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Broadcom Clarity vs Jira Align comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Clarity
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
142
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (2nd), Project Management Software (9th)
Jira Align
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (9th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (3rd), Value Stream Management Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Broadcom Clarity and Jira Align aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Broadcom Clarity is designed for Project Portfolio Management and holds a mindshare of 10.5%, down 10.9% compared to last year.
Jira Align, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Agile Planning Tools, holds 5.3% mindshare, up 5.1% since last year.
Project Portfolio Management
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Farshad Farhadieh - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient project management with roadmap and hierarchy features
I use Broadcom Clarity for end-to-end project and program portfolio management Every customer has achieved a return on investment within the first six months of implementation with Broadcom Clarity. The most valuable features of Broadcom Clarity are the roadmap feature and the hierarchy feature,…
Tonia Spight-Sokoya - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly with good documentation and the ability to integrate with other third arty vendors
I am really focused on identity access management and getting access to the vendors. Right now, I'm setting up vendor access through Azure. You can do that or with the IAM. Sometimes we have to create several different types of access because we have vaulted databases. We have the Unix databases, I have MySQL, and we have Mongo, where I get access to those user classes or to the databases in the host group. Those are all different access scenario forms that I submit after I do the configuration in the form with the security team. I need clarity on the IAM. I'm not clear on PAM eighter. Is there a form that they have to submit to get access to the internal cyber-risk teams to get their access for people to be able to use the tool on the Confluence side? Do they have to send some kind of form to the operation's security or enterprise security? To be able to get the access for privileged access, do they need to be working on projects that have vaulted databases? I still need to figure out how that works. Other companies that are competitors of Jira and Confluence, are able to create their active directories for the vendors that don't come in internally. They only do access through the cloud and through third-party, two-factor identification. That's something I was wondering if that was already implemented in the packages, the package for Confluence. It would be nice to have that right in the solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Absolutely, the most active community I have ever been on."
"Transparency and just having the ability to procure information that is pertinent."
"It makes the whole lifecycle of project management a lot easier than using the legacy systems, which we are retiring every few months because of PPM."
"It has best-in-class capacity planning and demand management, role-based, individual-based, team-based, and location-based."
"The performance is really good."
"Being able to track all of the projects with all of the details of those projects, and being able to move projects along from a process perspective, that is really beneficial."
"The valuable feature is the portfolio management, which includes project management and status reporting, managing the projects and programs at a portfolio level."
"I enjoy the Risks/Issues section.I use that to raise things before they happen."
"Jira Align helps us manage communication and tasks for a variety of teams without overlap."
"Velocity and reporting provide good visibility, burndown charts, and particularly velocity measurement."
"The tool helps us to stick with the timeline and budget of our projects. It also helps me to identify dependencies and red flags and intervene wherever possible. I have found the key metrics tab also useful."
"What I like about Jira is that I can easily keep tabs on the status of different issues and what the team is working on."
"The interface of Jira Align is very easy to use and manage"
"I like the way the UI functions."
"The most valuable feature is that engineers can access the Jira database and just search for the tasks that are assigned to them. They can then update the status on their own in those records that are assigned to them."
"Jira Align's most valuable features are the roadmap, the program board, and the reports."
 

Cons

"It would be good for them to work on the user interface to make it more interactive."
"Reporting is not good as they keep on changing reporting environment."
"Stability is fine, but it's not good."
"they could improve the mobile app. I think right now it only offers time sheet. If they can integrate a lot of other components into it I think that would be helpful for the users."
"Their online documentation is okay. It is not great. It is hard to get to some of the answers to the things that we may be running into, such as use cases that we are trying to fix. So, frequently we have to put in tickets."
"Clarity PPM would be improved by developing better support for the Agile framework."
"Build more capability and unification into the reporting.​"
"I want to see integration for SMS functionality."
"The framework could be better."
"The product should improve its communication. My English proficiency is not high, but writing in English is another skill that you need. Maybe AI can help here. Because I can see in some other applications, they have AI helpers. So when you write something and you want to do something, it can help. For example, Google Cloud Platform has it. They have a helpdesk for it. When you want to create a cluster, it can help you."
"We have experienced errors with the internal server that occurs frequently."
"There are fewer customization options in Jira Align due to how it was designed."
"The synchronization between Jira and Jira Align takes too long."
"Deployment was very complex."
"The platform's communication features could be more robust for better team integration."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a little bit costly compared to others, but it is mature. Customer should understand this product is geared towards project management, not financial management."
"The subscription is not that expensive."
"Pricing is flexible, depending on the customer and the region."
"There are different licensing models with Broadcom Clarity PPM. With the software as a service model, you pay as you go, and if you are on-premises, you can buy a perpetual license and an annual fee for maintenance."
"The price of Broadcom Clarity PPM is reasonable. My customers pay a license to use this solution on an annual basis."
"We're also moving to the latest version for less than $20,000 for a major corporate system. It's just amazing."
"The licensing costs are a little bit high, and unfortunately, it has been a while since I've had that paperwork in front of me. I don't remember how much it was, but it seemed like it was fairly high. It is probably comparable to some of the other solutions because I do know that, for example, on a lot of the AWS stuff, they found that the costs wound up being higher than having some on-prem solution. Comparatively, Clarity is within the price range of other solutions."
"For all the functionalities of the solution, the price is in the market range, since it is a product which offers governance issues and supports the digital transformation, which is where we will go in the next year."
"The license for Jira Align is priced fairly."
"Jira Align's pricing is reasonable."
"Jira Align is quite expensive for small-to-medium companies, but it's quite reasonable for larger ones."
"Jira Align is an expensive solution."
"The pricing and licensing costs are rated lower, around six mainly due to significant increases in licensing costs that were not well-received by users."
"My company pays approximately 399 USD per month for the solution."
"Our customers buy licenses. We are not involved in its purchase."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing. The price of the solution depends on the number of people using it and the projects you are working on."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
69%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
4%
Computer Software Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Broadcom Clarity PPM?
Broadcom Clarity could improve by adding artificial intelligence and reporting capabilities, which they are already working on.
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Clarity PPM?
I use Broadcom Clarity for end-to-end project and program portfolio management.
What do you like most about Jira Align?
I joined the company because they had a large project, and as a startup company, they needed to scale up efficiently. My task was to review the current baseline, assess the team's capabilities, and...
What needs improvement with Jira Align?
The platform's communication features could be more robust for better team integration.
What is your primary use case for Jira Align?
We use Jira Align for business strategies, collaboration, and reporting. The solution allows us to manage the various products and features delivered on that platform.
 

Also Known As

Clarity PPM, CA Clarity, CA PPM, CA Clarity PPM
AgileCraft
 

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Sample Customers

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