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BMC AMI Strobe vs BMC TrueSight comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI Strobe
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
75th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
BMC TrueSight
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
31st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (7th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (24th), Cloud Monitoring Software (25th), AIOps (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of BMC AMI Strobe is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BMC TrueSight is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC TrueSight1.5%
BMC AMI Strobe0.5%
Other98.0%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1272504 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Stable with a good database and a good interface
We primarily use the solution to deal with problems in the production environment For us, the database is the most useful feature. The interface is great. We don't find the pricing to be too bad. The initial setup was fairly easy. I'm not sure how to improve the solution. It currently has all of…
NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at ServiceIO
Has improved monitoring efficiency and supports fast issue resolution through responsive support and reliable automation
I work with BMC TrueSight and have been using it for eight-plus years BMC TrueSight brought a positive impact and benefits to our organization. The customization part is one of the advantages of the product, along with the monitoring capabilities. Automated root cause analysis and predictive…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable, reliable, and doesn't have any bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"The initial setup was fairly easy."
"The most valuable features of BMC TrueSight Operations Management are the blackouts and event management."
"It is breadth. It covers so many different technologies which can roll up into a single console."
"Now, through the use of this product, we have been able to reduce the headcount by five people, as we are able to eliminate the eyes on the glass."
"The visibility of the environment that the solutions provide is great."
"The solution is stable, we have not needed to speak to the vendor regarding any issues, it has been operating very well."
"The most beneficial part of the product in terms of IT monitoring revolves around the areas involving automation, and it also serves as an end-to-end event management and incident management tool."
"The event management tool builds correlation logic and protection algorithms into a field of events that is valuable when a data center goes down."
"We can verify uptimes as another source of keeping devices in compliance."
 

Cons

"There are certain aspects of the configuration that could be simplified a bit."
"The solution is overly complex."
"It's too complex, too many servers are required, there are too many different components in the solution, and a lot of agents are required."
"The solution is based on endpoints and knowledge models which can get costly. Pricing is a little bit high so I rate it a six out of ten."
"This solution is lacking in application monitoring features. Technical support for this solution also needs improvement, particularly in product knowledge and response time."
"In our company, we faced some issues with the solution’s application endpoint, IP, and the physical location of the transactions."
"I would like to see a little more out-of-the-box event correlation and expanded AIOps type capabilities. Where you can train your artificial intelligence operations to be able to memorize an issue once you encounter one scenario, so if you encounter that same problem, you can get to the root cause very quickly."
"Reporting would be an area for improvement in TrueSight."
"The solution's support service could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We did a five-year, multimillion dollar deal."
"It is a large, complex product. So, there is a commitment of manpower to deploy it, as it is not a cheap product."
"We pay license fees of between $150 and $200 per asset. There is an enterprise software license fee, and then you pay a percentage for your maintenance, and then Premier Support. For example, if you buy a two-year license for the product, then the maintenance fee is added to that for two years at X percent a year. Then there's a small fee on top of that for Premier Support..."
"Consider scalability very carefully: how much you want to monitor and what components are very important. Then, depending on these two things, filter out unwanted metrics or attributes. If you do a good job at filtering the data, then your licensing costs will be manageable."
"We're end-of-lifeing it now. Overall, the licensing costs of BMC are a challenge for us in that they're hard costs, whereas open-source monitoring has soft costs, where it's harder to line-item."
"The tool is moderately expensive."
"The price of BMC TrueSight Operations Management is very high. If there was more flexibility with the sizing of the licensing it would be helpful, especially during the pandemic. We have wanted to expend but the licensing cost is too high."
"The only possible additional cost that I can mention, that you might not be aware of, is that it uses Oracle partitioning, if you use Oracle. There are Oracle partitioning fees that go with that."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
There are some complexities with deployment that could be improved in BMC TrueSight.
What is your primary use case for BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
I work with BMC TrueSight and have been using it for eight-plus years.
 

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ProactiveNet, TrueSight Operations Management
 

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Sample Customers

Chunghwa Telecom, Helvetia, Comerica Bank, Erste Group, Bank of Ireland, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFBCIC)
Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
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