Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 21, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Zend or Rational Build Forge?
Rational Build Forge is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Zend, and Rational Build Forge is rated higher (90/100) than Zend (50/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.
Looking for the right Development Tools Platform solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Zend Vs. IBM
Zend: Zend Framework 2 is an open source framework for developing web applications and services using PHP 5.3+. Zend Framework 2 uses 100% object-oriented code and utilises most of the new features of PHP 5.3, namely namespaces, late static binding, lambda functions and closures.
Zend Framework 2 evolved from Zend Framework 1, a successful PHP framewo...
IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Who is more expensive? Zend or Rational Build Forge?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Development Tools Platform software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Zend and Rational Build Forge.
Zend price starts at $20 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Zend is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Development Tools Platform software. Rational Build Forge price starts at $799 per user/year , When comparing Rational Build Forge to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Development Tools Platform software cost.
Bottom line: Rational Build Forge is more expensive than Zend.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Zend Vs. Rational Build Forge based on some of the most important and required Development Tools Platform features.
Zend: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Rational Build Forge: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Customers of the software mainly come from small and medium businesses belonging to a variety of industries. and Rational Build Forge's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.