In Forrester's 33-criteria evaluation of application release automation vendors, we identified the seven most significant software providers — Automic Software, CA Technologies, Electric Cloud, IBM, MidVision, Serena Software, and XebiaLabs — in the category and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report details our findings about how well each vendor fulfills our criteria and where they stand in relation to each other to help infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals select the right partner for their release automation requirements.