We performed a comparison between Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer and Polarion Requirements based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Requirements Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"It takes away all the time to construct test cases, so it is all automatic now, but it also levels the playing field."
"CA ARD has some beautiful features which I haven't found anywhere else. For example, when designing or creating our test cases and doing scenarios, we are able to restrict our flows. If we take a data link between two processes, we can actually restrict it, so that, in production, if our functionality breaks down, we can restrict that and all the flows related to it will be removed from the test data set."
"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."
"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 gives us an idea of creating the visual diagrams, which are quite easy to use. It is helpful in creating our business processes."
"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."
"It helped us to move from manual testing to automation testing."
"I would say there is value in how powerful, configurable, and user-friendly it is."
"My company mainly utilizes the product for documenting internal standards, guidelines, and requirements. Currently, we're focusing on using it for internal purposes, but the vision is to expand its usage to include contract requirements and tracking functionalities. While we're not there yet, it has proven effective for managing our internal documentation needs."
"Polarion Requirements' most valuable features are link tracing, book entry, and sequence training features."
"A valuable feature from my side would be the comparison corporization."
"We worked with the web interface."
"The solution is especially great for organizing folders effectively."
"It is easier to produce documents using the platform."
"Its flexibility and APIs are the most valuable."
"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."
"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."
"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."
"CA ARD doesn't provide integration with Tosca. The possibility of creating a test case and exporting it into Tosca is not available. Integration with end-to-end automation tools, like Worksoft or Tosca, is not provided by CA ARD as of now."
"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."
"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."
"At present, there is no option for test data parameters from ARD for virtual databases. We have to create them in TDM and push them as well. Virtual database connectivity needs to be improved. They need to come up with some areas where they can create synthetic data parameters easily from the test cases that have been designed."
"They do not have an engine to house test scripts to really pull together the testing pieces of it."
"The usability of the solution should also be improved."
"It is not a stable solution, as we had issues with shared licenses."
"The risk assessment functionality needs improvement, like FMEA risk management."
"Integration can be a little tricky if you're not aware of basic computer science or programming language."
"It is stable enough but if you would like to work with more requirement objects, then you will get timeouts."
"One thing to consider is increased flexibility in terms of workflow configuration."
"Its user interface could be more user friendly. In addition, a lot of features are missing for test management. It should have the test case ordering feature."
"We encountered numerous challenges, such as issues with requirements, project management, timing, and planning. The main problem with Polarion at the outset, I believe, was our limited understanding of the planning phase. During that time, we were more focused on change management related to requirements. Recognizing the importance of planning has been a key realization for us. Another mistake we made was not comprehending the need to document these requirements to manage all the work items effectively. Now, we understand the significance of this documentation. As a result of these insights, we have started to see a growing number of competitors from Polarion in this field. One potential improvement could be enabling Polarion to export work items not just to Microsoft Office but also to other office tools."
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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is ranked 8th in Application Requirements Management with 20 reviews while Polarion Requirements is ranked 3rd in Application Requirements Management with 12 reviews. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is rated 8.0, while Polarion Requirements is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer writes "Easy to use, beneficial test case visibility, and effective support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Polarion Requirements writes "Defines, builds, tests and manages complex software systems". Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Jira, TFS and Sealights, whereas Polarion Requirements is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Jama Connect, Jira, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and Helix ALM. See our Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs. Polarion Requirements report.
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