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OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence vs SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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 (9th)
SYSVIEW Performance Intelli...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Mainframe Management category, the mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 6.8%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is 8.9%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence8.9%
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence6.8%
Other84.3%
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

"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."
"The ease of use and operations more than makes up for the licensing cost."
"It works, and as far as the scheduling piece, it is wonderfully well-written and I use it all the time."
"When selecting a vendor, the most important thing is the ability to meet our needs, and CA does a very good job of that."
"​It is an easy product to use and it is stable."
"OPS/MVS is much more intuitive to use, especially compared to Netview/SA/GDPS."
"I would say yes, definitely use it."
"​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."
"Customer Service: Excellent. No problem with asking How-To questions."
"The most valuable thing to us about SYSVIEW is the overall scale of it."
"Being able to see and to have oversight of everything that happens on the job is critical, and this is what we get with SYSVIEW."
"We were using SDS from IBM; we switched because SYSVIEW is a better product."
"​The stability is very reliable. We have not had any issues."
"It gives an indication of potential performance bottlenecks."
"Using SYSVIEW means we have to bug our tech support a lot less."
"Ability for system diagnostics"
 

Cons

"SSM - when OPSMVS is started, there is a choice of either assuming all microhooks are up or all are down and working from there. It would be better if there was a feature that could discover the true state of every microhook."
"I think, for me, I’d like to see more of its web base."
"The GUI interface could be improved, but that is coming."
"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."
"The new release addressed some shortcomings of the product."
"The further expansion of the mainframe teamcenter interface. Also, the web services support is something that I am looking into."
"One thing that comes to mind is the MQ interface. The last time we tried to use it, it seemed a little clunky."
"With stability, sometimes we do have problems with this product."
"I think they could improve the frontend action stage and alert thresholds, for a better and more-usable job action or REXX launch."
"I would expect this product to be integrated with mainframe Linux system monitoring which is more popular in our mainframe solutions."
"Sometimes you think they should be a little bit faster to solve the issues, but it is also difficult sometimes to duplicate what the issue is."
"It needs better documentation explaining the different possibilities of what you can do with the product."
"Perhaps the IMS monitoring part could be improved (at least according IMS specialists)."
"As for the JES2 component of the product, CA might improve the overall performance when accessing the JES2 spool."
"We would like to see better graphics in the next version, so that even less experienced individuals can find problems without much effort."
"It confuses a lot of people because there are so many features, but when they see me bouncing around they say, "I didn't know it did that, I didn't know it did that.""
 

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
Financial Services Firm
13%
Logistics Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Performing Arts
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
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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Sample Customers

Tieto
Tieto, Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
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