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Endevor vs P4 comparison

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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)
P4
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 November 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 12.1%, down from 23.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of P4 is 5.2%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Endevor12.1%
Helix Core5.2%
Other82.7%
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.
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

"It standardizes the processing of all the development. Everything gets produced in a constant and consistent manner."
"The integrity of the system is valuable, providing secure, controlled access to source management and the typical check-in and check-out functions in a typical source management product."
"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 source integrity is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Endevor is customization and ease of use."
"Endevor is a solid product; it works, does its job, is stable, and I have never heard any complaints for improvements in this product."
"It offers security and audit of changes in information assets (software)."
"Obviously we love the product; it does everything we want it to do."
"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."
"The customer service and support are excellent."
"The excellent traceability of all changes made to the product and the support for collaborative work."
"Technical support for routine issues and tutoring beginners is absolutely the best."
"Perforce is very fast, even for very huge assets."
 

Cons

"I think the main focus should be the continuous delivery aspects."
"I find the ISPF interface to be lacking. It seems like you have to navigate to a lot of different screens to work with the same element."
"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."
"Probably more of a web-based option for it, because it is mostly mainframe."
"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."
"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 can improve parallel development."
"The graphical user interface. It would be a big tool to change (but needed), just because as the workforce kind of ages and retires, the younger generation is not as familiar with mainframe and looking at a green screen is not really a huge selling point to them."
"It scales well, but installation and server management gets technically very complicated when the installation grows."
"The part of Perforce that could be most improved is its automatic resolving of code merge conflicts."
"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."
"Perforce does not appear to have an enterprise scale software test environment. We sometimes serve as their software QA department."
"The offline versioning needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features.​"
"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."
"The solution is very 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."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

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, Helix Core
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
Pixar, NVIDIA, Scania, EA, Ubisoft, and VMware
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