Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs IBM Rational Performance Tester comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Broadcom is ranked #13, while IBM is ranked #24. Broadcom holds a 3.2% mindshare in TMT, compared to IBM’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

IBM Rational Performance Tester and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are tools in the performance testing and test management categories. Based on user reviews, Broadcom seems to have the upper hand with its specialized features and responsive customer service.

Features: IBM Rational Performance Tester offers robust performance testing capabilities, detailed reporting features, and consistent reliability during large scale tests. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer provides comprehensive test case generation, effective requirement traceability, and extensive coverage planning which users find valuable for deeper test management capabilities.

Room for Improvement: IBM Rational Performance Tester users suggest enhancements in usability, integration with third-party tools, and better visualization options. Users of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer express a need for improved documentation, a more intuitive approach to complex test case scenarios, and a more user-friendly interface for beginners.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Deployment of IBM Rational Performance Tester is described as straightforward by users, but customer service can be slow to respond. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is praised for its smooth deployment process and highly responsive customer service, giving Broadcom an edge in user satisfaction regarding implementation and support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Rational Performance Tester users feel the setup costs are high but recognize a solid return on investment over time. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer's pricing is seen as competitive with a favorable ROI due to its feature-rich platform. Users generally perceive Broadcom to offer more value for the cost despite the initial investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Requirements Management (11th), Test Design Automation (3rd)

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Ranking in Test Management Tools

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 3.2%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational Performance Tester is 1.4%, up from 1.1% 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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KashifJamil

CEO at Xcelliti

Supports web and mobile applications, very scalable, very stable, and wonderful support

There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies.

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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

"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."

"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."

"Technical support is excellent. They provide solutions quickly for issues encountered."

"Defects can be traced in the solution."

"In terms of meeting business challenges, it helped to shorten the dev/testing cycle by identifying requirements gaps early in the process, by having models shared within the development team. It helped increase test coverage and reduce the number of issues experienced by clients/customers."

"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 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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"It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."

"Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far."

Cons

"The solution could improve security and authentication."

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

"I think it's already coming, but it needs more automation aspects. There is a tab for Automation, but I think it's not robust. I think that it's going to be a crucial element of the tool."

"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."

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

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

"A template in App Test should be created in advance. This has proven to be time consuming. The process is not fully automated, because there is a lot of manual intervention is required."

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

More Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer cons

"There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies."

"The solution is not easily scalable. If you want to extend the solution, you need to purchase a different kind of license. You also have to work with the IBM team to assist in scaling."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

"It is much cheaper than Micro Focus LoadRunner. We need perpetual licenses. Support is included in the first sale. After that, you need to renew support every year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Energy/Utilities Company

25%

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

14%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Also Known As

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

Rational Performance Tester

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.

Broadcom

IBM Rational Performance Tester is a performance testing solution that validates the scalability of web and server applications. Rational Performance Tester identifies the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks and reduces load testing complexity.

IBM

Sample Customers

Williams, Rabobank

andagon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

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