Endevor vs IBM Rational ClearCase comparison

Endevor

Read 45 Endevor reviews

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92% willing to recommend

IBM Rational ClearCase

Read 6 IBM Rational ClearCase reviews

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Endevor and IBM Rational ClearCase 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.

To learn more, read our detailed Endevor vs. IBM Rational ClearCase Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Endevor vs. IBM Rational ClearCase

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Categories and Ranking

Endevor

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Application Development (3rd)

IBM Rational ClearCase

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

4th

Average Rating

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Version Control (8th)

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Software Configuration Management category, the market share of Endevor is 31.9% and it decreased by 18.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of IBM Rational ClearCase is 5.6% and it increased by 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Configuration Management

Unique Categories:

Mainframe Application Development

3.1%

Version Control

1.1%

Featured Reviews

reviewer2119344

Sr. Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

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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Yong Seok Kang

Technical Consultant at MTRiver Consulting

Apr 23, 2024

Useful for version control but UI is slow

We use the tool for configuration management, training, and version control. 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…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The tools are specifically designed for mainframe environments, providing features tailored to the unique requirements of the systems, ensuring there are no mistakes."

"Stability has been really good. I have actually never had to open an issue or report an issue since I have been running it."

"It's the audit-level tracking. If something has gone wrong I can go back and figure out what happened, who did it."

"Any question that an auditor has about our processes and approvals is all stored in Endevor."

"We can make it do pretty much whatever we want, depending on just how complicated we want it to be, as it is pretty flexible."

"The source management is excellent."

"Being able to compare versions is helpful."

"It was an easy install. Since it was all set up, it pretty much runs itself now."

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"ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment."

"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."

"IBM Rational ClearCase is a stable solution. I have not had any difficulty with reliability."

Cons

"I would like to have better integration with other products."

"The solution is very expensive."

"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."

"Learning the tool for the first time was extremely difficult, and it could be because of all the other processes we had around it. But knowing you can do these things in batch, you can do things in the foreground or online mode, and then these, you have to have a package for. There are these rules, and some of the concepts inside the tool are not clear, like what is the CCID? Why do I have to have one? What is that? And how is it used? As a developer, it's not important to me - I don't know what a CCID is, and I don't care - but apparently it's important to someone."

"There should be better integration between CA Endevor Software Change Manager and Zowe."

"Interfacing with some change control products that are not CA's, it's a little glitchy on the approvals of changes. It requires special needs for the users for approvals."

"The scalability of Endevor could improve."

"It is still kind of behind the times. It needs to catch up with all the millennials that want a distributed look and feel."

More Endevor cons

"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 solution's UI is slow compared to other tools. It is an old tool."

"The protection needs to be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features."

"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."

"The solution is very expensive."

"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."

"The product is expensive."

"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."

"This is a very expensive product."

"IBM Rational ClearCase, like any other IBM tool, is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

23%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

23%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about IBM Rational ClearCase?

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, in...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Rational ClearCase?

IBM Rational ClearCase, like any other IBM tool, is expensive.

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What needs improvement with IBM Rational ClearCase?

The solution's UI is slow compared to other tools. It is an old tool.

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Also Known As

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

Rational ClearCase

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Broadcom

IBM

Overview

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.

IBM Rational ClearCase is an enterprise-grade configuration management system that provides controlled access to software assets, including requirements, design documents, models, test plans and test results. It be can be integrated with other IBM solutions, including IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational ClearQuest, IBM Rational Asset Manager and IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

Atos SE, FEI, STM

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