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Polarion ALM vs Targetprocess comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Polarion ALM
Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (5th)
Targetprocess
Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Value Stream Management Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Agile Planning Tools category, the mindshare of Polarion ALM is 3.9%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Targetprocess is 1.5%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Polarion ALM3.9%
Targetprocess1.5%
Other94.6%
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
 

Featured Reviews

LasseMikkonen - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at byte
Has provided mature traceability and configuration features while supporting complex product development for mid-to-large companies
Polarion ALM can learn from Atlassian tools a lot, as the usability is not the best, and it is really narrowly focused on requirements management only. For example, if you want to do testing and test result management with it, it is very limited. Jama Connect has similar limitations, and both should really focus on developing the integrations and extendability. For example, Jama Connect does not even have an extension marketplace, whereas Polarion has a small one. However, compared to the Atlassian Marketplace where you can get whatever applications for whatever price, it is a totally different ballgame. I would highly recommend Polarion ALM add more AI features to it. I know they have started to do something, but for example, I have been developing widgets for IBM DOORS Next, AI widgets, so that you can write and analyze requirements with the AI, and I have also done the same for Jira, creating a couple of Jira applications in the marketplace as well.
Joseph  Washington - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Target
Visual workflow has improved planning and reporting and now supports data driven decisions
The best features Targetprocess offers include web-based administrators of this application that allow me to do field level mapping in a significant way. It lets us use graphical and custom reports to pinpoint certain trends and I am able to forecast performance. Additionally, program board management, risk stroke dependency management, creating graphs and dashboards, and project governance planning are also great features. Targetprocess has positively impacted my organization because the license cost is low, hence saving a lot of time and cost. Efficiency has been improved. I am able to save approximately three to four hours per project. Also, it has increased levels of cross-team transparency.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Polarion ALM is excellent for tracking who is working on what and how many people are involved in a project."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its browser experience. I rate its traceability feature a ten out of ten. From the initial stage to the release, you can manage everything through a single point."
"The software is stable."
"This one tool incorporates almost all engineering tasks we need to do for one project."
"Polarion ALM helps us better structure our customer requirements, and we can also validate the specs of our products against those. If anything changes on our side, we see the impact, and we can see the effect If a customer changes requirements."
"It meets with everybody's needs without having to grab plugins."
"The features I find the most valuable are requirement tracking and schematics."
"Scalability is good...The integration is quite good."
"It is a very recommendable tool because it has had a significant positive impact on our organization, and the ability of Targetprocess to integrate with other tools has dramatically increased productivity by cutting down the time to market and project planning by half."
"Targetprocess has positively impacted our organization by reducing waste through maximizing integrations, allowing us to move away from manual rate management and tracking, enabling greater visibility to portfolio change management, and enabling us to become more data-driven."
"I have additional thoughts about Targetprocess, as its biggest strengths are that it is highly customizable, can fit the needs of almost any team, it is a robust reporting tool, easy to use and administer, and provides all the functionality an Agile organization would be looking for."
"I have seen a return on investment with Targetprocess, including improvement in cycle time from 97 to 45 days by understanding the bottlenecks and flow improvements through visualization and tracking functionality."
 

Cons

"I don't think that this solution scales well. It means that we have to split our project and use something with fewer objects in it."
"The ease-of-use could be improved a little."
"The weak point of Polarion ALM software is about reporting and time for extraction of the data...The quality of reporting needs to improve."
"The solution can be improved by making it more user-friendly, and a server-based application rather than client based."
"Based on my understanding, the tool's integration capabilities with multiple tools is an area of concern that Polarion needs to focus on more."
"Test management lacks an automated process."
"If you were to say that everything is integrated and it's a complete solution, I would say it's not."
"Integration requires a lot of effort. You typically need to work with an implementation partner to get it done. Most connectors available for Polarion ALM are paid. Unlike other vendors offering several standard connectors for free, integrating third-party software with Polarion ALM involves discussing and coordinating with the third-party software providers, which requires effort."
"Dashboards with large data sets can cause performance lags or time-outs, and introducing more flexible, template-based RBAC configuration would be beneficial."
"One way Targetprocess can be improved is by making self-service in configuring new item types, workflows, and automation easier, as it currently requires us to pay a contractor to do these things, hence being a bit expensive."
"Targetprocess can be improved by enhancing integration."
"I believe that Targetprocess can be improved in areas such as integration, user experience, and customer support, which is somewhat slow and should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You have to pay around 50-60 euros per user."
"The license model is okay for large companies but would be quite expensive for smaller enterprises."
"The solution is expensive."
"Software for medical devices is always expensive."
"It is an expensive product."
"Our license for Polarion ALM is yearly. And it's not the cheapest tool that we've looked at. So if we had made our decision purely based on the licensing cost, we wouldn't have selected Polarion."
"If the pricing would come down and it was more affordable then we wouldn't have to switch."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
30%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Polarion ALM?
Polarion ALM can learn from Atlassian tools a lot, as the usability is not the best, and it is really narrowly focused on requirements management only. For example, if you want to do testing and te...
What is your primary use case for Polarion ALM?
We are in our product development using Polarion ALM's functionalities. I am a power user, partly responsible for configuring the tool. We are using it for many things. The idea was to go for a req...
What advice do you have for others considering Polarion ALM?
The pricing of Polarion ALM and IBM ELM is pretty much aligned. They are not at the same level, but I would say aligned according to the capabilities of the tools, with DOORS being more expensive b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Targetprocess?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been very cost-effective. The licensing cost is low and very straightforward.
What needs improvement with Targetprocess?
Targetprocess can be improved by enhancing integration. Also, personalization capabilities at every user level should be improved. I would add that it should allow users to navigate easily.
What is your primary use case for Targetprocess?
Targetprocess is a powerful product that is frequently used by the whole organization. The powerful visualization of my workflow is a blessing because it allows me to have a perfect distraction-fre...
 

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Sample Customers

Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, IBS AG, Zumtobel Group
Vodafone, NHS, Infineon, Kone
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