IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

IBM and Broadcom are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. IBM is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while Broadcom is ranked #13. IBM holds a 9.2% mindshare in EM, compared to Broadcom’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus and OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence compete in the IT operations enhancement category. Users favor the pricing and support of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus, but OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is noted for its superior feature set.

Features: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus offers real-time correlation, root-cause analysis, and supports multi-layered protocols, providing a robust solution across dynamic environments. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence excels in automation and integration features, like the System State Manager and OPSLOG, making it ideal for mainframe operations.

Room for Improvement: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus could enhance its GUI for better user experience, improve integration with non-IBM databases, and expand protocol compatibility beyond existing standards. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence can benefit from more responsive customer service, simplified user interface, and broader third-party integration possibilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus provides a modular deployment model addressing diverse infrastructures with reliable customer support. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence, focused on mainframe efficiency, offers deeply integrated deployment but requires improvement in customer service responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus features lower setup costs and quick ROI through efficient operations and reliable support. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence requires a higher upfront investment but compensates with long-term returns thanks to its extensive automation and mainframe integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

Ranking in Event Monitoring

4th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...

Ranking in Event Monitoring

13th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Management (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is 9.2%, up from 7.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 3.4%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus	9.2%
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence	3.4%
Other	87.4%

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Ahmed Salman

Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company

Aids in network performance monitoring and management

I am working as a customer, mainly using IntelliQ and another product, IBM NetCool, Watson AI. These products are used for monitoring network performance and management. The primary use case involves network performance monitoring, and it is compatible only with IBM DB2 IBM Tivoli NetCool…

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Greg Payne

Sr. Analyst/Technology Infrastructure at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It automates responses, preventing issues from becoming more severe

I just installed version 12.3, which actually already has a number of new features. It's going to make it easier for some of our new users. I'm old-school, I learned it the old way. I actually want to go back and implement it and start doing things the new way. As I need to train people, it's going to make it easier for them and make the learning curve much shorter. The new release addressed some shortcomings of the product. It was old-school. The learning curve was a little bit long in the beginning, but it's really come a long way.

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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

"Probes are the best feature because they are well written which rarely requires you to write additional rules. These probes monitor activity within your environment."

"The most valuable feature is the event management capability."

"Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities."

"IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus supports legacy protocols like CORBA, Huawei, and other telecom protocols, which I find beneficial."

"It is an easy-to-use solution."

"OMNIbus is valuable for its compatibility and performance, as I haven't encountered any performance issues."

"The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform."

"The monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."

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"Valuable features include: SSM, which provides for orderly startup and shutdown; OPSLOG, which enables filtering by message-id, and/or jobname(s); Rules, as OPS/REXX interface streamlines deployment, interfaces easily with JES2 and z/OS."

"With the automation pieces we can bring this region up or take this region down, and it allows us to always meet our time critical requirements."

"Stability is probably the best out-of-the-box. Put it in, set it up, and you leave it alone. It works wonderfully."

"If something breaks and it goes down when it's not supposed to, automation brings it right back up."

"Once automatic IPL has been defined, anyone can perform an IPL with very little intervention. We know that all of the components will be started correctly."

"It's very secure, because it's a legacy application."

"The follow-up surprised me. Making sure that I am happy with what I have gone to them on. They will call after I have made changes and verify that I am happy with the changes that I did have to make. If it did not fix the complete problem, they go back over it until I am satisfied."

"It allows us to respond faster to issues. If there are issues that come out, we're able to capture a message and alert somebody about it."

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Cons

"Its technical support team takes longer to reply."

"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly and out of date. The next release should focus on the cloud, AI, and ML technologies."

"The solution has limitations in database integration as it cannot integrate with databases other than IBM DB2."

"Areas that could be better include the fact that the solution is only on-premises, lacks AI capabilities, and support response times could be quicker."

"There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing."

"Its integration could be better. They should provide an easier integration for all the monitoring stuff, and it will make things easier for us. Currently, there is a complexity in integrating it with a vendor application, and we have to use another tool to integrate it with a vendor application. To integrate some applications with NetCool, I need to install an IBM tool on top of it. It would be good if they can provide an API or any kind of interface that we can leverage while developing a new protocol interface or application. We should be able to use an API or interface with NetCool. Its GUI can also be better. As compared to other tools, it is not user friendly, and it is not easy to do stuff through GUI. Whenever we do anything on the GUI, it takes time. They need to focus on the GUI part, especially the dashboard. They should focus on how users can effectively drill down from one box to another. The visual appeal of the dashboard is as important as the data and functionality."

"The web portal and typical event controls are a little outdated."

"The cost of the product is quite high. They should work to adjust their pricing models."

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"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."

"It’s a complex product. The initial installation is easy, but implementing various functions is a constant process."

"The further expansion of the mainframe teamcenter interface. Also, the web services support is something that I am looking into."

"Some of the command sequences are too long."

"The reason sometimes it is not stable, we do not have the expertise to write the script."

"The interfaces to USS, CA UIM could be better. CA Common Services interfaces - namely Zdata Mover, Zmessage Service, Zdatacolletcor - are poorly documented."

"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."

"Performing a stop/restart of OPS/MVS could be a little smoother. Without special coding, some undesired tasks will be started and some necessary tasks will be stopped if we have to bounce OPS/MVS during the day."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."

"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."

"It is a costly solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

Logistics Company

20%

Educational Organization

12%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	7

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Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	24

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Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation

Overview

Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus provides near real-time service assurance for business infrastructure, applications, servers, network devices and protocols, Internet protocols, storage and security devices.

IBM

z/OS, its subsystems, databases, middleware, applications, and software generate thousands of event messages daily. IT professionals need a tool to filter, prioritize, and respond quickly to these events before they impact availability and threaten business processing and associated service level agreements. CA OPS/MVS EMA automates processes, enabling you to resolve problems as they arise. It also automates more routine tasks, simplifying IT management and operations.

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Consolidated Communications, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Capgemini

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