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BMC AMI DevX Code Debug vs Endevor comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX Code Debug
Ranking in Mainframe Application Development
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Testing Tools (1st)
Endevor
Ranking in Mainframe Application Development
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Software Configuration Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Mainframe Application Development category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX Code Debug is 6.9%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Endevor is 5.4%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Application Development
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1449762 - PeerSpot reviewer
One of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development that allows us to flow through the source and see what happens to the data
I like the ability to flow through the source and see what happens to the data as the statements are executed. If there is a fault, it will track the event, and we can then look back to see why it may have caused the fault. You can also reverse engineer your test. You can set it so that you can go backward as well as forward in your test. This is something that I haven't done here at my company. Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development. We have currently licensed only the COBOL language for Xpediter, but I know they have other languages, including Assembler, PL/I.
Efrén Yanez - PeerSpot reviewer
Good analysis and integrations with helpful automation
If I had to comment on an area of ​​improvement or something new in the next or future version, I would like to see AI-assisted coding and impact analysis for mainframes. It is actually a fairly complete product. It is robust with a solid history and is always growing in functionality. It has a high level of maturity, which benefits the users and the administrators. This tool, with its group of options, facilitates the integration with other business processes, which allows you to take advantage of other solutions by incorporating automatic functions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the ability to flow through the source and see what happens to the data as the statements are executed. If there is a fault, it will track the event, and we can then look back to see why it may have caused the fault. You can also reverse engineer your test. You can set it so that you can go backward as well as forward in your test. This is something that I haven't done here at my company. Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development. We have currently licensed only the COBOL language for Xpediter, but I know they have other languages, including Assembler, PL/I."
"The management and information CA Endevor Software Change Manager provides is very useful"
"The most valuable feature of Endevor is customization and ease of use."
"It offers security and audit of changes in information assets (software)."
"​Stability has been really good. I have actually never had to open an issue or report an issue since I have been running it.​"
"They've got plug-ins now to run it through Eclipse, they've got a lot of APIs, they handle UNIX files. I can't really think of any serious lack that they haven't addressed."
"It's very flexible. A new technology comes along, this can be multiplied to handle the new technology quite easily."
"The approach of writing a single set of Endevor processors to work across multiple instances of the application (separate systems) made the processors fairly complex, but once you understand them, they are so powerful."
"Endevor is easy to use."
 

Cons

"Their technical support could be better. There were times where, when we reported bugs, they would fix one bug but add another one. That's probably because of their support model. A lot of organizations are developing software using Agile rather than the Waterfall method, so things are happening all over the place. You get things quicker, but sometimes one fix will break another one or add other bugs."
"The customer service and support team are not helpful."
"The initial setup can be less complex and has room for improvement."
"They need to ditch the Eclipse plugin and just make the development environment for Z the standard Eclipse interface.​"
"If I had to comment on an area of ​​improvement or something new in the next or future version, I would like to see AI-assisted coding and impact analysis for mainframes."
"Interfacing with some change control products that are not CA's, it's a little glitchy on the approvals of changes. It requires special needs for the users for approvals."
"One feature of Endevor is its Backout feature. If there is a problem, it can back out the executables. The only problem with that is that it will not back out the source in Endevor. For example, you can do a back out and it will back out the executable to the previous version, but it doesn't back out the source version in Endevor. It would make it much better if when you did a back out of Endevor, it would back out both the source and the executable and keep them in sync."
"There should be better integration between CA Endevor Software Change Manager and Zowe."
"Needs more audit capability when it comes to changes to settings that are made by administrators, as many of these are done through the panels and are therefore not logged as an action against a configuration item."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"The product is expensive."
"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."
"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."
"The solution is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Insurance Company
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
34%
Insurance Company
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Endevor?
The product’s implementation process is complicated and restrictive. It is difficult to find file programs and use a different tool for the setup as the compilation process is all locked up, at lea...
What is your primary use case for Endevor?
We use the product as a source manager and program manager. It helps in controlling the mainframe code and performing data migrations.
 

Also Known As

BMC Compuware Xpediter
CA Endevor Software Change Manager, Endevor Software Change Manager, CA Software Change Manager for Mainframe, CA Endevor SCM
 

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Sample Customers

Credit Union, IMT, Chunghwa Telecom, Pitney Bowes, Helvetia
Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
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