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IBM DOORS vs Parasoft Development Testing Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM DOORS
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Parasoft Development Testin...
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (16th), Test Management Tools (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of IBM DOORS is 34.1%, down from 34.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Development Testing Platform is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

UweSeufert - PeerSpot reviewer
Old but capable of storing, organizing, and exchanging requirements
I use IBM DOORS because my customer wants it for managing their requirements IBM DOORS is a tool from the 20th century. It is very old but capable of storing, organizing, and exchanging requirements. It helps to manage requirements efficiently, which significantly improves the way requirements…
Ujjwal Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
A complete test management tool that facilitates developers' unit testing
Parallel execution: It would help it multiple executions could be done at the same time. This would reduce the execution time, helping achieve goals on time, and with less effort required. I use the different licenses to manage this issue and it can be controlled by different users for functional testing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Makes good work of prioritizing and planning product delivery."
"The data logs are ver conveneint."
"The program is very stable."
"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to enter data into one table, or context, and link it across modules."
"The next-generation features are good."
"Starting to use the solution is pretty straightforward. There isn't too much of a learning curve."
"I like being able to sort and categorize the requirements and the exporting functions."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is code coverage."
"It really helps developers execute scenarios through DTP and share reports/results across the teams."
 

Cons

"Both the performance and the price could be improved."
"IBM DOORS should cover all engineering functions seamlessly, not just requirement engineering."
"I think there is probably room to improve by offering free training."
"The performance could be improved. It doesn't run as smoothly as it could."
"The software and GUI is very outdated."
"Overall, the user experience should be enhanced."
"The web application DOORS Web Access doesn't have the same functionality as the standard client, so it's not a real substitute. For example, web Access only provides writing requirements, but you can't do much more with it."
"Enhancing security measures, particularly when handling multiple projects simultaneously, would be beneficial to prevent data loss within DOORS."
"Parallel execution: It would help it multiple executions could be done at the same time."
"The solution's speed has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have to pay for a license. I think it's a one-time payment as my company hasn't notified me about more charges. I don't think it's expensive for large corporations, but it will be costly for an average person."
"IBM DOORS is available at a reasonable price"
"I am not sure why it is so expensive, but one license will cost approximately $15,000 in US dollars."
"Licensing fees are billed annually and there is no support included with what I pay."
"The licensing costs for the product are quite high."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very affordable and ten being quite expensive."
"It is expensive to onboard additional users."
"I don't personally know what the numbers are. I just know that one of the reasons we've limited it to three seats is a function of cost."
"Costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Computer Software Company
10%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
8%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Rational DOORS?
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Rational DOORS?
Over the years, the first version cost something around 5800 euros.
What needs improvement with IBM Rational DOORS?
Compared to today, DOORS' competitors also excel in this discipline. Yet the price is too high. It's often not as generic as it used to be. IBM promised to find a way for a generic format that allo...
What is your primary use case for Parasoft Development Testing Platform?
We use the Parasoft Development Testing Platform to verify code coverage for static analysis in our unit tests.
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

Rational DOORS
Parasoft Concerto, Parasoft DTP
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Infosys, Chevrolet Volt
General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Qualcomm, AAI Textron, Boeing, Fidelity, Johnson & Johnson, CIBC, Penske, Thales, Dell, 
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