TCAT/Java Ver 3.2 -- Product Comparison Chart

TCAT/Java, Ver. 3.2 FOR WINDOWS

PRODUCT COMPARISON CHART FOR TCAT/Java

This document compares TCAT/Java Ver. 3.2 against other test coverage products for the Windows platform. For complete details please see the Ver. 3.2 Product Release Notes. There is also a Product Comparison Chart for TCAT C/C++.

Product Feature		Competing Product
Product Feature		TestWorks TCAT/Java	NuMega True Coverage	Rational Pure Coverage	ISA Panorama for Java	sitraka JProbe Coverage	Borland Optimizeit Code Coverage	McCabe Coverage
Coverage Metric Supported	C0 Statement Coverage	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes?
	C1 Branch Coverage	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes?	Yes
	S0 Module Coverage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	S1 Call-Pair Coverage	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown

Technology Base	Object Instrumentation	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes?	Unknown	Unknown
	Source Instrumentation	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown
	Fixed Runtime	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Dynamic Runtime	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Overhead Speed (Estimated)	Instrumentation Speed (% of compile)	1.25x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Compilation Size Ratio	1.25x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Execution Size Ratio	1.1-1.8x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Execution Speed Ratio	1.1-1.5x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
User Interface GUI	Digraph Display	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
	Call Tree Display	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Unknown
	All Paths Generator	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes?
	Click to Source	Yes	No	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown
Price	Single Copy List Price	$795 ($1,295 with TCAT C/C++)	$799 to $1,249	$746	$2,450	starts at $499	$699	Unknown
Price	Discounts	Call for schedule.	Unknown	Unknown	3+ is -25% 6+ is -30% 10+ is -35%	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown