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CodeCollaborator |
Open Source
Review Board
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Support for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X |
Yes | Yes |
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Comes with installer, runnable as a GUI |
Yes | Yes |
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Comes with installer, runnable from command-line |
Yes | No |
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Has a user's manual |
Yes | Yes |
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Command-line user interface |
Yes | Yes
Subversion and Perforce only |
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Web-based user interface |
Yes | Yes |
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Rich-client user interface |
Yes | No |
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Eclipse plug-in integration |
Yes | No |
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Visual Studio Add-In integration |
Yes | No |
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SSL Support |
Yes | Yes
if you configure it yourself |
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Works with any editor or IDE |
Yes | Yes |
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Serverless over LAN networks |
No | No |
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Supports distributed developers over WAN networks |
Yes | Yes |
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CodeCollaborator |
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Review Board
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Perforce Integration |
Yes | Yes
After manually installing a module |
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Perforce P4Win/P4V Plugin |
Yes | No |
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Perforce Triggers |
Yes | No |
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Optionally enforces Perforce ACL |
Yes | No |
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ClearCase Integration |
Yes | No |
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Subversion Integration |
Yes | Yes |
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Subversion Triggers |
Yes | No |
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CVS Integration |
Yes | Yes |
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Team Foundation Server Integration |
Yes | No |
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Vault Integration |
Yes | No |
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MKS Integration |
Yes | No |
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AccuRev Integration |
Yes | No |
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Surround Integration |
Yes | No |
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Git Integration |
Yes | Yes |
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Mercurial Integration |
Yes | Yes |
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Vault Integration |
Yes | No |
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Visual SourceSafe Integration |
Yes | No |
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Rational Synergy Integration |
Yes | No |
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Rational Team Concert Integration |
Yes | No |
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CodeCollaborator |
Open Source
Review Board
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Supports reviews of local changes not yet committed to version control |
Yes | Yes |
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Supports reviews of changes already committed to version control |
Yes | Yes |
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Scalable to large files and large reviews |
Yes | Yes |
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Can attach arbitrary files to the review, not just source code |
Yes | No
Image files only |
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Can review file differences rather than complete file inspections |
Yes | Yes |
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Can perform whole-file inspections |
Yes | Yes |
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Automatically detects local file changes |
Yes
Via version control integration | Yes |
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Packages local file contents and differences for delivery |
Yes | Yes |
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Supports document review |
Yes | No |
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Review any URL |
Yes | No |
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Can search for completed reviews based on file name or type |
Yes | Yes |
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CodeCollaborator |
Open Source
Review Board
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Supports multiple simultaneous review participants |
Yes | Yes |
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Tracks comments made during code review |
Yes | Yes |
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Tracks defects found during code review without adding an entry to an issue-tracking system |
Yes | No |
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Can view proposed code changes in color-coded before/after view |
Yes | Yes |
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Can leave comments on individual lines of code |
Yes | Yes |
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Can export proposed changes on reviewer's machine for testing |
Yes | No |
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Supports review checklists |
Yes | No |
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Supports configurable review participant roles for workflow and reporting |
Yes | No |
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CodeCollaborator |
Open Source
Review Board
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Builds audit trail of review communication |
Yes | Yes |
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Saves audit trail along with actual file changes |
Yes
Audit trails and review metrics available in database | Yes |
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Automatically collects metrics for man-hours/kLOC, defects/kLOC, and man-hours/kLOC |
Yes | No |
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Built-in reporting |
Yes
Reporting system built-in; external report tools can use database | No |
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Custom reports |
Yes
In-product custom reports as well as 3rd-party tools against the database | No |
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Sophisticated searching, e.g. finding all reviews of a certain file, or done by a certain user, or searching within comment or defect text |
Yes | Yes |
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CodeCollaborator |
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Review Board
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Allows custom fields for defects to track e.g. severity, type, or phase-injected |
Yes | No |
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Allows custom fields for reviews to track e.g. project, phase, or relevant bug ID's |
Yes | No |
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Admin option preventing developers from checking in code before it is reviewed |
Yes
Using supplied SCM server triggers | No |
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Permits only certain users to have access to administer server configuration |
Yes | Yes |
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Can restrict viewing reviews to certain users |
Yes | No |
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Can track and administrate all current reviews |
Yes | Yes |
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Can administer user lists |
Yes | Yes |
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Can authenticate from LDAP/ActiveDirectory instead of maintaining user list |
Yes | Yes |
Code Collaborator
Product Details
Code Collaborator is an excellent tool...reviewers are able to do a thorough and contemplative job.
