Review Assistant vs. Hatica

Combined with Code Compare and running Review Assistant on the TFS server, it provides a good way to share code and comments amount our team. It does everything we need it to do for code reviews and has a reporting tool.

Engineering team management can be done better if we use metrics and the SPACE metrics are the best in that aspect. This product follows that research to deliver great analytics for team management. We also really like that the support is very hands-on, integration happened without any glitches and works well with our stack

• Review Assistant does everything that I was hoping the default Visual Studio reviews would do. The iterations through accept/reject were the key winner.
• The functionality for code reviews is great, especially the ability to comment on specific lines of code.
• You don't have to leave the IDE.

• Great visibility
• Fewer risks, so better schedule management
• Historical data is present so we're able to see how we're progressing

• Integration with JIRA is missing.
• Ability to search, filter and order comments.
• There is no support for Visual Studio Code.

• There are so many metrics that you’re able to measure - it can get overwhelming at first
• We had a walkthrough session with the founder that helped us approach the platform with more confidence so maybe they can include help documents for first-time users

Microsoft provides a handy feature for code review inside the Visual Studio IDE. Review Assistant, though providing a similar code review user experience, supports work scenarios that are not covered by the Microsoft's IDE. Moreover, the version control systems support is broader in Review Assistant.

• The tool saves a huge amount of time while reviewing the code. Review Assistant supports threaded comments, so team members can discuss code without scheduled meetings.

• Better team management because we can avoid blockers and help the tech team to work seamlessly