It is project management service, online software development version control and management tool that is available as open-source and commercial software. Service means that it leases the applications that are to be developed to other companies through online environment which reduces the overall cost associated with the software development. Assembla is also a name for the organization that developed this software. The organization started its operation from 2005. The organization started charging its customers for the services from October 2008. The software is used by more than 170,000 users across the globe. Most of the users belong to small sized companies. The projects where Assembla was used are Gfire, Hikarunix, HippoMocks, GXUnit, Clojure, SnakeYAML etc.
Products
The tool consists of SVN repository, ticketing system, Git repository, collaboration and management tool. Some of the features of the tool are available at no cost whereas for using premium features of the tool, the individual needs to take subscription. The web based tool utilize the 128-bit encryption when the free user access the features and all the data associated with the project are stored on Amazon server which are very secure and kept confidential. Monitoring of task, issue and bug is all done by ticketing system included in the tool whereas the collaboration tool takes care of message board and the files that are shared.
Look and feel of the application
The appearance of the software is uncluttered and clean. Also the website loads very quickly and is quick in navigation. Even after using 128 bit encryption, the repositories are quick in responding to the request. The integration between the various on the website is very well connected. The website has couple of competitors as even they offer Agile project development tool but they don’t provide the repositories i.e. SVN and Git tools. Registration which is to be done at the website for the tool is done at no cost. The required fields for the registration is login ID, password, time zone and email address. Using free account, the user can host SVN and Git repository.
Features of Assembla
It provides repositories like Git and SVN which can be used by paying no cost. It also provides the user with ticketing system which is used to monitor task, issue and bug status. It uses 128-encryption for storing data which is included in the repositories. To buy a full version of tool users are given with 4 different price plans according to their needs and requirements. All the features mentioned above are hosted through workspace. The service is most suitable for software developers as it contains sub versioning of the software that is currently being developed. It also has Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud tool-set included.
Recommendation
It is highly recommended for an user or organization in order to manage a project right from start till the end as it provides all the tools that are necessary for managing a project. It’s more convenient for the users who want to use the repository only as it is available at free of cost. Also the complete tool is available at very reasonable price.
