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Polarion ALM

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.8 /10

23 Reviews Write a Review

What is Polarion ALM?

Connect teams and projects, and improve application development processes with a single, unified solution for requirements, coding, testing, and release.

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Polarion ALM Ratings

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83 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+85 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 Polarion ALM?

0% Negative

9% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Generous Negotitation
Security Protects
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Traceability

Workflow Management

Resource Planning

ALM Integration

Visual Analysis Design

Analytics and Reporting

Agile Work Management

Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 73

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

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Polarion ALM Reviews

Aman B.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Superior Product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Polarion ALM from other similar products?

comprehensive project management capabilities, effective tracking and management, flexibility, customization options

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

seamless integration, and intuitive user interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, everything looks good

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You can bet on it, it will not disappoint you

Pros

Helps Innovate
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation

Abhinav K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

End-to-end traceability,Transparency&User friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Polarion ALM from other similar products?

Polarion ALM distinguishes itself through its seamless integration of application lifecycle management (ALM) and product lifecycle management (PLM). It offers end-to-end traceability, collaboration tools, and customizable workflows, making it suitable for complex development environments. Additionally, its support for regulatory compliance and diverse industry standards sets it apart from other ALM solutions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being a users i appreciate Polarion ALM for its comprehensive traceability features, which allow them to link and track artifacts throughout the entire development lifecycle. This can enhance transparency, collaboration, and ensure that changes are effectively managed and documented.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost of licensing and implementation could be considered a drawback for smaller organizations with budget constraints.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before choosing Polarion ALM, consider the complexity of your projects and whether the robust features align with your team's needs. Evaluate the learning curve and ensure your team is prepared for any initial challenges. Additionally, assess your budget constraints as Polarion ALM may have higher licensing and implementation costs. Finally, take advantage of trial versions or demos to assess how well the tool integrates with your existing workflows and supports your specific requirements.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Vishnu d.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Elevate ALM with advanced management tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Polarion ALM from other similar products?

"Polarion stands out with advanced project tracking, streamlined document review processes for diverse partners, user-defined workflows for personalized customization, and excellent customer support. Its seamless capability to directly import various document files sets it apart from other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The standout feature of this product is its ability to customize workflows for diverse needs. Creating custom fields tailored to our company's requirements is a breeze. The framework approach for administrators not only enhances productivity but also makes it the ideal tool for checking all essential requirements effortlessly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Migrating all your data to Polarion Cloud service can be quite expensive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're looking for a centralized platform that caters to all your needs, this product is the perfect recommendation.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

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Polarion ALM Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Polarion ALM?

Pros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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Polarion ALM Reviews

Aman B.

Superior Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhinav K.

End-to-end traceability,Transparency&User friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vishnu d.

Elevate ALM with advanced management tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Traceability

Workflow Management

Resource Planning

ALM Integration

Visual Analysis Design

Analytics and Reporting

Agile Work Management

Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features