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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of Jama Connect is 12.7%, down from 14.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 11.8%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PTC Integrity Requirements Connector is 3.2%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Jira11.8%
Jama Connect12.7%
PTC Integrity Requirements Connector3.2%
Other72.3%
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

Lasse Mikkonen - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at Contribyte
Traceability has improved documentation for auditors and regulators
The collaboration feature in Jama Connect could be improved because it is only used by a limited number of people within an organization due to license costs. For broader collaboration that includes departments like marketing and engineering, many still rely on tools like Slack or Confluence. Additionally, there are areas where usability and configurability could be enhanced.
Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Agile workflows have streamlined sprint planning and tracking for faster feature delivery
Jira has a very good interface and it is very easy to manage sprints, tasks, and epics. The main feature is the hierarchy, as features can be converted into epics and topics, allowing bigger tasks to be partitioned into smaller ones. The hierarchy feature in Jira helps the team significantly compared to other tools that have been used, such as Trello, which is mainly useful only for a waterfall model. For modern Agile practices, Jira is the most adapted tool in the industry. Another valuable feature is that Jira APIs have been used for data science projects to analyze tasks and get insights. This has also been very helpful in the project.
Sandipan Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Electronic System Product Specialist at Cummins Inc.
A requirement management tool that provides a good technical support along with stability
I see that when we just define the configuration management part, it is a completely different case. Somehow in our organization or current profile, we are not built to make that linkage between that requirement and the configuration management part. So, if it is making some kind of accountability there or some kind of configuration linkage, then it would be a little bit helpful. The training material for PTC Integrity should be made a little bit easier or more useful for the user. At least for the new commerce may be. If it is possible, they can make it module-wise for the PTC Integrity team. To give along with the PTC channel itself, then it might be a little bit helpful. For example, as in the MATLAB that we are using, users have ample amount of use cases there and resources by which they can explore the learning part also. So, if it is possible for PTC Integrity directly to get that one, it will be helpful for the new users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like Jama Connect because it's easy to use and understand. The widgets are great, and linking is straightforward. The solution is not complex compared to its competitors."
"The relationship mapping feature is especially helpful, as it allows us to connect different requirements and compliance-related documentation."
"You can get full traceability with any other system. It also includes a test module, and you build the traceability matrix incrementally throughout the development process."
"Technical support answers fairly quickly compared to others like IBM or Atlassian. They also offer quite a good knowledge base for advanced cases and how to plan it, etc. via videos that they provide. They are quite useful."
"The feature that I really appreciate about Jama Connect is its allowance for certifications through the FAA and FDA organizations in the US, which in the past was not possible for smaller companies because larger ones, such as Boeing and Airbus, often advised against using unapproved tools."
"We use Jama Connect mainly for requirements management."
"The user experience is better than the competition."
"Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle."
"We can query the tickets and create dashboards based on these queries."
"Internally we use Jira for our own implementations and capturing requirements and our customers are using the whole tool for the whole software development life cycle. They're using it for the full life cycle of the product."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the configuration, being able to configure it to suit your own needs."
"Jira has a good reporting system. It also has an API, so we can do all sorts of reporting."
"Jira can track projects, time management of assignments, and keep everything on schedule. The performance of the solution is good."
"Offers a common language set so we can bring people into projects and get them up and running almost immediately."
"Overall, the solution is very nice and has a variety of great features."
"There are many good things about Atlassian."
"It is a stable solution...I rate the support a nine out of ten."
 

Cons

"There are delays sometimes from the Jama Connect team in resolving issues."
"I believe one of the weak points is the reporting side. You must export inter-readable reports from Jama if you do not use the system as a repository for your design history file. Jama is great if you keep it in Jama, but reporting out requires some customization to get it right."
"The solution is very software-centric, and its validation piece is not time-efficient at all."
"The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities."
"More automation could speed up workflows, flag errors more timely, and eliminate manual steps."
"The solution is expensive."
"The collaboration feature in Jama Connect could be improved because it is only used by a limited number of people within an organization due to license costs."
"I have inquired about pricing for this solution but have not yet heard anything, so their response time in this regard is something that should be improved."
"Something I would like to see improved is the traceability feature. When you have a user story, if you can see all the test cases, it would be an improvement if you could see any design documents or any change management."
"It is not user-friendly."
"There should be a way to integrate the mobile application or in some way, make it more clear because at first instance, I didn't understand how to use it."
"The GUI should have much better features like more graphical illustrations. There are some cases or benchmarks that we are trying to capture into a dashboard GUI's graphical summary, but unfortunately JIRA is not able to do that."
"I would love to have more features to make nice documents, like Release Notes or a feature overview, right from JIRA."
"In the way it is deployed, I think Jira is too dependent on the third-party applications that are available in its marketplace. If we could get some of the basic functionalities which are offered by these third-party applications, that would be ideal because each time we need a new functionality, we have to purchase a new plugin as an add-on."
"I think that there is some ease of use that could be brought in to improve certain things."
"The documentation on how to create dashboards and take advantage of other features in the tool are areas where the tool has certain shortcomings."
"The training material for PTC Integrity should be made a little bit easier or more useful for the user."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you want to have creative licenses, pricing may be an issue with the licenses, as it can become quite expensive over time to serve many people."
"The cost seems very competitive with other offerings."
"To have a single source for all the requirements and all the change requests our company gets is the most valuable feature. It has also helped us to keep track of reviews."
"Jama Connect is a little pricy."
"The pricing for Jira is reasonable, although I think they can bring it down because the plugins cost extra."
"There are other solutions that are free making this solution seem expensive in comparison."
"I think the starter pack of three users, up to five users, is free. So you can try it out."
"The licensing model is annoying. They nickel and dime you."
"There is an annual subscription to use Jira."
"It's not very cheap. It's also not very costly. I'd rate it a five out of ten in terms of pricing."
"The cost is about $10 per user, per month."
"I don't deal with licensing in my current consultant position."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
28%
Healthcare Company
9%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
7%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
35%
Consumer Goods Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
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Company SizeCount
Small Business106
Midsize Enterprise56
Large Enterprise150
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Jama Connect?
I like Jama Connect because it's easy to use and understand. The widgets are great, and linking is straightforward. T...
What needs improvement with Jama Connect?
I think Jama Connect's change management feature is not well developed at this stage, as it lacks many steps for mark...
What is your primary use case for Jama Connect?
I am currently dealing with all options based on what the customer wants because my goal is not to promote one tool o...
Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
Hi Netanya, Basically , it all depends on the use cases for your environment and the business needs. Hope the below d...
Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products a...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
Jira itself is fairly priced for the features it provides, but pricing is a bit higher than some alternatives, mostly...
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