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Broadcom Clarity vs Planview AdaptiveWork comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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
Ranking in Project Management Software
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
143
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (2nd)
Planview AdaptiveWork
Ranking in Project Management Software
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Broadcom Clarity is 1.8%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview AdaptiveWork is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Clarity1.8%
Planview AdaptiveWork1.2%
Other97.0%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

GA
Delivery Transformation Lead at Banca Transilvania
Broad perspective on strategic management exists but integration challenges hinder efficiency
The product execution part, such as planning and executing, is done through Atlassian tools, specifically Jira. We wanted to upgrade our ability to understand how all these products and teams are working against strategic goals, tracking expenses and time, but the integration between Broadcom Clarity and Atlassian Jira is very cumbersome and not straightforward. Their integration, even with ConnectALL, is just adequate, but it's never going to be great because they are actively trying to sell Rally. To make Broadcom Clarity a perfect product, I think with Jira, nothing can be done. To be fair, I don't know exactly how Rally integration works as I've only read about it, but I know that in marketing papers, it seems amazing with full-on integration, whereas with Jira, it just doesn't work that effectively.
VishalSingh11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director BPM at a marketing services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has resources management and timesheets but could be more flexible
Compared to Broadcom Clarity, there was some flexibility with blueprints, etc. You can create a blueprint for different business groups or different customers. Planview AdaptiveWork doesn't have something like that. If they can build up something like a view price. It's still a traditional way where you have to create different instances for different customers. The PPM solution uses queries if I'm rolling out for different divisions. In that case, I have to create different instances for each region because each division may have a different look and feel. But if I have a blueprint, then it's very convenient. I can create multiple interfaces for different processes. Broadcom Clarity has some access control on those viewpoints.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable part is related to portfolio management in the home menu, where we can add attributes in new and existing pages from the administration section, and in comparison to other PPM tools, these features are clearer in this solution."
"We can have a centralized view that we can have in our delivery and business organizations, collaborate on certain levels, and on priorities, investments, and those kinds of things, it is very helpful."
"Upgrades were pretty straightforward. CA took care of everything, we just did the testing."
"It brings visibility and one central source of truth, as opposed to a bunch of different processes and tools."
"Support and the transition from our old system to this, they made it go very smoothly."
"CA PPM just outshines all other products in the Project Portfolio Management space in terms of capabilities, what it can do, and how it works."
"Stability is awesome."
"We really like being able to use the SaaS solution so that CA is managing everything except the actual data capture and generating reports."
"The feature that has improved our project planning the most is the ability to create custom workflows, which allows us to automate manual tasks that project managers need to perform. The collaboration feature enhances our team's productivity by allowing individuals to see the impact of their decisions on projects owned and managed by other teams."
"Clarizen's reporting features have been critical."
"Clarizen Slide Publisher has helped increase transparency and communication with project stakeholders for us."
"I like the project management solution."
"I like the project management solution. It's really nice."
"Clarizen's strength is reporting. Aside from reporting, I also like the ability to create customized workflow and custom actions. The workflow rules are handy. For example, you can create custom fields and dependent picklists."
"Slide Publisher has been a lifesaver for us; it saves us five to 10 hours a week."
"Provides visibility into employee utilization, progress on specific client projects and a portfolio view of all programs."
 

Cons

"They just introduced Jaspersoft in 14 and some of the security around Jaspersoft is very difficult to use."
"Overall, technical support has been a challenge."
"We could use expanded reporting capabilities because right now that is fairly limited in what it does."
"I would like to be able to do time submission and time approvals on mobile rather than have to go in the system."
"​Maybe we need to bring some financial executive reports to our directors and executives. Maybe we can improve the use of Jaspersoft.​"
"The architecture must be improved."
"Clarity PPM would be improved by developing better support for the Agile framework."
"There’s always room for improvement as business needs change."
"Have struggled with reporting and user adoption."
"It could be more user-friendly. I think it is too overwhelming, initially, in terms of possibilities and so on."
"It could be more user-friendly. I think it is too overwhelming, initially, in terms of possibilities and so on."
"If I start customizing too many things, Clarizen tends to get really slow in our environment and especially if I'm tunneled in an environment, like if I'm connected to my VPN."
"I felt like the slide publisher isn't that user-friendly. I think it wasn't that easy to use or to figure out because of formatting constraints, or maybe we need to get better at understanding some of its limitations."
"One specific area for improvement could be implementing a development environment to test workflows with live production data."
"If I start customizing too many things, Clarizen tends to get slow in our environment and especially if I'm tunneled in an environment, like if I'm connected to my VPN."
"I felt like the slide publisher isn't that user-friendly. I think it wasn't that easy to use or to figure out because of formatting constraints, or maybe we need to get better at understanding some of its limitations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 subscription is not that expensive."
"In recent times, I have been involved in the purchase of the license for this solution. However, the process of procurement changed and the option to buy individual licenses was no more available. The new subscription model was introduced, as a followed-up trend in the industry. The subscription costs put us in shock because it was double what we paid in the past as the yearly maintenance. We negotiated and the price was dropped. But this incident made me observe a lack of transparency from Broadcom in terms of licensing expenses. This isn't unique to Broadcom but seems to be a broader industry issue."
"We're also moving to the latest version for less than $20,000 for a major corporate system. It's just amazing."
"Broadcom Clarity PPM costs us $500K, and that's only for the installation and kick off within the first year. For each succeeding year, it could cost $200K."
"Pricing is flexible, depending on the customer and the region."
"Better understanding of requirements and how it will be implemented (with number of licenses for a given budget) would help."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise116
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Broadcom Clarity PPM?
The product execution part, such as planning and executing, is done through Atlassian tools, specifically Jira. We wanted to upgrade our ability to understand how all these products and teams are w...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Clarity PPM?
The purpose for using Broadcom Clarity is strategic portfolio management, connecting the strategic teams with expenses and linking it to the execution of the product to understand what we're spendi...
What advice do you have for others considering Broadcom Clarity PPM?
When assessing the flexibility of Broadcom Clarity in adapting to industry-specific requirements, it can do many things, but the biggest challenge is that it has traditional project management impl...
What do you like most about Planview AdaptiveWork?
The feature that has improved our project planning the most is the ability to create custom workflows, which allows us to automate manual tasks that project managers need to perform. The collaborat...
What needs improvement with Planview AdaptiveWork?
One specific area for improvement could be implementing a development environment to test workflows with live production data.
What advice do you have for others considering Planview AdaptiveWork?
Integration with other tools can sometimes be a hiccup, but this isn't necessarily a limitation of Planview AdaptiveWork. It's more often a result of company policies regarding integration with oth...
 

Also Known As

Clarity PPM, CA Clarity, CA PPM, CA Clarity PPM
Planview Clarizen
 

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Sample Customers

Toyota Financial Services, GameStop, Polycom, Sky, Qantas, Cox Enterprises, Banco Mercantil, Borealis
Cisco Capital, JLL, Conagra Brands, Cargill, JLL, IBM, IIROC, Siemens Energy
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