BMC AMI DevX vs SSIS comparison

The compared BMC and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. BMC is ranked #4 in TDM , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 12.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #2 in DI , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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92% willing to recommend

SSIS

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80% willing to recommend

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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

6.5

SSIS is cost-effective, enhancing data management efficiency and integration with SQL Server, providing significant operational and financial benefits.

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The tool has made us tremendously more efficient and saved us a significant amount of money.

Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Using SSIS has proven cost-effective as there are no additional fees outside the SQL Server license, and it significantly enhances data management efficiency.

Albert Lacerda

Managing Partner at Dynamis Informatica

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.6

BMC AMI DevX customer service is responsive and helpful, with high satisfaction despite occasional communication challenges.

Sentiment score

6.0

Users find Microsoft support adequate for critical issues but often use online resources and community support for minor ones.

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 cmc

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 first line of support needs to be more knowledgeable.

Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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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

6.7

SSIS is effective for small to medium enterprises but may face challenges with scalability and performance for large datasets.

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 Code Pipeline runs on one LPAR, and no matter where someone is in the world, they have to use it on that LPAR.

Abulfazal Irfan

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

BMC AMI DevX is absolutely scalable.

Jeemit Zaveri

Mainframe Modernization Co E & Transformation Lead at cmc

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I would rate the scalability of SSIS at a 7 because we are able to use various third-party items with it, allowing for functionality with a number of different things.

reviewer2318280

Tech Lead at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

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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

7.4

SSIS is highly rated for stability and performance, though minor issues and cloud discrepancies are occasionally noted by users.

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 cmc

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

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

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It processes large volumes of data quickly.

Albert Lacerda

Managing Partner at Dynamis Informatica

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Room For Improvement

BMC AMI DevX users seek better tool integration, intuitive UI, improved tutorials, and enhanced support for modern development and security.

SSIS needs enhanced error logging, diverse data integration, user management, ease of use, scalability, and better documentation support.

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 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.

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

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Within the South African context, if you are getting your enterprise agreement from First Technology, they don't provide support.

Sean Achim

Managing Director at Knights Innovation Support Centre

SSIS has a difficult learning curve when dealing with complex transformations.

Albert Lacerda

Managing Partner at Dynamis Informatica

The logging capabilities could be improved, particularly for error logging.

Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Setup Cost

BMC AMI DevX features competitive pricing, valued Compuware tools, and licensing complexities based on modules, organization size, and usage.

SSIS is economical with SQL Server licenses, offering favorable pricing and integration, though add-ons may increase costs.

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Utilizing SSIS involves no extra charges beyond the SQL Server license.

Albert Lacerda

Managing Partner at Dynamis Informatica

It was included in our licensing for SQL server, and our licensing for SQL server was extremely cheap, making it a very good price point for us.

Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

However, it could be a bit cheaper.

reviewer2318280

Tech Lead at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

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Valuable Features

BMC AMI DevX enhances productivity with efficient code management, automation, and integration features, improving development through Eclipse and VS Code.

SSIS offers efficient, scalable ETL with seamless Microsoft integration, user-friendly interface, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, enhancing data processes.

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 cmc

BMC AMI DevX's tools have affected my developers' productivity and efficiency by helping with the speed.

Wisdom Mbiza

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.

Shivakantmishra Bcr

Full Stack Developer at imsnoida

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I would rate it at a 10 as it is highly reliable; we have never had any problems with it.

Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

One of the best aspects of SSIS is that it is built into Microsoft SQL Server, so there are no additional costs involved.

Albert Lacerda

Managing Partner at Dynamis Informatica

SSAS is included in the base installation of SQL Server.

Sean Achim

Managing Director at Knights Innovation Support Centre

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

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), Data Masking (3rd), AI Software Development (30th)

SSIS

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

BMC AMI DevX and SSIS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BMC AMI DevX is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 12.1%, up 5.4% compared to last year.
SSIS, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 3.7% mindshare, down 7.2% since last year.

Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	12.1%
Perforce Delphix	17.1%
Broadcom Test Data Manager	13.8%
Other	57.0%

Test Data Management

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SSIS	3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.8%
Informatica PowerCenter	3.4%
Other	89.1%

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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Chris Farris

Manager, Data Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

User-friendly interface facilitates efficient data migration and reduces operational overhead

Its usability and ease of use are standout features. It is really easy to use - almost too easy at times. Users don't have to be experts to use their tool set and utilize the clicking mechanisms, drop down boxes, and other features to build a package and run it. The configuration is very easy and the system is very stable. I would rate it at a 10 as it is highly reliable; we have never had any problems with it. Very little maintenance is required on my side. While you need to keep the product up to date, the maintenance requirements are minimal. SSIS integrates with all Microsoft tools seamlessly. We have used it against Oracle, DB2 and SQL. It integrates and can move data around from any data platforms, making it very diverse in that standpoint. It is a very robust tool that can work with many data sources, and its main strength is that it is extremely easy to use.

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BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 20, 2014

Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities

Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	58

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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Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?

SSIS PowerPack is a group of drag and drop connectors for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, commonly called SSIS. The collection helps organizations boost productivity with code-free compo...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SSIS?

Pricing is pretty reasonable, so I would rate it at a 5. However, it could be a bit cheaper.

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What needs improvement with SSIS?

SSIS could be integrated with more services, such as Power BI, to make the reporting structures more user-friendly. The initial setup for SSIS is somewhat complex in the beginning, but once you und...

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Comparisons

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

IBM File Manager vs BMC AMI DevX

Compared 4% of the time

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Informatica PowerCenter vs SSIS

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

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

SQL Server Integration Services

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

SSIS is a versatile tool for data integration tasks like ETL processes, data migration, and real-time data processing. Users appreciate its ease of use, data transformation tools, scheduling capabilities, and extensive connectivity options. It enhances productivity and efficiency within organizations by streamlining data-related processes and improving data quality and consistency.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari

1. Amazon.com 2. Bank of America 3. Capital One 4. Coca-Cola 5. Dell 6. E*TRADE 7. FedEx 8. Ford Motor Company 9. Google 10. Home Depot 11. IBM 12. Intel 13. JPMorgan Chase 14. Kraft Foods 15. Lockheed Martin 16. McDonald's 17. Microsoft 18. Morgan Stanley 19. Nike 20. Oracle 21. PepsiCo 22. Procter & Gamble 23. Prudential Financial 24. RBC Capital Markets 25. SAP 26. Siemens 27. Sony 28. Toyota 29. UnitedHealth Group 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Wells Fargo

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