Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs PractiTest comparison

Broadcom and PractiTest are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Broadcom is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0, while PractiTest is ranked #18. Broadcom holds a 3.0% mindshare in TMT, compared to PractiTest’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of PractiTest users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

PractiTest and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are both robust tools used for test management and requirements design, respectively. PractiTest seems to have the upper hand in pricing and customer support, whereas Broadcom stands out in advanced feature capabilities justifying its higher cost.

Features: PractiTest is noted for its intuitive navigation, seamless integration capabilities, and user-friendliness. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is praised for handling complex requirements, its ability to provide comprehensive design features, and its powerful feature set for detailed requirements management.

Room for Improvement: PractiTest could benefit from enhancements in reporting functionalities, customization options, and potentially more advanced features. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer requires improvements in interface design, performance optimization, and user experience overall.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PractiTest is generally appreciated for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer, although more complex to deploy, benefits from comprehensive support resources.

Pricing and ROI: PractiTest offers competitive pricing and is seen as providing good ROI due to its cost-effectiveness combined with strong customer support. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer has higher setup costs, but users believe the advanced features and capabilities justify the investment, contributing to perceived higher ROI despite the price.

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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs. PractiTest

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Requirements Management (8th), Test Design Automation (1st)

PractiTest

Ranking in Test Management Tools

18th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (21st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 3.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PractiTest is 2.6%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gireesh Subramonian

Assistant Director at Ernst & Young

Helps the development team to finish tasks within the required timeframe

The team I am working with was never into Agile before. We have a daily scrum-call and before that, we have to define all the tasks that we are going to work on for a number of sprints. For example, there is a Product Increment Planning meeting where we put all the user requirements into the product backlog. Then we put them back to the respective sprints. A product increment consists of about five iterations, or five sprints. And we pull each of these backlog items to these particular sprints or iterations, so that it is easy for the development team to pick up, based on the priority. The backlog is set, and it is pulled into particular sprints, based on business priority. So it helps the development team to take up and finish tasks within the required timeframe. It helps in productivity, traceability, and saves time.

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Dave Carter

Test Team Lead at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Flexible and intuitive with easy reporting, and good support that is instantly available through chat

It doesn't allow you to connect to multiple different bug tracking tools at the same time. This is not an issue if you only have one bug tracker but we can potentially use different tools for different projects. As an example, if you connect PractiTest to Jira for one project, that's the one you have to use for all projects. We had a requirement to connect with Jira for one project, and a different tool for another, project but it was unable to accommodate that unfortunately. I would therefore like to see it easier to integrate with bug tracking tools at project level which would give each project the opportunity to use a different bug tracker if required.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The support that we get from Broadcom is great."

"CA ARD has some beautiful features which I haven't found anywhere else. For example, when designing or creating our test cases and doing scenarios, we are able to restrict our flows. If we take a data link between two processes, we can actually restrict it, so that, in production, if our functionality breaks down, we can restrict that and all the flows related to it will be removed from the test data set."

"Integration with TDM, test data management tool, provides the ability to generate data or use identified (preset or parametrized) test data. It allows significant expansion of test coverage and flexibility, without creating new tests and needing to maintain them."

"Defects can be traced in the solution."

"It takes away all the time to construct test cases, so it is all automatic now, but it also levels the playing field."

"It helped us to move from manual testing to automation testing."

"The scale possibilities are endless, especially when combined with all the other products that CA has to offer."

"The optimization technique helps in giving us the minimum number of test cases with maximum coverage."

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"The most valuable feature is the way the libraries are structured so that they were not folder driven."

Cons

"A template in App Test should be created in advance. This has proven to be time consuming. The process is not fully automated, because there is a lot of manual intervention is required."

"I think it's already coming, but it needs more automation aspects. There is a tab for Automation, but I think it's not robust. I think that it's going to be a crucial element of the tool."

"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."

"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."

"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."

"The solution could improve security and authentication."

"It would help if it would save different subsets of test cases, use cases, etc., of a given diagram, for different purposes and provide an easy way to name those subsets."

"At present, there is no option for test data parameters from ARD for virtual databases. We have to create them in TDM and push them as well. Virtual database connectivity needs to be improved. They need to come up with some areas where they can create synthetic data parameters easily from the test cases that have been designed."

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"It doesn't allow you to connect to multiple different tracking tools."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."

"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."

"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."

"This tool reduces the cost associated with test cases, automation script generation, and maintenance costs."

"At present, Broadcom works through partners rather than dealing directly with the consumer. When there are discounts given, it's up to the partner as to whether they want to give that discount to the customer. Sometimes, the partners decide to take the discount themselves. Pricewise, I would give ARD's price a rating of three out of five."

"The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."

"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."

"Pricing is probably in the middle, it's not the cheapest but it's not the most expensive."

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Energy/Utilities Company

25%

Computer Software Company

15%

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Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

20%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

The most valuable features of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are ease of use, saving time for the team who builds test cases, and visibility of test cases.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs.

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What needs improvement with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework.

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Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer

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Overview

CA Agile Requirements Designer is an end-to-end requirements gathering, test automation and test case design tool which drastically reduces manual testing effort and enables organizations to deliver quality software to market earlier and at less cost. The optimal set of manual or automated tests can be derived automatically from requirements modeled as unambiguous flowcharts and are linked to the right data and expected results. These tests are updated automatically when the requirements change, allowing organizations to deliver quality software which reflects changing user needs.

Broadcom

Manage your QA and Testing process, controlling your testing tasks while getting complete visibility into your results, and most importantly releasing your products in a professional way

Professional end to end QA management for your manual and automation testing.

Create your manual tests and organize them based on cycles, sprints, etc.
Seamlessly integrate your manual testing with your automation and CI processes.
Reuse tests and correlate results across different releases and products.
Release your products with confidence and control.

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Sample Customers

Williams, Rabobank

Canonical, SAS, Amobee, Play Buzz, Abbott, Aternity, Zerto, Freeman

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