CA IDMS vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

Broadcom and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #28, while Nutanix is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7. Broadcom holds a 1.1% mindshare in DDM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

CA IDMS

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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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

28th

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

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.5%, up 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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it_user558606

Application Development Manager at Aetna

We get network database performance. It supports our back office.

I don't have anything to add. I've heard about web services. We might be looking at a Java connection or web services in the future. It's serving our purpose right now. We're not looking for anything new. For what we do, it meets all our needs. We have to use DB2 when we need more relational constructs, expanded inquiry and reporting; so it's not perfect in that regards. We use it really for our transaction processing, not as much for reporting. For transaction processing, it's doing the job we need. To go into more in-depth, high-volume reporting, we offload a lot of the data to DB2.

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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

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

"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."

"One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era."

"The time to provision the database went from taking a couple of days to now taking a few minutes. That is the immediate impact we saw. It helped the team to focus more. They can now be focused on support rather than spending time provisioning, which is a repetitive activity."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools."

"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."

"Overall, the solution is very good. It's easy to use and simple to handle many actions, such as VM cloning, testing, and prediction."

"Nutanix Era effectively reduces operational overheads by streamlining the application team's implementation of multiple environments."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."

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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 solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."

"Their support is helpful, but maybe they need more technical staff. Their response was slow once, but that was the only time it happened, so I'm not sure."

"It would be helpful if we could patch Windows operating systems with the solution."

"Patch management is an issue as it regularly causes stability problems."

"We have a regular license program because it's really expensive."

"We faced some performance issues with Nutanix."

"The downside of this solution is that it's more expensive than its competitors."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The tool is expensive."

"The pricing is competitive."

"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."

"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."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

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Financial Services Firm

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Government

15%

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Financial Services Firm

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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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The pricing for Nutanix products is on the higher side, and more flexibility in the licensing model, such as a GB-based license, would likely increase adoption.

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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.

Broadcom

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.

Nutanix

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

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