time I open a case, I get an immediate response.
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.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc
I think the hybrid CI/CD integration with existing enterprise DevOps tools in BMC AMI DevX is very good.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
Based on my experience, I rate the technical support of SolarWinds a 9.8.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Sometimes I need to chase them for the updates.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the technical support by SolarWinds as pretty good—eight out of ten.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
BMC AMI DevX is highly rated for scalability, efficiently handling diverse workloads and organization sizes across multiple locations.
Sentiment score
6.9
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers scalable solutions for diverse organizational needs but may require additional licenses for large setups.
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.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline runs on one LPAR, and no matter where someone is in the world, they have to use it on that LPAR.
Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
BMC AMI DevX is absolutely scalable.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc
One installation can support 250 instances to be monitored.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.8
BMC AMI DevX is stable and reliable, with some installation and integration challenges noted alongside occasional bugs in updates.
Sentiment score
8.4
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is praised for its stability, reliability, and accurate, user-friendly resource monitoring with minimal downtime.
I would rate BMC AMI DevX as a stable solution that I have been using for years and find working fine.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc
BMC AMI DevX is very stable for a modern application processing huge workloads.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
For accuracy, I always try to compare our insight with our data, and whenever we do that comparison, it is always 100 percent accurate.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
 

Room For Improvement

BMC AMI DevX users seek better tool integration, intuitive UI, improved tutorials, and enhanced support for modern development and security.
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs enhanced customization, cloud support, monitoring, reporting, scalability, and pricing improvements.
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.
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.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc
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.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer does not have an anomaly detection feature.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
For example, a bank could have a credit card team, and we should have the ability to create a dashboard only for the credit card team, allowing them to look at only their set of databases and not everybody's.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
 

Setup Cost

BMC AMI DevX features competitive pricing, valued Compuware tools, and licensing complexities based on modules, organization size, and usage.
SolarWinds offers competitive pricing for its Database Performance Analyzer, with favorable value and transparent licensing through AWS Marketplace.
I will not say it is too expensive, but it is a little more expensive in comparison to a few other products in the market.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
Regarding the pricing of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, I find it reasonable.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been great.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

BMC AMI DevX enhances productivity with efficient code management, automation, and integration features, improving development through Eclipse and VS Code.
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers anomaly detection, query tuning, and real-time monitoring with user-friendly, cross-platform, agentless capabilities.
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.
Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc
BMC AMI DevX's tools have affected my developers' productivity and efficiency by helping with the speed.
Product Engineer at Absa Group
BMC AMI DevX positively impacts my organization with its modern VS Code and Eclipse development environment, integrated debugging, AI-assisted code understanding, automated CI/CD pipelines, and end-to-end mainframe DevOps workflow.
Full Stack Developer at imsnoida
For a database, real-time monitoring is essential because when a database fails, many applications fail as a result.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
We are receiving significant value from them, especially the NetFlow Site Analyzer and NetFlow Analyzer, which analyze inflow and network traffic.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Anomaly detection detects if there are some anomalies in the performance or configurations in the system, or something abnormally comes to the system and is causing performance issues.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX
Ranking in Database Development and Management
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (2nd), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Test Data Management (4th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (3rd), AI Software Development (30th)
SolarWinds Database Perform...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 1.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is 3.2%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer3.2%
BMC AMI DevX1.7%
Other95.1%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Wisdom Mbiza - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
SufiyanAminu - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Comprehensive monitoring has delivered accurate insights and supports reliable banking operations
In terms of technical support, there was a time we experienced issues, but that has been resolved. We encountered a downtime and attempted to contact technical support, which was quite challenging, but that has improved after we reported the issue and everything is now fine. Therefore, we do not have any issues with technical support currently. Regarding the AI functionality and observability, we tried to understand how the AI functionality works, and I believe there is a gap in our understanding. I do not know if a session can be organized for our team to gain more insight into the AI module or functionality. For now, the only two aspects that caused me some difficulties are support and AI. Aside from that, everything works flawlessly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
31%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

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...
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...
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...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
In terms of technical support, there was a time we experienced issues, but that has been resolved. We encountered a downtime and attempted to contact technical support, which was quite challenging,...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer's WPM and SAM modules are what I personally prefer. I am satisfied with the overall performance and how the dashboards are arranged. We are currently using ...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
For database performance, we have the module, but I would say we are not really consuming it because we are currently using PostgreSQL. We are exploring this module, but we have not yet started con...
 

Also Known As

File-AID, Data for Db2, Code Debug, Data Studio, Workbench for Eclipse, Code Pipeline
Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari 
GSI Commerce, Liquid Digital Media, ProLogis, Indiana University
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