BMC AMI DevX vs Gen comparison

BMC and Broadcom are both solutions in the Mainframe Application Development category. BMC is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.0, while Broadcom is ranked #3. BMC holds a 30.3% mindshare in MAD, compared to Broadcom’s 9.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Gen and BMC AMI DevX are competing in the enterprise software market. BMC AMI DevX appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and comprehensive service.

Features: Gen offers robust integration, versatile development capabilities, and extensive lifecycle management. BMC AMI DevX provides specialized features for system operations, enhanced automation, and a broad feature set for competitive environments.

Room for Improvement: Gen could enhance user-friendly interfaces, offer more granular security features, and improve real-time analytics capabilities. BMC AMI DevX might focus on more straightforward customization, better integration with third-party tools, and more affordable pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC AMI DevX supports flexible deployment, backed by proactive customer engagement. Gen facilitates streamlined deployment with simple configurations, aligning with environments preferring minimal setup complexities.

Pricing and ROI: Gen is known for lower setup costs and balanced ROI with stable performance gains. BMC AMI DevX, despite higher setup costs, offers strong ROI through long-term gains thanks to its extensive feature set and scalability.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (2nd), Debugging (9th), Database Development and Management (19th), Test Data Management (5th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (6th), AI Software Development (221st)

Gen

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Mainframe Application Development category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 30.3%, down from 43.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Gen is 9.8%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Mainframe Application Development Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	30.3%
Gen	9.8%
Other	59.9%

Mainframe Application Development

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Patricio-Martinez

Developer at Selfemployed

Good for large amounts of data and has a variety of use cases but can be complex to use

It's a very complicated tool. Sometimes the customer wants better, faster transaction times. They want the solution to move as fast as possible. We're trying to scale and grow our application with more servers to get the level of speed desired. Everything from small processes to big batch processing needs to be faster.

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Ismo Remes

Consultant

Full packets enable software implementation on the mainframe and client sides

I rate it eight out of 10. It's just very powerful tool, very powerful product to use. Nowadays, there are a couple of mainframe companies, using mainframe products, so to be honest, I'm not recommending it. Of course, if you have mainframe and you have do something in the mainframe that’s different.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it."

"We have seen an improvement in the rate and level of quality at which we deploy changes."

"Our intention is to use Topaz for the next generation of mainframe developers to maintain mainframe applications."

"Once we got the configurations and deployment rolled out, it was very stable. I haven't had any major issues with Eclipse or the Topaz Workbench plugins."

"I like the ability to flow through the source and see what happens to the data as the statements are executed. If there is a fault, it will track the event, and we can then look back to see why it may have caused the fault. You can also reverse engineer your test. You can set it so that you can go backward as well as forward in your test. This is something that I haven't done here at my company. Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development. We have currently licensed only the COBOL language for Xpediter, but I know they have other languages, including Assembler, PL/I."

"I have worked with DB2's great features in the last five years. The IDAA feature transformed the vision of warehousing, business analytics, and big data at my bank. Besides the mainframe, I saw that this solution was evolutionary. It gives real-time information."

"From a user perspective, the GUIs make it easier for people to see and interact with files on the mainframe."

"The most valuable feature of Topaz is Xpediter, it's more flexible than Xpediter through MVS."

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"CA Gen has provided us web development capability."

"Full packets, enable you to develop software and systems using these packets, and implement software on the mainframe side and the client side. You can use the same packets, so it's very powerful."

"Advantage Gen greatly enhanced productivity as well as development of solutions in mainframes, Client, and server applications."

"The so-called full packets, so you can develop software and systems using these packets, and implement software on the mainframe side and the client side."

"Coding on CA Gen is easy."

"You can easily manage the code, and you can easily find other changes, other group changes, other models, other components."

"It has lived long beyond what people thought was its life expectancy as a product, largely because it is such a quality tool that people can't replace."

"If you’re writing a simple barebones COBOL program, it may take 20-30 hours, but with a solution like this it can be done in around four hours."

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Cons

"I'm always looking for improvement in things like the documentation, to make things a little bit easier and simpler to understand, a place where people can go to troubleshoot issues."

"One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution."

"Better discussions to identify inventory prior to the start of any migration would be helpful for potential clients that have applications with code that is not modified often."

"One thing I would really like to see some improvement on is the promotion diagnostic messages."

"Technical support has gotten better over the years, though there's always room for improvement."

"It's a very complicated tool."

"I'm waiting to see what 19.2 for Topaz looks like, but I have a problem with the JES Explorer right now. It limits you to a certain prefix for job names and there are some groups that have multiple prefixes that they'd like to see all at once in their job names, because of how they work in a group. And they can't see that in the JES Explorer."

"The ability to incorporate or convert REXX into macros that are usable under the Topaz software is not there, and the REXX macros that I have developed over 40 years of work are useless, so I have a toolbox I can't use or deploy using the Topaz technology, while I can use it under MVS."

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"The weak side is, I cannot use the DB2 specifications, DB2 comments, easily."

"Personally, I think the tool has taken a turn for the worse."

"Nowadays, there are a couple of mainframe companies, using mainframe products, so to be honest, I'm not recommending it."

"If I look into the native COBOL language it can be more efficient, and CA Gen adds what seems to be some unnecessary lines of code; it’s not an apples to apples comparison."

"The product needs to be well marketed, then adopted. I am not seeing many customers using the product."

"I cannot use DB2 specifications, DB2 comments, easily."

"The product needs to be well marketed, then adopted. I am not seeing many customers using the product."

"The world is changing, the technologies are changing - COOL:Gen needs to change as well."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."

"In terms of pricing, there isn't an extra charge for the parts of it we use. It comes with the licenses we purchased for other products, so no complaints there. The licensing is built in with the other products that you purchase from Compuware."

"It has saved our developers time and effort when working on documentation, which is now more readable and fluent."

"The price point is great."

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

"The only thing I would mention related to the licensing and/or the pricing, is that they have some visualization features in there that are licensed by concurrent users. We're starting to trip up on that. We're looking to probably increase the number of concurrent licenses that we have. But those types of licensing strategies, where they license by concurrent users or the number of seats is confusing for some people. They don't understand why it works sometimes and doesn't work other times."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

BMC AMI DevX is a comprehensive solution enhancing code management and testing efficiency. It offers debugging capabilities within financial applications and integrates data management seamlessly, serving major banking sectors with reliable performance.

AMI DevX is tailored for banking industries, optimizing application debugging in COBOL and enhancing data handling in robust financial systems. It simplifies mainframe data management with real-time insights, improving efficiency through editing and cloning functionalities. The tool's integration with Compuware File-AID for IMS and DB2 ensures streamlined development processes. Challenges include a steep DB2 learning curve and initial setup complexities, with technical support inconsistencies and steep pricing impacting affordability. Despite this, its valuable features significantly support large banking operations.

What features make BMC AMI DevX valuable?

Line-by-Line Code Debugging: Allows precise identification and rectification of issues.
Variable Change & Line Skipping: Flexibility in testing without recompiling.
Database-Independent Testing: No need for loading databases during testing.
Real-Time Data Insights: Enhances decision-making with immediate information.
Data Warehousing & Analytics: Facilitates comprehensive data analysis.
Integration & Formatting: Streamlines development by simplifying data processes.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Improved Efficiency: Streamline data management and editing capabilities.
Robust Debugging: Effective in both online and batch COBOL program debugging.
Enhanced Financial Application Support: Superior handling in grants and loans applications.
Comprehensive Testing: Enables creation of clone test files for thorough testing.

In large banking sectors, BMC AMI DevX is integral for grants and loans-related applications. Its robust nature supports financial systems, offering debugging for COBOL, updating data in Compuware File-AID for IMS, and integrating DB2. Users implement this for exceptional data management and application reliability.

BMC

CA Gen provides a single, integrated development environment that can help your teams create and maintain large-scale business applications for multiple platforms. This streamlined environment can help reduce manual labor and speed migration time while ensuring the future relevance of existing environments and applications.

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Sample Customers

Helvetia, The IMT Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Bank of Canada, Chunghwa Telecom

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