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Our team balked at code reviews at first. Now we can't imagine working without Code Collaborator.
CodeReviewer v4.0 — A simpler CodeCollaborator
Code Reviewer v4.0 is the lightweight version of Code Collaborator, designed especially for development groups with simple needs and small budgets.
Starting at $199, Code Reviewer makes it easy and inexpensive to achieve all the benefits of a lightweight, simple peer review process.
Code Collaborator has the enterprise-level features and support needed in larger organizations with product/group-based workflows, custom fields, metrics, custom reports, and LDAP/ActiveDirectory integration.
Feature Comparison
Not sure which tool is best for you? Compare the Code Collaborator and Code Reviewer feature sets.
| Feature | CodeReviewer | CodeCollaborator |
|---|---|---|
| Tool-assisted lightweight code review |  | |
| Awesome technical support | | |
| Cross-platform | | |
| Web interface & rich client interface | | |
| Review code before or after check-in to version control | | |
| Subscribe to changes made to certain files or by certain authors | | |
| Track defects during review | | |
| Eclipse plug-in | | |
| Multiple workflow configurations |  | |
| Organize users & reviews by organizational hierarchy | | |
| Scriptable system administration | | |
| LDAP/ActiveDirectory authentication | | |
| Customizable fields for Reviews and Defects | | |
| Review deadlines | | |
| Customizable reports | | |
| Automatically collects metrics | | |
| Restrict user access to reviews | | |
| Server-side triggers | | |
| Web Services API | | |
| Version Control Systems | Perforce, CVS, Subversion, Vault | Perforce, CVS, Subversion, Vault, Team Foundation Server, AccuRev, ClearCase |
| Database back-ends | MySQL | MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle |
| Support & Upgrades | All upgrades, phone & email support, 24-hour response time | All upgrades, phone & email support, 2-hour response time, priority fixes, named account manager |
| Price | $289/user (multi-user discounts available) — OR — Small Business Package: 10 users for $1995 | $489/user (multi-user discounts available) Concurrent licensing also available. |
New in CodeReviewer v4.0
CodeReviewer v4.0 is a whole new ballgame! This is by far our most advanced upgrade of Code Reviewer. We hope you'll be happy with the wealth of new features and integrations.
- Multiple simultaneous review participants
No more passing reviews around. Now any number of participants can participate at the same time. Newsgroup-style "not yet read" flags combined with live-chat style threaded conversations keep all the communication organized and linked to specific lines of code. - Track defects properly
Instead of just marking as "blocking," now you specifically create a "defect" that needs to be fixed. These don't go into your external issue tracker (unless you want them to), but they make it easy to track actual to-do items separately from conversations. - Subscription-based participant lists
Although you can still pick your reviewers when you create the review, now other users can subscribe to reviews based on the author's identity or based on which files are under review. Now you can easily implement rules like code ownership or mentoring. - Search/report on completed and current reviews
No more sifting through XML files! Now any user can pull up old reviews either through a flexible custom-reporting mechanism or through an advanced search interface. Search by file name, participant, comment text, check-in comment, review title, and more. - Review code before or after check-in
Review Perforce changelists, Subversion tree revisions, ClearCase activities or branches, AccuRev transactions, and more, all after check-in. Of course you can still review code before check-in just as you always have. - Review any files or diffs
Now you can include any files or arbitrary multi-file diffs, even outside version control. Upload individual files, multiple files, or import multi-file diffs from a variety of formats. - Role-based participants
Participants can have different roles, each role with different workflow rules. Now you can decide who can verify defects, who is required to complete the review, etc.. - SCM server-side triggers
A variety of triggers can automate tasks including: Prevent check-in until review is complete, and Automatically create review after code is checked in. - Cross-platform
Create and perform reviews from Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and BSD. - Lots of client tools and plug-ins
No longer restricted to a GUI client, you can now use CodeReviewer with a command-line tool, an Eclipse plug-in, and a Perforce P4V/P4Win plug-in.