Endevor vs IBM Engineering Workflow Management comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the Software Configuration Management category. Broadcom is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.0, while IBM is ranked #4 with an average rating of 6.3. Broadcom holds a 25.8% mindshare in SCM, compared to IBM’s 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 64% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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64% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Endevor and IBM Engineering Workflow Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Software Configuration Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Endevor

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Application Development (2nd)

IBM Engineering Workflow Ma...

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

4th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 25.8%, down from 33.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Engineering Workflow Management is 4.6%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Configuration Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Endevor	25.8%
IBM Engineering Workflow Management	4.6%
Other	69.6%

Software Configuration Management

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Efrén Yanez

Security Manager & CM Specialist & Mainframe Specialist en eSoft at eSoft 2006

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.

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Suvajit Chakraborty

Manager, Digital Engineering at Harman International

Offers good traceability elements but UI needs improvement

There is room for improvement in the UI. The UI has to improve a lot compared to the competitive tools, like Atlassian Jira, for example. It's very easy to use. It is easy to manage and easy to use. Anybody can learn it right quickly and start with it. But IBM ELM is something where somebody has to have good knowledge, training, and understanding and then only start using it. But there's a big known knowledge curve for IBM ELM. But once that is there, it's normally; organizations do have their own internal team to basically manage it IBM ELM portfolio, the tool chain. So if they have internal teams who are doing it for quite some time, not something new, then it is definitely better. But if there's if somebody is starting new, definitely there is a knowledge curve time it can take at least a year or maybe a couple of years before they can start realizing the benefits.

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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 most valuable features are stability and ease of use."

"We backup people's source code for them."

"We have been able to replicate entire SDLCs for new clients and have them loaded and ready to use Endevor in as little as one week. This was possible with the use of Endevor variables within the processors, so that a single processor was able to function for multiple systems across the entire SDLC."

"We can make it do pretty much whatever we want, depending on just how complicated we want it to be, as it is pretty flexible."

"The most valuable feature of Endevor is the software controller."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of Endevor is customization and ease of use."

"It offers security and audit of changes in information assets (software)."

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"Work distribution among team members and accountability for completion with a clearer picture."

"The tool provides traceability and reporting, which are important for compliance and measuring progress."

"The most valuable features of the solution are highly customizable reports and visibility for all the higher management."

"Traceability reporting is inbuilt and includes all your requirements."

"Agile templates give us a standard methodology for every Agile project. Also, the ability to create our own object types and linkages to features/epics allows us to enhance the verification of feature readiness."

"It was an all-in-one solution for source code, integrated source control, defect tracking, and project planning."

"The tool provides traceability and reporting, which are important for compliance and measuring progress."

"Good for managing stories, sprints, hydration and releases."

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Cons

"Endevor can improve parallel development."

"One feature of Endevor is its Backout feature. If there is a problem, it can back out the executables. The only problem with that is that it will not back out the source in Endevor. For example, you can do a back out and it will back out the executable to the previous version, but it doesn't back out the source version in Endevor. It would make it much better if when you did a back out of Endevor, it would back out both the source and the executable and keep them in sync."

"The scalability of Endevor could improve."

"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."

"They need to ditch the Eclipse plugin and just make the development environment for Z the standard Eclipse interface."

"It is still kind of behind the times. It needs to catch up with all the millennials that want a distributed look and feel."

"Learning the tool for the first time was extremely difficult, and it could be because of all the other processes we had around it. But knowing you can do these things in batch, you can do things in the foreground or online mode, and then these, you have to have a package for. There are these rules, and some of the concepts inside the tool are not clear, like what is the CCID? Why do I have to have one? What is that? And how is it used? As a developer, it's not important to me - I don't know what a CCID is, and I don't care - but apparently it's important to someone."

"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."

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"If you have multiple projects on one server, the tool becomes very slow, and some reports take longer to load."

"It's becoming less relevant. For example, Maven has evolved, and in its later versions, there are plugins for integrating with source control systems, such as Git-based systems. Support for these plugins is diminishing."

"Teams need clearer pictures of resource availability in charts and dashboards along with plans."

"The solution is very heavily vendor dependent."

"We have encountered issues with stability. We have seen where the entire system kind of goes for a toss when certain people use certain types of queries, which are very costly. Then the system kind of slows down a bit, and we have to monitor it."

"Some administrative tasks are difficult to perform. These could be simplified."

"Lacks ability to customize and reporting can be slow."

"Improved graphics in terms of metrics and connectivity to SharePoint from Microsoft products would be beneficial."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features."

"The product is expensive."

"The solution is very expensive."

"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."

"Licensing: The solution cost is high and should be brought down to increase competition."

"I've heard IBM Engineering Workflow Management is more expensive than other tools."

"It is not a free tool. We use a token-based licensing model, which is specific to IBM. The cost per token is around $115-$120."

"It's an expensive investment to make, so the decision should be driven on individual requirements."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

33%

Insurance Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

17%

Government

16%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	39

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Endevor?

Endevor is easy to use.

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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...

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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.

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What do you like most about IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

We can track the status of test cases (passed or saved) in a single view. Based on releases and other attributes, we generate various reports and extract metrics from the data.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

I've heard IBM Engineering Workflow Management is more expensive than other tools. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

Improved graphics in terms of metrics and connectivity to SharePoint from Microsoft products would be beneficial.

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Also Known As

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

IBM Rational Team Concert (IBM ALM), IBM RTC

Overview

Endevor is a comprehensive tool designed for managing source code within mainframe environments, known for its robust version control, data security, and audit trail capabilities, all contributing to efficient application life cycle management.

Endevor offers extensive customization, automation that reduces manual tasks, and seamless integration with Enterprise DevOps, which makes it suitable for managing complex development processes. It simplifies version tracking and history logging, enhancing traceability, which is crucial for audits. Security controls ensure code safety and the integrity of application migrations. However, users see room for improvement in streamlining the setup complexity and enhancing the graphical interface to cater to non-mainframe platform users.

What are the key features of Endevor?

Data Security: Offers strong security measures to protect code and data.
Audit Trail: Provides comprehensive monitoring of changes for audit readiness.
Version Control: Maintains robust version management for code consistency.
Integration: Seamlessly connects with Enterprise DevOps for streamlined workflows.
Customization: Allows flexible modifications to suit specific needs.
Automation: Reduces manual tasks with automated processes.
Standardized Processing: Ensures consistent operations across environments.

What benefits should users seek in Endevor reviews?

Efficiency: Reduced manual tasks leading to cost-effective project management.
Consistency: Standardized operations improve reliability and performance.
Traceability: Enhanced version tracking supports thorough audits and compliance.
Security: Robust protections safeguard valuable code against unauthorized access.
Flexibility: Customization options meet unique development demands.
Integration Capabilities: Complements existing dev workflows effectively.
Scalability: Supports large-scale development projects with ease.

In industries reliant on mainframes, Endevor is pivotal for managing source code efficiently. It facilitates application migration, software change management, and automates compilation processes. Organizations value its role in maintaining code integrity and providing the necessary security and auditing capabilities. Implementation often involves development teams utilizing it for managing testing cycles, coordinating multi-client applications, and ensuring seamless production deployments.

Broadcom

IBM Engineering Workflow Management manages plans, tasks, the project status and acts as the critical link between required and delivered work. It provides flexibility to adapt to any process, which enables companies to adopt faster release cycles and manage dependencies across both small and complex development projects. This solution offers no-charge server software and flexible pricing models. It becomes a complete IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management solution—when purchased as a set of seamlessly integrated tools: IBM Engineering Workflow Management, IBM Engineering Test Management, and IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next.

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

Telstra Corporation, Visteon, Atos SE, Panasonic Automotive Systems, IBM Global Technology Services, CareCore National, JTEKT Corp., ItaÒ BBA, Avea, CACEIS, Danske Bank Group, APIS IT

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