CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs Terracotta comparison

Broadcom and Software AG are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #19 with an average rating of 10.0, while Software AG is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.0. Broadcom holds a 1.3% mindshare in DDM, compared to Software AG’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Software AG users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Database Management for ...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

19th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Terracotta

Ranking in Database Development and Management

21st

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Terracotta is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS	1.3%
Terracotta	0.9%
Other	97.8%

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JOY GHARAMI

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…

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reviewer2727468

Senior Application Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Enhancing User Experience with Clustering While Potential Exists for Better Customization

My total experience with Terracotta is installing it in the architecture to do the clustering in WebMethods Integration Server. This provided to tackle the memory and the processes of those servers in the same pool. Terracotta, as per my understanding, is used for caching. The first function is used for clustering the requests. Regarding improvements, I cannot imagine what could be improved because my actual work in Integration Server is not totally restricted to Terracotta. The main function was restricted to developing services using integration servers in Software AG. The use of Terracotta is just for implementing caching. In this part, I create a cache manager for this response, and from a UI perspective, I am unable to suggest improvements.

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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

"The reports generated and the old statistics shown are really helpful."

"Improved monitoring and performance management."

"It is very stable. We have had no issues."

"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."

"It takes advantage of new features of DB2."

"It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times."

"The impact of Terracotta's high availability and failover capabilities on the organization's data consistency and reliability is significant."

Cons

"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."

"Minor stability issues."

"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format."

"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, that would be really helpful."

"I know that we have many other solutions that do the same functionality as Terracotta. I don't recall the names of the products now, but I believe there are many products that may be better than Terracotta."

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Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

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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,...

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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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What needs improvement with Terracotta?

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What is your primary use case for Terracotta?

Terracotta is actually a product used for clustering. It is not used standalone in architecture but is used in the Software AG architecture to cluster the request or state the request data between ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Terracotta?

I may not be the best one to provide advice, but during my experience with Terracotta, I didn't face major issues with this product. I recommend this product to be used in any architecture. On a sc...

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Overview

Database Management for DB2 for z/OS solutions from CA Technologies provide a set of tools designed to ensure optimal database and SQL performance, efficient administration, and reliable backup and recovery of DB2 databases, systems and apps.

Broadcom

Clock the fastest performance for operational and analytical workloads. Only with Software AG's Terracotta DB can you use one store for transactions and analytics - that's just smarter for real-time business. You no longer need to duplicate and move data for computations. And by moving data off the mainframe to in-memory, not only can you access data lightening-fast, you also can drastically reduce MIPS costs.

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