We performed a comparison between Kovair ALM Studio and Rally Software based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Atlassian, Nutanix and others in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites."We increased our development and testing team velocity, were able to manage traceability, and deliver software faster."
"Wide range of adapters/connectors which allow connectivity to any tools."
"We've actually used it for virtual PI planning. We have teams in different locations, and we actually virtually do PI planning, big-room planning, using the tools."
"CA Agile Central helps the entire organization run like one powerful team."
"The most valuable features are in-line editing, easy custom view setup, intuitive and helpful visuals (e.g., contextual formatting) and the collaboration features."
"If teams are tracking correctly and entering their information correctly, it's really easy to see where you're at, within your release, and whether you're on track or not."
"It's designed around Agile, so it has all of the pieces that match up with the process."
"The metrics - collecting metrics. It's because we've used several other tools in the past, and they don't give you a full indication of how well your teams are performing, at a portfolio level, at a product level, and at the team level."
"Tech support is very responsive, helpful, and available."
"The effect of these kind of tools drives the way you organize things. It helps you shape the way you flow."
"Needs an easier and less heavy UI."
"I think there is a missing link with the development activity. Some developers are pushing in new versions of the code, but you cannot make the link from the user story to a specific application version."
"In Rally Software, the connection with GitLab and GitHub needs improvement."
"Rally Software is highly complex, and it takes some effort to get everything tied together. But once you do, it's a satisfying experience, and the result looks beautiful. Azure, ServiceNow, and Jira do not have all the features that Rally Software provides in one place, making it an exceptional tool for project management."
"I would like to see more Kanban support. As it stands, it doesn't seem to have the features or the layouts that the teams really need to be able to execute their tasks. It almost tries to force you into more of a Scrum style."
"It's a bit cumbersome to manage the Project Picker. As we sunset teams or projects close out - but we still have test cases tied to those teams or projects that are being used in other spaces - we have this monstrous list in the Project Picker that becomes really difficult to manage and find, and we can't clean that up ourselves. It would be nice if it was easier to do that and not lose your history."
"The stronger CA can get on dependency mapping the better. That's the biggest hiccup. As you're setting up your features, they should make it easier to flag the dependencies, either across features or across projects. Then you're more set up for success."
"There's a lot of support for Scrum and Agile, but it needs something for the Kanban side."
"As it is right now, it does not support automation of the quality assurance process. It just supports manual testing."
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Kovair ALM Studio is ranked 22nd in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites while Rally Software is ranked 8th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 116 reviews. Kovair ALM Studio is rated 10.0, while Rally Software is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Kovair ALM Studio writes "We increased our development and testing team velocity and were able to manage traceability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rally Software writes "A solution that enables users to accurately estimate the time required for building large software projects". Kovair ALM Studio is most compared with , whereas Rally Software is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, TFS, Jira Align and OpenText ALM / Quality Center.
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