Codebeamer Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

Karl-Heinz Irmer

Head of Software Development at JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH

Feb 19, 2020

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Good lifecycle tracking, promotes communication and information exchange

Pros and Cons

"Since implementing this solution we have better communication and information exchange with customers."

"Usability needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution for requirement management, task tracking, bug tracking, and change tracking.

How has it helped my organization?

Since implementing this solution we have better communication and information exchange with customers.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the different kinds of trackers and traceability over all of it, including documents and wiki.

What needs improvement?

Usability needs to be improved.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using codeBeamer ALM for 15 years.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

KALMAN KERESZTESI

Manager at Controsys Control Engineering Ltd.

Jun 4, 2019

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A complete solution that assists with compliance in highly regulated industries

Pros and Cons

"CodeBeamer provides full traceability, excellent collaboration, regulatory compliance, and instant reporting with its holistic approach from requirement management to testing."

"We would like to see more industry-specific features that are tailored to the vertical markets."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use for this solution is computer-based applications and systems delivered to FDA regulated industries like pharma and biotech.

How has it helped my organization?

We use codeBeamer for projects in a very conservative and highly regulated industry, where operations are still primarily based on paper and a mass of documents.

We also provide ALM consultancy and configuration of codeBeamer to others reforming their everyday workflows by offering smooth collaboration, full transparency, traceability, and compliance with the regulations.

What is most valuable?

CodeBeamer provides full traceability, excellent collaboration, regulatory compliance, and instant reporting with its holistic approach from requirement management to testing.

Concept, project, DevOps - all covered.

What needs improvement?

We would like to see more industry-specific features that are tailored to the vertical markets.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had no issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We use multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Docker), and have had no scalability issues so far. Developer provides performance test measures for large (more than one thousand users) systems.

How are customer service and technical support?

Fully transparent, all support cases, feature requests, and product related questions are accessible for all users.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use another solution prior to this one.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup takes ten minutes, is automatic, and there are no issues.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution in-house, alone.

What was our ROI?

Clear wins on project collaboration costs spared via codeBeamer.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing is good when compared to similar ALM solutions.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: 1. Distributor/reseller 2. I am a real user too, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.