We performed a comparison between Helix ALM and Polarion Requirements based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Requirements Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Helix ALM enables users to build, make efficient and effective decisions, and use least-cost methods for maximum benefit, as fast as possible. They allow you to see and visualize your configuration."
"The tool offers high stability."
"The most valuable features of Helix ALM are traceability and flexibility."
"It is easier to produce documents using the platform."
"I like the way this solution is structured."
"I would say there is value in how powerful, configurable, and user-friendly it is."
"Polarion Requirements' most valuable features are link tracing, book entry, and sequence training features."
"Its flexibility and APIs are the most valuable."
"We can easily customize it because of the web services and open APIs. Also, the APIs are available. We integrated Polarion with one of Siemens' products, Teamcenter, which is especially useful for automotive industries. There is an open API for integration with Jira as well, so for me, customization is a strong point."
"My company mainly utilizes the product for documenting internal standards, guidelines, and requirements. Currently, we're focusing on using it for internal purposes, but the vision is to expand its usage to include contract requirements and tracking functionalities. While we're not there yet, it has proven effective for managing our internal documentation needs."
"The solution is especially great for organizing folders effectively."
"It would be great to see Perforce's strategy is for implementing intelligence into the process via AI or ML. It's not clearly defined, at least not to my knowledge."
"The accountability and the equivalent to using, acting, editing, working with Word, and also importing and exporting from Word needs improvement."
"Helix ALM should be able to integrate with other systems better. Helix ALM should also have an easier user interface, and the solution needs to have drag-and-drop tools included in it."
"We encountered numerous challenges, such as issues with requirements, project management, timing, and planning. The main problem with Polarion at the outset, I believe, was our limited understanding of the planning phase. During that time, we were more focused on change management related to requirements. Recognizing the importance of planning has been a key realization for us. Another mistake we made was not comprehending the need to document these requirements to manage all the work items effectively. Now, we understand the significance of this documentation. As a result of these insights, we have started to see a growing number of competitors from Polarion in this field. One potential improvement could be enabling Polarion to export work items not just to Microsoft Office but also to other office tools."
"It is stable enough but if you would like to work with more requirement objects, then you will get timeouts."
"The platform's review process for the documents could be better."
"Integration can be a little tricky if you're not aware of basic computer science or programming language."
"The one thing I would mention is the license policy is a little bit difficult. For different roles, you will need different license models. That seems a little bit difficult for us. Especially when you introduce such a complex system, you want to know the right way is to do licensing. It's not clear what that best way would be. The solution will be here for a long time, and I just think it could be more clear."
"One thing to consider is increased flexibility in terms of workflow configuration."
"If we have more than one thousand work items in one live-book then it becomes almost unusable."
"The risk assessment functionality needs improvement, like FMEA risk management."
Helix ALM is ranked 7th in Application Requirements Management with 7 reviews while Polarion Requirements is ranked 3rd in Application Requirements Management with 12 reviews. Helix ALM is rated 6.4, while Polarion Requirements is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Helix ALM writes "Helix ALM is insanely configurable, with great traceability, and flexibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Polarion Requirements writes "Defines, builds, tests and manages complex software systems". Helix ALM is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Jira, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation, Tricentis qTest and SmartBear TestComplete, whereas Polarion Requirements is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Jama Connect, Jira and IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation. See our Helix ALM vs. Polarion Requirements report.
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