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"The most valuable features include the capability to use other program languages such as PLSQR, JAVA, .NET." "The ability to create virtual services and deploy them as Docker containers, and include them in our Jenkins build pipelines, is a valuable feature." "The most valuable features are the recording and creating of virtual services." "There are several areas that are easily configurable." | "Support is very quick. You can write to them and on the same day, they will respond. This is one of the best features." "The scalability is very good. It's probably one of the better tools I've seen on the market." "This is a powerful, reliable and versatile all-around application testing suite." "Code Conversion is one of the great features because sometimes, the automation tool doesn't have the capability of maneuvering around two specific evaluations." |
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"UI should be more user friendly: better usability, more testing oriented." "The workstation component has a very out-dated UI and is in dire need of a facelift." "It is not a stable solution." "I would like to have more flexibility towards the mainframe virtualization and also in JDBC virtualization." | "If there are many queries on the web page, Ranorex will not render the page correctly. I had about 1,000 queries on the page, and the solution was not able to handle it." "One of the areas the service could be improved would be to have the training in Italian." "For our purposes it requires integration with other products to get out the results in the format we want them. Adding this to the product could improve it." "The object detection functionality needs to be improved." |
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"There are additional fees for advanced-level technical support." "I don't have the exact dollar amount, but we have spent close to $1,000,000 for a three-year agreement, for an enterprise level." More Broadcom Service Virtualization Pricing and Cost Advice » | "We paid €3,000 (approximately $3,300 USD) for this solution. When you add the runtime licenses it will be €3,500 (approximately $3,900 USD)." "There are several types of licenses and you need to choose depending on your needs and level of usage." "The licensing fees depend on the number of users." |
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Views 5,076 Comparisons 1,815 Reviews 4 Average Words per Review 696 Rating 8.3 | Views 10,248 Comparisons 7,610 Reviews 4 Average Words per Review 547 Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
ITKO LISA, CA LISA, CA Service Virtualization | |
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Broadcom | Ranorex |
Overview | |
CA Service Virtualization acts as a catalyst for DevOps by simulating constrained or unavailable systems across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This allows developers, testers and performance teams to work in parallel to accelerate app delivery, as well as to “shift-left” the app testing to improve application quality. CA Service Virtualization was previously known as LISA, the product from the ITKO acquisition. | Ranorex is a leading software development company that offers innovative test automation software. Ranorex makes testing easy, saves time in the testing process and empowers clients to ensure the highest quality of their products. Its flexible tools and quick ROI make it the ideal choice for companies of virtually any size – and this is why thousands of clients in over 60 countries trust in its excellence. |
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Sample Customers | |
Union Bank, Swisscom, Autotrader, KPN, ING Bank, Best Buy, American Family Insurance, TESCO, Telefonica, Molina Healthcare, California DMV, Aktia, City Index, Con-way, DirecTV, GRU Airport, Liquidnet, NAB, Nordstrom, T-Mobile, TIM Brasil, | Siemens, TomTom, Adidas, Canon, Lufthansa, Roche, Cisco, Philipps, Dell, Motorola, Toshiba, Citrix, Ericsson, sage, Continental, IBM, Credit Suisse, Vodafone |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm25% Comms Service Provider20% Transportation Company7% Retailer7% Computer Software Company48% Financial Services Firm13% Comms Service Provider12% Energy/Utilities Company4% | Computer Software Company25% Manufacturing Company19% Financial Services Firm19% Newspaper6% Computer Software Company33% Comms Service Provider19% Manufacturing Company6% Media Company5% |
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Small Business4% Midsize Enterprise7% Large Enterprise89% | Small Business27% Midsize Enterprise32% Large Enterprise41% |
Broadcom Service Virtualization is ranked 1st in Service Virtualization with 4 reviews while Ranorex Studio is ranked 15th in Functional Testing Tools with 4 reviews. Broadcom Service Virtualization is rated 8.2, while Ranorex Studio is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Broadcom Service Virtualization writes "Scalable with good recording and creating of virtual services, but it's not stable and there is no support for previous versions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ranorex Studio writes "Offers a strong suite of tools for application testing of mobile, desktop, and API apps". Broadcom Service Virtualization is most compared with Micro Focus Service Virtualization, Parasoft Service Virtualization, SmartBear ServiceV Pro, Tricentis Tosca and Sauce Labs, whereas Ranorex Studio is most compared with SmartBear TestComplete, Katalon Studio, Tricentis Tosca, Selenium HQ and Micro Focus UFT One.
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