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CA Harvest Software Change Manager vs IBM Rational ClearQuest comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

CA Harvest Software Change ...
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
9th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Rational ClearQuest
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
7th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Defect Tracking (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of CA Harvest Software Change Manager is 3.3%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational ClearQuest is 8.2%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Rational ClearQuest8.2%
CA Harvest Software Change Manager3.3%
Other88.5%
Software Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user572910 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
it_user808977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
It can be adapted to any process flow
ClearQuest is a Defect Tracking system with a highly adaptable state machine together with an easy to use API, which can do all of the functions available in the GUI. This simplifies integration and automation of many steps is why the organization still uses a much older version, as there are no…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to give our teams functionality from a control perspective, allowing them to decide how they want to implement the tool, is valuable."
"Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles."
"It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."
"The combination of a highly flexible state machine together with a platform independent API enables possibilities to automate many steps that in many systems are manual."
 

Cons

"Password complexity is not enforced by the tool."
"Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards."
"Security features can be improved."
"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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Manufacturing Company
33%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

CA Harvest SCM, CA Software Change Manager
Rational ClearQuest
 

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Sample Customers

State of New Hampshire, Blue Hill
Atos SE, STM, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
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