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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus
Ranking in Event Monitoring
3rd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
10th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is 7.4%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 4.1%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Event Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus7.4%
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence4.1%
Other88.5%
Event Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed Salman - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company
Aids in network performance monitoring and management
I am working as a customer, mainly using IntelliQ and another product, IBM NetCool, Watson AI. These products are used for monitoring network performance and management.  The primary use case involves network performance monitoring, and it is compatible only with IBM DB2 IBM Tivoli NetCool…
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, this is a great tool and one that I recommend but it depends on the cost."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"Very stable tool and good for all types of event integration and automation."
"IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus supports legacy protocols like CORBA, Huawei, and other telecom protocols, which I find beneficial."
"Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities."
"This is an amazing product and you will fall in love with it."
"This solution is highly scalable; we have hundreds of probes running on more than thousands of devices, gathering millions of alarms and creating thousands of tickets, and yet we have never seen any performance issue."
"Difficult to implement ( more resource and timing) but flexibility in implementation."
"In terms of performance, it is the gold standard in mainframe automation."
"If something breaks and it goes down when it's not supposed to, automation brings it right back up."
"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."
"It reduces the number of repetitive motions required by a human to respond to the system."
"It allows us to respond faster to issues. If there are issues that come out, we're able to capture a message and alert somebody about it."
"The effectiveness and stability of the solution is something that we require and something that this solution delivers."
"I do not have to keep recordings. It is there and is proactive. It helps the operators, human editors, and me."
"The benefit is that the ROI, since it's 35 years old, is coming back over and over and over."
 

Cons

"Its technical support team takes longer to reply."
"A lot can be improved in this product considering the performance."
"The solution has limitations in database integration as it cannot integrate with databases other than IBM DB2."
"Based on my experience and my colleagues' feedback, IBM can improve IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus in automation with respect to using AI, as it lacks considerably compared to other tools."
"The cost of the product is quite high. They should work to adjust their pricing models."
"There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing."
"The web portal and typical event controls are a little outdated."
"Areas that could be better include the fact that the solution is only on-premises, lacks AI capabilities, and support response times could be quicker."
"With stability, sometimes we do have problems with this product."
"The reason sometimes it is not stable, we do not have the expertise to write the script.​"
"It was a complex setup in the mainframe environment."
"I think some of their built-in functions are short on functionality."
"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."
"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."
"The further expansion of the mainframe teamcenter interface. Also, the web services support is something that I am looking into."
"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a costly solution."
"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."
"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Construction Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
20%
Construction Company
13%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
I would rate the pricing for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus as three, where one is a high price and ten is a low price.
What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
Based on my experience and my colleagues' feedback, IBM can improve IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus in automation with respect to using AI, as it lacks considerably compared to other tools. The integrat...
What is your primary use case for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?
My current use case for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is for monitoring the networks.
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...
 

Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus
CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation
 

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Sample Customers

Consolidated Communications, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Capgemini
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