BMC AMI DevX vs Gen comparison

BMC and Broadcom are both solutions in the Mainframe Application Development category. BMC is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.7, while Broadcom is ranked #3. BMC holds a 34.1% mindshare in MAD, compared to Broadcom’s 6.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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BMC AMI DevX

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 2025

Gen and BMC AMI DevX are competing in the enterprise software market. BMC AMI DevX has the upper hand in terms of feature richness, making it appealing for organizations needing comprehensive mainframe tools.

Features: Gen is known for robust code generation, model-driven development, and agility across platforms including COBOL, Java, and Windows. BMC AMI DevX offers advanced debugging, comprehensive mainframe support, and integrates seamlessly with DevOps environments.

Room for Improvement: Gen could enhance cloud integration, provide more customizable templates, and improve analytics capabilities. BMC AMI DevX could simplify its user interface, offer better real-time collaboration tools, and streamline its deployment across varied environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Gen allows straightforward deployment suitable for various business sizes, with responsive customer service. BMC AMI DevX offers more complex deployment tailored for large enterprises with extensive customer service coverage.

Pricing and ROI: Gen provides lower initial setup costs and favorable pricing enhancing ROI for budget-conscious organizations. BMC AMI DevX, while having higher initial costs, ensures significant long-term ROI with its advanced features and mainframe-centric value.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (6th), Database Development and Management (17th), Test Data Management (6th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (7th)

Gen

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Mainframe Application Development category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 34.1%, down from 43.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Gen is 6.6%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Mainframe Application Development Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BMC AMI DevX	34.1%
Gen	6.6%
Other	59.3%

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Brian Westerman

Director of R&D at Syzygy Inc.

Helps to make mainframe data management process easier and saves manhours

We plan to replace BMC Compuware File-AID due to its price. Two years back, we paid 11,000 dollars. However, the current price is 27,900 dollars. The price has increased to at least eight times its initial cost. We would need to pay around 60,000 dollars to have all three products together. We also encountered issues during version updates.

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Ismo Remes

Consultant

Full packets enable software implementation on the mainframe and client sides

I rate it eight out of 10. It's just very powerful tool, very powerful product to use. Nowadays, there are a couple of mainframe companies, using mainframe products, so to be honest, I'm not recommending it. Of course, if you have mainframe and you have do something in the mainframe that’s different.

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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

"It helps our staff work by speeding up their documentation process."

"From a user perspective, the GUIs make it easier for people to see and interact with files on the mainframe."

"The product has made our mainframe data management process easier. It has helped us save manhours. The tool's most valuable feature is the ability to edit tape files. Its ability to clone files is beneficial in application development."

"I like the ability that it has to format copy books in a presentable manner. So, you will be able to see the starting offset in length of each field within the layout."

"It's a modernized development portal and helps reduce the learning curve for younger people coming in to work on the platform,"

"Once we got the configurations and deployment rolled out, it was very stable. I haven't had any major issues with Eclipse or the Topaz Workbench plugins."

"We had parallel development before, but the way ISPW implements it is better. It has more control and oversight of the process, whereas before, it was like the Wild West. Everybody could have their own package with their own version of the component in it... ISPW is constantly aware of it. It notifies when someone else is using or has a different version of that component."

"I have worked with DB2's great features in the last five years. The IDAA feature transformed the vision of warehousing, business analytics, and big data at my bank. Besides the mainframe, I saw that this solution was evolutionary. It gives real-time information."

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"Full packets, enable you to develop software and systems using these packets, and implement software on the mainframe side and the client side. You can use the same packets, so it's very powerful."

"CA Gen has provided us web development capability."

"You can easily manage the code, and you can easily find other changes, other group changes, other models, other components."

Cons

"The ability to edit source code that has special characters is limited. The ability to incorporate or convert REXX into macros that are usable under the Topaz software is not there. And the REXX macros that I have developed over 40 years of work are useless, so I have a toolbox I can't use or deploy using the Topaz technology, while I can use it under MVS."

"Better discussions to identify inventory prior to the start of any migration would be helpful for potential clients that have applications with code that is not modified often."

"When you're setting up the parameters for how ISPW will work in your shop, there are a lot of questions that have to be answered... BMC Compuware should have more in-depth explanations about what the choices in each question mean. If you pick A, what does that mean has to happen? What does that impact? If you pick B, what does that mean? What does that impact?"

"It would be nice to have an audit trail to see what mainframe developers are using what."

"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it. It's not easy to see how it works."

"There are some features that are not well documented, so documentation could use a little help, on things like setting up deployment and which structures in the database correspond to which tables."

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

"We plan to replace BMC Compuware File-AID due to its price. Two years back, we paid 11,000 dollars. However, the current price is 27,900 dollars. The price has increased to at least eight times its initial cost. We would need to pay around 60,000 dollars to have all three products together. We also encountered issues during version updates."

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"The product needs to be well marketed, then adopted. I am not seeing many customers using the product."

"I cannot use DB2 specifications, DB2 comments, easily."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

"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."

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

"The price point is great."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

33%

Insurance Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	16

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

BMC AMI DevX is a comprehensive solution enhancing code management and testing efficiency. It offers debugging capabilities within financial applications and integrates data management seamlessly, serving major banking sectors with reliable performance.

AMI DevX is tailored for banking industries, optimizing application debugging in COBOL and enhancing data handling in robust financial systems. It simplifies mainframe data management with real-time insights, improving efficiency through editing and cloning functionalities. The tool's integration with Compuware File-AID for IMS and DB2 ensures streamlined development processes. Challenges include a steep DB2 learning curve and initial setup complexities, with technical support inconsistencies and steep pricing impacting affordability. Despite this, its valuable features significantly support large banking operations.

What features make BMC AMI DevX valuable?

Line-by-Line Code Debugging: Allows precise identification and rectification of issues.
Variable Change & Line Skipping: Flexibility in testing without recompiling.
Database-Independent Testing: No need for loading databases during testing.
Real-Time Data Insights: Enhances decision-making with immediate information.
Data Warehousing & Analytics: Facilitates comprehensive data analysis.
Integration & Formatting: Streamlines development by simplifying data processes.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Improved Efficiency: Streamline data management and editing capabilities.
Robust Debugging: Effective in both online and batch COBOL program debugging.
Enhanced Financial Application Support: Superior handling in grants and loans applications.
Comprehensive Testing: Enables creation of clone test files for thorough testing.

In large banking sectors, BMC AMI DevX is integral for grants and loans-related applications. Its robust nature supports financial systems, offering debugging for COBOL, updating data in Compuware File-AID for IMS, and integrating DB2. Users implement this for exceptional data management and application reliability.

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CA Gen provides a single, integrated development environment that can help your teams create and maintain large-scale business applications for multiple platforms. This streamlined environment can help reduce manual labor and speed migration time while ensuring the future relevance of existing environments and applications.

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Sample Customers

Helvetia, The IMT Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Bank of Canada, Chunghwa Telecom

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