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CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs CA IDMS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

CA Database Management for ...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
15th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CA IDMS
Ranking in Database Development and Management
29th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS1.5%
CA IDMS1.3%
Other97.2%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JG
Technical Project Manager at Interra Information Technologies, Inc.
Report generation offers invaluable insights into database performance
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can effectively monitor performance. In case of an exception, I can inform the application team. At DB2…
AS
ALiBS Solutions at ALiBS Solutions
Helps us to manage user profiles very quickly and in an assertive way
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. I would advise that they should evaluate other possibilities because this is a very quickly changing environment and there are other possible providers that have good solutions. I would do some kind of test. I would test other possible solutions too and compare them.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"​It is very stable. We have had no issues."
"We had no issues with stability; everything was working perfectly with DB2 v10 and v11 after the upgrade."
"The feature we find most useful is the consistent ability to create strategies across the products that allow for consistent foundations for the business processes and the ability to repetitively use them by different resources."
"PDA and PPA make our daily housekeeping easier and prevents us from unnecessary reorganizations."
"We switched to the IBM tools for a short time and switched back, due to contract pricing."
"It takes advantage of new features of DB2."
"Work for an overall solution. Competing product suites seem to serve the same functions, but it is the overall integration of all the products that meets our needs and makes this suite so beneficial to our business."
"The most important features are batch reporting and the ability to create repositories, enabling automated analysis. These are valuable because they enable me to do automated analysis of trends over time and reduce the time for comparing performance between two periods to identify anomalies."
"The most valuable feature is the performance of the database; it's very efficient at what it does, quite reliable, and provides us with a very stable platform that we've been running for many years."
"We've been able to fine tune it over the years to get really good performance out of it, and maintain some database network support."
"Stability is perfect! It is a really stable platform; it has been around for many years, and we trust it implicitly."
"Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too.​"
"The solution is the community - a tightly knit group of experts who have been working on the product set for many years."
"The most useful feature is the governance feature, because it can show us and help us to manage user profiles very quickly and using it in assertive way."
 

Cons

"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​"
"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories. The online tool is not perfect, but it is giving me what I need."
"Only one issue was not resolved but this was because the customer did not agree to send data which the vendor asked for as it was user-sensitive data but without this, a full investigation was not possible."
"The initial setup parameters are quite exhaustive and some parameters cross with the products."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The product has been fairly stable for the last couple of years. It has a high learning curve for some of the traditional DBAs who don't want to venture from IBM."
"They could work on the installation process main job that runs, maybe break it up into several jobs instead of one."
"It's a good product. I would give it a nine out of 10, and the reason is, in general, it's a technical product so I think that it's a little cumbersome."
"Right now, it's not easy to start using this solution. You have to take long course and train people. It's not an easy path."
"I'd like to see some of the installation, maintenance, and support functions simplified so that some of our younger, newer members can take advantage of the product and maintain it to the same standard that the older members have in the past."
"We have to use DB2 when we need more relational constructs, expanded inquiry and reporting; so it's not perfect in that regards."
"We need to make it much easier to support and maintain, because the skills required are quite specialized and we're not going to have people in the future who've got the necessary experience and knowledge."
"​I would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Do not hold back on asking questions about the maintenance and continued support of the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
18%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
In the case of any particular SQL which is executing for a longer time and causing issues with any particular store or DB2 programs, if it could pinpoint the problems like any other tool should do,...
What is your primary use case for CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can...
What advice do you have for others considering CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
The solution operates on JetOS platform. It is a very good, perfect solution. I would rate it ten out of ten. Currently, I do not have any planning for investment at all.
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Also Known As

CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
IDMS
 

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Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
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