ConnectALL vs. PTC Windchill RV&S

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConnectALL
Score 9.0 out of 10
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ConnectALL is a value stream management company dedicated to helping customers achieve higher levels of agility, traceability, predictability and velocity. The vendor states they change this by connecting people, processes and technology across the software development and delivery value stream, enabling companies to align digital initiatives to business outcomes and improve the speed at which they deliver software. ConnectALL’s value stream management solutions and services are designed to…N/A
PTC Windchill RV&S
Score 7.7 out of 10
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PTC Windchill RV&S (formerly Integrity Lifecycle Manager of the Integrity suite) is an MBSE (model-based systems engineering) suite. The former Integrity suite contains an Asset Library which supports systems-of-systems approach to design (i.e. linking models into higher-level models that subsume them), a Process Director which is designed to articulate, manage and improve the design process, and a Modeler for visualizing and controlling the product design process. The Integrity suite is…N/A
Pricing
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
ConnectALLPTC Windchill RV&S
Considered Both Products
ConnectALL
Chose ConnectALL
ConnectALL has the best support mechanism among all these alternatives, and its value for money and with ConnectALL ROI(return of investment) is visible from the time you start using it.
PTC Windchill RV&S
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
As PTC places PTC Windchill RV&S is confirmed in the market. PTC is able to lead the market well. It is due to the American university mechanism for software research and science that innovation does not come the first time up in industrial software applications. Software …
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
There are some tools which are available for free like GitHub. I've used StarTeam when it was a product of Borland, and while using PTC Integrity, I feel PTC Integrity has most of the features which were available in StarTeam. Although there are some other free tools like …
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
The single interface that it provides to access all the information about the project, right from requirements to the source code.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
We liked that PTC Integrity requirements management, testing and source control are accessible through a single interface. This is not what we found with DOORS. DOORS only offers requirements management and testing and they are in separate interfaces. We are also beginning to …
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
Nothing compares with PTC Integrity.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
I think the reason that PTC Integrity was initially chosen is that it was the best product available in the mix at the time. This coupled with the PTC deal on multiple products was a no brainer based on the size and scope of potential users.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
It allows for all functions (analyst, developer, tester and release manager) to be completed using one tool.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
We evaluated IBM's offering and CMstat. IBM's offering is "klugy", we needed Rhapsody, ClearQuest and ClearCase to get all the components to answer our requirements. And it's very costly. CMstat offered a good change managment solution, but was lacking in version control …
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
I was previously employed by a electronic laboratory notebook (ELNN company in Columbus Ohio. I felt that MKS and the ELN that I worked at in the past were more or less similar in terms of functionality, however both the products address different needs.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
It was the price and company size which was the key factor in this case, compared to other similar products.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
MS Team Foundation is much better, it is flexible and customizable.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
Source Tree and Stash with Git.

MKS integrity does well in some areas such as merging changes into the main trunk and managing change sets. We actually selected Git after using MKS integrity for over 7 years.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
MKS Integrity is a toolbox of components that you can use to create any Software Change Configuration Management system to fit your own organization. This was the main reason why we went with Integrity over the other solutions that were evaluated.
Chose PTC Windchill RV&S
Can you give some details as to why you selected Integrity over this tool?
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User Ratings
ConnectALLPTC Windchill RV&S
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.7
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Usability
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Availability
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9.0
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User Testimonials
ConnectALLPTC Windchill RV&S
Likelihood to Recommend
It was so easy to set up! I explain ConnectAll to be like a Wagon Wheel. Once you get the hub, you only order the spokes that you need. The interface for configuring integrations and mapping fields is simple and intuitive. The support team is BAR NONE in the industry! Fast response, personal service.
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We enjoy doing requirement mappings. The enhancement in transferring them between models is great. It is for innovation all the time a challenge to conduct them. We have two major scenarios for that task set. One is to integrate already well-validated models into greater sets. The other is defining totally new ones. We developed new strategies and refined the existing ones. We rate the synching requirement configurations as comfortable. The processes of synching the items back to the models. The major advantage is to optionally synchronize all-important and intended traceability relationships from Modeler so that both can be given the correct right the right group of uses while others only see the structures. We too prefer the handling of deletion and creation. It is a real advantage how the mapping and relation are implemented. The implemented integration to third-party tools for requirements definition and management is a plus. We like the profiling features and the high compliance to industrial standards as well as the module variability modeling.Windchill RV&S makes us perform better and let us take over control. It enhances our return-of-investment efficiencies to the top. The only drawbacks are the high skill levels needed and the necessary relation in businesses to make the profits. Another topic is the resources that are needed.
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Pros
  • It works fast - less than a minute to sync records between systems.
  • It is easy configurable, you don't need to have any specific technical knowledge.
  • It has very good operational support - your questions and issues are solved with high priority.
  • It is user friendly - even if you are not an IT, it is intuitive.
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  • It allows the user the ability to link all aspects of the SDLC together so that there is only one source of documentation and information rather than having to search in multiple places.
  • It is very customizable to suit a particular businesses needs.
  • It is helpful for all areas of software development.
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Cons
  • Slow performance, when there are lot of projects.
  • Sometimes the Create/Update could be more at the field level. I'd like to be able to clone an Application Link and then just change the initial configuration (our field mappings are pretty consistent).
  • Want to have more integration solutions, e.g., MS Project Online, SharePoint, or other MS Tools?
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  • Main trunk is not protected and has no pre-conditions before committing a fix or feature to it.
  • Conducting reviews is not possible. there is no avenue for people to comment on a check in
  • When working with multiple snadboxes, the client seems to freeze up and needs to be started.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I do not make decisions on what tool my company uses. I am just the user of the tool and such decisions are not handled by me. If I were to make such decisions, I would definitely renew MKS, considering the amount of data we have stored in MKS and the current number of users who are familiar with the system
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Usability
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PTC Integrity comparatively could be considered a nice Source code management, Version controlling tool and could be compared with tools like StarTeam. If the integration to move/migrate code could be integrated into this tool, it would become an extremely powerful tool.
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Support Rating
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PTC Integrity administration can be somewhat daunting. They have been able to help with every question that I have submitted. Their support website is very easy to understand and submit questions and their phone support is wonderful
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Implementation Rating
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I wasn't involved in implementation.
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Alternatives Considered
ConnectALL has the best support mechanism among all these alternatives, and its value for money and with ConnectALL ROI(return of investment) is visible from the time you start using it.
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There are some tools which are available for free like GitHub. I've used StarTeam when it was a product of Borland, and while using PTC Integrity, I feel PTC Integrity has most of the features which were available in StarTeam. Although there are some other free tools like Tortoise SVN, it's always better to stick with tools which are licensed and supported in case of any issues/problems.
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Return on Investment
  • ConnectALL replaced all the manual work that was done before with an automated scheduled mechanism.
  • Improvements in time management, improved delivery times, and definitely increased revenue generation.
  • This software eliminates confusion and errors. It also automatically detects and resolve conflicts.
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  • Better requirements through PTC Integrity - which will equate to better products and less warranty costs (very large savings).
  • Better efficiency ....PTC Integrity can help keep track of a globally managed project structure. This will go far in helping keep repeat and duplicate efforts from happening multiple times.
  • Better products for our customers through a more attentive corporate ear. PTC Integrity can help make customer wants and needs a reality.
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