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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
2nd
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 September 2026, in the Service Virtualization category, the mindshare of Broadcom Service Virtualization is 26.8%, down from 30.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Virtualize is 23.8%, up from 18.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Service Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Service Virtualization26.8%
Parasoft Virtualize23.8%
Other49.4%
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

"Very good tool."
"The other thing is, 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."
"Ability to vary the responses very easily (randomize, pick-lists, etc.)."
"For service virtualization, you can have continuous testing and development without interruption to your test cycle."
"Using service virtualization has reduced the time for each CI cycle from 4 - 5 hours to under 1 hour."
"It gives us the ability to simulate and virtualize components that we don’t currently have."
"The tool always had some additional features included in each of its releases and it fixed the bugs of the previous release."
"Clients were able to save $700k and three million GBP in the first year of using the solution."
"Parasoft Virtualization allowed us to create a simulated environment and test the code before entering the testing cycle."
"The initial setup is quite easy to manage."
"Parasoft Virtualize helped us in accelerating application delivery by allowing us to test early."
"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."
"The solution is easy to set up and a good tool for the service virtualization so far."
"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."
"The technical support is very good, with short lines and short response times from well-skilled technical employees."
 

Cons

"We had to implement an external service catalog. We put it in ServiceNow. I would like to see an integrated service catalog."
"The stability is so poor that this is what is required."
"It is not a stable solution."
"The one main thing we want to see is more on the reporting side."
"There were problems where it doesn't support the technology. We have to write custom functions ourselves."
"Stability is getting better. When we first started with it, there were some bugs."
"The overall installation architecture should be simplified."
"It consumes more memory and makes the system very slow, which was stopping simultaneous execution."
"When Virtualize is running on a (virtual) machine with limited memory, over time it might consume more and more memory and (worst case) stall."
"Only about the memory, if you don't meet the minimum RAM required, performance is not stable."
"JMS Queue Monitoring: When deploying the TIBCO JMS monitor, we saw an approximately 50% failure rate in detecting the desired event."
"Performance enhancement for large payloads."
"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."
"An area of improvements would be Data Repository, as in current stage it is difficult to manage data from this aspect."
"It should have more fine-grained authorization."
"This product is too expensive when scaling."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."
"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 are additional fees for advanced-level technical support."
"There is a yearly licensing cost, and I would give it a four out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
13%
Marketing Services Firm
5%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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
 

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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