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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Rational ClearQuest

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AA customizable database workflow application development and production system that provides better visibility and control. IBM Rational ClearQuest is change management software that helps improve developer productivity while accommodating the methodologies, processes and tools that best fit the project and the people on the team. It provides tools and processes used to maintain control of changes while catering to the diverse needs of the developer.N/A

    Plastic, now part of Unity DevOps

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Plastic was a version control system for facilitating branching, diffing and merging. It was acquired by Unity, and its features are part of Unity DevOps. The application is no longer available for sale.

    $6.95

    per user

    Pricing
    IBM Rational ClearQuestPlastic, now part of Unity DevOps
    Editions & Modules
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    Cloud Edition
    $6.95
    per user
    Team Edition (on prem)
    $9.95
    per user
    Enterprise Edition
    $23.25
    per user
    Enterprise Edition (perpetual)
    $595.00
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Rational ClearQuestPlastic, now part of Unity DevOps
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—* Educational institutions receive a substantial discount on Plastic SCM licensing fees * Corporate/volume pricing is available * For more information, please contact sales at sales@codicesoftware.com
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    User Ratings
    IBM Rational ClearQuestPlastic, now part of Unity DevOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Rational ClearQuestPlastic, now part of Unity DevOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    If you are familiar with IBM Rational Suite products, RequisitePro will add up due to the synergy between other components. Beyond that, if your business is not structured to an adequate development methodology or lacks the degree of maturity or necessary resources, probably RequisitePro does not add much value. If you work with developers in the requirements analysis, they probably prefer to use an SVN repository.
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    Plastic SCM is well suited for the distributed development environment, where branching and merging can easily be handled. Its a good tool for version controlling, especially for a big team which is contributing to a big project simultaneously. Situation where Plastic SCM is not at all well suited are : If the project is smaller one and need to be handled by couple of people. So in that case setting up Plastic SCM and educating people to work on it is not at all efficient
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Capability to query bugs on multiple criteria and export it to csv for triages.
    • Simple and intuitive user experience and clearly planned defect life cycle
    • There are other features like assigning the defect to pull request, clearly explaining defect by attaching screenshots, detailed description etc
    • If you are using other IBM tools for requirements documentation, this tool integrates very well
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    • Version Control
    • Organizing Workflow
    • Transparency
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Performance can be an issue. Make certain the server is sized properly
    • There is a large difference in capability of the Thick Client Version compared with the web based version. Make certain each job function has proper access to be able to do what is required of them.
    • Learning curve is not too steep, but would suggest having someone with experience setup the repository. Highly suggest getting a contractor to assist to get the repository up and running.
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    • Interface
    • Documentation
    • Learning curve
    • Unity integration
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    Most likely as it's one of the powerful tools in the organization. We needed this tool to track all the process related documentation and also to capture signatures.
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    Usability
    IBM
    Please keep in mind that this all has to do with you you customize the user interface. It becomes very easy to house all of your requirements, but it may and can make life difficult for you if you do not think ahead of how you want the app to work and house your data
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    IBM has good support and knowledge base. With the wealth of information on their site and the support desk, we were able to quickly resolve issues. It is smart to build up a COE and a group that manages the software otherwise it is quick to be able to lose the knowledge as team members are assigned different duties
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    It was pretty simple.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM clearquest would the BEST option if you are looking for managing change requests, managing project workflows, generating reports on status of requests. The reason being: cost, cost and cost. It almost handles everything that you would need for your project including bug tracking unless you want something really fancy (like HP QC) with a higher cost that supports a wide variety of needs which you might need to evaluate based on your project needs. For example, if you would be really making use of all those additional features provided by HP Quality Center. To be honest it depends on your project size, the skills of team members and of course budget!
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    Plastic has best integration with unity - zero issues, native, straightforward. GitHub feels more stable but for smaller and or indie teams plastic s version control feels much more under control - you click, you feel safe. moreover, there is no need for extra tools such as gitkraken, gitlab, Sourcetree, fork, etc. it is really easy to develop games this way.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • IBM Rational ClearQuest has provided a workflow that works without unique software methodology. As a result we deliver complete software products to our clients in a 6 to 8 week development time frame.
    • As a result of our highly customized implementation, we have 8 resources supporting IBM Rational ClearQuest. Three of the resources are full time configuration management staff that administer and support the tool set and the other 5 are from the testing group that handle ClearQuest user support issues in addition to their testing duties.
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    • Easy to use
    • Cheap
    • Better than git for us
    • Artists love it
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