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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
77th
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
30th
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 (26th), AIOps (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 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 1.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC TrueSight1.7%
BMC AMI Strobe0.5%
Other97.8%
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 initial setup was fairly easy."
"The solution is stable, reliable, and doesn't have any bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"What I like best about BMC TrueSight Operations Management is that it allows you to do granular monitoring and improves VM load."
"It provides common administration, and a Single Sign-On Platform with RBAC, which eases the cross launch between multiple tools"
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features are the rich reports, high performance, and the look and feel of the WebEx webpage are very good."
"I like the event management part."
"BMC TrueSight Operations Management can be used to monitor anything on-premises, including the server, applications, log monitoring, event IT monitoring, and process monitoring."
"It has provided more value than we expected and it does what it says it's going to do."
"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."
"It's a far more complex technology than I perceived at the beginning to deploy."
"In our company, we faced some issues with the solution’s application endpoint, IP, and the physical location of the transactions."
"The SLA reports that we get on TrueSight today are unfortunately worthless."
"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."
"The dashboard and performance graphs should include a way to automatically schedule and export reports."
"The sizing (which is difficult), the maintenance of it and the upgrade paths. This is a difficult area which is not easy to cover, as every client has a different approach of implementing the product."
"BMC's solutions for cloud monitoring (monitoring of AWS and Azure resources) are very poor in stability and customization."
"We were somewhat limited in TrueSight due to some of the RBAC controls not quite being what we wanted as far as delegating out administrative privileges for implementation. But because we were able to turn requests around pretty well, that burden wasn't too heavy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is a relatively inexpensive solution."
"Use conservative figures. In terms of hardware, monitored servers and also effort. The product is not cheap. But as with other products, you get what you pay for."
"Pricing is very high."
"We did a five-year, multimillion dollar deal."
"There is a big upfront cost when you buy the license, then there is annual maintenance. We look at, if I bought a license and paid for maintenance for five years, then average it out, what would be my monthly cost. We have had some of the competing tools come in around four dollars. This is coming in as a premium, which is why I don't have it deployed as I would like it. Therefore, we're in negotiations right now. If I can get it down to the four dollar range, I will triple my deployment in a year and a half."
"Though I have no clue about the tool's actual price, I know that it is astronomical."
"Pricing is all volume-driven. I think we were paying between $80 and $85 per license. That's per unit, for a perpetual license. You pay it one time and then, every year, you pay 20 percent of that for annual maintenance and support. But now that we've grown, we've purchased tens of thousands of licenses and the cost per license has gone down to something like less than $30..."
"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..."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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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