We performed a comparison between IBM Rational ClearCase and IBM Rational Synergy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Broadcom, BMC, Microsoft and others in Software Configuration Management."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."
"ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment."
"Managing source code, tracking modifications, and being able to analyze evolutions of source code are the most valuable features."
"The protection needs to be improved."
"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."
"I'd like to see more integration with respect to requirement management, though this is not possible with this Synergy solution. I know that PTC enables this feature as well as Polarion. We need to have full trustworthiness and accountability in knowing that the tool will track every modification from specification through to the source code, with Synergy this isn't possible. The solution requires additional tools like rectify, desktop system solutions, to enable trustability between requirements, from one specification to another."
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IBM Rational ClearCase is ranked 4th in Software Configuration Management with 6 reviews while IBM Rational Synergy is ranked 10th in Software Configuration Management. IBM Rational ClearCase is rated 6.4, while IBM Rational Synergy is rated 3.0. The top reviewer of IBM Rational ClearCase writes "Difficult to use, not efficient, but stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Rational Synergy writes "Users must go through a lot of steps to properly manipulate this solution, which can interrupt workflows and cause unnecessary downtime". IBM Rational ClearCase is most compared with Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, IBM Rational ClearQuest and Helix Core, whereas IBM Rational Synergy is most compared with IBM Rational ClearQuest.
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