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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 November 2026, in the Service Virtualization category, the mindshare of Broadcom Service Virtualization is 25.7%, down from 26.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Virtualize is 22.8%, up from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Service Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Service Virtualization25.7%
Parasoft Virtualize22.8%
Other51.5%
Service Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

DM
Senior Project Manager at Infosys
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…
SP
Solutions Architect at InfoStretch
Easy to set up and scale but needs more data virtualization capabilities
I'm working with a service organization and I'm working for a client and that client requires this solution. That's why we use it. Basically, we are just a customer and end-user. The solution is easy to set up and a good tool for the service virtualization so far. I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. If the product could do more things, I'd give it higher marks.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"We have been able to enact a shift left in our testing, and thanks to CA Service Virtualization we now have the ability to stub services we rely on and can test our own APIs in an efficient manner."
"I like the fact that it allows us to focus on just the system under test."
"Has lead to cost savings and helped improve the project life cycle."
"There are many valuable features! Recording to build models, even from non-trivial sources."
"You can create virtual services from a live recording or you can even take raw traffic and convert that into request/response pairs, and you can create an entire virtual service from just those simple little files, and that's super awesome when that all works out."
"Over the past 3 years which I've been using it, I've found it to be a good solution."
"Easy to understand ways of creating stubs."
"We now have the ability to test our complex applications completely detached from integration middleware, which improves the reliability, speed, cost, and simplicity of testing."
"Parasoft Virtualize helped us in accelerating application delivery by allowing us to test early."
"Easy testing environment creation. No need to have deep development/infrastructure knowledge."
"The technical support is very good, with short lines and short response times from well-skilled technical employees."
"We decided to use the Parasoft solution because it's more powerful and very easy to use."
"Parasoft's product is easier to operate, and drives the user to make the right decisions and complete the work efficiently."
"Using Virtualize, this dependency has been removed completely, allowing the test team to provision many more orders in shorter time, enabling them to test much more, much faster."
"Parasoft Virtualization allowed us to create a simulated environment and test the code before entering the testing cycle."
 

Cons

"I think the biggest improvement can come in usability. It's still very complex to use."
"Scalability is the reason I rated it as 8/10. We’re going through some challenges with scalability right now."
"Licensing definitely needs more flexible models. Too many complicated parameters also makes it difficult for us to explain them to our customers."
"A more stable client-side application would be a big thing – their server side application is pretty solid."
"CA SV takes up lot of your system resources."
"ROI is NOT that great since the product license is expensive."
"Right now, we can do service virtualization but there is no mainframe testing feature in this tool such as batch processing; it is the feature that I need."
"The initial installation and coming in and bringing it into your organization, it can be a little disruptive, but once you create some real strategies around how to deploy the solution in your platform, the gains far out weight what the delays would have been or the challenges would have been in getting it up and going."
"Only about the memory, if you don't meet the minimum RAM required, performance is not stable."
"It should have more fine-grained authorization."
"An area of improvements would be Data Repository, as in current stage it is difficult to manage data from this aspect."
"When Virtualize is running on a (virtual) machine with limited memory, over time it might consume more and more memory and (worst case) stall."
"This product is too expensive when scaling."
"Performance enhancement for large payloads."
"It is somewhat complex regarding its configuration setup with different technologies."
"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."
"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."
"There is a yearly licensing cost, and I would give it a four out of five."
"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
Outsourcing Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise98
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

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

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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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