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BMC MainView vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BMC MainView
Ranking in Mainframe Management
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Mainframe Management category, the mindshare of BMC MainView is 19.2%, up from 16.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 2.6%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user676302 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings
MainView is used as a central point of view to control and monitor systems on the mainframe like z/OS, CICS, MQSeries IMS, or DB2.  MainView has enabled me, in the past, to solve production problems faster, or even avoid them preemptively with warnings. The integration of IMS commands is very…
it_user351621 - PeerSpot reviewer
The ability to use command rules is great when our operators have repetitive tasks, but we'd like to automate off of different highlighted messages without actually knowing what the message is.
One of the things we've been wanting to do is to be able to automate off of different highlighted messages without actually knowing what the message is. For example, we'd like to be able to create some generic automation when we receive a warning or alert message to allow, if nothing else, the automation team to know so we can contact the product owner. If there's something we can do to automate or expedite notification to the proper people, we want to try to do that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration of IMS commands is very useful, because you do not have to switch to another tool to problem solve solutions."
"Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings."
"​It is an easy product to use and it is stable."
"It reduces the number of repetitive motions required by a human to respond to the system."
"Their technical support is incredible, immediately responsive, and even if it is not updated to Level 2 support sometimes, they chip in providing more detailed answers and options to fix the problem."
"​The service has been wonderful. I like the people that I have had to deal with. The process is very straightforward. I call or use the website."
"The performance of it is beyond exceptional. It is probably one of the best products that I have ever worked with. It is easy to use, comprehensive, and can perform almost any task you need it to."
"It alerts the operators when it is time to repair the communications and the IPLs."
"I can and interrupt what's going on, bring a job down if I need to, and bring it back up."
"It allows us to respond faster to issues. If there are issues that come out, we're able to capture a message and alert somebody about it."
 

Cons

"An expansion for distributed systems would be great, but probably not workable."
"More visualisation and support for mobile devices would be good."
"The GUI interface could be improved, but that is coming. They are working on that."
"​It’s a complex product. The initial installation is easy, but implementing various functions is a constant process.​"
"Performing a stop/restart of OPS/MVS could be a little smoother. Without special coding, some undesired tasks will be started and some necessary tasks will be stopped if we have to bounce OPS/MVS during the day."
"The interfaces to USS, CA UIM could be better. CA Common Services interfaces - namely Zdata Mover, Zmessage Service, Zdatacolletcor - are poorly documented."
"Some of the command sequences are too long."
"It definitely needs more web-based interface, to be more mobile-open. More APIs, more open source to it."
"The reason sometimes it is not stable, we do not have the expertise to write the script.​"
"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you already use other products from BMC, you might be able to get a package deal from BMC's sales department."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Logistics Company
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Insurance Company
12%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

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CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation
 

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Costco, Dell, Apple, Citi, AT&T, FedEx, Johnson&Johnson, Comcast, Caterpillar, Vodafone, Sysco, Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Walt Disney
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