CA Harvest Software Change Manager vs IBM Rational ClearCase vs OpenText Solutions Business Manager comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the Software Configuration Management category. Broadcom is ranked #10, while IBM is ranked #5 with an average rating of 6.0. Broadcom holds a 3.2% mindshare in SCM, compared to IBM’s 10.3% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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66% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of CA Harvest Software Change Manager is 3.2%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational ClearCase is 10.3%, up from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Solutions Business Manager is 6.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Rational ClearCase	10.3%
OpenText Solutions Business Manager	6.0%
CA Harvest Software Change Manager	3.2%
Other	80.5%

Software Configuration Management

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it_user572910

Sr. Configuration Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has helped us track the application flow across each of our environments, promotion from dev to our higher environments, to production.

One feature that we are looking for is traceability, and also merging. That is a little cumbersome right now. We have provided our feedback to their representatives so they can provide us a good merging capability next time. One thing that I would like to improve is making the tool a little more user friendly. It takes a little bit of time to adjust to the tool because it's a little different than other version control tools out there in the market. But, it has its own benefits and own security, but that user experience, if they're going to improve it, that would be really great.

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Daniel Antonio Jimenez Quintana

IT Systems Architect at Banco Ripley

Difficult to use, not efficient, but stable

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_user713322

Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees

We've used it for traditional help desk and defect tracking endeavors

It is the Swiss Army knife of software applications. If you have a process, SBM can be easily used to track and report on that process We've used it for traditional help desk and defect tracking endeavors, but we've also used it for HR, Marketing, and even some non-traditional government…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I have not encountered any stability issues."

"CA Mainframe Software Manager (CA Harvest SCM) provides a great way for us to store our source control."

"Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles."

"The auditing capability is one aspect that I would really recommend other colleagues to look into, because all the other version control tools out in the market provide speed, but the auditing capability is missing; the change management interaction; etc."

"The ability to give our teams functionality from a control perspective, allowing them to decide how they want to implement the tool, is valuable."

"The most valuable feature I would say is we can integrate that with our change management process and use that to control what goes into production and what doesn't."

"Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles."

"ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment."

"The features allowed us to meet requirements for SOX and set a centralized guideline for our development teams."

"Therefore when we started using ClearCase, it was like a miracle."

"IBM Rational ClearCase is a stable solution, and I have not had any difficulty with reliability."

"The tool had features similar to Git for version control. It offered branching and merging capabilities, providing better control over code management. Integration was possible with other tools, including some change management tools. The overall process was normal."

"IBM Rational ClearCase is a stable solution. I have not had any difficulty with reliability."

"What I like most is that it is very stable."

"I really appreciate the MultiSite feature; it is important to us due to the global nature of our company, as my team supports developers using ClearCase in at least ten locations worldwide."

"There was a significant ROI, as the development of weekly metrics from Excel spreadsheets, Lotus Notes databases, Access databases, and some Word documents went from a two to three day affair to a process that now takes seconds."

"The Composer is absolutely a magical tool, allowing you to get a fully functional app based on your process sketch in a couple of hours, without knowing BPMN notation."

"Allows us to automate work flows to provision IS services."

"Estimates from all teams are visible in one general ticket (PFC)."

Cons

"Security features can be improved."

"The features don’t always work as advertised."

"Security features can be improved."

"When you're trying to do collaboration or when you're trying to cater to multiple users and developers who submit code changes, it gets challenging with Harvest."

"Password complexity is not enforced by the tool."

"It needs to be simpler. This is the most difficult SCM tool I’ve ever used."

"Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards."

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"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."

"This is an expensive product and the price could be reduced."

"Customer service is mediocre. Technical support is mediocre."

"The solution's UI is slow compared to other tools. It is an old tool."

"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."

"IBM's support of ClearCase is slipping."

"Look for a more modern product. Your suppliers and developers will be happier."

"The protection needs to be improved."

"Reporting is generally very good, but people always want more."

"Response time could improve."

"User interface and links between tickets. For me, Jira is the ideal tool."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Once you purchase your licenses, there is maintenance support that is renewed every year."

"This is a very expensive product."

"IBM Rational ClearCase, like any other IBM tool, is expensive."

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Also Known As

CA Harvest SCM, CA Software Change Manager

Rational ClearCase

Micro Focus Solutions Business Manager, Serena Solutions Business Manager, TeamTrack

Overview

CA Harvest Software Change Manager (CA Harvest SCM) provides powerful, process-driven capabilities for managing development teams across your enterprise, encompassing multiple platforms and release management tools. This release management software enforces your IT governance policies and corporate compliance initiatives including those defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It also can ensure adherence to your ITIL-based best practices. CA Harvest SCM can help your enterprise simplify the software release management process as well as the development and maintenance of business applications with streamlined workflows and automated source code versioning. This ITIL release management software can optimize your development resources by providing audit, protection and storage of your software assets, and standardized process management and defect tracking.

Broadcom

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.

IBM

OpenText Solutions Business Manager is enterprise-scale business process automation software. It helps IT quickly create, adapt, deploy, and govern process-based apps and workflows for humans and systems across the organization.

OpenText

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Atos SE, FEI, STM

eBay, AgustaWestland, EMI Music, LenderLive, Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd.

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