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IDERA

Based on 94 reviews.

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Based on 143 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

February 2026

Planview Portfolios vs. IDERA ER/Studio

Updated: February 2026

Buyer's Guide

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

February 2026

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

Updated: February 2026

Overview

Idera Software is a computer software provider, headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 2004. Idera is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In June, 2010 Idera Software acquired iDevFactory. Idera has won several awards for fast growing technology company.

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Sample Customers

IDERA ER/Studio

Newmont Mining, Entrust, Accolade, TalkTalk, Catalina, Protective Life, NTT Data, dir systèmes, Microsoft; American Express, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Coriant, Fedex, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, Prudential, Wells Fargo

Planview Portfolios

UPS, NatWest, Ingram Micro, Canadian Tire, Viessmann, Volvo, NASCO, UNESCO

Planview Barometer

Ethias

Popular Solutions

IDERA ER/Studio

6 reviews

TestRail

3 reviews

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

0 reviews

Planview Portfolios

1 reviews

Planview PPM Pro

0 reviews

Planview Daptiv

0 reviews

Top Industries

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Marketing Services Firm

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

ChristineAnderssen
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy
I'm running an agile release train and we use TestRail for agile testing, mostly for manual testing, to keep track of...
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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at a tech vendor
Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.
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Nafiu Garba
Special Assistant to the Governor ICT COO at a tech services company
We're using IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor for infrastructure monitoring, particularly for monitoring devices,...
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a financial services firm
I work in the finance industry, and the use cases for this product are very similar to what I mentioned previously...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a insurance company
Auditing. We mainly use it to follow up on changes to the individual databases. We audit exactly what the database...
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VishalSingh11
Director BPM at a marketing services firm
Planview AdaptiveWork is a PPM tool for project management, timesheets, etc. It is different from other PPM tools....
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Anonymous User
Senior Tech Manager at a manufacturing company
This was an enterprise rollout of Planview, as well as a number of projects. One of them had me as the senior project...
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Anonymous User
Director of Operations at a tech services company
Our organization was establishing a new project management office within one of the business divisions that did not...
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Eli Gerson
Manager of Innovation at a energy/utilities company
The team I'm on within our company does corporate planning and strategy. We're the innovation team within that world....
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Customer Service

StuartBarker
Managing Director at a tech services company
The technical support is quick to respond but they did not provide a resolution for my issue.
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StuartBarker
Managing Director at a tech services company
The solution's technical support hasn't resolved one or two of my problems. In general, the solution's technical...
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AndersonMoura
Data Management Product Owner at a energy/utilities company
The support is not so good but it's not so bad. They help us, but sometimes they are slow to give us an answer. I...
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Anonymous User
Database Architect at a healthcare company
Customer Service: Customer service is very good but they're a west coast company and we're on the east coast and I...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a government
I don't think I've ever used their tech support.
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Anonymous User
Cloud Database Administrator at a tech services company
Customer Service: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10. Technical Support: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA
Tech support has been okay, not that great, but they made sure that we got what we were looking for.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA Lead at a government
I would evaluate tech support as "fair." It has declined over recent years. It's not what it once was.
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Недашковский Евгений
Senior SQL DBA at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Idera is just interested in selling you something. Afterwards you can do what you want, they forget...
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reviewer3261598
Works at a energy/utilities company
I cannot comment on customer service as we haven't purchased the tool yet and are still in the evaluation process.
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Anonymous User
Senior SQL Server Developer at a tech vendor
Customer Service: It was pretty good once the licensing phase was completed. Technical Support: It's good.
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Jamie Vasser
IT Specialist at a government
Tech support is a sticking point with me. I am really disappointed in the tech support. We pay for the Platinum...
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Anonymous User
IT Infrastructure Team Lead
Customer Service: I'd give them four stars. Technical Support: I'd give them four stars.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a government
The technical support has been fine. I have only used them for licensing issues.
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Anonymous User
DBA at a consultancy
Tech support hasn't been as good lately as it was in the past. It is down to "average."
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a financial services firm
I have not used IDERA ER_Studio's support enough to give a good rating on a scale of one to ten. I have only used...
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Mariya Salamatova
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at a construction company
Overall, technical support is okay. It's fast and usually, within four or five hours, I get a reply.
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Ioana Haralamb
Project Manager at a computer software company
We've never needed any technical support, so I can't evaluate it.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company
Good, although they don’t always contact you with a solution to problems if they think it’s your problem.
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Anonymous User
Software Engineer in Research & Development at a tech consulting company
Very good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager, Data Operations at a consumer goods company
Our experience with technical support has been good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Administrator at a hospitality company
Customer Service: 5 stars! Excellent. Technical Support: 5 stars! Excellent.
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Anonymous User
ProQuest Development and Quality Assurance Support at a tech services company
Customer Service: 10/10. Technical Support: 10/10.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a media company
I don't have any issues with their technical support.
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Mike Grove
DBA at a consumer goods company
Tech support is very helpful. I have only had to engage with them once, as far as I can remember, during an upgrade....
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Anonymous User
IT - Server Administration
Customer Service: Although I haven't contacted customer service often, the response has always been prompt, courteous...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a healthcare company
Tech support is pretty good. They resolve issues right away, I usually don't have to wait too long.
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Stuart Barker
Test Architect at a tech services company
Customer support could be enhanced. All the support is provided via chat and emails. Sometimes, you really need to...
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a computer software company
We bought premium support and so far it is good. The normal technical support is okay; I would not rate it too high....
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Anonymous User
Quality Assurance Manager at a financial services firm
I have not contacted technical support.
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NipunSri
Senior Consultant Cybersecurity at a consultancy
The technical support is excellent. If something happens then they respond quickly. They have a very supportive team....
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VishalSingh11
Director BPM at a marketing services firm
We have vendor support. We connect with them for any critical issues. We raise the incident with them, and then they...
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KashifKhan
IT Project Director at a healthcare company
The technical support is pretty good. We have opened up many cases with Planview which get addressed in a timely...
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Anonymous User
Senior Enterprise Architect at a financial services firm
Customer Service: 7 out of 10 Technical Support: 7 out of 10
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Anonymous User
PMO Supervisor / Senior IT Project Manager at a government
The technical support has been great, although sometimes responses can take up to three days.
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Anonymous User
Cybersecurity Program Manager at a pharma/biotech company
I contacted customer support because I had some issues with the Slide Publisher. I contacted the community expert and...
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Kelly Brummond
Enterprise Portfolio Manager at a insurance company
I don't personally use technical support but our administrator does. I know that we've been plugged into...
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Roderic Person
Planview Administrator and Robotic Process Engineer at a financial services firm
Technical support is great. It's just like technical support at any other institution where sometimes you'll get...
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Anonymous User
Strategist at a healthcare company
I haven't dealt with technical support. I go to our internal team and they help me get the answer. I haven't had to...
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Keith Kennedy
Project Administrator at a insurance company
Technical support is very good if they know what's going on. The reason I say that is because we have introduced a...
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Anonymous User
Management consultant
The technical support is excellent and responsive. Planview has a very active user community that they promote.
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Anonymous User
Executive Support Team Leader at a manufacturing company
I have not talked to their tech support, however, Planview's tech support in general has been good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Director at a pharma/biotech company
Technical support is fair. Some people are very talented and very knowledgeable but others are not. They're generally...
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Mason Zantow
Process Improvement Facilitator-Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at a healthcare company
I haven't had to deal with them at all.
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Anonymous User
Sr IT Consultant at a university
We are not very happy with the customer service. This is one of our main pain points. It doesn't cover the entirety...
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Kimberly Gibney
Solutions Development Manager at a government
Technical support is on top of things. They really know the system and we've stumped them a few times over the years....
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MichaelRay
Manager, Project Governance at a wholesaler/distributor
I would rate Planview technical support as a seven out of 10. When we first deployed, there were some issues. We...
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Ray Veenema
Portfolio Manager at a government
Their support is great. When I open a case I can always cut the responses within a couple of minutes, depending on...
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Its support to legacy paying customers is something PlanView is not handling well. We were unable to implement due to...
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Carsten Mueglitz
PPMS Manager at a pharma/biotech company
The quality of the support depends on the technician you get. Overall the expirence is really good and if there are...
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Anonymous User
Sr Systems Analyst at a insurance company
The technical support for this solution is good. We haven't had a lot of tickets, but anytime we have had a problem...
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Kori Patrick
Technical Manager, Innovation R&D at a energy/utilities company
The technical support has been good. I use the chat feature quite a bit, so I get support right away there. I also...
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NarendernathMiriyala
Sr Information Technology Supervisor at a energy/utilities company
The support is good. There are some good people there. My frustration is that there is so much turnover at Planview....
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ManishSrivastana
Project Manager at a outsourcing company
I don't directly deal with the technical support because I'm a super users. We have an admin team for PPM Pro. They...
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Anonymous User
Director of IT at a educational organization
Their support is good but not as good as it was a couple of years ago. Since it's moved out internally from Planview...
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Anonymous User
Works
I use them all the time for many different things. My experience with them has been really good. I haven't had any...
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Anonymous User
Project Manager at a pharma/biotech company
I would rate technical support as very good!
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AntoinetteBurrell-Willoams
Business Analyst at a financial services firm
I have not used the technical support.
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JackCaine
Agile Delivery Lead at a recruiting/HR firm
I haven't contacted technical support because the product is stable, and I am not an administrator.
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Allan Shafer
IT Architect at a healthcare company
The technical support seems strong. I know they've started doing some more off-shore support, and that space still...
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