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Broadcom Service Virtualization vs Parasoft Virtualize comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Service Virtualiza...
Ranking in Service Virtualization
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Parasoft Virtualize
Ranking in Service Virtualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Service Virtualization category, the mindshare of Broadcom Service Virtualization is 32.0%, down from 34.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Virtualize is 18.8%, down from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Can be used for the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party terminal insurance
We use it for the virtualization of third-party APIs for performance testing. Our second use case is related to the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party terminal insurance, which is used for insurance clients In the case of the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party…
Ujjwal Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Captures and simulates live system behavior from recordings
Virtualizing a component or service which does not exist or is under development. - Broad, flexible support for literal, XML, JSON requests & responses - Broad, flexible support for Protocol (HTTP, HTTPS, JMS, MQ & for other traffic types such as SQL Queries), Transport & Message Formats (i.e. EDI messages) - Ability to create data driven responders - Recording traffic by acting as a proxy and replaying the recorded traffic for quick and easy virtual asset creation. - Virtualize fills the gap by providing access to their behavior by removing dependency of databases, mainframes, third-party systems, etc. - No Limitations on Traffic hits per day.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"CA Service Virtualization has helped us advance the development cycle when third-party interfaces are not available to us."
"In the case of the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party terminal insurance, there was a device terminal, which was interacting with the application via the TCP/IP protocol. Most of the tools don't support that, but we were able to achieve it using Broadcom Service Virtualization."
"There are several areas that are easily configurable."
"The most valuable features are the recording and creating of virtual services."
"We are able to quickly scale our requests. We have tested across thousands of requests. We have had no problems so far."
"It's got probably the greatest amount of features, in terms of different technologies that you can automate and virtualize, out of any of the solutions out there."
"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."
"The innovation is amazing. CA has continued to add to services that it supports, the transports that it supports, and has built all of the enterprise capabilities into the product as well."
"The initial setup is quite easy to manage."
 

Cons

"Needs some additional lightweight, portable elements."
"One major feature I would like to see is on the user administration part. Right now, anybody can access any of the folders and any of the projects."
"They can always work on usability and making simple things simple to do. This is true of every product that deals with complexity."
"DevTest is pretty massive. It's hard to tell what different parts of it can be used to do different things. They should modulize it more."
"I really want to see more of the "express" kind of model, where you get a little bit for free. I'd love to be able to see you be able to edit and author tests without having to be connected to a licensed server. And then, if you want to go and execute tests, then you go and connect to the server... I think it would unblock people to be able to do a lot more work from home or from remote places, where they can't really connect to the server."
"It is not a stable solution."
"CA actually releases a new version every year. We had issues with the upgrade prior to the latest one."
"I would like to have more flexibility towards the mainframe virtualization and also in JDBC virtualization."
"It would be ideal if the product offered more in terms of data virtualization or have a separate product that could be combined with this one that could offer a bit more in order to cover more of our requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are additional fees for advanced-level technical support."
"There is a yearly licensing cost, and I would give it a four out of five."
"I don't have the exact dollar amount, but we have spent close to $1,000,000 for a three-year agreement, for an enterprise level."
"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Also Known As

ITKO LISA, CA LISA, CA Service Virtualization
Parasoft Service Virtualization
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Union Bank, Swisscom, Autotrader, KPN, ING Bank, Best Buy, American Family Insurance, TESCO, Telefonica, Molina Healthcare, California DMV, Aktia, City Index, Con-way, DirecTV, GRU Airport, Liquidnet, NAB, Nordstrom, T-Mobile, TIM Brasil, 
Alaska Airlines, Cox Automotive, Comcast, Lufthansa, Samsung, WoodmenLife, Caesars Entertainment, Capital One, REI
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