We performed a comparison between GitHub and IBM Rational ClearCase based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Version Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."GitHub is good for collaboration because everyone can access it or we can restrict access to a few users. If I upload a file and share the URL, it's not restricted to a set number of users. Everyone with the link can download the files."
"GitHub is pure or open-source; you can access it anywhere. You can have a lot of collateral information. You can make the changes and do the reviews from one place."
"GitHub have a built-in software application development environment and this has been most useful."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the version control field."
"The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code."
"I have found GitHub stable."
"The most valuable feature of GitHub is version control and continuous integration."
"If you want to share documents, you can create articles and diagrams with GitHub and share."
"ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment."
"IBM Rational ClearCase is a stable solution. I have not had any difficulty with reliability."
"The tool had features similar to Git for version control. It offered branching and merging capabilities, providing better control over code management. Integration was possible with other tools, including some change management tools. The overall process was normal."
"The descriptions within Github could be more user-friendly to show the trees of Gitflow."
"The ticketing system is not working."
"It would be good if there were training materials for junior developers."
"GitHub could have better integration or capability with other solutions."
"The solution needs some more controls for deleting code."
"The solution should have less integration with the AI part, but it needs to add features with other automation tools so that it can be easily integrated."
"If you are uploading or cloning a large file, with more than 25 megs, it's pretty slow."
"GitHub could add more security features. I am not sure how secure it is. If they provide more security features, then it can be used in more official applications."
"I have found it very difficult to understand many functionalities in IBM Rational ClearCase. We have had many problems and it is not user-friendly."
"The protection needs to be improved."
"The solution's UI is slow compared to other tools. It is an old tool."
GitHub is ranked 3rd in Version Control with 74 reviews while IBM Rational ClearCase is ranked 8th in Version Control with 6 reviews. GitHub is rated 8.6, while IBM Rational ClearCase is rated 6.4. The top reviewer of GitHub writes "Beneficial version control and continuous integration, but guides would be helpful". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Rational ClearCase writes "Useful for version control but UI is slow ". GitHub is most compared with Snyk, AWS CodeCommit, Bitbucket, Fortify on Demand and GitLab, whereas IBM Rational ClearCase is most compared with Git, Bitbucket, IBM Rational ClearQuest, Helix Core and Apache Subversion. See our GitHub vs. IBM Rational ClearCase report.
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