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

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Pros
"I would rate the stability of this product a nine out of ten.""The tools for requirement capture we have found very useful.""It's easy to use.""The most valuable feature is the reporting of the CPU usage on the dashboard.""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.""At the same time, if you're working from the architect or the designing team you, it's quite easy to manage the resources online.""The integration with Git works well.""The word emulation and importing is good."

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"Wide range of adapters/connectors which allow connectivity to any tools.""We increased our development and testing team velocity, were able to manage traceability, and deliver software faster."

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Cons
"The solution can improve in the development area and the customized applications.""In the next release, we expect a traceability metrics configuration where we can configure the user stories. We also expect them to improve or simplify the query process.""The product must be more user-friendly.""The reporting functionality needs to be improved.""The stability of IBM Rational ALM could be improved.""The stability of this solution can be improved.""The GUI is a little bit outdated.""The interconnectivity between packages is a major support problem and can be improved."

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"Needs an ​easier and less heavy UI."

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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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    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 »
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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.

    Kovair ALM Studio is a comprehensive Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) product that can provide all the development functions from Requirements to Release with complete capabilities. This includes process workflow, project management, reports/dashboards and 3rd party tools integrations.

    With capabilities like real-time cross-tool data based reports, dashboards, and bi-directional traceability cutting across all phases of ALM, Kovair ALM unifies all phases of Software Development Lifecycle - SDLC and keeps every stakeholder informed about the development progress, product quality and release predictability.

    Kovair also supports integration with 3rd party application development and IT tools from popular vendors like HP, IBM, Microsoft, Atlassian, BMC as well as Open sources to provide customers a wide range of solutions.

    All these capabilities of Kovair ALM lead to better governance and team productivity across project lifecycle which are crucial to release quality and on-time delivery.

    More details - https://www.kovair.com/alm-studio/

    Sample Customers
    Tennis Australia, WeCloud AB, Port Otago Limited, Logicalis US, Valmer, The Chevrolet Volt, Ashurst
    Medha Servo Drives, Applied Materials, Office of Systems Integration
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company38%
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
    March 2024
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    IBM Rational ALM is ranked 10th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 17 reviews while Kovair ALM Studio is ranked 22nd in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites. IBM Rational ALM is rated 7.2, while Kovair ALM Studio is rated 10.0. 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 Kovair ALM Studio writes "We increased our development and testing team velocity and were able to manage traceability". IBM Rational ALM is most compared with Jira, Codebeamer, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Polarion ALM and PTC Integrity, whereas Kovair ALM Studio is most compared with .

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