Source Management Tool Comparison Worksheet 

Score 

Reposit 

Does Repository support Atomic Commits[1] 

Does the software support the Remote Repository Replication to local system?[2] 

Does tool support File versioning 

Does tool support Directory Versioning 

Does tool support source and binaries 

Does tool support baselines 

Does repository easily support backups 

Does tool supports Distributed and Private Repositories 

Does tool Supports Promotion Models 

Does tool supports event triggers 

Core Artifact Functions 

Can Files and Directories be Moved/Renames while still retaining the history of the file? 

File renames handles cleanly 

Can File and Directories be Copies to a different location in repository, while retaining the history 

Supports Check-In/Check-Out 

Supports Multiple Locks 

Supports Version Labels 

Can add description upon change 

Can force description on change 

Can Load Inventory recursively while maintaining directory Structure 

Can perform recursive operation 

Supports keywords expansion 

Supports spaces in filenames 

Does tool support basic merging (file, directory and hierarchy) 

Provides advanced merging - file type based, programming language Based 

Does tool have intelligent merging & conflict resolution 

Workspace Management 

Provides private and public workspaces 

Does tool versions objects in private workspaces 

User Interfaces 

Does the application has Web Interface? 

Does it have desktop based Graphical User-Interface? 

Does it have Command Line Interface? 

Does tool support remote users (Command line, Desktop) 

Can use filter on inventory 

Provides element search 

Provides advanced search (based on revision description) 

Provides difference reports between elements/folders 

Has AIX Unix Client without any third party interface 

Has SUN Unix Client without any third party interface 

Has LINUX Client without any third party interface 

Has Windows Client without any third party interface 

Transparency/Tool Acceptance 

Is tool widely accepted 

Is tool easily used from client perspective 

Can users to work transparently (i.e. acceptable daily operations) 

Does tool easily support working off-line 

IDE & Other Tools Integration/Integrated Products 

Does product integrate with companies tools and IDE's 

Comes with Build Solution 

Comes with Deploy Solution 

Comes with Bug Tracking Solution 

Interface to Eclipse 3.x 

Integration with other build solutions 

Integration with bug tracking 

Parallel Engineering 

Does tool support parallel development/engineering (branching) 

Supports automatic branching 

Provides Automatic Diff/Merge technology 

Does tool supports stream based architecture 

Core Activity Management 

Does tool support Job/Work Tracking (e.g. through change sets) 

Does tool support workflows and workflow customization 

Does tool (perhaps with tailoring) allow you to meet your process expectations 

Does tool have life cycle tracking (relating objects to promotion/releases) 

Can tool control process at role (user/group level) 

Security 

Does the software web component support SSL? 

Can force/restrict version Labels 

Can restrict object deletion 

Support recycle bin concept 

Does tool have user login security 

Does tool support object security at user, group levels 

Supports LDAP 

Can use HTTP proxy to connect the server 

Reporting & Auditing 

Tracking Line-wise File History 

Retains an Audit Trail of all user Actions 

Retains Complete Version History 

Provides a History Report 

Provides Project History Report 

Provides History based on Change Sets 

Logs Admin Actions 

Logs Directory Change History 

Vendor Specific 

Vendor Technical Support Available 

24/7 Technical Support available 

How strong is Vendor support 

How strong is Vendor market reputation 

Cost 

Total Cost of Ownership 

Cost of Licensing 

Cost of Hardware 

Cost of First Year Support 

Cost of Future Support 

Cost of Training 

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