Jira vs Polarion Requirements comparison

Atlassian and Siemens are both solutions in the Application Requirements Management category. Atlassian is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while Siemens is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.6. Atlassian holds a 13.7% mindshare in ARM, compared to Siemens’s 15.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Atlassian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Siemens users who would recommend it.

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78% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Polarion Requirements and Jira are project management and requirement tracking tools. While Polarion shines in structured requirement management, Jira is preferred for its flexible, agile project management features, giving it an edge due to its extensive integrations.

Features: Polarion emphasizes traceability, customizable workflows, and linked work items, making it suitable for regulated industries. Key features include link tracing, sequence training, and book entry. Jira excels with agile boards, third-party integrations, and customizable dashboards. Key features include issue and bug tracking, powerful API integrations, and agile boards.

Room for Improvement: Polarion could improve its integration ease with third-party tools and enhance its user interface for more intuitive navigation. It could also benefit from a wider range of pre-configured templates. Jira could improve in handling large datasets without performance issues and enhance support for complex project setups. It lacks automatic capacity planning and advanced workload forecasting.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Polarion offers an on-premises deployment option with dedicated customer support, ideal for controlled environments. Jira is cloud-based, backed by extensive online resources and community support, aligning well with teams needing scalable access.

Pricing and ROI: Polarion involves a higher initial setup cost, justified by its depth in requirements management. Jira's subscription model is cost-effective, allowing quick deployment and ROI, making it appealing to startups and agile teams.

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Categories and Ranking

Jira

Ranking in Application Requirements Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

276

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Project Management Software (1st)

Polarion Requirements

Ranking in Application Requirements Management

3rd

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of Jira is 13.7%, down from 15.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Polarion Requirements is 15.1%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Requirements Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Jira	13.7%
Polarion Requirements	15.1%
Other	71.2%

Application Requirements Management

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Nathan Akimoff

CEO at 2Help

Has customized workflows to fit internal processes and improved overall team organization

I don't have a particular customization or integration that's been especially valuable for my team, but I experienced integrating Jira and QuickBooks, which was very challenging, but it really impacted the efficiency of the whole company. I have been working with Jira for over 12 years, and I've seen it grow every year. It's a powerful product, but lately, I think Atlassian has been adding too many simplified features that look nice but don't offer the same level of flexibility, and made some fields not available through the API, which is kind of frustrating. If I could make one suggestion, it would be to focus more on improving API integration and automation tools, not just the design.

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Effendy Mohamed

Principal Instrument and Control at PETRONAS

Positive impact on traceability while user interface and setup require improvement

The areas of Polarion Requirements that have room for improvement include usability, and the user interface, which was a little bit poor. The user configuration had some issues; you need to know all the details, so it's not really friendly for those who are not IT savvy. Someone who has a good IT background would be able to use it, but a regular person who just knows more or has always been dealing with Microsoft Word might find it difficult to use that system. Users need skills to work with this solution and also need to have some foundation of why those technical integrations and cross-referencing have to be done in such a way through systematization, which makes it difficult and not straightforward through the visibility of the user interface.

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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

"The product provides high flexibility to create new workflows quickly."

"It is a stable solution, and we have had no issues with stability."

"The most valuable feature is that it is somewhat flexible."

"Jira is great for story management."

"It is user-friendly, and you can manage your project according to the methodology you want. It is also easy to configure."

"Perfect for keeping track of large amounts of bugs, tasks queries and releases for fixes."

"Offers a common language set so we can bring people into projects and get them up and running almost immediately."

"When we run the Jenkins pipeline, the build is already automatically connected to Jira. We've been able to integrate the ecosystem we created using this automation tool."

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"We can easily customize it because of the web services and open APIs. Also, the APIs are available. We integrated Polarion with one of Siemens' products, Teamcenter, which is especially useful for automotive industries. There is an open API for integration with Jira as well, so for me, customization is a strong point."

"In my opinion, Polarion Requirements' most beneficial feature is the ability to manage specifications within a work-like document that functions as a work item. Its collaboration features have worked very well and have been very useful. We can easily exchange information with the testing team, the business, and with DevOps."

"The most beneficial features of Polarion Requirements for traceability include the traceability function and also the historical and matchmaking or cross-referencing, which was very good."

"We worked with the web interface."

"It is easier to produce documents using the platform."

"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."

"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."

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Cons

"Jira could provide more insight into sprints such as how did we perform in the last sprint compared to other sprints. It would be helpful to have metrics and a dashboard feature for others to see."

"There are no fields to search or to filter by, mainly the ones which use a data around a date and time when something changes."

"It should have its own repository for test case creation, so that one does not have to resort to third-party tools and plugins."

"It can have a more high-level view of portfolios. It has quite detailed views, but I would like a high-level view of portfolios. We want to integrate Jira with Microsoft Active Directory, and I don't know how easy or hard it is going to be. I don't know if Jira supports this. We are starting that integration in the last quarter of this year. I hope to find all the required tools for this integration."

"The reporting needs to be better."

"A lot of features, such as time tracking, are only available through the marketplace. If multiple users are working on a user story, we aren't able to pull out the reports. So, there are many things that they aren't offering. They are available only through the marketplace. That's not good for a product."

"The work items structure is not hierarchical and that needs to be changed. It's too flat."

"I'd like to see better notetaking capabilities so every user can get notes when someone provides comments on a Jira ticket. So if they don't want to provide the comments on the Jira ticket, they can get the personal notes in a Jira tool for every profile."

More Jira cons

"The risk assessment functionality needs improvement, like FMEA risk management."

"One thing to consider is increased flexibility in terms of workflow configuration."

"The user configuration had some issues; you need to know all the details, so it's not really friendly for those who are not IT savvy."

"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."

"It is not a stable solution, as we had issues with shared licenses."

"The usability of the solution should also be improved."

"The platform's review process for the documents could be better."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"JIRA's pricing is very economical. I would say that JIRA is a great deal more economical than Microsoft."

"We have an enterprise license that includes cloud service and support."

"I understand JIRA is quite expensive."

"The licensing cost for Jira is typically around seven dollars per user, though it may vary depending on regional variations. This cost is for a subscription-based model rather than a one-time purchase. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten."

"The pricing is much higher than other similar solutions available in the market, and as such, the vendor should think about a price reduction to make this product more affordable."

"Jira is expensive and a lot of people are choosing DevOps because they are cheaper, open-source, easy to use, and have basic licenses. Jira should decrease its price to be more competitive."

"It does not cost that much."

"We are using the enterprise license which is nice because it ensures that we always have the latest versions of Jira software."

More Jira pricing and cost advice

"It is expensive but not for what it is. It is just the right price for what it is. Its price is also similar to other solutions."

"The pricing model is flexible. You don't have to pay for the full functionalities. And it's a one-time investment for the licenses. You purchase what you need and then can work with that."

"The product's price is high."

"Polarion Requirements is a little pricey."

"I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"I believe the cost is subjective. It seems a bit pricey, but it depends on your perspective. To provide some context, I compared the prices with GitLab and Jira. Unfortunately, I couldn't find Jira's prices. However, GitLab costs around 40 euros, and DeepLab, which I recently discovered, also falls in a similar price range. I'm not sure about DeepLab's features or interface improvements, as they might have been implementing requirements management over the past six months. In contrast, Polarion costs around 50 to 60 euros based on the 2021 prices I have. While it may seem a bit expensive, it's worth considering whether the additional investment, perhaps around 68 euros per user, is justified. It might appear costly at first glance, but it's essential to acknowledge that it can greatly streamline your work processes."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

30%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Transportation Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	104
Midsize Enterprise	56
Large Enterprise	149

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?

We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.

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What do you like most about Polarion Requirements?

In my opinion, Polarion Requirements' most beneficial feature is the ability to manage specifications within a work-like document that functions as a work item. Its collaboration features have work...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Polarion Requirements?

I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.

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Overview

Jira is a powerful cloud- and subscription-based application lifecycle and issue management solution. It is designed to aid users both in project management and in resolving any issues that arise at any point in the software development process. It is especially concerned with easing the ability of developers to collaborate.

Jira Benefits

Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy Jira include:

DevOps lifecycle visibility and planning. Jira provides application developers with tools that enable them to track and visualize where they are in the development process. This means that a DevOps team can measure their progress at all times. Jira’s roadmapping feature also enables a DevOps team to work more efficiently by setting goals for their projects, keeping them on track. Additionally, they are able to track whether they are meeting the goals that they set for their projects.

Regular product updates. Atlassian is constantly updating Jira so that it is continuously evolving into an ever more powerful and user-friendly solution. Users can be sure that the product that they are using is always being tweaked so as to provide them with the best possible project management solution.

Flexibility. Jira enables users to customize their workflows and dashboard so that the solution is operating in a way that best matches their needs. Jira can also integrate with more than 3,000 other applications and integrations. Organizations can use it to expand their project management and DevOps capabilities in many different ways.

Jira Features

Security capabilities. Jira is equipped with a number of useful security features. It gives administrators the ability to restrict access to certain tools so that only users who are authorized to complete certain tasks have access to the tools related to the completion of that task. Users can also set default permissions so that only particular users can work on new projects or particular projects.

Real-time notification feature. Users can set Jira so that it offers them notifications that contain critical information in real time. It can send users email notifications when pressing issues have been updated. They can also set it to notify them about tasks that may be due, or other similar events.
Activity log. Jira has the ability to track any and all changes that are taking place within the software framework. Users can keep a close eye on everything that is going on. This promotes a high level of visibility and can be leveraged to aid developers in their collaboration efforts.

Reviews from Real Users

Jira is a powerful solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are its workflow engine and its highly customizable dashboard.

Bharath R., the tool implementation and project management lead at a financial services firm, writes, “I feel the strongest feature of Jira is its workflow engine. It empowers us to automate our workflows within our organization. It's the one characteristic of Jira which I think can help any organization, be it in any domain.”

Uday J., a staff engineer at a computer company, says, “Another thing that I like a lot about Jira is that in the dashboard, you can plug the modules that you want. You can enable certain sections. For example, you can show trend history, open Jira tickets, etc. Some of the managers have created a dashboard for each engineer.”

Atlassian

Polarion REQUIREMENTS is designed from the ground for highly effective, transparent and secure collaboration, while teams have the option to work in their familiar environments.

Siemens

Sample Customers

Square, Nasa, eBay, Cisco, SalesForce, Adobe, BNP Paribas, BMW and LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.

NetSuite, Ottobock, Zumtobel Group, Kªster Automotive GmbH, Sirona Dental Systems, LifeWatch, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), PHOENIX CONTACT Electronics GmbH, Metso Corporation

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