CA IDMS vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

Broadcom and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #29, while Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. Broadcom holds a 1.3% mindshare in DDM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

CA IDMS and Nutanix Database Service compete in the database management category. Nutanix Database Service holds an advantage with its modern technological approach and ease of integration with various platforms.

Features: CA IDMS provides high transaction throughput, robust security, and extensive mainframe capabilities. Nutanix Database Service features cloud-native architecture, automation, and support for mixed database operations.

Room for Improvement: CA IDMS could improve in terms of cloud integration, modern user interfaces, and reducing deployment complexity. Nutanix Database Service may enhance performance with large-scale OLTP workloads, seamless integration with legacy systems, and more refined security measures for enterprise environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA IDMS needs traditional mainframe expertise for setup, leading to longer deployment times. Nutanix Database Service offers streamlined cloud-based deployment, reducing time and complexity, with a modern infrastructure that supports agile customer service.

Pricing and ROI: CA IDMS involves higher initial setup costs typical of mainframe systems but offers strong long-term ROI for stable businesses. Nutanix Database Service presents competitive pricing aligned with rapid deployment and flexibility, which may lead to faster returns, emphasizing Nutanix's cost-effectiveness in dynamic environments.

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Categories and Ranking

CA IDMS

Ranking in Database Development and Management

29th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

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Alfredo Silva

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.

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Prasad Pimple

Vice President Information Technology at network techlab

Enhancing database management with operational efficiency but needs better compatibility

Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic. Due to increasing adoption among enterprise clients, integration with Kubernetes platforms is also needed. Furthermore, the product can benefit from improving its understanding of architectural setup and communicating its limitations to users and partners.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"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."

"Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too."

"It is a really stable platform. It has been around for many years. We trust it implicitly. "

"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."

"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."

"The patching is the most valuable feature. We spent a lot of time and effort on the patching of our SQL instances after hours. With Nutanix Era, you can schedule and automate them during your normal operational hours (during the day). You schedule all the patching, then everything happens automatically with minor tickets from the engineer. So, our patching, which took four hours, went down to an hour for the engineer. This is much better for us from a return on investment perspective."

"The solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."

"The solution allows quick setting up of new development environments and ensures the use of the storage more efficiently. It manages to create new clients to be utilized for development or reporting."

"It saves operation time and day-to-day tasks."

"I would rate Nutanix Database Service a ten out of ten."

"What I appreciate the most about Nutanix Database Service is the standardization and ease of deployment. It makes it easier for the database administrators to deploy without either the database administrator or the business needing all their staff and waiting a long period of time to have their request fulfilled."

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Cons

"I would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."

"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."

"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."

"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs."

"This solution could be improved by integrating with more database providers."

"The graphical user interfaces could be much more user-friendly. They are already user-friendly, but they could be simpler so that we do not need L3 staff to handle them. If they were simpler, we could also have some command center or L1/L1.5 associates do some housekeeping activities on it."

"It would be helpful if Nutanix added a billing system for databases. We need to automate this with a separate solution. We are service providers, so it would be easier for our customers if there were a built-in system that we could use for billing."

"I don't have a comprehensive answer because we're not utilizing it extensively."

"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It's priced fairly... It's a good value. When you go looking for something from Oracle that automates things and makes your life easier, it's always going to be a minimum of $500,000. Era's nothing like that."

"I wasn't involved much with the pricing and setup costs and licenses. The pricing was as expected."

"Pricing wasn't a surprise. It was what we were expecting it to be."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"Era is quite expensive. The thing that will be a showstopper for them in the long run is if you look at it from a technical perspective on what it provides and weigh it up against consolidation of multiple other software suites."

"The tool is expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

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What do you like most about Nutanix Database Service?

The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

It has already saved me a lot of time, but it can still improve. In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them ...

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Also Known As

IDMS

Nutanix Era

Overview

CA IDMS is a reliable, high-performance, web-enabled Database Management system (DBMS) for IBM z Systems that provides business value for hundreds of enterprises and government organizations. CA IDMS provides high-performance database management and transaction processing performance for existing and new workloads, helping you consolidate business functions on a central data repository, as needed.

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Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

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Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

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