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IDERA

Based on 95 reviews.

Planview

Based on 151 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

November 2026

Planview Portfolios vs. IDERA ER/Studio

Updated: November 2026

Buyer's Guide

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

November 2026

IDERA ER/Studio vs. Planview Portfolios

Updated: November 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

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Top Industries

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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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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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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.
Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.
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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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Monabi Kingsley
Project Manager at 3M
Planview Portfolios is used for work management, scheduling, and milestone communication, resource management, and...
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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
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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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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Eli Gerson
Manager of Innovation at Ameren Corporation
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

Nafiu Garba
Special Assistant to the Governor ICT COO at a tech services company
Before my organization subscribed to IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, it had issues with the support, but after...
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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.
I haven't had many cases with technical support, mostly just a few related to licensing. For example, during the...
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Aaron Cutshall
Enterprise Data Architect & Senior Manager at Health First Inc.
The solution's technical support is good. Sometimes, getting the support team to respond takes time.
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Gonçalo Teixeira
Business Development and Product Owner at wrightia
I used only online materials and online support. I never contacted the tech team directly.
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ChristineAnderssen
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy
With regards to customer service and support, it depends on whether you're talking about the vendor directly. Our...
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a financial services firm
I have not been in contact with technical 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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David Nemec
Oracle developer at OKsystem a.s.
The tech support team is helpful.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA Lead at a government
By and large, their tech support has been pretty good over the years. Recently, because we have been a customer of...
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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
Principal Data Architect at a tech company
Customer Service: I've not had to use it in a while. Technical Support: I've not had to use it in a while.
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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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Anonymous User
Sr. Data Engineer at a computer software company
While they weren’t always able to solve my issue (feature limitations not bugs/education issues), when I did reach...
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Anonymous User
Associate Director, Enterprise Data Management, Practice Lead for Life Sciences UK&I at a tech services company
Customer Service: We are fully satisfied. Technical Support: We are fully satisfied.
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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
Software Enginner at a tech company
We had a few issues with the deployment, but it was mostly due to our lack of experience. We were able to get online...
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Anonymous User
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
I was not the point person.
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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
Senior Consultant
Customer Service: Very good. They're pretty easy to work with. Technical Support: Excellent. Over the years as I've...
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Anonymous User
Business Intelligence Analyst DBA at a government
Customer Service: 9/10. Technical Support: 9/10.
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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
Software QA Tester / Team Lead at Brightest NV
I’m rating technical support a nine out of 10.
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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
Software Engineer in Research & Development at a tech consulting company
Very good.
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Jean-Luc Mercier
Managing Partner at DXC Technology
There is plenty of documentation available online for assistance, making it straightforward to address any issues.
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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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Anonymous User
QA Coordinator at a tech vendor
Quite good and fast for my interactions with them.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a consultancy
Customer Service: Poor. Still waiting (for 2 weeks now) to learn who our 3rd sales/customer representative will be....
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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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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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Mark Hillman
Global Head of Portfolio Management at a wholesaler/distributor
We've opened a few tickets with Planview due to bugs, defects, or configuration issues. Because it varies so much, I...
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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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BrianHarlin
R&D Project Management Coach at Johnsonville Sausage
The technical support has been pretty good. My technical team would be able to talk more to that than myself....
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Anonymous User
Director, Solution Strategy & PMO at Verisk Analytics
So far, we have had a very good experience with customer service and tech support.
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AnthonyWeisse
Senior Project Manager at Husch Blackwell
We've only had a few instances where we contacted technical support. The experience has been excellent.
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AndyJohnson
PVA at Prime Therapeutics
The support is slow. I've heard that they're beefing up that side of the company. It just seems to be the same people...
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Anonymous User
PM Systems Analyst at a insurance company
I have not used their technical support for an issue. I have only used them when we needed to renew our secure...
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KrishnaMohandos
Director PMO at Sephora USA
We have had both ups and downs with the support. We have been with Planview for three years. We have the new...
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Anonymous User
Manager, PM Tools at a logistics company
We have used the professional services for the integrations. Their support is good except when the applications don't...
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David Yau
Content Strategy Operstions Lead at Dell EMC
Tech support is one of their strongest points. If you escalate any issues in terms of functionality or usability with...
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Anonymous User
Perfect Execution Manager at a manufacturing company
I have not had to contact customer support.
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JenniferStokes
Director, Project Management at TradeStation
The technical support has been good to date.
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Anonymous User
Program Manager at a energy/utilities company
I would say that up until about a month ago, I was very pleased with the assistance. Then I got a new person on...
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Anonymous User
Senior Analyst - Business Systems at a financial services firm
I would give them 9 out of 10.
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Lavanya Jaganathan
IT Portfolio Management Senior Consultant at CNA Insurance
Initially, it was challenging but most recently its been great. I've been in one of the few sessions that we had with...
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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
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
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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Anonymous User
IT Project Analyst at Tractor Supply Company
I think they've been helpful and we have never had any big major crashes. But, with any minor glitches we had, they...
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ManishSrivastana
Project Manager at New Orleans Convention Center
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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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 Analyst at a financial services firm
We've used that technical support. We have faced some challenges with some of the enhancement requests that we might...
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Mike
Senior Project Manager at a healthcare company
What we've used of their technical support has been good. We hit some technical issues with an API that we utilize...
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GeorgiaHauschild
Sr Program Manager at Fresenius Medical Care
So far, the support has been really good. We have a third-party through whom we submit most of our ticket issues. We...
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AdrianCamaj
Analyst at Blue Shield of California
Whenever we have issues, there is always someone ready to help us. Their people are knowledgeable and responsive....
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Saumya Singh
Developer at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
I use their technical support all the time and they're absolutely great. A few of them aren't. I also use the...
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Shantel Lutz
Global Applications Functional Lead at Carlisle Companies Incorporated
Technical support is absolutely great. Anytime that I have to actually submit in a ticket, I have a resolution...
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Anonymous User
Director of Enterprise Program and Portfolio Management at a retailer
My experience with their tech support was great. We had no issues. They were responsive and knowledgeable.
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Beth Noser
Applications Analyst at University of Kansas Medical Center
I have found their technical support to be helpful. I have opened a few cases with them and they've been very...
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Architect at Qualcomm Incorporated
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the technical support an eight. It depends on the question that I asked...
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