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IBM CICS Transaction Server

by IBM

14

Reviews

4.4

Star rating

#7

Rank in Application Server

Pros and cons

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      Losing to

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      1 switched

      Key stats

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      64

      Enterprise

      1

      Adoption by company size

      SegmentShare of reviews
      Small Business7.7%
      Mid-Market23.1%
      Enterprise69.2%

      Quarterly history

      QuarterReviewsStar rating
      2025 Q215.0
      2026 Q315.0

      Satisfaction ratings

      Ease of Use8.1
      Ease of Setup8.9
      Quality of Support8.7
      Meets Requirements9.5

      What reviewers say

      Legacy CICS 3270 Screen with BMS

      5.0

      “I work with legacy IBM Mainframe software migration, I like the ease of navigation and clarity of the features, currently online services lack the simplicity and ease that CICS offers.”

      IBM Mainframe System Analyst

      CICS Transaction Server is a secure, fexible, modern middleware for real time transactions

      5.0

      “Flexibility, languages supported, the interfaces, the network management, the task management, the data integrity features, the security features”

      CICS Systems administrator

      Good and solid age old legacy screens but holds better anyday

      4.5

      “Options to navigate between screens using PF keys, Easy to make changes in backend cobol or pl1 modules, It has option to hold data in TSQ or TDQ which makes easy to transfer data between programs Backend BMS maps are easy to read on which fields are located where as it jus”

      Agile Coach