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    Buddy

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABuddy (formerly Springloops) is a SVN/Git source code management tool focused on web development teams. It allows users to code in parallel and share code safely concentrating on results, not on lost changes or overwritten files. With quick deployments, users get rapid collaboration in protected space.

    $75

    per month

    Rocket DevOps

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ARocket DevOps (formerly Rocket Aldon) enables true end-to-end (CI/CD) for IBM i+ environments. Businesses can extend holistic DevSecOps best practices to the IBM i, pursue innovative experimentation, easily respond to compliance audits, and adapt to the ever-changing expectations of process, technology, or experience.N/A
    Pricing
    BuddyRocket DevOps
    Editions & Modules
    Free (for freelancers)
    $0
    per month
    On-premises (for teams)
    $35
    per month per user
    Pro (for teams)
    $75
    per month
    Hyper (for teams)
    $200
    per month
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    BuddyRocket DevOps
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuddyRocket DevOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    BuddyRocket DevOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    Springloops is the best tool for deployment to any environment. Especially, the auto-deployment feature on development servers is essential for the early stages of development. The built-in source control mechanisms are a perfect combination of ease of use and a rich feature set that allows the development team to have an easier and more complete view of each part of the project. A section that is lacking is time tracking - but then this is not the main usage of the service.
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    Rocket Software
    Rocket Aldon is perfect for simple changes to traditional IBM i development using RPGLE, CL, and DDS. It is great for finding related objects that are referenced in many locations and helping recompile all of these objects. However, Aldon has a particularly hard time with SQL views. For some reason, it is determined to lock every table related to a view even though this is not required by the operating system. Whenever one view references another view, you are always in danger of losing a view permanently if you didn't check it out and promote it. To clarify, imagine you created a view CUSTOMER_INFO. Then you make another view called CUSTOMER_SHIPMENTS that joins the CUSTOMER_INFO to a shipping table. If you ever change CUSTOMER_INFO and then promote it, there is a good chance that Aldon will delete the CUSTOMER_SHIPMENTS view and you will not get a single warning. It doesn't happen every time but when it does you are going to have a real mess on your hands.
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    Pros
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    • Easy of use - clear user interface
    • Fast deployment to all environments
    • Great combination of source control and project management
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    Rocket Software
    • Allows flexibility for user groups
    • Scripting for releasing of code
    • Ease of comparing code versions within the tool
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    Cons
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    • We would love to have a more flexible management for resources (users, storage)
    • More advanced web hooks would be a plus
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    Rocket Software
    • SQL object promotions
    • User interface
    • Incomplete error checking
    • Fragmented promotion logs
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    Apart from being a great versioning control system Springloops offers the options to automatically deploy code to multiple systems. This feature alone is a determining factor to renew Springloops over and over again. Another important factor is that it offers a full set of tools that help the team during the development cycle. No switching between time-tracking to project management. This is a real time-saver.
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    Rocket Software
    Based on current integration with our release process, we will need to keep this for the future.
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    Usability
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    Easy to use, automatic deployments, comments on projects are only a few factors. Multiple servers per project is another must-have feature. User permissions and rights offer granular control on access to the system
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    Rocket Software
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    Support Rating
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    I rarely use it but when I need it the team is there. During the initial steps of Springloops, I had close contact with one of the founders. He provided support to me over Skype! He didn't have to but he did. We had a couple of long talks about some issues I was facing. He has there regardless of time. It was a great experience
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    Rocket Software
    Support is hit and miss. Sometimes they give some great assistance and sometimes they are no help at all. It always seems like they can't replicate the problem but then they never try to get on our system to do deeper research. It's kind of frustrating dealing with them. Also, the website isn't that helpful.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    Springloops has a built-in feature that is lacking from Bitbucket (at least on the out-of-the-box functionality). Deployment of projects to various servers/development stages. The process is so easy and painless that even remote servers can act as local environments. This is a feature that differentiates Springloops from other solutions that require other tools to perform the same task.
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    Rocket Software
    Aldon provides needed functions for our current implementations and legacy systems. As we move toward modernization, we are going to look at alternatives from reviewing cost, integration capabilities and functionality
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    Return on Investment
    Buddy (BDY, Sp. z o. o. Sp. k)
    • A total time saver - just commit changes and Springloops can handle the deployments
    • Total control of source code and commits - you never have to think about those things again
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    Rocket Software
    • Software promotion is much easier and doesn't require custom coding.
    • Developers can work collaboratively with less overlap.
    • Developers can find objects faster and research code more thoroughly.
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