IBM DOORS Reviews

Vendor: IBM

4.0 out of 5

53 reviews
90% willing to recommend

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What is IBM DOORS?

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (DOORS) is a Requirements Management (RM) software designed to help organizations manage engineering project requirements throughout the development lifecycle. It provides a central location for capturing, defining, and organizing project requirements, facilitating communication and collaboration among stakeholders like engineers, system designers, and customers. Key features include requirements traceability, version control, and impact analysis, ensuring effective implementation and testing. DOORS improves efficiency, enhances communication, reduces risks, and supports better decision-making through clear visibility into requirements. Compared to its newer, web-based counterpart DOORS Next, the mature DOORS 9 offers a wider range of features with a traditional user interface but lacks web-based functionality and modern integration with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) tools.

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IBM DOORS is the #1 ranked solution in top Application Requirements Management solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM DOORS an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. IBM DOORS is most commonly compared to Jira: IBM DOORS vs Jira. IBM DOORS is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 72% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a manufacturing company, accounting for 26% of all views.

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MarioCataldi

Senior Consultant Bip - Business Integration Partners at Business Integration Partners

The biggest improvement for me is definitely the ability to use DOORS in a web environment through Rational DOORS Next Generation. Integrating with Rational Team Concert via the web interface has also been beneficial. However, not all Rational Team Concert operations are available from the web client. Certain operations, like creating streams or components, still require using the desktop application. They're not accessible through the web interface. And in my opinion, this limitation should be removed. Creating streams, components, etc. We still need the desktop app for those. DOORS has enabled flexibility in mapping requirements to the software. Tracking changes over time due to team meetings and other factors is important. Additionally, I've been using DOORS Next Generation, the web-based tool, especially in the last year.

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SHRINIVAS ALAGERI

Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

IBM DOORS effectively synchronizes with Polarion. But suppose when Polarion is running on Linux and you want to integrate with IBM DOORS on Windows, that is when compatibility issues arise. For the aforementioned issue we often receive advise in our company to migrate Polarion to Windows before integration. IBM DOORS is a heavy-duty application compared to competitors such as PTC Integrity. Exporting an IBM DOORS module is highly time-consuming for its bulkiness. PTC Integrity is a lighter solution that allows the development of a gateway template. It's crucial to consider the use cases and the other vendors that need to be integrated before using IBM DOORS. Our company is a PTC competence center, so most of our customers are from PTC. The customer integrations our company deals with include modeling tools such as Simulink, MATLAB, and Integrity Modeler to synchronize documents. The digital threat maintenance between IOD and Windchill is also a crucial part of our organization's operations. The solution should be more compatible with thin clients, there should be focus on web-based clients who can be more effective in IBM DOORS. At our company, we don't want every customer to use the thick client format with the solution. I would like to witness the seamless integration of IBM DOORS with Windchill in the future version. The integrations in IBM DOORS should be web-based, I don't prefer to use multiple plug-ins. For example, I want to integrate IBM DOORS with MATLAB, Simulink and Jenkins effortlessly which is possible in Codebeamer. I want every feature of Codebeamer to be present in IBM DOORS in the future releases.

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Yasmine Abib

Systems engineer at Expleogroup

It's a very interesting tool. I like that it's simple. You have to create your document, add your templates, and have your headings and definitions, and it's done. You must attribute the discipline and fill out the comment field for requirements. It also provides you with unique IDs for each requirement. I like that it never duplicates IDs.

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IBM DOORS mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of IBM DOORS in the Application Requirements Management category stands at 34.5%, down from 34.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Application Requirements Management	Jan 17, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Jan 17, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM DOORS vs Jira	Jan 17, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM DOORS vs Polarion Requirements	Jan 17, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM DOORS vs Jama Connect	Jan 17, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Jira	4.1	15.7%	91%	274 interviews Add to research
Jama Connect	3.8	13.9%	92%	14 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"The platform's traceability capabilities are invaluable. They provide a solid foundation for certification processes and manage requirement changes across project lifecycles."
"IBM DOORS has a well-refined ASPICE template"
"The traceability matrix in DOORS improved our project outcomes.It helps ensure coverage of requirements at different levels, from user requirements to software requirements to test requirements."

Room for Improvement

"Enhancing security measures, particularly when handling multiple projects simultaneously, would be beneficial to prevent data loss within DOORS."
"The solution should be more compatible with thin clients"
"Not all Rational Team Concert operations are available from the web client. Certain operations, like creating streams or components, still require using the desktop application. They're not accessible through the web interface.And in my opinion, this limitation should be removed."

Pricing

"The licensing costs for the product are quite high."
"IBM DOORS is available at a reasonable price"
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very affordable and ten being quite expensive."

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