G2 Vendor Directory

InstallShield vs. P4

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricInstallShield

by Revenera

P4

by Perforce

Overall rating4.24.2
Review count2295
Ease of use8.88.0
Ease of setup9.07.7
Quality of support8.19.0
Meets requirements9.18.7
NPS5040.860215
Small Business18.2%25.3%
Mid-Market31.8%35.8%
Enterprise50.0%38.9%
Total page views73224
Total LLM citations139853

InstallShield

Revenera InstallShield is the fastest easiest way to build Windows installers and MSIX packages and create installations directly within Microsoft Visual Studio.

Pros

    P4

    Perforce P4 is an industry-standard version control platform built for teams working with large, complex codebases and digital assets. Designed to handle scale where other tools hit limits, P4 helps teams accelerate production, eliminate file sharing chaos, and keep every version tracked and recoverable. Whether your team is distributed or moving fast toward release, P4 makes it easy to collaborate efficiently and stay in control—no matter the size or complexity of your projects. P4 is trusted by the world’s most innovative brands, including Pixar, NVIDIA, Scania, EA, Ubisoft, and VMware.

    Pros