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BMC AMI Strobe vs InterTest comparison

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI Strobe
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (76th)
InterTest
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Testing Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

BMC AMI Strobe and InterTest aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BMC AMI Strobe is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
InterTest, on the other hand, focuses on Mainframe Testing Tools, holds 11.4% mindshare, down 14.9% since last year.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC AMI Strobe0.5%
Dynatrace5.0%
Splunk AppDynamics4.9%
Other89.6%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Mainframe Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
InterTest11.4%
BMC AMI DevX18.8%
IBM File Manager10.6%
Other59.199999999999996%
Mainframe Testing Tools
 

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…
it_user860787 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Programmer at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Helps programmers verify changes, identify any kind of logic mistakes, more quickly
The line by line debugger of program logic for COBOL programs. It allows you to do as much testing as you're required to do, to pretty much guarantee that when a program goes into production it's as error-free as possible. None of them are completely ever free, but as error free as possible.

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."
"CA has done a fantastic job with this product, all the time."
"The line by line debugger of program logic for COBOL programs allows you to do as much testing as you're required to do, to pretty much guarantee that when a program goes into production it's as error-free as possible."
"InterTest is also bundled with SymDump. We see this as a bundle. They are always together for us. So InterTest is used for debugging process, walking through the code, checking data conditions and code flow. SymDump is used for the fact, after a problem occurs. SymDump catches what point in time the problem occurred, all the other connecting data, and points us to the code to indicate what caused the situation."
"Programmers can verify their changes more quickly, identify any kind of logic mistakes in the program more quickly."
 

Cons

"There are certain aspects of the configuration that could be simplified a bit."
"Still, it's not a quick and easy product. You have to follow several steps to get through the installation."
"You can have as many users as you like using it. However, sometimes they'll "step on each other" if there are two applications that are testing in one particular region, one could cause some type of a storage overlay and that will hamper another customer trying to do something in the same region."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Insurance Company
22%
Healthcare Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
No data available
 

Also Known As

No data available
CA InterTest, CA InterTest for CICS, CA InterTest for Batch
 

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Sample Customers

Chunghwa Telecom, Helvetia, Comerica Bank, Erste Group, Bank of Ireland, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFBCIC)
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