Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs IBM DOORS comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the Application Requirements Management category. Broadcom is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.4. Broadcom holds a 0.7% mindshare in ARM, compared to IBM’s 33.2% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

IBM DOORS and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are competing in the requirements management software space. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is often seen as the better option due to its comprehensive features and focus on agile processes.

Features: IBM DOORS is recognized for its strong traceability, its ability to integrate with complex systems engineering tools, and its DXL scripting capabilities which allow customization. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer offers innovative model-based testing, automation functionality, and is optimized for agile processes, making it suitable for teams focused on agile and test automation.

Room for Improvement: IBM DOORS could improve its user interface for a modern look and feel, enhance cloud support for better remote accessibility, and simplify its pricing model. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer might benefit from a more intuitive user interface, improved documentation for better user support, and more flexible integration options with a wider range of third-party tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM DOORS provides traditional deployment with strong customer support, making it suitable for large enterprises with complex projects. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer offers a streamlined deployment process and emphasizes customer-centered agile solutions, easing implementation for businesses seeking agility.

Pricing and ROI: IBM DOORS involves higher initial setup costs but promises substantial ROI for complex requirements management due to its extensive features. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer, despite incurring higher ongoing costs, justifies its pricing with advanced features that deliver quicker ROI in agile environments. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer generally provides higher ROI for businesses prioritizing agile test automation.

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...

Ranking in Application Requirements Management

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Management Tools (11th), Test Design Automation (1st)

IBM DOORS

Ranking in Application Requirements Management

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 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 is 33.2%, down from 34.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gireesh Subramonian

Assistant Director at Ernst & Young

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.

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UweSeufert

Senior Consultant - Technical Expert at Capgemini

Old but capable of storing, organizing, and exchanging requirements

I use IBM DOORS because my customer wants it for managing their requirements IBM DOORS is a tool from the 20th century. It is very old but capable of storing, organizing, and exchanging requirements. It helps to manage requirements efficiently, which significantly improves the way requirements…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Measuring test coverage helps in one of the most challenging tasks. It has logic that can help to select the right set of scenarios and know what coverage it will provide."

"It helped us to move from manual testing to automation testing."

"Integration with TDM, test data management tool, provides the ability to generate data or use identified (preset or parametrized) test data. It allows significant expansion of test coverage and flexibility, without creating new tests and needing to maintain them."

"I like the way Broadcom ARD inserts test cases in execution mode. Also, ARD can be used apart from Broadcom TDM. It's an add-on through which you supply data through ARD test cases when there is a need for extra data."

"The support that we get from Broadcom is great."

"Helps the communication between the testing organization and the requirements group. It helps us to simplify the work. Instead of dealing with individual test cases, you're working with a model."

"Integration with automation is one of the reasons we started to consider moving to this tool from our original tool for implementing test modeling. ARD appears to have better integration with Selenium. It also has the ability to record scripts/flows using Selenium Builder and import them into ARD, which will then create and optimize a model based on that."

"It gives us an idea of creating the visual diagrams, which are quite easy to use. It is helpful in creating our business processes."

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"The traceability matrix in DOORS improved our project outcomes. It helps ensure coverage of requirements at different levels, from user requirements to software requirements to test requirements."

"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to enter data into one table, or context, and link it across modules."

"The shell scripting is the solution's most valuable aspect."

"It has the features of: traceability, configuration management, and user access."

"We have different generations of all products. It lets us select and see unique attributes for each release or generation. You can use attributes to define a selection area to see which equipments are for the old versions and which ones are for the new versions. This inbuilt view is what I like in IBM Rational DOORS. So, for a database and a set of requirements, it will select and show unique attributes for a release or a generation."

"The solution is stable."

"The most valuable feature is the management verification and login."

"It helps to manage requirements efficiently, which significantly improves the way requirements are managed."

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Cons

"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."

"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."

"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."

"It would help if it would save different subsets of test cases, use cases, etc., of a given diagram, for different purposes and provide an easy way to name those subsets."

"The solution could be more user-friendly. For example, attachments could be icon-based to make it easier for the user to notice them."

"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."

"They do not have an engine to house test scripts to really pull together the testing pieces of it."

"The solution could improve security and authentication."

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"The solution should be more compatible with thin clients"

"It's difficult to set the code on the solution."

"IBM should integrate some solutions they already own toenhance the utility of the product further. Specifically import and export to Office products is more difficult than it needs to be."

"The interface is not very user-friendly and has not evolved in a long time."

"Overall, the user experience should be enhanced."

"It would have been ok ten years ago, but we are used to having better tools now."

"I think there is probably room to improve by offering free training."

"Rational DOORS' most valuable feature is that you can write any kind of requirement you want."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."

"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."

"The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."

"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."

"At present, Broadcom works through partners rather than dealing directly with the consumer. When there are discounts given, it's up to the partner as to whether they want to give that discount to the customer. Sometimes, the partners decide to take the discount themselves. Pricewise, I would give ARD's price a rating of three out of five."

"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."

"This tool reduces the cost associated with test cases, automation script generation, and maintenance costs."

"The licensing costs for the product are quite high."

"It is expensive to onboard additional users."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"IBM Rational DOORS is highly expensive."

"I think it's expensive because you have to pay for the licenses to IBM and all that and maintain them."

"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very affordable and ten being quite expensive."

"IBM is a bit too expensive in terms of pricing. Customers are paying a lot for the license, and the price is quite high for this kind of environment. It is quite high as compared to what we can get today with other solutions."

"I don't personally know what the numbers are. I just know that one of the reasons we've limited it to three seats is a function of cost."

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Energy/Utilities Company

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

27%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

The most valuable features of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are ease of use, saving time for the team who builds test cases, and visibility of test cases.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs.

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What needs improvement with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework.

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What do you like most about IBM Rational DOORS?

The traceability matrix in DOORS improved our project outcomes. It helps ensure coverage of requirements at different levels, from user requirements to software requirements to test requirements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Rational DOORS?

Over the years, the first version cost something around 5800 euros.

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What needs improvement with IBM Rational DOORS?

Compared to today, DOORS' competitors also excel in this discipline. Yet the price is too high. It's often not as generic as it used to be. IBM promised to find a way for a generic format that allo...

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Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer

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Overview

CA Agile Requirements Designer is an end-to-end requirements gathering, test automation and test case design tool which drastically reduces manual testing effort and enables organizations to deliver quality software to market earlier and at less cost. The optimal set of manual or automated tests can be derived automatically from requirements modeled as unambiguous flowcharts and are linked to the right data and expected results. These tests are updated automatically when the requirements change, allowing organizations to deliver quality software which reflects changing user needs.

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IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (DOORS) is a Requirements Management (RM) software designed to help organizations manage engineering project requirements throughout the development lifecycle. It provides a central location for capturing, defining, and organizing project requirements, facilitating communication and collaboration among stakeholders like engineers, system designers, and customers. Key features include requirements traceability, version control, and impact analysis, ensuring effective implementation and testing. DOORS improves efficiency, enhances communication, reduces risks, and supports better decision-making through clear visibility into requirements. Compared to its newer, web-based counterpart DOORS Next, the mature DOORS 9 offers a wider range of features with a traditional user interface but lacks web-based functionality and modern integration with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) tools.

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Williams, Rabobank

Infosys, Chevrolet Volt

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