We performed a comparison between Jira Align and Polarion ALM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Agile Planning Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The biggest advantage of Jira Align, in my opinion, is its user-friendly interface, making it simple and easy for end users to navigate and utilize. The most valuable feature of Jira Align for me is its automation capabilities, allowing us to create automation rules based on logical conditions for our projects. In terms of cross-team collaboration, Jira Align's integration with our project squads has been highly effective. It enables seamless creation of stories linked to incidents and changes, facilitating better visibility and understanding of the relationships between them. Regarding road mapping and dependency tracking, Jira Align enhances our project planning by aligning with our best practices and providing robust capabilities for mapping out dependencies and tracking progress."
"Jira Align's most valuable features are the roadmap, the program board, and the reports."
"I joined the company because they had a large project, and as a startup company, they needed to scale up efficiently. My task was to review the current baseline, assess the team's capabilities, and propose solutions to increase production capacity. Upon observing the process in Jira Align, I realized we didn't need to invest heavily in expanding capacity."
"The deployment phase of Jira Align wasn't difficult."
"I've had no issues with Align's stability."
"The most valuable features in Jira Align are the dashboard and the reporting feature."
"The product's most valuable feature is CMDB for services desk management and backlog projects."
"Jira Align is an easy-to-use and user-friendly solution."
"The most valuable feature is the function of the ALM system."
"The features I find the most valuable are requirement tracking and schematics."
"The initial setup of this solution was straightforward, and there were not too many problems with it."
"We had a nice experience with technical support."
"You can see the work ticket and you can circulate that within the teams. You can define your flows, customize according to your needs, and you can create dashboards and create the reports according to your needs."
"I am impressed with the solution’s stability."
"Polarion ALM's integration is very good and easy to use."
"It offers good performance."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"The workflows are scalable from portfolio to individual level but can sometimes be complex to navigate."
"One area where Jira Align could improve is in its licensing model. There was a significant change in the licensing module about six months ago, which resulted in increased costs for customers like us. This change wasn't communicated clearly, and it made it challenging for companies to adopt Jira Align without facing higher expenses. In terms of features, I would like to see improved workflows in the next release, as that would greatly benefit our organization."
"Jira Align fails to provide its users with a complete package in terms of portfolio management."
"Deployment was very complex."
"One area where Jira Align could be improved is mobile accessibility."
"I would like to see Jira Align merge and integrate better with Jira as a whole. A lot of the time, the data from Jira won't map very well into Jira Align."
"Jira Align can improve the visibility of executive teams."
"Test management lacks an automated process."
"One of Polarion's shortcomings would be planning. It can handle plans, but the planning feature is very basic."
"The planning and task management aspects of the solution were not that easy."
"The solution can be improved by making it more user-friendly, and a server-based application rather than client based."
"Technical support needs some improvement."
"The tool needs to improve its planning. It also needs to add more integrations."
"The weak point of Polarion ALM software is about reporting and time for extraction of the data...The quality of reporting needs to improve."
"Based on my understanding, the tool's integration capabilities with multiple tools is an area of concern that Polarion needs to focus on more."
Jira Align is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 37 reviews while Polarion ALM is ranked 8th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 17 reviews. Jira Align is rated 8.0, while Polarion ALM is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Jira Align writes "Creates visibility, has lots of reports, and removes silos". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Polarion ALM writes "Though needing an improvement in reporting and time for extraction of the data, its integration capabilities are good". Jira Align is most compared with OpenText ValueEdge, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, JIRA Portfolio, Planview AgilePlace and Microsoft Azure DevOps, whereas Polarion ALM is most compared with Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Codebeamer, PTC Integrity and GitLab. See our Jira Align vs. Polarion ALM report.
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