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Endevor vs Helix Core comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Endevor
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Application Development (3rd)
Helix Core
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 12.4%, down from 32.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Helix Core is 4.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Endevor12.4%
Helix Core4.6%
Other83.0%
Software Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

RobertMartin3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Production Supervisor Technical at Ontario Power Generation
Asset dashboards have created slow, rigid workflows and have limited effective life cycle tracking
The single dashboards do not help my team or the company as a whole. I feel the dashboards are not helpful because the search features are not customizable. The software is web-based and the server is extremely slow. To improve Endevor, its cloud or web-based server capabilities should be increased so that the software is faster. The ability to customize reports should be increased.
DK
Technical Lead, Methods & Tools at Volkswagen
Configuration management features improve workflow but require a steep learning curve
I need to work more with Helix Core to identify specific areas for improvement. However, it has an extensive feature set that leads to a steep learning curve, where users need to learn quite a bit of features to work with it effectively. While its customization is not an issue, the GUI might not appeal to everyone.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The developers can very easily see what has changed on a particular piece of source code or a program, and others can look at that as well so they can coordinate their changes. It makes it much easier to promote a piece of code up to production."
"Consistent, repeatable processes, and the automation that we have built take away much of the human error aspect."
"I think it's the best SCM I've used and would definitely recommend it."
"It provides secure, controlled access to source management."
"Adaptable to respond to all customer needs: It is configuration management software."
"Our automation, our development implementations are all automated, which is a huge amount of time savings."
"Having something that is out-of-the-box that you can customize to suit your organization's needs is huge."
"It's very flexible. A new technology comes along, this can be multiplied to handle the new technology quite easily."
"Technical support for routine issues and tutoring beginners is absolutely the best."
"The customer service and support are excellent."
"I find the configuration management features of Helix Core particularly valuable."
"The code comparison functionality and the command line options for automation are valuable features."
"Perforce has given us the capability to manage our deployments on different environments."
"Perforce is very fast, even for very huge assets."
"The excellent traceability of all changes made to the product and the support for collaborative work."
 

Cons

"The scalability of Endevor could improve."
"The main challenges are its limited interface and the complexity of the customization."
"The customer service and support team are not helpful and they're slow to respond."
"I would like to see it used for Hadoop, which is really huge now."
"It's not a perfect solution."
"Sometimes finding errors and output can be difficult because it spits out so many messages that it is hard to figure out which ones are the ones you need to look at and what flow did it actually take through the processor is what they call them."
"There are a lot of screens in it. The process for moving out my other solutions, it could be more convenient. There are a lot of steps to go through and a lot of screens to go through to get it accomplished."
"Learning the tool for the first time was extremely difficult, and it could be because of all the other processes we had around it."
"The part of Perforce that could be most improved is its automatic resolving of code merge conflicts."
"Perforce does not appear to have an enterprise scale software test environment. We sometimes serve as their software QA department."
"It scales well, but installation and server management gets technically very complicated when the installation grows."
"There are scalability issues when there is too much traffic, such as when there are extremely huge amount of calls by APIs."
"However, it has an extensive feature set that leads to a steep learning curve, where users need to learn quite a bit of features to work with it effectively."
"The offline versioning needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."
"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"The solution is very expensive."
"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."
"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Insurance Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Performing Arts
5%
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Transportation Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise40
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Endevor?
The single dashboards do not help my team or the company as a whole. I feel the dashboards are not helpful because the search features are not customizable. The software is web-based and the server...
What is your primary use case for Endevor?
My main use case for Endevor is asset management. For asset management, we use Engage software for life cycle management, eHealth, and eStrategy.
What advice do you have for others considering Endevor?
My advice to others looking into using Endevor is that if you are a nuclear electrical utility, the software is likely well-suited, but if you are any other utility, the software is poorly suited f...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Helix Core?
Pricing is relatively moderate at three to four out of ten. I find this cost justified for the capabilities provided by the product.
What needs improvement with Helix Core?
I need to work more with Helix Core to identify specific areas for improvement. However, it has an extensive feature set that leads to a steep learning curve, where users need to learn quite a bit ...
What is your primary use case for Helix Core?
We use Helix Core in our software development processes as a configuration management solution. Our typical use cases include system-level configuration management, versioning software, and managin...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

CA Endevor Software Change Manager, Endevor Software Change Manager, CA Software Change Manager for Mainframe, CA Endevor SCM
Perforce
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
Intuit, Disney, Nvidia, Ubisoft, Samsung, Vmware, Adidas, Pixar, salesforce.com, EA
Find out what your peers are saying about Endevor vs. Helix Core and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
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