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OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence vs SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (11th)
SYSVIEW Performance Intelli...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Mainframe Management category, the mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 9.2%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is 9.9%, down from 14.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence9.9%
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence9.2%
Other80.9%
Mainframe Management
 

Featured Reviews

SR
System Programmer at Krungsri
Automation has improved alerts and file handling but script-based setup still needs simplification
OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is the automation tool I use. I think OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is good for creating complex rules because it's coding, but it takes time to learn how to use it. OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence works well if you know the syntax very well and you have experience in creating scripts or REXX syntax; it would be very good and is a good tool, but it takes time to learn, so that is for experienced staff to work with. I would rate the product a six from one to ten. I cannot think of any additional features in the next release of OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence.
SR
System Programmer at Krungsri
Real-time monitoring has improved incident response but still needs built-in history and prediction
A long-term performance database in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence would be beneficial to see historical performance for the long term and observe trends. Currently, a program must be created to gather data, and it should be part of the product with a built-in database inside SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence so that a custom program to gather data and keep it somewhere is not necessary. Prediction capability is not available in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence—the kind of machine learning intelligence desired, such as the ability to predict patterns or seasonality or month-end behavior. However, if there is a chance to use WatchTower, this ability might be gained.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's definitely a very stable product."
"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."
"Compared to the products on the market, it is hands down the best one."
"If something breaks and it goes down when it's not supposed to, automation brings it right back up."
"What I like about it personally is that I can go out and interrupt what's going on and bring a job down if I need to, and bring it back up."
"The performance of it is beyond exceptional."
"The benefit is that the ROI, since it's 35 years old, is coming back over and over and over."
"After implementing SSM, we dropped our IPL time from 40 minutes via manual commands to eight minutes via SSM."
"This does pretty much the same thing that MainView does at a cheaper cost."
"We used SYSVIEW to replace CA-LOOK, SAS, MAINVIEW, and could also be used to replace SDSF."
"The transaction troubleshooting for the applications is the product’s most valuable feature, giving the opportunity for those applications to be able to see what's wrong with a transaction and make corrections, giving them the information readily accessible."
"It is a good product for mainframe management."
"Thresholds with alerts are valuable, enabling us to fix a problem before it has an impact."
"Using SYSVIEW means we have to bug our tech support a lot less."
"Ability for system diagnostics"
"It is a very powerful and reliable tool with a relatively easy to follow interface."
 

Cons

"The GUI interface could be improved, but that is coming. They are working on that."
"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."
"I think, for me, I’d like to see more of its web base."
"With stability, sometimes we do have problems with this product."
"It was a complex setup in the mainframe environment."
"One thing that comes to mind is the MQ interface. The last time we tried to use it, it seemed a little clunky."
"We're missing the boat. We don't have a graphical display and we need something beyond just pretty PC pictures for the other departments."
"The new release addressed some shortcomings of the product."
"If a unit of work ID is associated with a CICS, a DB2, and a MQ transaction, and having that capability correlate to those different technologies via one business application transaction which would be beneficial."
"A long-term performance database in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence would be beneficial to see historical performance for the long term and observe trends."
"The things that I would think about would be in relation to JES3. However, I don't know if they'll be able to do much more with that because I don't know how much longer IBM is going to be supporting JES3. So I can understand not doing additional development. But if I were to suggest something it would be the JES3 initiators, the JES3 queues."
"The screen layout could be updated and be more modern looking. The product has a 1980’s interface and it seems no investment whatsoever has been made in this respect."
"​We are using Datacom as the database system, so maybe a little bit more integration with that.​"
"It takes a couple of prods once in a while to get technical support going."
"The actual product install is very simple. The web interface install is far from easy."
"The documentation, like installation guides and stuff, put it all in one place.​"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is a little steep, but there are a lot of other functions that it brings together. It gives you one window to look through to get to a lot of different features. The more products you have from CA, the better pricing they have, the more you can get them doing more things for you."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
21%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence?
My impressions on OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is that it's quite difficult to use, as it relies mainly on the coding syntax and doesn't provide an easy-to-use GUI. OPS_MVS should have an easy-t...
What is your primary use case for OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence?
We use the auto-purge transaction for some transactions that run very long, and we also use automation to open and close files in CICS as well.
What advice do you have for others considering OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence?
OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is the automation tool I use. I think OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is good for creating complex rules because it's coding, but it takes time to learn how to use i...
What needs improvement with SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
A long-term performance database in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence would be beneficial to see historical performance for the long term and observe trends. Currently, a program must be created to ...
What is your primary use case for SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is used for monitoring CICS and z/OS, and it is also used to monitor metrics and trigger events to OPS/MVS for automation triggering. SYSVIEW Performance Intelligen...
What advice do you have for others considering SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
The price of SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is unknown as I am a user and do not have access to pricing information. I have provided this review with a rating of seven out of ten.
 

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
CA SYSVIEW Performance Management, CA SYSVIEW, Unicenter CA-SYSVIEW Realtime Performance Management
 

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Tieto
Tieto, Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
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