BMC Track-It! vs. IBM DevOps Code ClearCase

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BMC Track-It!
Score 6.4 out of 10
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BMC's Track-It! (formerly Numara Track-It!) is an IT asset management, IT help desk, and license management solution.N/A
IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
Score 9.5 out of 10
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An enterprise-grade configuration management system that provides controlled access to software assets.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
BMC Track-It!IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
IT Asset Management
Comparison of IT Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BMC Track-It!
5.8
15 Ratings
29% below category average
IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
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Ratings
Software and hardware inventory tracking6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
License management5.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset lifecycle monitoring6.112 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management4.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset relationship management6.312 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BMC Track-It!IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(18 ratings)
3.3
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BMC Track-It!IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
Likelihood to Recommend
BMC Helix
Track-It! is great for a small-to-medium sized enterprise that has a fairly small IT department but needs far more control of tickets than just email and spreadsheets. It scales well enough as IT departments grow, adding techs is simple enough, as is changing the workflow. A large company would probably be better off with a different solution. The lack of easy customization, and the shortcomings it has in workflow templates (which would be a nightmare for project management) means it won't scale up that far.
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IBM
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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Pros
BMC Helix
  • The software is simple to use. There doesn't seem to be a lot of bells and whistles which could be attractive to some users.
  • It includes email notifications where users are able to respond to an email and it updates the ticket.
  • The system gives you the ability to customize your view so that you only need to see that tickets that are relevant to you or your group.
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IBM
  • 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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Cons
BMC Helix
  • Configuration is convoluted in my opinion. Getting the email to flow how you'd like is difficult.
  • A lot of the configuration option names aren't very clear. It seems they use their own terminology for things I would have never guessed.
  • Support is lacking - asking them for help always results in them directing you to a KB article. Sometimes you just want hand holding.
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IBM
  • Extremely buggy.
  • Sometimes the repository gets locked for no reason.
  • Slow.
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Support Rating
BMC Helix
We have rarely needed to use Support for BMC Track-It!, but in the times that we did need to use it, they were excellent. The biggest issue is that after not paying for support for about three years, now that we NEED support, it is too expensive for us to receive. This is due to the way their support is billed. So long as you never drop support, then you should be fine.
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
BMC Helix
BMC Track-It! is much more bare bones compared to ServiceNow products, and if your department has the money, ServiceNow is a much better option. Not only is the Knowledge Base much easier to create and publish articles, but the asset management in BMC Track-It! is practically useless. BMC Track-It! is more cost effective, and with a small amount of technicians there's likely no reason to need a bigger solution, but it leaves a lot wanting.
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IBM
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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Return on Investment
BMC Helix
  • The biggest positive impact it had on ROI was that the software itself didn't require any expensive ongoing maintenance contracts since it was installed and managed by our organization.
  • The negative aspect of this is if there was a major problem with the software, then it would require contacting the vendor, at which point it could become expensive for a service call.
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IBM
  • 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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