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Helix ALM

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

46 Reviews Write a Review

What is Helix ALM?

Manage all product development phases and artifacts—from requirements and user stories through QA cycles and deployment—with ONE SOLUTION.

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Awards & Recognition

Helix ALM won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Helix ALM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Helix ALM?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Agile Work Management

ALM Integration

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Managed Artifact Repository

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Helix ALM Reviews

AMSAPRIYA V.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Communications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Limited features with reporting

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

It's ability to integrate with JIRA

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of generating thousands of test cases in a few seconds

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of flexibility in reporting and graphing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product will work excellently for a software test team

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Scott P.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Good, but still needs some interface work

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Quicker to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to manage

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data entry dialogs need updating for easier entry

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great for simple workflows

Pros

Respectful
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing

Douglas C.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

One stop shop for managing software development

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

I've used DOORs ClearCase/ClearQuest and RMTrack (Still use). Helix is by far the easiest to uses and train new users.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It very easy to learn for new users, but tremendously configurable for power users.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is not so easy to setup the first time.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Plan on spending some time with the initial setup. It is possible to do it yourself, but Perforce can help a lot for the less adventurous. It is not like installing Microsoft Office.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Respectful

Cons

Charges for Enhancements

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Helix ALM

What is Helix ALM?

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Awards & Recognition

Helix ALM Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Helix ALM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Helix ALM Reviews

AMSAPRIYA V.

Limited features with reporting

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Scott P.

Good, but still needs some interface work

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Douglas C.

One stop shop for managing software development

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Agile Work Management

ALM Integration

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Managed Artifact Repository

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training