BMC AMI DevX vs IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) comparison

BMC AMI DevX vs. IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Test Data Management

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (4th), Database Development and Management (16th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (4th), AI Software Development (202nd)

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test D...

Ranking in Test Data Management

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 12.2%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) is 6.1%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	12.2%
IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)	6.1%
Other	81.7%

Test Data Management

Featured Reviews

Abulfazal Irfan

Devops Engineer / Ispw Admin at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

Tight deployment controls have secured production and simplified complex release rollbacks

The best feature of BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline that impresses me is the fallback functionality. The fallback functionality impresses me because when developers deploy large releases involving multiple components, such as COBOL programs, underlying copy books, and CICS modules, backing out changes would typically become a nightmare. With ISPW, developers can back out the entire release or entire package. If they deployed 100 components and want to back out everything, they can do so with one function and back out all components without worrying about backing out each individual component. They can back out the entire deployment set, which handles everything and brings them back to the previous versions. Developers can also selectively back out a subset of the deployed components. They also have the ability to revert to not just the most previous version but can go back several versions if they choose to do so. This gives them a lot of flexibility.

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Ajai Lal

Project Manager at Mphasis

Supports both legacy and non-legacy systems

The solution's initial setup is neither complex nor too easy. Around six or seven people, including database administrators, were involved in the solution's deployment. On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution's initial setup a four to five out of ten.

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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

"We can develop in parallel today on ISPF, but it's giving us the advantage of the newer interface into the mainframe programming languages that younger programmers can use and are familiar with, rather than using the ISPF green screen."

"My guess is this would have taken twice as long, or we would have had many more issues without using Xpediter."

"The visual ability to see potential downstream impacts to changes being made assists our developers in understanding the impact associated with their change."

"Topaz workbench is one of the most integrated into Eclipse that I've seen from the mainframe vendors."

"BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline is a solid product that any company can benefit from if they want to have tight control and a standard way of deploying applications into production in a secure manner."

"BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it."

"Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development."

"The debugging is really the most important feature, enabling us to be able to step through."

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"Optim is a great tool for enterprise data movement, data masking, data sub-setting, data comparison, and data aging."

"I like the features compared to other tools, as this tool is more flexible to use than other tools like an Oracle product or SAP product, and I think IBM tools are more flexible, and this tool is also a good product."

"Customer service is good."

"Makes it really easy to obfuscate big tables involving lots of columns and to manage 100’s of tables without putting in much effort."

"Data archiving saved much storage and improved production performance."

"Data masking with consistency across databases and applications is the most valuable feature."

"The Data Archive or Data Growth feature is one of the very useful solutions that help organizations to manage and support their database archiving strategies."

"Reduces the need to keep expanding data storage Faster query performance with shorter batch execution times Consistent data masking and data integrity in non-production environments Efficient test data management"

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Cons

"Technical support has gotten better over the years, though there's always room for improvement."

"The ISPW plugin could be improved to add some functionality which is already in ISPF panels and not in the plugin."

"Topaz Workbench often doesn't play well with other plugins in the environment."

"I'm always looking for improvement in things like the documentation, to make things a little bit easier and simpler to understand, a place where people can go to troubleshoot issues."

"I'm waiting to see what 19.2 for Topaz looks like, but I have a problem with the JES Explorer right now. It limits you to a certain prefix for job names and there are some groups that have multiple prefixes that they'd like to see all at once in their job names, because of how they work in a group. And they can't see that in the JES Explorer."

"While I am aware of the possibility to integrate Git with BMC AMI DevX zAdviser, this integration does not fit within our solution landscape."

"The solution could be improved by being better integrated with the open world. In the next release, I would like to have the ability to work in an open environment whilst remaining integrated with the legacy environment."

"The only thing that bothers me about BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline is the screen movement."

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"TDM's efficiency in terms of generating reports needs improvement. It could work faster."

"The tool does not support new test data generation."

"In the IBM Optim tool, the Synthetic Test Data Generation feature is lagging behind."

"In the past, we have waited months for IBM to resolve the problem."

"Pricing and licensing is higher compared to other products."

"Data masking with InfoSphere Optim products creates intermediary extract files and writing the data to persistent storage, which means that extraction, masking, and insertion happen being separate processes, taking more for the process to run."

"Improvisation in the area of the self-service user interface for test data management is required to cater to test data needs."

"Installation is too cumbersome."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."

"It has saved our developers time and effort when working on documentation, which is now more readable and fluent."

"The only thing I would mention related to the licensing and/or the pricing, is that they have some visualization features in there that are licensed by concurrent users. We're starting to trip up on that. We're looking to probably increase the number of concurrent licenses that we have. But those types of licensing strategies, where they license by concurrent users or the number of seats is confusing for some people. They don't understand why it works sometimes and doesn't work other times."

"In terms of pricing, there isn't an extra charge for the parts of it we use. It comes with the licenses we purchased for other products, so no complaints there. The licensing is built in with the other products that you purchase from Compuware."

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

"The price point is great."

"You have to pay yearly for the license, which comes at a reduced cost. The monthly payment option for a shorter project duration is also good."

"We purchase TDM's yearly license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Construction Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data?

I don't directly deal with the pricing side of the solution.

What needs improvement with BMC AMI DevX?

To improve BMC AMI DevX, consideration should be given to cloud-style provisioning and development models, as well as integration of more AI capabilities. Enhancements in VS Code extensions to deve...

What is your primary use case for BMC AMI DevX?

BMC AMI DevX solutions are primarily used for mainframe-based resources and application development, encompassing not only COBOL but also Workbench and VS Code for various purposes. Data management...

What is your primary use case for IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)?

The solution is used mainly for data masking.

What advice do you have for others considering IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)?

The solution does not need much maintenance. The solution is maintained by the infrastructure team. There is a separate team for the software installation. I would recommend the solution to other u...

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Also Known As

File-AID, Data for Db2, Code Debug, Data Studio, Workbench for Eclipse, Code Pipeline

IBM Optim Test Data Management, Optim Test Data Management, IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management

Overview

BMC AMI DevX is a mainframe DevOps platform for IBM Z environments that helps development and platform engineering teams increase release velocity, reduce change risk, and build a sustainable mainframe developer workforce.

Whether the priority is attracting the next generation of mainframe talent, safely evolving decades of business-critical code, accelerating release velocity, or demonstrating development ROI to leadership — BMC AMI DevX is designed to address all on a single platform. Teams can connect existing tools and adopt capabilities incrementally using an open-borders integration approach.

A 2025 Forrester Total Economic Impact study found that customers using BMC AMI DevX onboarded developers 50% faster, completed code changes 33% faster, increased release frequency by 50%, and reduced change failure rate by 33%.

Key capabilities:

Modern IDE integration (VS Code, Eclipse) with a unified development environment that reduces context switching
AI-powered code analysis including dependency mapping, impact analysis, and runtime execution path visualization
Automated unit, functional, integration, and performance testing with code coverage analysis
Git-compatible CI/CD integration with event-driven webhooks and an open plug-in library
DORA metrics and DevOps KPI tracking with AI/ML anomaly detection across the mainframe SDLC

BMC

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management focuses on data masking, test data management, and GDPR compliance, offering benefits like performance and storage optimization through data archiving.

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management is essential in managing data across non-production environments. It supports data extraction, sub-setting, and load processes, facilitating PII and PHI data protection. Organizations benefit from its flexibility, masking consistency, and cross-database applicability. Despite the need for enhanced data masking options and a more modern interface, IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management provides robust capabilities for handling data through its life cycle, working with popular databases like Oracle, MS SQL Server, and DB2 without direct DB2i connectivity. Efficiency in data validation and transformation is acknowledged though improvements in test data generation and licensing terms are sought.

What key features does IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management offer?

Data Masking: Ensures GDPR compliance with comprehensive masking techniques.
Test Data Management: Streamlines extraction, sub-setting, and loading of test data.
Data Archiving: Improves performance and storage efficiency for better system management.
PII and PHI Protection: Safeguards sensitive information in non-production environments.
Cross-Database Applicability: Supports data management across multiple database systems.

What benefits and ROI should organizations consider?

Enhanced Security: Offers powerful protection for sensitive data, mitigating potential breaches.
Flexibility: Adapts to diverse data environments and organizational requirements effectively.
Performance Optimization: Provides significant improvements in data processing and storage management.
User-Friendly Design: Ensures ease of use across different systems and applications.

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management is utilized in industries like financial, healthcare, and automotive for data archiving, masking, and test data management. It facilitates production-like data management, addressing data validation and transformation needs throughout the data life cycle, utilizing platforms such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, and DB2.

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Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari

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BMC AMI DevX vs. IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)