We performed a comparison between CA IDMS and IBM InfoSphere Optim based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"It is a really stable platform. It has been around for many years. We trust it implicitly. "
"Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too."
"I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize."
"We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."
"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 would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."
"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us."
"While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."
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CA IDMS is ranked 31st in Database Development and Management while IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews. CA IDMS is rated 9.0, while IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of CA IDMS writes "We get network database performance. It supports our back office". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Optim writes "Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced". CA IDMS is most compared with IBM IMS, CA Datacom and Adabas, whereas IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive, Informatica Persistent Data Masking and Oracle Enterprise Manager. See our CA IDMS vs. IBM InfoSphere Optim report.
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