Perforce Helix Core
Perforce | 1.0.0Linux/Unix, Other openlogic/rockylinux-9-hardened - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Enterprise level source control which can truly scale - and you can talk to it via Git
What do you like best about the product?
Helix is a state of the art tool which allows a lot of flexibility and is very fast. Many of the recent releases put out by Perforce Software, the maker of Helix, have given it similar capabilities to Git: distributed VCS aspects, the ability of using a Git client through Git Fusion, or the ability to connect it to GitLab, a solution similar to GitHub or BitBucket.
The level of support offered with a Helix license is unparalleled. Bugs are fixed in a timely fashion and each major release brings about many exciting new features.
The level of support offered with a Helix license is unparalleled. Bugs are fixed in a timely fashion and each major release brings about many exciting new features.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial learning curve is a tiny bit steeper than some of the other version control solutions. The concept of workspaces takes a little effort to fully understand, but it is workspaces which also make Helix more flexible than some of the other solutions out there.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Safeguarding of intellectual property while providing fast source code access in agile environments.
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A nice version control for content creators
What do you like best about the product?
Perforce Helix is much more than the version control you are used to, be it Git, SVN or even Dropbox. It brings much more features than you expect: history, branching, reviews, locks. Everything in a unified platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
Don't expect to use it like Dropbox, it's not as easy as dropping files on a directory. The same goes for developers used to other VCS. Coming from git was not smooth.
All the features bring complexity for the tool.
All the features bring complexity for the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a creative studio focused on game development, website creation and animation. With our team growing on the past project we found it really hard to manage the assets generate by the art team. Perforce appeared as a VCS solution, suited for the creative world.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Perforce Helix should be taken in consideration if you team is big enough and the usual VCS tools already look too simple for you use case.
Best for large-scale deployments as well as the little guy.
What do you like best about the product?
1) It's so easy to learn, even artists, writers, and other "less-technical" users can get it right away; 2) It's FAST; 3) It's a very, very strong product, best I've ever tried; 4) It scales really well. One depot can handle ALL of your needs; can handle file-sizes and types that Git can only dream about; 5) The Perforce Support organization is THE BEST; 6) Free for up to 20 users; 7) up-and-running in minutes; 8) DVCS option; 9) Support. And FAST; 10) Did I mention it's FAST? And no one does Support better; 11) Their Support is FAST, too.
What do you dislike about the product?
They need to do a better job of letting people know how great their product is. Seriously, more people need to use it. It lets us develop better software, faster.
Up until recently, it used to be very easy to find older versions of the product. This could be pretty useful. Currently, it's much harder to find the older versions. I get that this is what companies do, and I understand that they might not want to *support* older versions, but it's really a nice thing to have if I want to do some testing.
Up until recently, it used to be very easy to find older versions of the product. This could be pretty useful. Currently, it's much harder to find the older versions. I get that this is what companies do, and I understand that they might not want to *support* older versions, but it's really a nice thing to have if I want to do some testing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its spectacular scriptability makes it easy to do continuous integration and continuous delivery. It is also easy for non-developers to use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take it for a test drive. Talk to Support. It's free for up to 5 users, so give it a whirl. Used to be 20, which I preferred. I think they'd be better off giving it away for free and just charging for their excellent Support.
Preforce is Great for Independent Developers
What do you like best about the product?
I am an independent developer who uses Preforce to back up data to a local external storage. The program is great and allowed me to recover my data when I did something wrong by accident and restore to a previous storage I had saved.
What do you dislike about the product?
It was a bit difficult to set-up initially.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Recovering data and restoring data to a previous state.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Bitbucket had limitations to file sizes so this product was a more ideal solution.
Powerful software but hard to learn and punishing for beginners
What do you like best about the product?
Perforce is the most fully-featured versioning system I've worked with. You can resolve pretty much any scenario you can think of. The shelving feature is extremely useful on occasion. It's very stable - never had it hang or crash.
What do you dislike about the product?
It has a steep learning curve. Taking advantage of all the features requires putting some serious time and effort. It's a tool for the tech savvy. "Checking out" files is confusing when you're coming from SVN. Programmers on our team, as well as IT, are routinely asked for help with using even the visual client. Overall it's great for large projects where most people on the team have in-depth knowledge of how to use it. I would still use SVN for small projects where conflicts are less likely.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're a games studio using Perforce for version control on all of our projects. Perforce is invaluable for programmers maintaining their sanity on larger projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Perforce is great if you have a tech savvy team, working on fairly large projects. For small teams (<10 people) I would still recommend SVN or Git.
Outstanding Versioning Control.
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Helix is the centralized features, full support of Git, and user-friendly and intuitive UI. It's easy for non-technical users to understand which is critical to small and large teams alike.
What do you dislike about the product?
The P4V versioning client seems to have problems from time to time which can cause delays in production. 3rd party tools integration support would be nice to see.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Source code control with an international team can be a difficult task to handle. Perforce helped with this issue and made it easy for all our staff, including non-technical employees, to understand versioning.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend that you give the free trial a chance.
User-friendly version control for developers and designers
What do you like best about the product?
Perforce comes with a user-friendly and feature-rich GUI client. Keeping the learning curve low is very important for big production teams, which usually consist of people with different technical background.
What do you dislike about the product?
Version control systems should not make use of the read-only flag on files to keep track of open-for-edits. The server only runs on Windows, and there is no straightforward way to backup the depots.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Version control for source code and digital assets. Perforce is a good option if you need good binary file support out of the box.
Love the benefits, hate the price
What do you like best about the product?
Having the repository centrally controlled, without having a .svn or .git folder on your drive is a huge boon. Another feature is the ability to mark files as "one copy on server" only so that binaries can be kept in sync quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
The integration with game engines like Unity leave a bit to be desired. there doesn't appear to be support for the "p4config" file which we rely on for maintaining multiple servers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We do game development with a virtual team, source code control is crucial
Recommendations to others considering the product:
the free version is a bit limited, and they insist on buying a support contract when buying the software. We NEVER once called their support line, so it's just a money grab
A great source control solution especially for projects containing a lot of binary files.
What do you like best about the product?
Setting up a depot in Helix Cloud is simple and only takes a few minutes. The web interface gives non-technical team members access to the depot without having to deal with the normal perforce client.
What do you dislike about the product?
Helix Cloud's web interface is great for basic operations but there is still a lot that you have to do through a client. I would like to see it's functionality expanded.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to add a team member through Helix Cloud's web interface and they can start downloading and uploading files without having to walk them through how source control software works is hugely beneficial.
Powerful Ecosystem
What do you like best about the product?
I enjoy the fact that minimal adoption is simple, still using git and the tooling around the base code repository management that most developers are used to. All the other tooling on top is amazing, when used properly. The integrations with the design tool and the office tools looked like they did the job well, although I never had direct hands on with them.
What do you dislike about the product?
Without a proper adoption or internal champion, the software gets mistreated and used only for git repo usage. This isn't a fault of the software per-se, but the adoption process of the software. I would love to see more integrations with 3D modeling and audio tooling, as I work in video games. Additionally, the GUI visual merge tools could do with a little more polish - but I generally use the command-line for my interactions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are mainly trying to have internal git hosting, but I am sure upper management wanted to keep tabs on our interactions. Some staff had been known to take files from projects and use them in their personal work. I am sure that helped shed light on those aspects with some of the detection tooling. We were also trying to get designers and non-poweruser-developers into the entire project versioning mentality.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Helix is a great toolset, but make sure you processes are in a point to support all it offers. If you implement a software like this in hopes of building processes, you won't get the full benefits or get proper adoption. Trying to give tools to a designer without proper understanding of the end-goal of versioning is not the best way to adopt such a wonderful tool.
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