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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs IBM DOORS Next comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.4
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer boosts efficiency, reduces costs and defects, accelerates delivery, and integrates seamlessly, improving ROI and productivity.
Sentiment score
6.9
IBM DOORS Next shortens project completion times and possibly reduces costs by easing reporting for frequently audited companies.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer's support team is knowledgeable, professional, and efficient, though response times may slow during peak hours.
Sentiment score
7.1
IBM DOORS Next offers generally efficient customer service, with knowledgeable support, though resolution delays vary by issue complexity.
We are happy with the technical support from IBM.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer scales well, supports complex workflows, integrates with tools, and offers flexible customization for diverse environments.
Sentiment score
7.4
IBM DOORS Next efficiently handles large-scale projects and complex data, supporting scalability and is appreciated for improved document management.
The whole company, at least the development department, used the solution.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is reliable and robust, effectively handling requirements with minor bugs and consistent positive feedback.
Sentiment score
6.8
IBM DOORS Next stability varies, with some initial setup issues, but many report stability after resolving infrastructure challenges.
 

Room For Improvement

Users suggest Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer needs better integration, enhanced documentation, increased customization, improved performance, and collaboration features.
IBM DOORS Next struggles with stability, user interface issues, limited integration, outdated features, and slow support response times.
In my opinion, IBM DOORS Next does not have any Agile support, and that is why for requirement analysis, IBM DOORS Next is correct, but for someone who is working in an Agile process, IBM DOORS Next is not the solution because it is not integrated into the Agile working process.
 

Setup Cost

<p>Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer provides affordable, robust test case automation with customizable pricing, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs.</p>
IBM DOORS Next is costly with complex licensing but valued for its support, despite limited future development speculation.
I give eight points only because the price is a bit high.
 

Valuable Features

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is praised for its rigorous testing, automation, integration, and user-friendly drag-and-drop visual modeling.
IBM DOORS Next provides traceability, integration, and scalability, with features like artifact linking, versioning, and web-based efficient management.
We were able to define well-structured requirements with links, and it was similar to using a Word document.
The solution has easy operation, is user-friendly, easily understood, and has better tracking for requirement management.
 

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (13th), Test Design Automation (3rd)
IBM DOORS Next
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM DOORS Next is 9.1%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gireesh Subramonian - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps the development team to finish tasks within the required timeframe
The team I am working with was never into Agile before. We have a daily scrum-call and before that, we have to define all the tasks that we are going to work on for a number of sprints. For example, there is a Product Increment Planning meeting where we put all the user requirements into the product backlog. Then we put them back to the respective sprints. A product increment consists of about five iterations, or five sprints. And we pull each of these backlog items to these particular sprints or iterations, so that it is easy for the development team to pick up, based on the priority. The backlog is set, and it is pulled into particular sprints, based on business priority. So it helps the development team to take up and finish tasks within the required timeframe. It helps in productivity, traceability, and saves time.
Roger Trackwell - PeerSpot reviewer
An industry-leading tool to demonstrate traceability between requirements, with valuable features for tailoring modules and managing several thousand requirements
The biggest thing is that it shows cradle to grave traceability between the initial parent requirement and the lowest level, or what we call a CID, a critical item development spec. You can establish your verification plans in DOORS, and then as you get test results, you can put them in DOORS as a link or as a pointer to where that specific test resides on a company database. Then you can also write compliance rationale and add a column for coding, like pass, fail, green, yellow, red, meets, does not meet, partially meets, or whatever scoring criteria you want to use. Like I said, the best thing about it is that it provides you that visibility of your verification, allowing you to know how close you are to your pre-production activities, prototyping, go ahead, or whatever it is.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Energy/Utilities Company
26%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
8%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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The tool's most valuable feature is displaying requirements in a tabular format. This means you can see everything laid out in columns and rows. It is more aesthetic compared to other tools. The tr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation?
The pricing is considered unreasonable, and there is speculation that IBM may not be putting much effort into further development, possibly treating it as a cash cow.
What needs improvement with IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation?
The improvement for IBM DOORS Next is related to the exportation of documents. We had to install an additional tool to export Word documents. We needed additional tools, and the whole exploitation ...
 

Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer
Rational DOORS Next Generation, RDNG, Rational Requirements Composer and IBM RRC
 

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Sample Customers

Williams, Rabobank
Major health insurer
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