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We performed a comparison between IBM Rational ALM and Jama Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Rational ALM vs. Jama Connect Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The integration with Git works well.""It's easy to use.""The tools for requirement capture we have found very useful.""The planning feature is rich with Scrum concepts: Sprint, Sprint retrospective, the rules in the Scrum framework.""One of the key advantages of IBM Rational ALM is its workflow capabilities, which enable seamless collaboration between development and production teams and ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the progress and readiness of the solution. Additionally, the solution is good for integration.""The word emulation and importing is good.""The solution is customizable.""IBM Rational ALM is a very good tool. I like the management and traceability features and the test management tool. The latter is not linked with the stories and fixed management. It is really useful, and we can create test plans. We can also test some metrics related to QA."

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"Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle.""You can get full traceability with any other system. It also includes a test module, and you build the traceability matrix incrementally throughout the development process.""The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface.""It is good at requirements management and test management.""Provides suitable tools for managing regulatory requirements.""Technical support answers fairly quickly compared to others like IBM or Atlassian. They also offer quite a good knowledge base for advanced cases and how to plan it, etc. via videos that they provide. They are quite useful."

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Cons
"The reporting functionality needs to be improved.""The GUI is a little bit outdated.""One of the complaints from users is that they have to click buttons too many times for just a simple task. Changing this would lead to a better user experience.""The solution can improve in the development area and the customized applications.""The features should be more intuitive. If I'm looking for something, its location should be easy to locate.""The product must be more user-friendly.""The stability of this solution can be improved.""Some improvements to the user interface (UI) would be helpful, such as exposing more services to make it easier to customize to the needs of each customer."

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"The initial setup could be better, it's complicated.""I believe one of the weak points is the reporting side. You must export inter-readable reports from Jama if you do not use the system as a repository for your design history file. Jama is great if you keep it in Jama, but reporting out requires some customization to get it right.""The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities.""There are some security concerns with Jama Connect, including two-factor enablement.""Test management can be improved. It's not so scalable. The user interface needs to split things into small projects.""I have inquired about pricing for this solution but have not yet heard anything, so their response time in this regard is something that should be improved.""t is rather slow, so the speed of the process and consuming information should be improved. It doesn't have a nice way of viewing information. We would like to see better interfaces for consuming information."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price of the solution could be reduced. Many of our customers are not using all the features and this could be why our clients feel the price is too high."
  • "We have a contract, but I am not aware of the details."
  • "This product is a little expensive and we had to pay extra to have them set it up for us."
  • "IBM Rational ALM has both monthly and yearly licensing options."
  • "The solution is not cheap."
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  • "To have a single source for all the requirements and all the change requests our company gets is the most valuable feature. It has also helped us to keep track of reviews."
  • "The cost seems very competitive with other offerings."
  • "If you want to have creative licenses, pricing may be an issue with the licenses, as it can become quite expensive over time to serve many people."
  • "Jama Connect is a little pricy."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We have some special needs. The product does not support our needs perfectly. The GUI is a little bit outdated. There are not many diagrams that help us organize or plan the work for the team. The… more »
    Top Answer:We have three modules. The DOORS module is for requirements. RTC is for storage planning and workflow planning. We also use the module for quality. We use IBM Rational ALM as the main tool to plan… more »
    Top Answer:Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle.
    Top Answer:There are some security concerns with Jama Connect, including two-factor enablement. They also don't have a good support team or customer care. Its reporting could also be improved.
    Top Answer:I primarily use Jama Connect to gather requirements for testing scenarios.
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    Also Known As
    Rational ALM, MKS
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    Overview
    Lifecycle management capabilities built on the open, unifying IBM Rational Jazz platform can help agile and traditional teams: see at-a-glance status, access better data for decisions, manage costs, reuse the most efficient processes across the organization, manage cloud, web, SOA and mobile application design and development. Teams can also gain real-time traceability, manage work across vendors, unify across a diverse set of lifecyle tools, and provide collaborative development for continuous delivery as part of the IBM DevOps solution.

    Jama Connect is a software platform designed for requirements management, risk management, and testing in product development processes. It allows teams to collaboratively define, track, and manage requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle. Jama Connect enables organizations to improve communication, increase efficiency, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

    Jama Connect Features:

    • Requirements Management: Jama Connect allows you to capture, organize, and trace requirements, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders.
    • Collaboration and Communication: The platform facilitates collaboration and communication among team members, enabling real-time feedback, discussions, and decision-making.
    • Test Management: Jama Connect supports test case management, test execution tracking, and defect management, helping ensure comprehensive testing and quality assurance.
    • Risk Management: You can identify, assess, and mitigate risks using Jama Connect's risk management capabilities, promoting proactive risk management throughout the product development lifecycle.
    • Traceability and Impact Analysis: The platform provides traceability matrices and impact analysis tools, allowing you to understand the relationships between requirements, tests, and other artifacts.
    • Compliance and Audit Support: Jama Connect helps organizations maintain compliance with industry standards and regulations by providing audit trails, documentation, and version control.

    Jama Connect Benefits:

    • Improved Requirement Collaboration: Jama Connect enhances collaboration among stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, testers, and customers, leading to better alignment and understanding of requirements.
    • Enhanced Efficiency: The platform streamlines and automates various aspects of requirements management, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency in the product development process.
    • Increased Product Quality: By ensuring clear and traceable requirements, facilitating comprehensive testing, and proactive risk management, Jama Connect helps improve product quality and reliability.
    • Accelerated Time-to-Market: Efficient requirements management and streamlined collaboration enable faster development cycles and reduced time-to-market for products and solutions.
    • Regulatory Compliance: Jama Connect's features and capabilities support compliance with industry standards and regulations, helping organizations meet regulatory requirements.
    • Greater Visibility and Transparency: The platform provides real-time visibility into project progress, status, and potential issues, fostering transparency and enabling informed decision-making.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Project Management Director, Technology at a real estate company, says that "Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle."

    Lasse Mikkonen, Principal Consultant at Contribyte, states that Jama Connect “Offers great templates and predefined settings and it has a very good inbuilt test management module”.

    Senior Program Manager Software at a manufacturing company, comments on Jama support, “I think the collaboration with Jama is pretty good, and they listen to us and do a lot of customizations for us to make it work better. Hopefully, it would have been the same with any other company. However, Jama provides essentially 24-hour support.”

    Sample Customers
    Tennis Australia, WeCloud AB, Port Otago Limited, Logicalis US, Valmer, The Chevrolet Volt, Ashurst
    Deloitte, SpaceX, Omnigon, Delft University
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company38%
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company24%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise77%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Rational ALM vs. Jama Connect
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Rational ALM vs. Jama Connect and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Rational ALM is ranked 10th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 17 reviews while Jama Connect is ranked 13th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 8 reviews. IBM Rational ALM is rated 7.2, while Jama Connect is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Rational ALM writes "A complex deployment that is not stable, but is cloud-based". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Jama Connect writes "Agile, well structured, and has a great review module, which makes the design reviews smooth". IBM Rational ALM is most compared with Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Codebeamer, Polarion ALM and PTC Integrity, whereas Jama Connect is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Jira, Polarion Requirements, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and Microsoft Azure DevOps. See our IBM Rational ALM vs. Jama Connect report.

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