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IBM OMEGAMON vs SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM OMEGAMON
Ranking in Mainframe Management
3rd
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SYSVIEW Performance Intelli...
Ranking in Mainframe Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Mainframe Management category, the mindshare of IBM OMEGAMON is 16.3%, down from 27.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is 8.9%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mainframe Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence8.9%
IBM OMEGAMON16.3%
Other74.8%
Mainframe Management
 

Featured Reviews

PB
Mainframe Support at AG Insurance
Good stability but it is lacking the ability to see historical information
We can only see online information but there isn't any historical data to see something that happened a few hours previous. We don't have the ability to access that information. Previously, with MainView, we could look back at information from two days before and get information. We could easily get information from Plexus. Now, we don't have a single screen to check which has been annoying. Compared to MainView, Tivoli is rubbish. We are forced to use this solution. We couldn't stay with MainView. I would like for it to be easier to check the system performance. It should have the ability to see historical data. We can't see the percentages to see the percentages of the CPU utilized. We should be able to see how much was used by our part of the system. Now, we have to continuously recalculate that information.
SR
System Programmer at Krungsri
Real-time monitoring has improved incident response but still needs built-in history and prediction
A long-term performance database in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence would be beneficial to see historical performance for the long term and observe trends. Currently, a program must be created to gather data, and it should be part of the product with a built-in database inside SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence so that a custom program to gather data and keep it somewhere is not necessary. Prediction capability is not available in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence—the kind of machine learning intelligence desired, such as the ability to predict patterns or seasonality or month-end behavior. However, if there is a chance to use WatchTower, this ability might be gained.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's stable enough. I haven't noticed any problems since it was installed."
"It's stable enough. I haven't noticed any problems since it was installed."
"This is probably their best product; I look at this product and I think it is the best in their fleet."
"I use most of the SMS space management extensively, but also the features that enable me to look at dumps and different dataset allocations to the system, and performance data from the queueing and delays."
"​The stability is very reliable. We have not had any issues."
"Being able to see and to have oversight of everything that happens on the job is critical, and this is what we get with SYSVIEW."
"If you are looking for a good performance monitoring and system tool, this solution offers it in a very compact product suite."
"It is a very powerful and reliable tool with a relatively easy to follow interface."
"I also really appreciated all the work that everybody did to get it functional for JES3, and they continue to do so, even though IBM said they are going to do away with JES3."
"It gives an indication of potential performance bottlenecks."
 

Cons

"We can't see the percentages to see the percentages of the CPU utilized. We should be able to see how much was used by our part of the system. Now, we have to continuously recalculate that information."
"Compared to MainView, Tivoli is rubbish."
"The documentation, like installation guides and stuff, put it all in one place.​"
"Initial setup was complex."
"Having spoken with the product owner, we discussed the interests of being able to identify the unit of work ID giving us the ability to correlate transactions that cross technologies."
"I would expect this product to be integrated with mainframe Linux system monitoring which is more popular in our mainframe solutions."
"They are already working on improvements. One of them is the operational intelligence, which is a lot of stuff I am trying to learn and work on right now, which SYSVIEW reports to that all the system things which are going on."
"We would like to see better graphics in the next version, so that even less experienced individuals can find problems without much effort."
"As for the JES2 component of the product, CA might improve the overall performance when accessing the JES2 spool."
"The actual product install is very simple. The web interface install is far from easy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is a little steep, but there are a lot of other functions that it brings together. It gives you one window to look through to get to a lot of different features. The more products you have from CA, the better pricing they have, the more you can get them doing more things for you."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Government
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Performing Arts
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise25
 

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What needs improvement with SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
A long-term performance database in SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence would be beneficial to see historical performance for the long term and observe trends. Currently, a program must be created to ...
What is your primary use case for SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is used for monitoring CICS and z/OS, and it is also used to monitor metrics and trigger events to OPS/MVS for automation triggering. SYSVIEW Performance Intelligen...
What advice do you have for others considering SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence?
The price of SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence is unknown as I am a user and do not have access to pricing information. I have provided this review with a rating of seven out of ten.
 

Also Known As

IBM Candle, Tivoli
CA SYSVIEW Performance Management, CA SYSVIEW, Unicenter CA-SYSVIEW Realtime Performance Management
 

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Sample Customers

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Tieto, Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
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