Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azul Platform Core
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Azul Systems headquartered in Sunnyvale is exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). They build fully supported, standards-compliant runtimes that help enable Java-based businesses. Azul Platform Core (formerly Zulu Enterprise) subscribers get quarterly access to security-only updates (ideal for rapid deployment) plus standard quarterly updates that include security patches, bug fixes, and new features.N/A
LinearB
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
LinearB is a tool for software development organizations that allows for improved productivity based on objective data driven insights. Founded in 2018, Los Angeles-based LinearB promises a fresh approach to software development project management and metrics, for example helping developer teams correlate project issues with data from their code, Git, projects, and more. LinearB promises to bring context to the metrics, helping engineering leaders understand what is happening across a…
$0
per month
Perforce P4
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Perforce P4 (formerly Helix Core) is the company's version control and peer code review solution. Perforce offers add-on products for code review for free, and Git support products.N/A
Pricing
Azul Platform CoreLinearBPerforce P4
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
(8 devs included)
Pro
$10
Per dev per month to start
Enterprise
$45
Per dev per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azul Platform CoreLinearBPerforce P4
Free Trial
NoYesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Azul Platform CoreLinearBPerforce P4
Version Control Software Features
Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of Product A and Product B
Azul Platform Core
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Ratings
LinearB
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Ratings
Perforce P4
7.9
1 Ratings
9% below category average
Branching and Merging00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Version History00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Version Control Collaboration Tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Pull Requests00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Code Review Tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Access Control00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automated Testing Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Issue Tracking Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Branch Protection00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azul Platform CoreLinearBPerforce P4
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
6.3
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
6.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
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7.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
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(0 ratings)
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9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
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6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(9 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
9.6
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.1
(9 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Azul Platform CoreLinearBPerforce P4
Likelihood to Recommend
Azul Systems, Inc
I would go for Azul Platform Core where someone needs secure JRE and JDK at a cheaper price where they can afford some CPU memory spikes. If you are highly concerned about the high availability of systems, or CPU memory usage, then, in my opinion, Azul Platform Core should be avoided. Also, considering what I believe to be their poor support, you might want to reconsider buying this subscription.
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LinearB, Inc.
It gives you an amazing dashboard with graphs and data that helps in analyzing our work. Through cycle metric tracking, the throughput of your teams is great as compared to agile metrics such as Scrum Velocity.
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Perforce Software
While Perforce Helix is the best version control software out there, it can also be used to track your documentation, training videos and materials, and requirements. If you have strict compliance requirements, it can be used to ensure that those requirements are satisfied. Perforce Helix is incredibly flexible and can meet the needs of individual users as well as companies with thousands of users.
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Pros
Azul Systems, Inc
  • Updates are released quickly
  • Notifications of patches are sent ahead of time to prepare for the change
  • Delivery was quick and seemless
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LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
  • The branching mechanisms in Perforce allow for an enormous codebase to be duplicated into release versions weekly with little impact upon things such as the speed of queries against the version control.
  • Action triggers permit such things as automated builds of software versions, dynamic messaging when issues are identified either within or prior to a build process, and much more.
  • Locking provides the ability to prevent modifications of stable, tested versions in order to ensure validity when they are released.
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Cons
Azul Systems, Inc
  • Offer more docker configurations with popular application stacks.
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LinearB, Inc.
  • Tracking work based on Kanban methodology has some glitches and is not fully supported in linear.
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Perforce Software
  • Perforce tends to feel backwards in how it approaches certain tasks, like branching and integrating - even once you figure out how it wants you to perform these tasks, you will likely forget when it comes around to the next time you need to do them again.
  • Perforce has a higher price tag, comparatively.
  • Perforce make some tasks very easy, and yet other tasks very difficult - it doesn't always seem to have found its target user's proficiency.
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Likelihood to Renew
Azul Systems, Inc
No answers on this topic
LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
We are fully committed to our use of Perforce. It works well within our organization and our desire to share our code base with our customers. Their support staff are responsive, inquisitive, and eager to improve their software. I feel like we have a direct line to their design/feature team as they often solicit our feedback.
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Usability
Azul Systems, Inc
No answers on this topic
LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
With Perforce Helix, you can use it via the command line, via P4V, or any of the other APIs included with the product. It is extremely easy for new users to get up and running. Users of Perforce Helix only have to pull in the files of interest to them. Also, Perforce is very easy to script and integrate into your CI/CD pipeline. Streams allows you to have pinpoint control of your workflow, and P4Search is the absolute best--I wish Perforce (the company) would talk more about this. It is absolutely fabulous!
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Reliability and Availability
Azul Systems, Inc
No answers on this topic
LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
In our large environment, Perforce is rarely "down". We have regular maintenance windows and from time to time Perforce can feel a little slow, but its always available. Tech support has always worked with our engineers and IT department to make sure that any real performance or stability issues are addressed quickly.
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Support Rating
Azul Systems, Inc
We have had plenty of contact previously with the Azul Platform Core's support team. They provided us with ways of debugging our JVM crashes and upload data to a provided FTP server where their support employees could assist by reviewing our special cases. The help they provided has been invaluable in optimizing our JVM.
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LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
I had two representatives from Perforce contact me after downloading it but never responded when I had questions. I also had a difficult time finding good training material for getting started. There is a lot of available support material when running into issues, though, because of how many large companies use it.
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Implementation Rating
Azul Systems, Inc
No answers on this topic
LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
This rating is related to setting up an environment from an existing Perforce repository. Initial setup of Perforce as the repository for the company was done by a separate team long prior to my inception.
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Alternatives Considered
Azul Systems, Inc
1. Cost Saving 2. Good support for enterprise customers 3. Easy installation and good compatibility
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LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
Git is great, I love Git. But it's not great for dealing with binary assets, even when using Git LFS. Locking is not as simple as on perforce. Git presents some problems on using for non-tech people it can get overwhelming and tech people have to come by and help.
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Return on Investment
Azul Systems, Inc
  • Cost savings compared to going with Oracle
  • Since using Azul Platform Core our system has been much more stable with fewer crashes causing our team being able to focus on new features
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LinearB, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Perforce Software
  • Decreased our implementation costs by allowing versioning and back out of customizations made in the field.
  • saves developers time through automation of changes between branches - they think less of the plumbing and have more time to write code.
  • Downside is training/managing expectations of new developers who come in assuming they will use Git.
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