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IBM CICS Transaction Server vs. Rocket Mainstar

Overview
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IBM CICS Transaction Server
Score 8.7 out of 10
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IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.N/A
Rocket Mainstar
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Rocket® Mainstar® systems optimization and data management solutions let users operate IBM® zSystems/OS®, Db2®, and IMS™ systems more efficiently, with the goal of maximizing the processing power of users mainframes in support of corporate web, mobile, and cloud initiatives.N/A
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IBM CICS Transaction ServerRocket Mainstar
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IBM CICS Transaction ServerRocket Mainstar
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM CICS Transaction ServerRocket Mainstar
Features
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Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
IBM CICS Transaction Server
8.2
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Rocket Mainstar
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Ratings
IDE support7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Security management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Administration and management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Application server performance9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Installation8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM CICS Transaction ServerRocket Mainstar
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
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Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
IBM CICS Transaction ServerRocket Mainstar
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
IBM CICS Transaction Server is multi-decades proven transaction server which is very scalable, very secured, easy to use, has good transactional capabilities, works well all other mainframe resources such as Db2, languages on IBM mainframe, has access control capabilities in terms of who can access the transaction for read mode vs update mode, etc.
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Rocket Software
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Pros
IBM
  • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
  • Multiplatform connection
  • Native connection with DB2
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Rocket Software
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Cons
IBM
  • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
  • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
  • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
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Rocket Software
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Usability
IBM
Need a good knowledge of mainframe and z/OS capability. May be difficult to understand for a beginner (specially CPSM). In a complex architecture, need a high skill to do problem determination
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Rocket Software
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1.
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Rocket Software
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
  • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
  • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
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