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Endevor vs Visual Studio Team System comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Endevor
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Application Development (3rd)
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 June 2025, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 33.9%, down from 34.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Team System is 2.1%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

Efrén Yanez - PeerSpot reviewer
Good analysis and integrations with helpful automation
If I had to comment on an area of ​​improvement or something new in the next or future version, I would like to see AI-assisted coding and impact analysis for mainframes. It is actually a fairly complete product. It is robust with a solid history and is always growing in functionality. It has a high level of maturity, which benefits the users and the administrators. This tool, with its group of options, facilitates the integration with other business processes, which allows you to take advantage of other solutions by incorporating automatic functions.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Being able to compare versions is helpful."
"The source integrity is the most valuable feature."
"It's very flexible. A new technology comes along, this can be multiplied to handle the new technology quite easily."
"​Stability has been really good. I have actually never had to open an issue or report an issue since I have been running it.​"
"In the last year or so, we had a need to start using a CICS web services, and mesh them in with some distributed functions on an enterprise service bus. We put the web services into Endevor and we manage that way now."
"We have used it for years and never had any real issues with it."
"Any question that an auditor has about our processes and approvals is all stored in Endevor."
"Endevor is easy to use."
"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."
"Visual Studio Team System is the most powerful IDE available in the market."
"I am not familiar with any issues with respect to stability, and I have never seen Team System crash."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution’s fast performance is its most valuable feature."
"The solution is scalable, stable and has allowed us to upgrade our frameworks."
"The solution has a good framework that is user friendly and scalable."
"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."
 

Cons

"It is difficult to find file programs and use a different tool for the setup as the compilation process is all locked up."
"They need to ditch the Eclipse plugin and just make the development environment for Z the standard Eclipse interface.​"
"Interfacing with some change control products that are not CA's, it's a little glitchy on the approvals of changes. It requires special needs for the users for approvals."
"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."
"Needs more audit capability when it comes to changes to settings that are made by administrators, as many of these are done through the panels and are therefore not logged as an action against a configuration item."
"I would like to have better integration with other products."
"If I had to comment on an area of ​​improvement or something new in the next or future version, I would like to see AI-assisted coding and impact analysis for mainframes."
"The initial setup can be less complex and has room for improvement."
"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 stability of the product could be better."
"The product should be priced better."
"The overall customer support needs to improve."
"Support response time could stand improvement."
"Accessibility switches available on the desktop should also be available on mobile devices for coding or developing on the go."
"The product must improve its stability."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"The product is expensive."
"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."
"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."
"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"The solution is very expensive."
"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."
"There is no fee for the solution's community version."
"It is an open-source product from Microsoft."
"The price could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
36%
Insurance Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Endevor?
The product’s implementation process is complicated and restrictive. It is difficult to find file programs and use a different tool for the setup as the compilation process is all locked up, at lea...
What is your primary use case for Endevor?
We use the product as a source manager and program manager. It helps in controlling the mainframe code and performing data migrations.
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.
What is your primary use case for Visual Studio Team System?
We can use the tool to perform limited tasks in developing information systems.
 

Also Known As

CA Endevor Software Change Manager, Endevor Software Change Manager, CA Software Change Manager for Mainframe, CA Endevor SCM
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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
Bluegarden A/S, Tracasa, Rabobank Group, Borusan Otomotiv, Arelik, Alfa Bank
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