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File Master Plus vs InterTest comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

File Master Plus
Ranking in Mainframe Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
InterTest
Ranking in Mainframe Testing Tools
2nd
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Mainframe Testing Tools category, the mindshare of File Master Plus is 6.9%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of InterTest is 12.3%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
InterTest12.3%
File Master Plus6.9%
Other80.8%
Mainframe Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user847152 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Enterprise and Mainframe Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Eases manageability of data, gives us better efficiency on our batch run
I use it for doing final file maintenance It's easier to do basic tasks; ease of manageability of data. It also gives us better efficiency on our batch run and our day-to-day. In terms of meeting business challenges, it's more of a productivity tool. It makes our data easier to manage. Ease of…
it_user860787 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Programmer at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Helps programmers verify changes, identify any kind of logic mistakes, more quickly
The line by line debugger of program logic for COBOL programs. It allows you to do as much testing as you're required to do, to pretty much guarantee that when a program goes into production it's as error-free as possible. None of them are completely ever free, but as error free as possible.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The Browse function and utilities are valuable; the solution is easy to use."
"Provides ease of use, ease of manageability, and ease of managing DSN files."
"CA File Master handles IMS data (together with Grid Tools), which we can use to mask/privatize our data then store on IMS databases."
"It also gives us better efficiency on our batch run and our day-to-day."
"Makes it quick to investigate/fix problems related to application data, and our business can get back to normal operations in short order."
"We use it together with Grid Tools to mask IMS data."
"Makes it quick to investigate/fix problems related to application data. Our business can get back to normal operations in short order."
"CA has done a fantastic job with this product, all the time."
"The line by line debugger of program logic for COBOL programs allows you to do as much testing as you're required to do, to pretty much guarantee that when a program goes into production it's as error-free as possible."
"Programmers can verify their changes more quickly, identify any kind of logic mistakes in the program more quickly."
"InterTest is also bundled with SymDump. We see this as a bundle. They are always together for us. So InterTest is used for debugging process, walking through the code, checking data conditions and code flow. SymDump is used for the fact, after a problem occurs. SymDump catches what point in time the problem occurred, all the other connecting data, and points us to the code to indicate what caused the situation."
 

Cons

"It would be better if it took less CPU time."
"The setup is quite complex. We needed a system programmer for the initial setup."
"They need to keep coming out with new features, and new releases. There hasn't been a new release in a while."
"CA File Master cannot handle IMS Sysplex."
"They need to keep coming out with new features, and new releases. There hasn't been a new release in a while."
"It would be better if it took less CPU time."
"​CA File Master cannot handle IMS Sysplex.​"
"For any change to CA File Master, we need a system programmer, which makes the change process very time consuming​."
"You can have as many users as you like using it. However, sometimes they'll "step on each other" if there are two applications that are testing in one particular region, one could cause some type of a storage overlay and that will hamper another customer trying to do something in the same region."
"You can have as many users as you like using it. However, sometimes they'll "step on each other" if there are two applications that are testing in one particular region, one could cause some type of a storage overlay and that will hamper another customer trying to do something in the same region."
"Still, it's not a quick and easy product. You have to follow several steps to get through the installation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is good value."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
26%
Insurance Company
23%
Healthcare Company
10%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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Also Known As

CA File Master Plus
CA InterTest, CA InterTest for CICS, CA InterTest for Batch
 

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Sample Customers

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