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BMC AMI Ops vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI Ops
Ranking in Mainframe Management
3rd
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (29th)
OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Mainframe Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI Ops is 23.4%, up from 20.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 3.3%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BMC AMI Ops23.4%
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence3.3%
Other73.3%
Mainframe Management
 

Featured Reviews

The service level and automated capacity manager functions allow us to control priorities, support SLA's and manage our 4HRA and reduce MLC for some software bills.
There currently is a WUI that allows an operator a single pane of glass to see how TM is performing to meet service policies within a JESMAS environment. This is a new feature and multiple individuals have expressed desire to not only see real time monitoring, but the ability to historically go back at least several hours or possibly an entire day to review history.
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It automates responses, preventing issues from becoming more severe
I just installed version 12.3, which actually already has a number of new features. It's going to make it easier for some of our new users. I'm old-school, I learned it the old way. I actually want to go back and implement it and start doing things the new way. As I need to train people, it's going to make it easier for them and make the learning curve much shorter. The new release addressed some shortcomings of the product. It was old-school. The learning curve was a little bit long in the beginning, but it's really come a long way.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings."
"The integration of IMS commands is very useful, because you do not have to switch to another tool to problem solve solutions."
"OPS/REXX is valuable because it allows us almost unlimited flexibility in automating our system."
"Once automatic IPL has been defined, anyone can perform an IPL with very little intervention. We know that all of the components will be started correctly."
"The documentation is simple, easy to follow, and use. A limited, first-time systems programmer can do it, in that it is out-of-the-box almost functional."
"It reduces the number of repetitive motions required by a human to respond to the system."
"​It is an easy product to use and it is stable."
"​The service has been wonderful. I like the people that I have had to deal with. The process is very straightforward. I call or use the website."
"With the automation pieces we can bring this region up or take this region down, and it allows us to always meet our time critical requirements."
"Stability is probably the best out-of-the-box. Put it in, set it up, and you leave it alone. It works wonderfully."
 

Cons

"More visualisation and support for mobile devices would be good."
"An expansion for distributed systems would be great, but probably not workable."
"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."
"​It’s a complex product. The initial installation is easy, but implementing various functions is a constant process.​"
"The interfaces to USS, CA UIM could be better. CA Common Services interfaces - namely Zdata Mover, Zmessage Service, Zdatacolletcor - are poorly documented."
"Some of the command sequences are too long."
"It definitely needs more web-based interface, to be more mobile-open. More APIs, more open source to it."
"Performing a stop/restart of OPS/MVS could be a little smoother. Without special coding, some undesired tasks will be started and some necessary tasks will be stopped if we have to bounce OPS/MVS during the day."
"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."
"The reason sometimes it is not stable, we do not have the expertise to write the script.​"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you already use other products from BMC, you might be able to get a package deal from BMC's sales department."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Government
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Logistics Company
20%
Educational Organization
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise24
 

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Also Known As

BMC MainView, BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence, Ops Monitoring, Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut
CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation
 

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