BMC COPE vs Gen comparison

BMC and Broadcom are both solutions in the Mainframe Application Development category. BMC is ranked #6, while Broadcom is ranked #3. BMC holds a 3.6% mindshare in MAD, compared to Broadcom’s 9.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

BMC COPE

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

6th

Average Rating

0.0

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Gen

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Mainframe Application Development category, the mindshare of BMC COPE is 3.6%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Gen is 9.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Mainframe Application Development Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Gen	9.4%
BMC COPE	3.6%
Other	87.0%

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Ismo Remes

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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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Also Known As

Compuware COPE

CA Gen

Overview

As The Mainframe Software Company for the Next 50 Years, Compuware Corporation empowers the world’s largest companies to advance their mainframe intellectual property to meet the demands of the digital economy. Our application development, testing and performance management software set the industry standard by enabling businesses to deliver high-quality applications more quickly, reliably and resource-efficiently.

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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