Endevor vs Rocket ChangeMan ZMF (formerly a Micro Focus product) comparison

Broadcom and Rocket Software are both solutions in the Software Configuration Management category. Broadcom is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while Rocket Software is ranked #6. Broadcom holds a 34.5% mindshare in SCM, compared to Rocket Software’s 7.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Rocket Software users who would recommend it.

Endevor

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Endevor and Rocket ChangeMan ZMF (formerly a Micro Focus product) 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

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Application Development (3rd)

Rocket ChangeMan ZMF (forme...

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

6th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of Endevor is 34.5%, up from 34.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rocket ChangeMan ZMF (formerly a Micro Focus product) is 7.7%, up from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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reviewer1441137

Compliance Manager at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees

It simplifies things and has tight security but needs better technical support and a few enhancements

As such, there's nothing wrong with the product. It is great, but there are small things that can be better to make it much more friendly. The way you navigate through fields can be improved. If I'm going to stage a component over something that exists and that I've created in another library, and I want to pull it in and write it over what I've got there in my package, I've got to type in that data set name every time. That can be aggravating. It is not a big deal. The way things are sorted can also be improved. If you're doing a delete of a bunch of components, you can't sort those out by type or anything. Some things are just standard, and you can't look at them in a way that would be helpful.

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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

"It was an easy install. Since it was all set up, it pretty much runs itself now."

"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."

"Being able to compare versions is helpful."

"It puts all our source in one product. We know where to go to gather all our source code and which source is associated with which executable. It's a one-stop-shop, one place to go for everything."

"The source management is excellent."

"It can be very flexible, as far as how you use it. You can make it do nearly anything, but in really clever ways. It is very versatile."

"The approach of writing a single set of Endevor processors to work across multiple instances of the application (separate systems) made the processors fairly complex, but once you understand them, they are so powerful."

"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."

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"We audit once a year for our ChangeMan access, accurate financial programs, and all of that. Auditors really love ChangeMan for how easy it is to get through and how tight the security is on it. Our internal auditors, external auditors, and SOX editors love this solution. We're in the healthcare business, so HIPAA regulations and all such things are a big deal, and this makes all that really simple."

"Scalability is great. It has absolutely met every need for us so far. We do have some concurrent development paths and we're able to flexibly assign variables. At the same time, our skeletons assemble where we want them to, so the scalability is very good."

Cons

"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."

"The scalability of Endevor could improve."

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

"The customer service and support team are not helpful."

"The solution is very expensive."

"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."

"The initial setup can be less complex and has room for improvement."

"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."

More Endevor cons

"As such, there's nothing wrong with the product. It is great, but there are small things that can be better to make it much more friendly. The way you navigate through fields can be improved. If I'm going to stage a component over something that exists and that I've created in another library, and I want to pull it in and write it over what I've got there in my package, I've got to type in that data set name every time. That can be aggravating. It is not a big deal. The way things are sorted can also be improved. If you're doing a delete of a bunch of components, you can't sort those out by type or anything. Some things are just standard, and you can't look at them in a way that would be helpful."

"I would like to see them enable parallel development for online. It's available now for batch stuff on the mainframe. Jenkins, IBM, and Rocket all supposedly already have safe and workable version of Git for the mainframe. With that in mind, we need to know where our feature is."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."

"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 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."

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

"It's on a yearly basis. I am not aware of any additional costs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

35%

Computer Software Company

18%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

30%

Computer Software Company

13%

Insurance Company

Hospitality Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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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Also Known As

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

Open Text, Micro Focus ChangeMan ZMF

Overview

Endevor is a robust tool for managing source code, coordinating unit and system tests, controlling lifecycle and version of mainframe applications, and automating compilation processes. It ensures source-executable code integrity and tracks software promotions and sales operations.

Endevor offers stability, ease of use, and comprehensive management for mainframe code control and data migrations. Key features include customization capabilities, controlled access to source management, and integration within Enterprise DevOps. Tools like ACM Component Monitor, Bridge for Git, and modern web services support dynamic environments and parallel development efforts while custom JCLs/PROCs ensure validation of standard names. However, improvements are needed in integration with other products, particularly Zowe, and enhanced scalability and parallel development support.

What are Endevor's key features?

Customization: Tailored JCLs/PROCs for environment-specific needs
ACM Component Monitor: Monitors and manages application components efficiently
Bridge for Git: Facilitates integration with Git repositories
Enterprise DevOps Integration: Ensures seamless DevOps workflows
Parallel Development Support: Allows multiple development streams
Modern Web Services: Supports dynamic environments

What benefits should users look for in the reviews?

Stability: Reliable performance in managing mainframe applications
Ease of Use: User-friendly interface for efficient management
Comprehensive Management: End-to-end control of code and data migrations
Security: Ensures the integrity and security of source code
Controlled Access: Granular access control for source management

Organizations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and retail rely on Endevor to streamline their mainframe application development. The tool aids in complying with strict regulatory requirements by providing audit and security functionalities. The complex setup and implementation process are offset by the significant efficiencies gained in a controlled and secure development environment.

Broadcom

Change management solutions that tackle the complexity of developing, deploying and maintaining software applications.

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

SPTS Technologies, Generali France, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH), Kutxa-Vital-Banco Madrid, Space and Naval Warfare Information Technology Center (SPAWAR ITC)

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