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Broadcom Service Virtualization vs ReadyAPI Virtualization 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
ReadyAPI Virtualization
Ranking in Service Virtualization
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
7
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 ReadyAPI Virtualization is 15.1%, up from 11.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Service Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

DM
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…
Venkata Yedida - PeerSpot reviewer
Good RESTful API support and performs well, but customization is difficult and time-consuming
My advice for anyone who is considering this product is that it is mainly for RESTful calls. If somebody is using Swagger APIs or some RESTful calls as part of the specification that they want to virtualize, then this tool can be a good choice. Also, if they want to virtualize a GUI tool, then it is good. In general, this is a good product but I think that the user experience has to be improved. There's just a lot of manual work that has to be done with scripting. This should be reduced to make it a more seamless experience for the user. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Scalability has actually worked well and we are able to bring it to multiple environments."
"Easy to understand ways of creating stubs."
"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."
"Helps us to remove barriers that we have with dependencies on services that we don't own, or services that don't even exist yet."
"It is easy to use, has a faster time to market, and provides flexibility."
"Unit testing or early life testing did not have to be stopped or delayed because those services were not available."
"Ability to vary the responses very easily (randomize, pick-lists, etc.)."
"Discovery option to create virtual services."
"In times of DevOps, where continuous delivery and deployment is progressing at such a fast pace, ServiceV Pro has emerged as an add-on for enhancing our API product finish."
"The technical support is good."
"Ties-in with the rest of the SoapUI platform and its ability to record traffic and create a virtual endpoint."
"Features, such as using Groovy scripts for generating dynamic response, which read data out of Excel sheets and one-click deployment are really nice."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"ServiceV Pro enabled our organization to deliver an end-to-end solution by virtualizing external systems, which was easy to implement and provided for a lot of flexibility."
 

Cons

"I would rate the tech support a nine out of ten. They need more knowledge about the connectivity to DevOps orchestration."
"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."
"I'd like to see more of the newer technologies included in there, looking mainly from a mobile perspective, possibly, so you can virtualize some of the aspects that we're going to be doing for mobile testing."
"They can always work on usability and making simple things simple to do. This is true of every product that deals with complexity."
"The cost is an area that needs improvement. There are a couple of other tools which provide support for performance testing with the base version itself, but Broadcom needs a separate component to support virtualization for performance testing. This is a costly component."
"​From a reporting perspective I think we would like to have a more user-friendly approach."
"More examples of portal-based virtualization."
"UI should be more user friendly: better usability, more testing oriented."
"It needs support for a wider set of protocols."
"Greater capacity to create Virtual APIs based on HAR files or wireshark recordings."
"ServiceV still has some bug in the tools, such as structure of the project, integration, and combination with different tools present."
"Requires more documentation or videos with examples, which is easily understood by the new users."
"The solution does not allow you to export APIs to the cURL command like Postman."
"The effort required to utilize the capabilities/usage of ServiceV Pro looks like the one area where we could have some further improvements"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."
"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."
"Ability to have general IT staff enable developers using this software as opposed to more expensive vendors or developers building their own solution."
"This product is worth the cost."
"Be updated with the latest offerings that the tool provides so as to avoid any clashes with issues, like licensing."
"Pricing is alright, however more options would be desirable for a fairly new product like ServiceV."
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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

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Also Known As

ITKO LISA, CA LISA, CA Service Virtualization
ServiceV Pro
 

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, 
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