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BMC vs SmartBear

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BMC
Based on 347 reviews.
SmartBear
Based on 231 reviews.
Overview
BMC Software, Inc. is an American company specializing in business service management software. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, BMC develops, markets and sells software used for multiple functions, including IT service management, data center automation, performance management, virtualization lifecycle management and cloud computing management. The name "BMC" is taken from the surnames of its three founders Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer.
SmartBear Software is a software company which provides tools for software developers, quality assurance engineers and IT professionals. SmartBear Software is the unification of AutomatedQA, Eviware, the original Smart Bear Software and Pragmatic Software. Currently, SmartBear provides code review, automated testing, performance/load testing, API testing, performance profiling and development management tools. These include:
Sample Customers
BMC TrueSight
Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
BMC Middleware Management
University of California, Leeds City Council, SAP
BMC AMI Strobe
Chunghwa Telecom, Helvetia, Comerica Bank, Erste Group, Bank of Ireland, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFBCIC)
BMC AMI DevX
Helvetia, The IMT Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Bank of Canada, Chunghwa Telecom
BMC AMI DevX Total Test
Commonwealth of PA
SmartBear TestComplete
Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.
AlertSite
JetBlue, Payless ShoeSource, Hilton Inc., StubHub, Symantec, Newegg, Sapient, AstraZeneca, Dell, Quest Diagnostics
SmartBear Insight Hub
Microsoft, Cisco, PagerDuty, TicketMaster, EA, Docker, Stubhub, Shopify, Slack
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
6%
Quotes From Member Reviews
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