IBM Rational ClearCase Reviews

Name: IBM Rational ClearCase
Brand: IBM
Rating: 3 (5 reviews)

Vendor: IBM

3.2 out of 5

5 reviews

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IBM Rational ClearCase is an enterprise-grade configuration management system that provides controlled access to software assets, including requirements, design documents, models, test plans and test results. It be can be integrated with other IBM solutions, including IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational ClearQuest, IBM Rational Asset Manager and IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.

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IBM Rational ClearCase is the #4 ranked solution in top Software Configuration Management solutions and #8 ranked solution in top Version Control solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM Rational ClearCase an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. IBM Rational ClearCase is most commonly compared to Bitbucket: IBM Rational ClearCase vs Bitbucket. IBM Rational ClearCase is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 77% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a manufacturing company, accounting for 23% of all views.

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March 2024

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Daniel Antonio Jimenez Quintana

IT Systems Architect at Banco Ripley

Apr 25, 2022

We are using IBM Rational ClearCase in Peru at two large banks for a code repository. However, it is not meant to be used as a repository I have found it very difficult to understand many functionalities in IBM Rational ClearCase. We have had many problems and it is not user-friendly. I have…

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it_user541413

ClearCase and engineering tools administrator at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 27, 2016

I really appreciate the MultiSite feature. It is important to us due to the global nature of our company. My team supports developers using ClearCase in at least ten locations world-wide For years, it was the only solution for a global organization. Platform support could be improved. I have…

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it_user589917

CEO at DrAlex Software

Sep 4, 2017

Rational ClearCase is a tool for software configuration management (SCM). Once it hit the market in early 1990s, it was a revolutionary tool. One of the most remarkable features were dynamic views, which enabled viewing different versions of a product without downloading the files to the developer's computer. Since then, ClearCase powers software development in many large- and medium-size enterprises. However, since IBM purchased Rational in 2003, development of new features slowed down, and the new generation of developers switched to new tools, like Git. Recently, IBM entered into a partnership with HCL, which hopefully will bring about development of new ClearCase features. Let's wait and see...

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IBM Rational ClearCase market share

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As of March 2024, the market share of IBM Rational ClearCase in the Software Configuration Management category stands at 15.0%, marking an increase of 70.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"IBM Rational ClearCase is a stable solution. I have not had any difficulty with reliability."
"ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment."

Room for Improvement

"I have found it very difficult to understand many functionalities in IBM Rational ClearCase. We have had many problems and it is not user-friendly."
"The protection needs to be improved."