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At a Glance
P4
P4
Star Rating
(95)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Subversion
Subversion
Star Rating
(64)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Reviews say that Helix Core excels in package management integration with a score of 8.6, allowing for seamless collaboration across teams, while Subversion lacks in this area, which can hinder workflow efficiency.
  • Users report that Helix Core's package access control is highly rated at 8.9, providing robust security features that are essential for enterprise environments, whereas Subversion's access control features are considered less comprehensive.
  • Reviewers mention that Helix Core shines in package tracking with a perfect score of 9.0, enabling teams to easily monitor changes and updates, while Subversion's tracking capabilities are often described as basic and less user-friendly.
  • G2 users highlight Helix Core's rollback functionality, also rated at 9.0, which allows for quick recovery from errors, a feature that Subversion users feel is not as intuitive or efficient.
  • Users on G2 indicate that Helix Core's quality of support is significantly better, with a score of 8.8, compared to Subversion's 7.3, suggesting that Helix Core provides more responsive and helpful customer service.
  • Reviewers mention that while both products have similar ease of admin scores, Helix Core's overall user experience is often rated lower in ease of use (7.7) compared to Subversion (8.0), indicating that Subversion may be more approachable for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
P4
No pricing available
Subversion
No pricing available
Free Trial
P4
Free Trial is available
Subversion
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
86
8.5
59
Ease of Use
7.7
87
8.0
60
Ease of Setup
7.3
41
7.9
26
Ease of Admin
7.7
42
7.7
25
Quality of Support
8.8
73
7.3
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
41
7.8
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
82
6.1
57
Features by Category
Repository ManagementHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.9
5
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
P4
P4
Subversion
Subversion
P4 and Subversion are categorized as Version Control Software
Unique Categories
Subversion
Subversion has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
P4
P4
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.7%
Subversion
Subversion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.9%
Reviewers' Industry
P4
P4
Computer Software
16.1%
Computer Games
16.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Entertainment
6.5%
Wireless
4.3%
Other
44.1%
Subversion
Subversion
Information Technology and Services
30.2%
Computer Software
20.6%
Financial Services
11.1%
Internet
6.3%
Telecommunications
3.2%
Other
28.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
P4
P4
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SP
Simon P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Perforce Helix is a very fast and reliable source control engine. It's client tools are easy to use and provide great visualizations of file and branch differences. Time lapse view is a very useful way to see the evolution of one files changes. Managing...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
GI
Verified User in Internet

Harder to use the functions as you use it more....

Subversion
Subversion
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Very clean. Easy to understand and use. The Subversion plugin with Intellij is excellent. TortoiseSVN is also very helpful. Very clean. Easy to understand and use. The Subversion plugin with Intellij is excellent. TortoiseSVN is also very helpful.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Dusty J.
DJ
Dusty J.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Since you maintain a "working copy" on your desktop, I've broken the fragile link between the desktop app and the online repository. I've broken Subversion about every way possible, and learned how to manually remove the "sync" feature for the folders in my...

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Discussions
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P4 Discussions
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Subversion Discussions
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