CA IDMS vs SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor comparison

Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #28, while SolarWinds is ranked #46. Broadcom holds a 1.3% mindshare in DDM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution.

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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

SolarWinds Database Perform...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

46th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CA IDMS	1.3%
SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor	0.8%
Other	97.9%

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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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

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Also Known As

IDMS

SolarWinds DPM

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

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
Cross-platform support for both cloud and on-premises databases. Anomaly detection powered by machine learning gets smarter over time to help you identify the bottlenecks slowing down your applications.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

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