OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence vs PubSub+ Platform comparison

Broadcom and Solace are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. Broadcom is ranked #10, while Solace is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Broadcom holds a 3.8% mindshare in EM, compared to Solace’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Solace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence and PubSub+ Platform are products in IT infrastructure management and data streaming. PubSub+ Platform holds an advantage due to its extensive feature set, despite OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence's appealing pricing and support.

Features:OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence provides advanced automation for mainframe systems with tools like System State Manager, automation for message traffic, and operational analytics. PubSub+ Platform offers powerful event streaming and management, supporting real-time data integration with features such as flexible topic hierarchies, seamless protocol exchange, and robust event mesh capabilities.

Room for Improvement:OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence could enhance its integration capabilities and expand its flexibility for non-mainframe environments. Additionally, improving its user interface would benefit ease of use. PubSub+ Platform could increase its compliance features and simplify initial setup. It might also improve the dashboard functionality for better user experience and analytics visibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence provides a straightforward deployment for mainframe environments with comprehensive documentation and reliable support. PubSub+ Platform offers adaptable deployment options across cloud and on-premises setups, backed by responsive and knowledgeable customer service. Its flexibility makes it suitable for diverse IT settings.

Pricing and ROI:OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence presents lower setup costs, making it attractive for enterprises focused on mainframes. Its pricing structure facilitates a strong ROI due to targeted functionalities. PubSub+ Platform involves higher initial expenses but justifies them with scalable architecture and advanced features, promising substantial long-term ROI for businesses seeking comprehensive data solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...

Ranking in Event Monitoring

10th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Management (6th)

PubSub+ Platform

Ranking in Event Monitoring

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Queue (MQ) Software (8th), Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (2nd), Streaming Analytics (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 3.8%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PubSub+ Platform is 1.5%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence	3.8%
PubSub+ Platform	1.5%
Other	94.7%

Event Monitoring

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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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reviewer2714190

freelancer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers a seamless way to decouple applications, providing impressive performance and flexibility

Regarding improving the PubSub+ Platform, I'm not sure about the pricing aspect, but I heard that it is quite expensive compared to Kafka. That's the only concern I can mention; otherwise, it was as impressive as Kafka, better than Kafka based on my experience working on the Solace and Kafka white paper.

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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

"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."

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

"It alerts the operators when it is time to repair the communications and the IPLs."

"The documentation is simple, easy to follow, and use. A limited, first-time systems programmer can do it, in that it is out-of-the-box almost functional."

"The service has been wonderful. I like the people that I have had to deal with. The process is very straightforward. I call or use the website."

"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."

"Their technical support is incredible, immediately responsive, and even if it is not updated to Level 2 support sometimes, they chip in providing more detailed answers and options to fix the problem."

"The performance of it is beyond exceptional. It is probably one of the best products that I have ever worked with. It is easy to use, comprehensive, and can perform almost any task you need it to."

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"We've built a lot of products into it and it's been quite easy to feed market data onto the systems and put entitlements and controls around that. That was a big win for us when we were consolidating our platforms down. Trying to have one event bus, one messaging bus, for the whole globe, and consolidate everything over time, has been key for us. We've been able to do that through one API, even if it's across the different languages."

"The best features of PubSub+ Platform include being highly scalable, allowing us to handle billions and billions of events, and configuring and managing PubSub+ Platform is straightforward and simple while being highly reliable."

"The way we can replicate information and send it to several subscribers is most valuable. It can be used for any kind of business where you've got multiple users who need information. Any company, such as LinkedIn, with a huge number of subscribers and any business, such as publishing, supermarket, airline, or shipping can use it."

"As of now, the most valuable aspects are the topic-based subscription and the fanout exchange that we are using."

"The most useful features has been the WAN optimization and probably the HybridEdge, which requires some third-party adapters or plugins. The idea that we can position Solace as a protocol-agnostic message transport fabric is key to our company having all manners of asynchronous messaging protocols from MQ, Kafka, JMS, etc. I really like the WAN optimization: Send once over a WAN, then distribute locally as many times as there are subscribers."

"Going from something where we had outages and capacity issues constantly to a system that was able to scale with the massive market data and messaging spikes that happened during the initial stages of the COVID crisis in March, we were able to scale with 40 plus percent growth in our platform over the course of days."

"The topic hierarchy is pretty flexible. Once you have the subject defined just about anybody who knows Java can come onboard. The APIs are all there."

"When we went to add another installation in our private cloud, it was easy. We received support from Solace and the install was seamless with no issues."

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Cons

"It definitely needs more web-based interface, to be more mobile-open. More APIs, more open source to it."

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

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

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

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

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

"One thing that comes to mind is the MQ interface. The last time we tried to use it, it seemed a little clunky."

"Some of the command sequences are too long."

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"The deployment process is complex."

"I heard that it is quite expensive compared to Kafka."

"The integrations could improve in PubSub+ Event Broker."

"If you create one event in the past, you cannot resend it."

"It could be cheaper. It could also have easier usage. It is a brilliant product, but it is quite complex to use."

"A challenge we currently have is Solace's ability to integrate with single sign-on in our Active Directory and other single sign-on tools and platforms that any company would have. It's important for the platforms to work. Typically, they support only LDAP-based connectivity to our SQL Servers."

"Some of the feature's gaps with some of the open-source vendors have been closed in a lot of ways. Being more agile and addressing those earlier could be an area for improvement."

"The section on observability pertains to understanding the functioning of an event crash. Instead of focusing on how the crash occurs, attention is given to the observable aspects, such as a memory pipeline where one person pushes messages and another reads them. However, this pipeline often encounters issues, such as the reader being unavailable, causing the system to become stuck and preventing the messages from moving forward. This can lead to the pipeline being permanently stalled."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing is dependent on the volume that is flowing. If you go for their support services, it will cost some more money, but I think it is worth it, especially if you are just starting your journey."

"There are different tiers where you can choose what would work for you. As a customer, you need to know roughly how many messages a month you will use."

"I would rate the product's pricing a ten out of ten."

"We have been really happy with the product licensing rates. It has been free for us, up to a 100,000 transactions per second, and all we have to do is pay for support. Making their product available and accessible to us has not been a problem at all."

"The pricing and licensing were very transparent and well-communicated by our account manager."

"Having a free version of the solution was a big, important part of our decision to go with it. This was the big driver for us to evaluate Solace. We started using it as the free version. When we felt comfortable with the free version, that is when we bought the enterprise version."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"We are looking for something that will add value and fit for purpose. Freeware is good if you want to try something quickly without putting in much money. However, as far as our decision is concerned, I don't think it helps. At the end of the day, if we are convinced that a capability is required, we will ask for the funding. Then, when the funding is available, we will go for an enterprise solution only."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Logistics Company

16%

Educational Organization

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

26%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	24

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	14

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Also Known As

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

PubSub+ Event Broker, PubSub+ Event Portal

Overview

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.

Broadcom

PubSub+ Platform is designed for real-time message publishing and outstanding interoperability. With features like intuitive administration and topic filtering, it offers both stability and high performance for scalable deployments across diverse scenarios.

PubSub+ Platform enhances data integration with its event mesh and seamless protocol compatibility, providing a comprehensive solution for organizations tracking shipments, generating reports, and managing transactions. Its granular topic filtering and WAN optimization ensure high utility in event-driven applications and cloud deployments. Users highlight the platform's intuitive administration and ease of management, though some seek improved integration with third-party tools and enhanced observability. Concerns include scalability for large payloads and training resource availability. Despite its interface complexity, PubSub+ remains valuable for trading and market data distribution.

What are the key features of PubSub+ Platform?

Real-time messaging: Facilitates seamless communication across platforms.
Flexible topic hierarchy: Supports dynamic topic taxonomy for efficient data management.
Event mesh: Enhances integration and interoperability with diverse protocols.
Intuitive administration: Simplifies system management and configuration.
WAN optimization: Ensures efficient connectivity for global deployment.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Messaging stability: Offers consistent performance in dynamic environments.
Scalability: Provides seamless expansion to accommodate growing data volumes.
Security: Maintains robust protection for sensitive information.
Support and configuration: Accessible, reliable support, and UI-driven setup streamline the management.

PubSub+ Platform is widely implemented for asynchronous messaging in industries like finance for trading and market data, logistics for shipment tracking, and tech operations management. It enables companies to modernize applications while ensuring data accuracy and efficiency across global systems.

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Sample Customers

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FxPro, TP ICAP, Barclays, Airtel, American Express, Cobalt, Legal & General, LSE Group, Akuna Capital, Azure Information Technology, Brand.net, Canadian Securities Exchange, Core Transport Technologies, Crédit Agricole, Fluent Trade Technologies, Harris Corporation, Korea Exchange, Live E!, Mercuria Energy, Myspace, NYSE Technologies, Pico, RBC Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, Unibet

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