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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 2025

BMC AMI DevX and DATPROF compete in the software development and data management category. BMC AMI DevX holds an advantage due to its comprehensive features that appeal to developers.

Features: BMC AMI DevX offers functionality such as code stepping, variable manipulation, and database-free testing. It also integrates ISPW into Eclipse and supports mainframe data management, enhancing developer control. DATPROF focuses on data manipulation with features like data subsetting, anonymization, and synthetic test data generation, favoring data security and testing flexibility.

Room for Improvement: BMC AMI DevX faces challenges with setup, documentation, and legacy tool conversion into Eclipse. The ISPW plugin's lifecycle management and error diagnostics need enhancement. DATPROF can improve data masking capabilities for flat files and XML data, expand API integrations, and refine its licensing model for better template reusability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC AMI DevX supports both on-premises and public cloud environments with robust customer service and responsive technical support. DATPROF offers on-premises and private cloud options but may benefit from improvements in support responsiveness, as some users experience delays compared to BMC AMI DevX.

Pricing and ROI: BMC AMI DevX is valued for its bundled features and development tools offering good ROI despite some confusion with concurrent user licensing. DATPROF's pricing is competitive with a favorable cost-feature balance, though its user-based model may restrict scalability. Both solutions deliver effective ROI through development and data management efficiencies.

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BMC AMI DevX vs. DATPROF

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Test Data Management

6th

Ranking in Data Masking

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (7th), Database Development and Management (18th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st)

DATPROF

Ranking in Test Data Management

7th

Ranking in Data Masking

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Synthetic Data (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 10.7%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DATPROF is 5.8%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Data Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BMC AMI DevX	10.7%
DATPROF	5.8%
Other	83.5%

Test Data Management

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RobertSamson

Technical Consultant at Services Robert Samson SCRS

Improves disaster recovery processes and offers an efficient CPU cycle optimization

Using BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS has greatly improved our database administration tasks. Although we don't test the database before production, we have experienced benefits in disaster recovery situations and capacity management. For instance, when facing capacity issues during peak transaction times, I've been able to quickly allocate additional resources to ensure smooth operations. This has been crucial, especially during times when the demand surges, such as peak flight hours.

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Romil Kapadia

Product Owner at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Easy to use, covers all the technology and database stacks, and provides good value for money

We had a Broadcom solution. We had an exit strategy for all the tools of this provider. The contracts were supposed to end. DATPROF is more open with respect to outside environments. Of course, it's not open-source technology, but there are provisions to do so, whereas, with earlier tools, that wasn't the case. Another good part of DATPROF is that because they have already been in the market and working with customers for a long time, they know the ins and outs of how the market in the Netherlands works. That was visible when we were performing use cases where the generation of test data was required. Everything that we could possibly think of is already covered by the tool. The inclusiveness or the wholesomeness of the tool is very good. DATPROF's UI is many years ahead of earlier tools. Broadcom's customer support was not up to our requirements. With DATPROF, even though we are just in the sales phase, I already see tremendous improvement. With the earlier tool, they were not able to provide the solutions that we wanted, whereas with DATPROF, Gerard, and Michael are just a call away, and they are willing to extend themselves to provide us with the right support.

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

Pros

"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."

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

"The most valuable feature of Topaz is Xpediter. It's more flexible than Xpediter through MVS."

"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."

"I think the most valuable features are code management, code deployment, and code generation. The fact that those three features are included makes BMC Compuware ISPW a robust product. If one of those features was missing, it would be less robust and less interesting. But because it has those three features, it is a very good solution for code development and management."

"It does our CICS NEWCOPYs and our Db2 binds for us, whereas before, that was a manual process. It takes a lot of the workload off of the operations folks and off the DBAs."

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

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"We have some customers who are in both SAP and non-SAP. When we do scrambling for different applications, it is extremely important that DATPROF and the SAP applications talk to each other and synchronize. Otherwise... [an] identity [can be] lost, from a name perspective."

"We can create synthetic test data for our different development teams without needing production data, which is an excellent capability."

"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use... We were able to quickly port a JD Edwards application into the DATPROF solution and we were able to scramble the data in that application. It's a single tool that helps us to do that across applications."

"I am very impressed with the capabilities of the software."

"Its ease of use is valuable. It's pretty straightforward. With minimal training or with minimal guidance, it can be used."

"The data modeling software gave additional insights for debugging in the case of circular foreign keys."

"Technical support is good. They are friendly and fast."

"The most valuable feature of DATPROF Privacy for us is the possibility to mask sensitive test and development data on different kinds of databases. Furthermore, the tool comes with different useful masking functions. It is possible to mask deterministic and it is possible to add your own functions. The tool has an intuitive interface and customer support is fast and efficient."

Cons

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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

"One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution."

"It's not as intuitive as it should be. In terms of navigation, there is a large training curve for using it. For a millennial it might be better, if they're used to Eclipse. But coming from a non-Eclipse environment and using Eclipse, though I have experience with Eclipse, it might be cumbersome."

"One thing I would really like to see some improvement on is the promotion diagnostic messages. It invokes utilities "under the covers" to copy components, and it does not echo back any of the error messages from those utilities."

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"Although it is possible to mask flat files inside DATPROF Privacy, the current solution is solid. However, it can be improved with an improved user interface."

"The synthetic data-generating element of the tool is relatively new, so we sometimes encounter bugs, though when we inform DATPROF, they act quickly to fix any issues. Of course, the fewer bugs we face, the better."

"We organized the orchestration via ServiceNow/Runbook. It would be nice if DatProf software had this functionality as well."

"They could improve the solution by expanding the APIs. If there were options to integrate it with other solutions, that would help."

"I feel that we have to do a lot of reworking of the template implementations... Maybe it is a limitation, but as a customer, it feels like we need to start from scratch every time. It would help if we could reuse at least some of what we have already done."

"The product could be improved by adding functions to mask flat files and XML data."

"Right now, we need to make process agreements with our supplier to keep our source and target database in line with the current production version. This may become an issue when (if) we reach a CI/CD level with multiple releases per day."

"From what I know, there are some challenges with respect to the number of data formats that can be made available. This is something that can be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"The price point is great."

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

"It's very competitive. There is a good price-to-feature relation. It doesn't give us the feeling that we are overspending on something. It provides the right value at the right price. It's worth it."

"I'm not part of the financial team, but as far as I understand, the price is very reasonable compared to the competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

33%

Insurance Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

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

DATPROF Privacy, DATPROF Test Data Management

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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DATPROF offers test data management solutions known for subsetting, easy maintenance, intelligent data modeling, and data protection features, suitable for businesses requiring efficient data handling and compliance across operations.

DATPROF is renowned for capabilities including collaboration without heavy supplier reliance, synthetic data generation, and data masking across applications. Its features allow flexible customization, integration with systems, and scalable masking. Users benefit from its intuitive design and efficient data management while seeking improvements in orchestration features, enhancing discovery-to-masking integration, and expanding APIs. Addressing requirements like template reusability, empty database functionality, and mainframe platform compatibility are focus areas. Suggestions for better synthetic data generation and mainframe alliances highlight future growth potential.

What are DATPROF's most valuable features?

Subsetting for creating tailored data sets.
User-friendly design aiding ease of use.
Intelligent data modeling for efficient handling.
Anonymization ensuring data privacy.
Integration with different systems for broader applicability.

Which benefits should users consider?

Reduced data storage costs through efficient subsetting.
Compliance with regulations like GDPR via effective masking.
Enhanced data management efficiency boosting team productivity.
Improved data protection across database formats.

In industries requiring stringent data protection such as finance and healthcare, DATPROF is crucial for managing test databases, meeting CI/CD targets, and ensuring GDPR compliance. Teams leverage DATPROF for transitioning to cloud environments, masking sensitive data, and creating synthetic data, thereby supporting diverse IT environments.

Sample Customers

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

APG, UWV, VGZ, DUO, Admiral Group, Heineken, Region Stockholm, Green Shield Canada, BestPass, CalPERS, Birmingham City Council, Nest Pensions

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