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We performed a comparison between OpenText AccuRev and Polarion ALM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The product has all the features that we for application managementat a lower cost.""The most valuable feature is the Business Process Testing feature, BPT, because it brings in the most revenue.""The solution is 100% scalable. It's much more scalable than the customer's capacity for implementing it. We do plan to increase usage ourselves.""The most valuable feature of the solution is taking snapshots while doing the execution of the test cases."

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"Polarion ALM has some valuable tools for managing our targets and requirements. I think that's its best feature.""I am impressed with the solution’s stability.""It offers good performance.""The tool helped us to more effectively and efficiently gather and structure the information (requirements, test plans, project management data, etc.), and share it with the involved stakeholders in a safe and change-controlled manner.""Polarion ALM helps us better structure our customer requirements, and we can also validate the specs of our products against those. If anything changes on our side, we see the impact, and we can see the effect If a customer changes requirements.""The initial setup of this solution was straightforward, and there were not too many problems with it.""The most valuable feature is the function of the ALM system.""It meets with everybody's needs without having to grab plugins."

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"It is difficult to gain experience with the product because resources and documentation for learning are not available.""The pricing should be more competitive.""In the next release, I would like to have a repository for the code which is embedded. Apart from that, it has everything I need.""What I'm missing from the solution is a repository for the code. Something like Git, for example. Some sort of depository for the code that is embedded."

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"The weak point of Polarion ALM software is about reporting and time for extraction of the data...The quality of reporting needs to improve.""The solution needs to improve its user experience and graphics.""The configuration aspect of the solution is not easy. A person needs a lot of programming knowledge in order to successfully handle the job.""Test management lacks an automated process.""Technical support needs some improvement.""The user interface is not yet optimized.""One of Polarion's shortcomings would be planning. It can handle plans, but the planning feature is very basic.""We use PTC Windchill, and Polarion ALM doesn't have native integration, so we had to purchase the connector to integrate it with Polarion ALM. We still haven't implemented it."

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  • "It is a lower cost than other top competetors."
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  • "The license model is okay for large companies but would be quite expensive for smaller enterprises."
  • "If the pricing would come down and it was more affordable then we wouldn't have to switch."
  • "Our license for Polarion ALM is yearly. And it's not the cheapest tool that we've looked at. So if we had made our decision purely based on the licensing cost, we wouldn't have selected Polarion."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "Software for medical devices is always expensive."
  • "You have to pay around 50-60 euros per user."
  • "It is an expensive product."
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    Overview

    Get the governance and compliance capabilities you need to manage complexity. OpenText AccuRev helps you implement modern development practices at enterprise scale.

    The world’s first 100% browser-based ALM enterprise solution, which enables seamless collaboration across disparate teams, multi-directionally linked work items, full traceability, accelerated productivity and automated proof of compliance.

    Sample Customers
    Akcelerant, SDL, CSG, Avid Technology Inc., Azimuth Systems Inc, Drivecam, Endgame, f5 Networks, Follett Software, Hyland Software, Indanet, Kronos, McAfee
    Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, IBS AG, Zumtobel Group
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    Manufacturing Company31%
    Healthcare Company23%
    Transportation Company15%
    Consumer Goods Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Financial Services Firm4%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
    March 2024
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    OpenText AccuRev is ranked 23rd in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites while Polarion ALM is ranked 7th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 17 reviews. OpenText AccuRev is rated 8.6, while Polarion ALM is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of OpenText AccuRev writes "Good packaging features, but reporting is limited". 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". OpenText AccuRev is most compared with Jama Connect, whereas Polarion ALM is most compared with Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Codebeamer, PTC Integrity and GitLab.

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