Endevor Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

reviewer1773153

System Programmer

Feb 2, 2022

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Useful management tools, detailed information, and helpful support

Pros and Cons

"The management and information CA Endevor Software Change Manager provides is very useful"

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

What is our primary use case?

We use CA Endevor Software Change Manager in order to control the lifecycle of the applications for mainframes.

What is most valuable?

The management and information CA Endevor Software Change Manager provides is very useful

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using CA Endevor Software Change Manager for approximately 20 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CA Endevor Software Change Manager is stable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support from CA Endevor Software Change Manager is helpful.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate CA Endevor Software Change Manager a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

it_user351306

President, Senior SEM Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Dec 10, 2015

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It increases productivity as it maintains version control for development in case developers want to regress or go back to a prior version.

Valuable Features

The quick edit function allows our dev staff to make modifications easily as well as maintain version control in case they want to regress or go back to a prior version.

Improvements to My Organization

It increases productivity as it maintains version control for development.

Room for Improvement

I'd like the processors to provide us the ability to dynamically set a symbolic.

Stability Issues

It's very stable, which is why we use it and why others should too.

Customer Service and Technical Support

10/10. I’ve been working with CA support for years. I know them by first name.

Implementation Team

I provide training for it, and people tell me I'm far ahead of anyone else. I see it so much that for me implementation is simple, but for others for whom it's new, it may be difficult.

Other Advice

The one best piece of advice I can give is to make sure the person installing the software is qualified for the tool, so check their qualifications. There’s a lot of people who say they can do things, but they can’t. Make sure you get a list of clients. When asked for a recommendation, I always say Endevor.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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it_user481224

Process Specialist II at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Aug 31, 2016

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Our processes are streamlined in that we only have to create a single package and all of the information is there for audit.

What is most valuable?

As an administrator, the csv utility and reporting are vital in obtaining information for leadership.

How has it helped my organization?

The introduction of promotion packages was awesome. In the past, we would have to create multiple (up to five) packages to move coded changes into production. We had to have a naming standard in place in order to be able to pull the information for audit. Now, our processes are streamlined in that we only have to create a single package and all of the information is there for audit.

What needs improvement?

The Eclipse based UI still needs improvement and CA is working on that in v18.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Endevor for 16 years at three different companies.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not seen any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not seen any scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate technical support as very good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Endevor has been in place as long as I have worked in my current role.

How was the initial setup?

I did not perform the installation.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not choose this product.

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reviewer1466748

Analyst & Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Feb 19, 2021

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Stable, easy to use, effective for source code management in a mainframe environment

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."

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

What is our primary use case?

We used Endevor for our source code management tool. We also use it for coordinating our testing that includes unit tests and system tests.

We have an on-premises mainframe environment. All of our storage is local.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are stability and ease of use.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have better integration with other products.

It's impossible to work in parallel mode with the source. For example, we have one check for many banks and you can't change the parallel source for different projects.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using CA Endevor Software Change Manager for about 20 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution and I haven't had any problem using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 300 users in the organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

I do not have any experience with technical support. I have had no problems with it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We will be finishing with Endevor this year.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I think that Endeavor is a good product and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user779100

Software Administrator at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Dec 14, 2017

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We have used it for years and never had any real issues with it

Pros and Cons

"We have used it for years and never had any real issues with it."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to track changes to our schedules. It performs great.

How has it helped my organization?

It allows us more streamlined processes from test to development to QA to production. So, the product streamlines processes.

What is most valuable?

The usability of it. It is pretty user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

Probably more of a web-based option for it, because it is mostly mainframe. We are looking for more web solutions to expand our users that are not mainframe savvy.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable. Since it is on the mainframe, the mainframe is a very stable product, so it never interacts with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable.

How is customer service and technical support?

Not lately on my end, but we have in the past. I have had contacted them in the past with other tools for CA products. They are always great with good interaction.

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved in the initial setup.

What other advice do I have?

Take a look at the tool. We have used it for years and never had any real issues with it.