We performed a comparison between Jira 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 roadmap feature and the ability to integrate with Power BI are probably the most valuable features in it. It is a great solution. I absolutely love it. It is a tool that was designed for project management, and it has been awesome to work with it so far. I also love Confluence."
"The configurable workflows and boards make it easy for us to execute and oversee our own unique process."
"For QA, the most interesting for me are boards, backlog, and filters."
"No other platform can compete on speed or search."
"It's a Scrum tool, so it's very easy to use."
"It's very simple to change the workflow and adapt it. Jira is very user friendly for the agent and the user."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"The design of the interface is clean and not too busy visually."
"We worked with the web interface."
"The solution is especially great for organizing folders effectively."
"It is easier to produce documents using the platform."
"The biggest improvement would be in the transparency we have now. We have very complex products. We make whole systems with difficult and diverse areas such as hardware, software, mechanical and printing, etc. To get the overview of all the requirements into a system, at that sizing, is the main advantage we have in the organization now."
"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."
"I like the way this solution is structured."
"A valuable feature from my side would be the comparison corporization."
"Sometimes it takes time to load the data."
"Tracking is important but the built-in features don't meet our needs."
"What I don't like is that perhaps there are not so many different apps that can add value over the management side of the product."
"The support could be improved."
"This solution could be improved by including a different model for the overall planning perspective. There's a Jira portfolio that we aren't using. The only challenge we're facing is that we cannot see the overall planning."
"My main concern is the administration of projects, especially user groups, and this requires root access rights but there is no concept of layered admin rights."
"The user interface is very detailed right now. It could be simplified if they consider targeting the user experience."
"In Jira Cloud, integration with Excel is missing. Previously, I could import our Excel files into Jira, and I could also download a big Jira report in the Excel format, but now, it needs to be manipulated after that, which is not good. It looks like they've done that on purpose, but I don't understand the reason for it."
"If we have more than one thousand work items in one live-book then it becomes almost unusable."
"The platform's review process for the documents could be better."
"The usability of the solution should also be improved."
"The one thing I would mention is the license policy is a little bit difficult. For different roles, you will need different license models. That seems a little bit difficult for us. Especially when you introduce such a complex system, you want to know the right way is to do licensing. It's not clear what that best way would be. The solution will be here for a long time, and I just think it could be more clear."
"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."
"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."
"Polarion Requirement needs to have a feature where we can track changes and compare documents. Currently, we do it manually."
Jira is ranked 2nd in Application Requirements Management with 243 reviews while Polarion Requirements is ranked 3rd in Application Requirements Management with 11 reviews. Jira is rated 8.0, while Polarion Requirements is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Jira writes "A great centralized tool that has a good agile framework and is useful for day-to-day planning, task management, and work log efficacy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Polarion Requirements writes "Defines, builds, tests and manages complex software systems". Jira is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, IBM Rational DOORS, OpenText ALM Octane, Polarion ALM and Rally Software, whereas Polarion Requirements is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Jama Connect, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and Helix ALM. See our Jira vs. Polarion Requirements report.
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