BMC AMI DevX vs Qlik Gold Client comparison

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BMC and Qlik are both solutions in the Test Data Management category. BMC is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8, while Qlik is ranked #12. BMC holds a 12.2% mindshare in TDM, compared to Qlik’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Qlik users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

BMC AMI DevX and Qlik Gold Client compete in enterprise data management, each offering unique benefits. BMC AMI DevX takes the lead in support and pricing, while Qlik Gold Client outshines with comprehensive features.

Features: BMC AMI DevX delivers advanced mainframe application management, streamlined DevOps integration, and automated workflows. Qlik Gold Client provides powerful data replication, seamless SAP migrations, and robust data management capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC AMI DevX is noted for straightforward deployment and exceptional customer service, offering an easy implementation experience. Qlik Gold Client demands more technical expertise but offers responsive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: BMC AMI DevX offers competitive pricing with a balanced ROI due to lower setup costs, ideal for budget-conscious organizations. Qlik Gold Client requires a higher investment but ensures substantial ROI through its comprehensive feature set.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Test Data Management

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (1st), Debugging (2nd), Database Development and Management (11th), Mainframe Application Development (1st), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (3rd), AI Software Development (29th)

Qlik Gold Client

Ranking in Test Data Management

12th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 12.2%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Gold Client is 2.7%, up from 1.1% 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%
Qlik Gold Client	2.7%
Other	85.1%

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Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

Modern tools have boosted mainframe file extraction speed and simplified everyday workflows

I definitely think BMC AMI DevX could be improved or enhanced in terms of the logging in features. BMC AMI DevX's logging in feature is not so great. Whenever you try to log in, it always prompts you for passwords. Then when you have to switch sessions, because we usually have to switch between production and UAT, there's no quick way of switching between the two. Every time you try to switch, it prompts you to log in. Additionally, there's a pop-up that I always receive. When you click X on it, it doesn't disappear. Eventually, I just end up minimizing it. Furthermore, the startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads. It doesn't just immediately start up and it's ready. It takes a good solid two to three minutes before it's ready so that you can work on it. BMC AMI DevX's logins and the other ones I can understand because security has to be there, but I do feel that once I've logged in, I shouldn't need to log in again. The startup problem is the annoying one because if I want to do something, I need to open it two or three minutes earlier to give it time to load up. The startup problem is the one that definitely needs to be addressed.

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reviewer2010738

Senior Manager, Customer Life Cycle Management Specialist at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Effective and easy to use but performance lags with large data sets

Our company has fifty users who conduct analytics for many use cases. The solution is effective and easy to use in comparison to other products that require some technical knowledge. Performance is sometimes affected when loading millions of data records. The PC or VMware sometimes takes too…

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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

"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."

"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,"

"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."

"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."

"The plugin ISPW integrated into Eclipse is a really valuable functionality for developers who already use it."

"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."

"Our intention is to use Topaz for the next generation of mainframe developers to maintain mainframe applications."

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"The solution is effective and easy to use."

Cons

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

"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."

"It's a very complicated tool."

"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."

"BMC AMI DevX's logging in feature is not so great. Furthermore, the startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads."

"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."

"It would be good if the vendors would work together or at least have some collaboration between them, so they would know what would work and what wouldn't work. Right now, the way things are working, they're relying on the customer to make everything work."

"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."

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"Performance is sometimes affected when loading millions of data records."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

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

"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."

"The price point is great."

"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 is a bit high."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

30%

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Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

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Company Size

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	20

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Questions from the Community

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

My understanding is that BMC AMI DevX is an enterprise product with custom licensing, so pricing is typically negotiated based on factors such as the modules purchased, organization size, and usage...

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What needs improvement with BMC AMI DevX?

BMC AMI DevX is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could improve, such as simplifying the initial installation and configuration, especially for first-time users. It could also i...

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What is your primary use case for BMC AMI DevX?

My main use case for BMC AMI DevX is to work with COBOL and JCL development on IBM. I mainly use it for editing, browsing data sets, submitting jobs, and debugging applications. I appreciate the Ec...

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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 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

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Qlik Gold Client is a strategic data management tool designed to optimize data replication and synchronization within SAP landscapes. It enables businesses to manage test data efficiently while maintaining data security and integrity.

Enhancing the performance of IT systems, Qlik Gold Client supports seamless data transfer across SAP environments. Ideal for ensuring data consistency during system migrations or upgrades, it assists in streamlining business processes and improving productivity. Designed for scalability and flexibility, it facilitates comprehensive data management solutions tailored to specific IT infrastructures.

What are the key features of Qlik Gold Client?

Data Replication: Ensures accurate and timely copies of data across SAP systems, enhancing data availability.
Data Security: Provides robust mechanisms to maintain data privacy and integrity during transfers.
Flexible Data Management: Offers customizable options to meet unique data handling requirements.
Performance Optimization: Streamlines data processes to boost system efficiency.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Cost Efficiency: Minimizes expenses related to data management by automating tasks.
Time Savings: Reduces the time required for data replication, leading to faster project timelines.
Enhanced Productivity: By optimizing data handling processes, it enables IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives.

In industries such as finance and manufacturing, Qlik Gold Client provides significant value through its ability to handle complex data environments. Its implementation supports industry-specific needs, ensuring accurate data flows, regulatory compliance, and streamlined operations, thus elevating data-driven decision-making capabilities.

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