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Endevor vs IBM Rational ClearQuest 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)
IBM Rational ClearQuest
Ranking in Software Configuration Management
5th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Defect Tracking (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 13.5%, down from 34.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational ClearQuest is 9.8%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Endevor13.5%
IBM Rational ClearQuest9.8%
Other76.7%
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.
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

"Endevor helps me manage the asset life cycle by allowing us to evaluate all of our utility equipment in the software."
"I like it because it customizable, and it's rock steady, it's a very robust and mature product."
"We backup people's source code for them."
"It is the Cadillac of that tool; there is no other tool that matches it on the market today, it is the best, and it is very stable."
"The automation that we were able to build in; we were doing essentially some aspects of agile development before it was even a concept, because we were doing integrated builds every hour, on the hour, with no problems."
"Any question that an auditor has about our processes and approvals is all stored in Endevor."
"Endevor is a solid product; it works, does its job, is stable, and I have never heard any complaints for improvements in this product."
"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."
"The workflow feature with stateful record types and the ability to implement these rapidly in our project have been of value to us."
"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."
"Customization level of the tool to meet client’s requirements, you can do almost all of the customizations for a project or ticket management system, and notification, hooks, and UI customization are very stable."
"This enabled us to completely migrate from paper-based forms to electronic forms for a number of business areas."
"In combination with a good Configuration Management plan, an organization can create an optimal level of administration and automation creating good traceability in your tasks."
"It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."
 

Cons

"The internal setup is complex and rigid."
"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."
"I think the main focus should be the continuous delivery aspects."
"There should be better integration between CA Endevor Software Change Manager and Zowe."
"Currently the only solution is to continue creating environments for use with agile development which is a maintenance nightmare, or ask the application teams to redesign their software so it is contained within their own applications."
"If they deploy it correctly, then it provides a tremendous benefit, but if you lay it out wrong, it can be a nightmare to work with."
"Endevor has not impacted my organization positively, if at all."
"For others for whom it's new, implementation may be difficult."
"It’s very expensive, especially considering that there are much more economical options out there."
"However, the user interface seems very static and the user experience was not the best."
"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."
"The user interface could benefit from a more modern look and feel."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"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."
"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"The product is expensive."
"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Insurance Company
10%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
33%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise40
No data available
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
Atos SE, STM, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
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