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What is Rational Synergy, and what problem is it built to solve?

Rational Synergy is used for source-code and configuration management, helping teams manage versions and check files in and out.

Does Rational Synergy offer an open API, and what does it integrate with?

Rational Synergy does not offer an open API.

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Kaustav D.

Regional Manager - SCM & QC

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/12/2021

"Collaborative platform to bring synergy between different teams for improved productivity"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

Increased productivity and reduced downtime Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

Load balancing capability and no free trial Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Venkatachalam M.

DevOps Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/26/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"With Synergy, Collaboration is achieved 100 percent"

4/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

Right from requirement till the delivery part, synergy is helping us to do collaborate and deliver more to our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

as it support end to end, starting with SCM till the delivery cycle. I didnt find any con here Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/8/2021

"Tool that every developer needs"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

The process of checkin and check out of the code is seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

Code review and inline editing should be more flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tom R.

Integration Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/12/2019

"Overcomplicated and too difficult to learn. Seems as if the developers thought software engineers ha"

1/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

The overall power, especially versioning and conflict resolution. Also the flexibility to manage different ways of working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

Way too complicated and non-intuitive for the over-burdened software engineer. At the company where we used Synergy I was one of a small number of "Domain experts" tasked with helping others to use Synergy successfully. This ought not to be necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rational Synergy:

Looka t simpler alternatives Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rational Synergy solving and how is that benefiting you?

None. Synergy was adopted by a previous company and used for source code management in all development, including new infrastructure, new applications, and support of legacy applications including modified third-party applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/14/2018

"Poor CM software"

0/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

It is effective in presenting a clear layout of the file system when checking in and out files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

This is the bane of my department's existence, almost as universally hated as Satan. At a review session concerning our department, the main issue preventing us from getting our job done was synergy. It is TERRIBLE at going backwards, is TERRIBLE at merging, and is extremely poor at building baselines. Additionally, I have been told it is extremely expensive. Go with a newer software like Git. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sereen E.

PDT Timing & Metric Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/3/2018

"No complaints so far"

4/5

What do you like best about Rational Synergy?

Synergy is very simple to navigate and submit assignments such as work tickets and software downloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rational Synergy?

I had used synergy for about about 2 years and my only complaint is that sometimes it freezes on me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rational Synergy:

Very good system. Easy to use with large teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rational Synergy solving and how is that benefiting you?

Synergy is used for sharing software zip files as tasks throughout the company. It’s beneficial because it's Simple for everyone to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.