We performed a comparison between IBM Rational ClearQuest and Visual Studio Team System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Configuration Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."
"The combination of a highly flexible state machine together with a platform independent API enables possibilities to automate many steps that in many systems are manual."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Every month there is an increase in the number of users. It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is scalable, stable and has allowed us to upgrade our frameworks."
"The most valuable feature is the code management, where there is sharing of code for developers and it is distributed within the organization."
"The solution is very stable."
"Microsoft makes great products. They are quite robust."
"Visual Studio Team System is the most powerful IDE available in the market."
"The product helps with version control. I can build, develop, test and deploy applications from a single platform."
"The product is efficient."
"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."
"The user experience for the task assignment functionality, and more generally the software lifecycle development, needs to be improved."
"Accessibility switches available on the desktop should also be available on mobile devices for coding or developing on the go."
"I would like to see the inclusion of more programming languages, especially better support for Java."
"Support response time could stand improvement."
"The technical support could be better."
"I have seen customizations with Team System that allowed it to integrate into other ticketing systems like Jira, which would be a really nice feature to see."
"The stability of the product could be better."
"I would say compared to some more modern tools which are made to work offline, with this solution you have to be connected all of the time and with a central server. In our case, it's not a big problem because we all work on-premises, but it can be an issue if you have teams in different locations."
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IBM Rational ClearQuest is ranked 7th in Software Configuration Management while Visual Studio Team System is ranked 3rd in Software Configuration Management with 14 reviews. IBM Rational ClearQuest is rated 7.2, while Visual Studio Team System is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Rational ClearQuest writes "Tracks change requests, problems, and physical asset management. I would like to see data type for floating point numbers. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Team System writes "A scalable and efficient solution that can be used to perform tasks involved in developing information systems". IBM Rational ClearQuest is most compared with Jira, IBM Rational ClearCase, HCL Compass and IBM Rational Synergy, whereas Visual Studio Team System is most compared with . See our IBM Rational ClearQuest vs. Visual Studio Team System report.
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