BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS vs IDERA ER/Studio comparison

BMC and IDERA are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. BMC is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.0, while IDERA is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.6. BMC holds a 0.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to IDERA’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS and IDERA ER/Studio compete in data management solutions. BMC Data Management tends to have an advantage in pricing and support, whereas IDERA ER/Studio offers superior data modeling features.

Features: BMC Data Management integrates seamlessly with mainframe systems, offers advanced performance monitoring, and robust security features. IDERA ER/Studio provides powerful data modeling, collaboration capabilities, and support for multiple database platforms.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IDERA ER/Studio is known for straightforward deployment and efficient customer service, easing integration into diverse environments. BMC Data Management, while complex due to its mainframe focus, benefits from reliable customer support but demands meticulous planning.

Pricing and ROI: BMC Data Management typically requires higher setup costs offset by improved system performance and reduced downtime. IDERA ER/Studio requires a lower initial investment, yielding significant ROI through streamlined database design and productivity enhancement.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Data Management for IMS...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

20th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IDERA ER/Studio

Ranking in Database Development and Management

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA ER/Studio is 3.0%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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RobertSamson

Technical Consultant at Services Robert Samson SCRS

Improves disaster recovery processes and offers an efficient CPU cycle optimization

Using BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS has greatly improved our database administration tasks. Although we don't test the database before production, we have experienced benefits in disaster recovery situations and capacity management. For instance, when facing capacity issues during peak transaction times, I've been able to quickly allocate additional resources to ensure smooth operations. This has been crucial, especially during times when the demand surges, such as peak flight hours.

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Aaron Cutshall

Enterprise Data Architect & Senior Manager at Health First Inc.

Used for data modeling and has a scripting language to write your own scripts

The solution has streamlined our data modeling processes quite a bit. It's a central focus in our data modeling and data cataloging efforts. The tool's reverse engineering capability to bring in existing database structures and create models from them has benefitted our data architecture needs. With the tool's data dictionary capability, we're able to maintain consistency in our models, name use, and actual data domains. The solution's reverse engineering helps with understanding legacy databases. In fact, I've been asked to reverse-engineer several more legacy databases so that we can have them modeled and cataloged. The solution is deployed on the cloud server, but it’s only within our network. The solution has a lot of capabilities. I like the fact that it has a scripting language that allows you to automate and write your own scripts. I think that's been a big bonus for us. I highly recommend the solution because of its capability for logical models, where you can put your business definitions and logic. While less expensive, some other tools can't do that. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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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

"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."

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

"Data lineage tracking: It allows us to identify upstream and downstream systems using data."

"It does the job."

"We can track changes to our data models and tie those changes back to specific tasks or efforts that we identify."

"Modeling with Data Architect: We can quickly reverse-engineer a database from an existing database or create a model from scratch."

"We use the solution to create data models which describe our company's data architecture"

"The most valuable feature of the solution is generating DDL (data definition language)."

"The interface is really simple to use and it allows me to pick and choose which tables I want to reverse engineer."

"ER/Studio is excellent for large teams; it scales well to teams of over one hundred plus people."

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Cons

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

"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it. It's not easy to see how it works."

"The solution is not so strong at creating modeling views and database views."

"This solution needs more precise documentation."

"What I would like to see improved is the reliability of the releases, releases that are a little less buggy."

"We would always like to see Repository performance improve, checking in and checking out."

"I cannot evaluate any areas for improvement at this time."

"I would like to see better documentation/help for the Data Architect tool. Creation of tutorials would be nice, as there are some features which are not as clearly defined as they should be."

"It isn't easy to compare the thousands of tables in the model against the database. The tool should improve the synchronization within the large organization"

"When building the relationships there should be a little more flexibility."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is pricey."

"I am currently using the trial version, but this solution is definitely worth considering for the price point."

"At my previous company using ER/Studio, a database compare took four hours before using the product and 15 minutes after using the product."

"I'm a firm believer that all software is overpriced these days but, comparatively speaking, I think ER/Studio is worth the money."

"I use the product's trial version."

"Pricing is on point, but do your due diligence - not every developer needs the tool."

"The process of licensing could be much simpler, from our experience."

"As an individual user, the renewal is a little costly."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

36%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Logistics Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

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

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What needs improvement with BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution. As someone involved in managing infrastructure, understandi...

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What advice do you have for others considering BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS?

From my perspective as an infrastructure guy, the most valuable aspect of BMC's data management solutions was their ability to optimize CPU cycles, improving IMS performance without directly impact...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IDERA ER Studio?

In terms of pricing, ER/Studio is slightly more expensive compared to Erwin, by about five to ten percent.

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What is your primary use case for IDERA ER Studio?

I have been working with data modeling tools. Personally, I have been working with Erwin for many years now. ER/Studio is something I am currently trying to evaluate for acquiring it for our organi...

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What advice do you have for others considering IDERA ER Studio?

I would strongly recommend ER/Studio for large teams. Erwin is a very stable product, but for smaller teams, it's okay. If I had to rate ER/Studio, I would give it nine out of ten because the absen...

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Also Known As

BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS, Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS

IDERA ER Studio, ER/Studio, ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition

Overview

Transform the management of your DB2 databases to meet the scale and complexity of digital business

Run DB2 utilities with BMC Next Generation Technology to optimize your data and improve application performance
Eliminate downtime and increase availability of business services
Ensure the integrity of structured and unstructured data
Take control with intelligent automation and policy-driven rules
Bridge the gap from green-screen to modern, secure, self-service user interfaces
Move to DB2 12 and beyond with confidence

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IDERA ER/Studio is a powerful suite for business-driven data modeling that enables companies to create an enterprise architecture foundation for data governance. With round-trip support for multiple database platforms, data architects have the power to reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases easily from diverse platforms. Data professionals can easily capture and share models, metadata, data sources, and glossaries across the organization for improved alignment between the organization and Information Technology. Organizational stakeholders can take part in the metadata definition workflow and access information on models and metadata at the right level for their needs.

Unlike its competition, it provides the broadest range of data platform support, industry-leading enterprise-level capabilities, visual data lineage and flow modeling, full dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence, and business data objects to bridge the gap between developers and data architects. It also provides a complete solution for enterprise architecture and data governance, extensive model change management, unique incorporation of true enterprise data dictionaries, unique linking of constructs across models, integrated visual data lineage import, and integrated data and business process modeling.

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Sample Customers

Airline Tariff Publishing Co (ATPCO), AtTask, MetaScale

Newmont Mining, Entrust, Accolade, TalkTalk, Catalina, Protective Life, NTT Data, dir systèmes, Microsoft; American Express, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Coriant, Fedex, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, Prudential, Wells Fargo

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