Azure DevOps Server (formerly TMS) vs IBM Rational ClearCase

Likelihood to Recommend

In our case it was best suited when we started working remotely, we were able to track everything in out projects easily, able to share our codes, give reviews for the codes and also create integration and deployment CI/CD plans for the release and testing.It helped our team members with the productivity, early prototyping and release. Create summarised reports of different aspect of our projects. Even in other scenarios it is one of the best tools to use for collaboration and project management. I haven't found any specific scenario where it is not appropriate

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Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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IBM Rational ClearCase might be better suited for a smaller / simpler code base. Larger code bases really slow it down... but then again there are better alternatives out there for source control

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Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

Organizes tasks with space for all the added context one would need (requirements, design links, etc.)
Ability to capture a backlog of items to better visualize a roadmap to help with planning/prioritizing.
Streamlines the work being done across a large project team with various specialists.
Intuitive to use with minimal learning curve for those new to the tool.

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Brianne Netel

DesignOps Associate

PfizerPharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees

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Rational ClearCase is excellent for handling versioning and branching. No other tool I've used has the depth that ClearCase has when it comes to handling complex branching scenarios and identifying where certain versions of particular files are within a particular configuration.
Rational ClearCase handles parallel development of many dependent applications really well.
The use of ClearCase Views to switch between projects and configurations is extremely convenient as opposed to the local workstation model of the competitors.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Pharmaceuticals Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Can add more build templates for specific technology requirements
Can have more features in dashboards which can help dev teams stream line their tasks and priorities
Can have raise alarm feature in case of any sort of failure in devops pipeline execution

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Engineer in Information Technology

Banking Company, 501-1000 employees

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Extremely buggy.
Sometimes the repository gets locked for no reason.
Slow.

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Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Likelihood to Renew

Azure DevOps Server (formerly TMS) 10.0

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Because we are a Microsoft Gold Partner we utilize most of their software and we have so much invested in Team Foundation Server now it would take a catastrophic amount of time and resources to switch to a different product.

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Bill Starling

Database Administrator

AderantComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Azure DevOps Server (formerly TMS) 8.7

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Azure DevOps Server or TFS is a complete suite in itself. From Developer's machine where the code is developed to the production environment where the code is meant to run it take care of complete flow within itself. It acts as a code repository you can check-in check-out codes using GIT interface. It also acts as a Build and Automation Test tool which can help you to judge sanctity of your code. It further acts as a release manager to deploy your application to the production environment. And all these steps can also be performed without any manual intervention with the option to have approval processes. Hence its a perfect blend of all set of tools and capabilities required to bring code to production.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Banking Company, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

Azure DevOps Server (formerly TMS) 8.5

Based on 22 answers

I have not had to use the support for Azure DevOps Server. There have never been any issues where I was not able to figure it out or quickly resolve. Our Scrum Master has used support before though, and the service has always been prompt and clear with a customer-focus

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Kellie Crawford

Office Manager

TecnicsInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

Azure DevOps Server (formerly TMS) 8.0

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Do research beforehand and, if possible, do a trial run before implementing into production environment.

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Bill Starling

Database Administrator

AderantComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

In my opinion, DevOps covers the development process end to end way better than Jira or GitHub. Both competitors are nice in their specific fields but DevOps provides a more comprehensive package in my opinion. It is still crazy to see that the whole suite can be used for free. The productivity increase we realized with DevOps is worth real money!

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Employee in Other

E-Learning Company, 10,001+ employees

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If development is centrallized to one location and your company releases hundreds of customized versions of your software per year, then ClearCase is the best tool for managing the complexity of multiple versions of customized software. If your company has globally distributed development, then I'd recommend Team Foundation Server over ClearCase. If your organization uses Agile Methodologies, then I'd recommend TFS with GIT.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Pharmaceuticals Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

There has been a positive impact on our overall business objectives. We have saved a huge amount of time consolidating user stories and bugs into one central location.
The system has increased visibility into our processes which has additionally had a positive impact on our business objectives. It has increased confidence in the process and allowed us to have more flexibility around the project.

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Michael Martinez

Data and research analyst

State of ColoradoGovernment Administration, 10,001+ employees

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Managed code versioning for many years.
Only one person can edit code at a time - slows processing down.
IBM is an expensive product to support.

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Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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