BMC Compuware ISPW vs Endevor comparison

BMC Compuware ISPW
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100% willing to recommend
Endevor
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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 6, 2024

We compared Endevor and BMC Compuware ISPW based on our user's reviews in several parameters.

Both Endevor and BMC Compuware ISPW offer robust version control capabilities, efficient source code management, and excellent customer service. Endevor excels in handling complex projects and providing comprehensive audit trails, while BMC Compuware ISPW is praised for its ease of integration and strong reporting capabilities. Users find Endevor's pricing and setup process positive, while BMC Compuware ISPW offers flexibility in licensing options. Endevor users desire improvements in user interface and accessibility, whereas BMC Compuware ISPW users seek enhancements in usability, integration, and analytics features.

Features: Endevor's valuable features include robust version control, efficient source code management, seamless integration, comprehensive audit trails, and handling of complex projects. BMC Compuware ISPW offers ease of integration, streamlined automation, intuitive interface, support for parallel development, customizable workflows, strong reporting capabilities, and responsive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Endevor is reported to be reasonable and straightforward, based on user feedback. In contrast, BMC Compuware ISPW also offers a straightforward and hassle-free setup cost, with users appreciating its smooth installation process. Both products have positive experiences with pricing, setup cost, and licensing., Endevor users reported significant ROI and positive outcomes. BMC Compuware ISPW also provided positive ROI, according to user feedback.

Room for Improvement: Endevor's room for improvement lies in enhancing its user interface, accessibility, onboarding process, and performance. On the other hand, BMC Compuware ISPW could benefit from improving its usability, navigation, integration with other software, and reporting and analytics capabilities.

Deployment and customer support: Users' feedback for Endevor indicates varying durations for establishing a new tech solution, ranging from three months for deployment to a week for setup. In some cases, the terms "deployment" and "setup" may refer to the same period. For BMC Compuware ISPW, user experiences with the duration vary. Some mentioned deployment taking several weeks, while others mentioned only a week. The setup phase ranged from a few days to a week. The context in which these terms are used is important, as some users may consider them separate phases while others may include both in their timeframe., Endevor's customer service is highly regarded for prompt assistance, reliable solutions, helpful and knowledgeable staff, efficient support, resulting in seamless experiences. BMC Compuware ISPW is praised for excellent customer service with prompt response, expertise, efficiency, and reliable and friendly support.

The summary above is based on 9 interviews we conducted recently with Endevor and BMC Compuware ISPW users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Compuware ISPW
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Endevor
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Application Development (3rd)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Software Configuration Management category, the market share of BMC Compuware ISPW is 34.7% and it decreased by 8.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of Endevor is 31.9% and it decreased by 18.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Mainframe Application Development
3.1%
 

Featured Reviews

RJ
Feb 20, 2021
Does our CICS NEWCOPYs and Db2 binds, reducing operations and DBA workloads
One thing I would really like to see some improvement on is the promotion diagnostic messages. It invokes utilities "under the covers" to copy components, and it does not echo back any of the error messages from those utilities. So if we have an issue where, say, an old load module is missing an alias, it invokes IEBCOPY under the covers, and IEBCOPY returns a bad condition code. But there is nowhere that those messages are reported back to us. That's just a specific issue. In general, the logging and the message analysis, the output analysis, could be made easier to use. There are some features that are not well documented, so documentation could use a little help, on things like setting up deployment and which structures in the database correspond to which tables. The admin configuration of it are kind of arcane. It would be nice if the doc were brushed up and maybe there were some step-by-step guides on doing things. There are some out there, but there are some things, like propagation, that are simply not documented and we don't even know how to set it up.
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GD
Mar 8, 2023
Good source integrity, stable, and scalable
We're using Endevor for application development Endevor ensures the source code is deployed to production in an accurate way. The source integrity is the most valuable feature. Concurrent development has room for improvement. The cost of the solution has room for improvement.  The initial setup…
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Pros

"It does our CICS NEWCOPYs and our Db2 binds for us, whereas before, that was a manual process. It takes a lot of the workload off of the operations folks and off the DBAs."
"We had parallel development before, but the way ISPW implements it is better. It has more control and oversight of the process, whereas before, it was like the Wild West. Everybody could have their own package with their own version of the component in it... ISPW is constantly aware of it. It notifies when someone else is using or has a different version of that component."
"I think the most valuable features are code management, code deployment, and code generation. The fact that those three features are included makes BMC Compuware ISPW a robust product. If one of those features was missing, it would be less robust and less interesting. But because it has those three features, it is a very good solution for code development and management."
"One of the features that the developers like is that they can retrieve what they need with the tool. They don't have to go through some process or request something be done by another team. They can get the programs they need, compile them, retrieve the JCL and alter the JCL if they need to, and put these programs wherever they need to go for their testing."
"The visual ability to see potential downstream impacts to changes being made assists our developers in understanding the impact associated with their change."
"It's the audit-level tracking. If something has gone wrong I can go back and figure out what happened, who did it."
"It provides secure, controlled access to source management."
"The source management is excellent."
"​It was an easy install. Since it was all set up, it pretty much runs itself now."
"The developers can very easily see what has changed on a particular piece of source code or a program, and others can look at that as well so they can coordinate their changes. It makes it much easier to promote a piece of code up to production."
"The most valuable feature of Endevor is customization and ease of use."
"​Stability has been really good. I have actually never had to open an issue or report an issue since I have been running it.​"
"The management and information CA Endevor Software Change Manager provides is very useful"
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Cons

"Better discussions to identify inventory prior to the start of any migration would be helpful for potential clients that have applications with code that is not modified often."
"One thing I would really like to see some improvement on is the promotion diagnostic messages. It invokes utilities "under the covers" to copy components, and it does not echo back any of the error messages from those utilities."
"There are some features that are not well documented, so documentation could use a little help, on things like setting up deployment and which structures in the database correspond to which tables."
"The solution could be improved by being better integrated with the open world. In the next release, I would like to have the ability to work in an open environment whilst remaining integrated with the legacy environment."
"When you're setting up the parameters for how ISPW will work in your shop, there are a lot of questions that have to be answered... BMC Compuware should have more in-depth explanations about what the choices in each question mean. If you pick A, what does that mean has to happen? What does that impact? If you pick B, what does that mean? What does that impact?"
"There are a lot of screens in it. The process for moving out my other solutions, it could be more convenient. There are a lot of steps to go through and a lot of screens to go through to get it accomplished."
"The main challenges are its limited interface and the complexity of the customization."
"Sometimes finding errors and output can be difficult because it spits out so many messages that it is hard to figure out which ones are the ones you need to look at and what flow did it actually take through the processor."
"They need to ditch the Eclipse plugin and just make the development environment for Z the standard Eclipse interface.​"
"If I had to comment on an area of ​​improvement or something new in the next or future version, I would like to see AI-assisted coding and impact analysis for mainframes."
"There should be better integration between CA Endevor Software Change Manager and Zowe."
"It is still kind of behind the times. It needs to catch up with all the millennials that want a distributed look and feel.​"
"Needs more audit capability when it comes to changes to settings that are made by administrators, as many of these are done through the panels and are therefore not logged as an action against a configuration item."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."
"The price point is great."
"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."
"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."
"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"The product is expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
19%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC Compuware ISPW?
I think the most valuable features are code management, code deployment, and code generation. The fact that those three features are included makes BMC Compuware ISPW a robust product. If one of th...
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What needs improvement with BMC Compuware ISPW?
The solution could be improved by being better integrated with the open world. In the next release, I would like to have the ability to work in an open environment whilst remaining integrated with ...
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What is your primary use case for BMC Compuware ISPW?
Our primary use case is managing and deploying code. We also build outputs from the code.
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What do you like most about Endevor?
Endevor is easy to use.
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What needs improvement with Endevor?
The product’s implementation process is complicated and restrictive. It is difficult to find file programs and use a different tool for the setup as the compilation process is all locked up, at lea...
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What is your primary use case for Endevor?
We use the product as a source manager and program manager. It helps in controlling the mainframe code and performing data migrations.
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Also Known As

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CA Endevor Software Change Manager, Endevor Software Change Manager, CA Software Change Manager for Mainframe, CA Endevor SCM
 

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Overview

A modern, end-to-end Agile source code management, release automation and deployment automation tool that enables mainframe application developers at all skill levels to fulfill business requirements, optimize code quality, and improve developer productivity through mainframe DevOps. With ISPW, developers can:

  • Easily perform concurrent development to support Agile Development practices
  • Leverage Jenkins plugins to manage code throughout the lifecycle
  • Use REST APIs to automatically connect mainframe applications into modern DevOps toolchains
  • Collaborate with other developers through features like alerts when another programmer has checked out code
  • See versions of a program at multiple points in the development cycle to prevent incorrect overlaying and ensure smooth code integration
  • Access an intuitive relationship visualization that guides users to failure points
CA Endevor Software Change Manager (CA Endevor SCM) is the most widely used change management software for the mainframe environment. It can automate your entire development process, adapting to your specific business requirements and helping ensure consistency and complete control. Integration with IBM Rational Developer for System z can improve productivity, accelerate time-to-delivery and ensure the auditability of all programmer activities. Eclipse-ready, CA Endevor SCM helps shorten the learning curve for application developers. It provides your team with business-driven, customizable lifecycle paths and automated version control to protect your software assets and help maintain application integrity.
 

Sample Customers

mBank, Standard Bank
Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
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