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CA Harvest Software Change Manager vs Visual Studio Team System comparison

Broadcom and Microsoft are both solutions in the Software Configuration Management category. Broadcom is ranked #9, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.5. Broadcom holds a 3.1% mindshare in SCM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between CA Harvest Software Change Manager and Visual Studio Team System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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
Visual Studio Team System
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of CA Harvest Software Change Manager is 3.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Team System is 1.5%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Powerful UDP functionality with a user-friendly interface
While all of the features are valuable, we use a lot of the UDPs. They normally link to all of the purchases that are being used in a project. They've got a lot of processes that come planned as part of the application, but with the UDPs, you can scale it, or build your own scripts and deployment mechanisms. It's really scalable from a functionality point of view. If there's an issue with functionality out of the box, then you can take care of that via the UDP processes. The interface is very user-friendly.
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Mustapha Sedki Ben Romdhane - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable and efficient solution that can be used to perform tasks involved in developing information systems
We can use the tool to perform limited tasks in developing information systems The product is efficient. It is an accepted tool globally. The product must improve its stability. It must do more innovations. It could be made more efficient to provide the best responses. It will help us with…
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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

"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."
"The product helps with version control. I can build, develop, test and deploy applications from a single platform."
"Microsoft makes great products. They are quite robust."
"IntelliSense and CodeLens are helpful because they can show you details about your function, such as how many times it is called from other places within the code."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Every month there is an increase in the number of users. It is a scalable solution."
"I am not familiar with any issues with respect to stability, and I have never seen Team System crash."
"The solution’s fast performance is its most valuable feature."
"The product is efficient."
"The solution is pretty stable."
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Cons

"Password complexity is not enforced by the tool."
"Security features can be improved."
"Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards."
"The technical support could be better."
"The stability of the product could be better."
"I would like to see the inclusion of more programming languages, especially better support for Java."
"Accessibility switches available on the desktop should also be available on mobile devices for coding or developing on the go."
"I have seen customizations with Team System that allowed it to integrate into other ticketing systems like Jira, which would be a really nice feature to see."
"The tool's subscriptions are expensive for medium and small businesses. It works fine on Windows. However, it is not stable on other platforms."
"I would say compared to some more modern tools which are made to work offline, with this solution you have to be connected all of the time and with a central server. In our case, it's not a big problem because we all work on-premises, but it can be an issue if you have teams in different locations."
"The product must improve its stability."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Once you purchase your licenses, there is maintenance support that is renewed every year."
"The price could be better."
"There is no fee for the solution's community version."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"You can choose pricing from a variety of options. I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"It is an open-source product from Microsoft."
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What do you like most about Visual Studio Team System?
The product is efficient.
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What needs improvement with Visual Studio Team System?
The product must improve its stability. It must do more innovations. It could be made more efficient to provide the best responses. It will help us with internal and external processes.
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What is your primary use case for Visual Studio Team System?
We can use the tool to perform limited tasks in developing information systems.
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Also Known As

CA Harvest SCM, CA Software Change Manager
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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.
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Microsoft Visual Studio Team System is a platform for productive, integrated, and extensible software development life-cycle tools that helps software teams by improving communication and collaboration throughout the software development process.

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Sample Customers

State of New Hampshire, Blue Hill
Bluegarden A/S, Tracasa, Rabobank Group, Borusan Otomotiv, Arelik, Alfa Bank
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