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BMC TrueSight vs CA Unified Communications Monitor comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 3, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

BMC TrueSight
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
29th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (26th), Event Monitoring (7th), Cloud Monitoring Software (25th), AIOps (5th)
CA Unified Communications M...
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
70th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Unified Communications Monitoring (5th), Network Monitoring Software (93rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of BMC TrueSight is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CA Unified Communications Monitor is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BMC TrueSight1.2%
CA Unified Communications Monitor0.3%
Other98.5%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved monitoring efficiency and supports fast issue resolution through responsive support and reliable automation
I work with BMC TrueSight and have been using it for eight-plus years BMC TrueSight brought a positive impact and benefits to our organization. The customization part is one of the advantages of the product, along with the monitoring capabilities. Automated root cause analysis and predictive…
itarchit489981 - PeerSpot reviewer
Good end-to-end voice quality monitoring and offers valuable features
The solution should have automatic baseline detection. On the per hour, per base, per week. That's usually the best. And on a per individual CI level. I know that they're working on it and when that's available then we will definitely implement it because it will reduce the effort we need to maintain all the products. Right now we have to set thresholds for every location, and it needs to be actually dynamic so if we have better thresholding, we'll have faster alarms across all our locations. We won't have to expend effort on it by resetting or checking them on a regular basis.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is breadth. It covers so many different technologies which can roll up into a single console."
"The tool is flexible enough to be customized based on customer requirements."
"The most valuable features of BMC TrueSight Operations Management are the blackouts and event management."
"We can verify uptimes as another source of keeping devices in compliance."
"The solution has a very good business event manager tool."
"Helix Innovation Studio is a very good feature. It allows us to develop our own enterprise applications and make them available for the customers."
"Intelligent solution with a proactive monitoring feature and consolidated dashboard that's stable and easy to scale."
"The most valuable features are the rich reports, high performance, and the look and feel of the WebEx webpage are very good."
"We use the solution to meet the needs of the customer."
"Good end-to-end monitoring"
 

Cons

"Cost is an issue with BMC TrueSight Operations Management."
"This solution is lacking in application monitoring features. Technical support for this solution also needs improvement, particularly in product knowledge and response time."
"I think the ease of deployment needs to be looked at. It would be great if the deployment was faster and easier."
"The pricing could be better."
"It would be better if the initial setup and deployment were more straightforward."
"The stability of BMC TrueSight Operations Management needs improvement. My organization's infrastructure is vast and implemented based on BMC recommendations, but the solution needs to be optimized for large-capacity infrastructure."
"Application performance management (APM) is an area with certain shortcomings in the solution that needs improvement. I"
"We have a unique use case because BMC typically sells this solution into enterprises that are deploying it within their IT, versus to a managed services provider like us where we're supporting thousands of customers. Multi-tenancy and the scalability have been challenges along the way, as we've grown... If anything could have gone better as we were ramping this up and adding a lot of volume to it, I would say it's the scalability. That would be one thing that could be improved."
"The solution should have automatic baseline detection."
"All the features and functions of the solution can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They have changed the licensing fees."
"It is a large, complex product. So, there is a commitment of manpower to deploy it, as it is not a cheap product."
"Pricing is all volume-driven. I think we were paying between $80 and $85 per license. That's per unit, for a perpetual license. You pay it one time and then, every year, you pay 20 percent of that for annual maintenance and support. But now that we've grown, we've purchased tens of thousands of licenses and the cost per license has gone down to something like less than $30..."
"Though I have no clue about the tool's actual price, I know that it is astronomical."
"Use conservative figures. In terms of hardware, monitored servers and also effort. The product is not cheap. But as with other products, you get what you pay for."
"The solutions are not the cheapest but are robust and stable. License model is rather complex and BMC do often change the model."
"BMC TrueSight Operations Management is not on the cheaper side, but its pricing is on a case by case basis. Its licensing model is simple and based on the number of devices."
"We did a five-year, multimillion dollar deal."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
7%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
The solution provides visibility to our infrastructure, how it is, the resources we are monitoring, and quick updates when it has any problems. We have integrated it with ServiceNow to open instances.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
Though I have no clue about the tool's actual price, I know that it is astronomical.
What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
Cost is an issue with BMC TrueSight Operations Management. Though I am not responsible for the budget, I know that it is an expensive tool set when used only for event management. The tool's issue ...
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Also Known As

ProactiveNet, TrueSight Operations Management
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Sample Customers

Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
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