IBM DOORS vs PTC Integrity Requirements Connector comparison

"I like the way we can simply link requirements with one another and with test descriptions and then automatically produce reports that are required to show compliance to our customers. It is a combination of requirements management and reporting that I like, but I really have very little to do with the reporting part of it. I don't know how easy or hard it is to create those reports."

"It has the features of: traceability, configuration management, and user access."

"The shell scripting is the solution's most valuable aspect."

"Compared to other tools that I have used over the past 20 years, DOORS is the best of the best."

"The data logs are ver conveneint."

"I really like the customization that can be done using the DOORS Extension Language (DXL)."

"I would say that the best feature of the solution is that since everything is in one place, and if you make any changes, then they are recorded or tracked."

"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to enter data into one table, or context, and link it across modules."

"It is a stable solution...I rate the support a nine out of ten."

"Overall, the user experience should be enhanced."

"One thing that I would like to see is a lower-cost version of it that we could use for smaller projects. Sometimes, we do projects for commercial customers who would benefit from something like DOORS, but it's just so expensive. It's just a monster, so a lower-cost version would be the thing that we'd like to see."

"Enhancing security measures, particularly when handling multiple projects simultaneously, would be beneficial to prevent data loss within DOORS."

"I think there is probably room to improve by offering free training."

"The user interface for the Change Proposal System could be improved."

"The performance could be improved. It doesn't run as smoothly as it could."

"Complexity, performance, openness are the three areas that can be improved. The IBM architecture and specifically Jazz looks more complex. There are a lot of servers. It's quite complicated. The search capabilities lack in IBM Rational DOORS Classic for customers who have a database with a requirement of more than 25,000 records. For example, you can search easily for a module, but it's really difficult to look for keywords through the whole database because all the modules are separated into small components, which makes the search quite complex. This is something that's really annoying because when we want to make an impact analysis, we would like to analyze the product globally. It's quite difficult to manage. The fact that you can interact externally with data makes it complex. The approach is complex and doesn't work as expected. For example, when I tried to experiment with exporting some records, the tool crashed, but I couldn't find out the root cause, that is, whether it happened because of Rational Windows or lack of memory. It was just crashing. Logs weren't very clear. IBM can try to use more recent technology for different aspects and make it easy. They can also provide free integration from DOORS Classic to DOORS. Currently, all the customization in Excel is lost, which makes it very complex. It would be a feature to make new versions compatible with features in the past versions."

"There are problems with communicating between DOORS and Microsoft Office."

"The training material for PTC Integrity should be made a little bit easier or more useful for the user."

"IBM Rational DOORS is highly expensive."

"The licensing costs for the product are quite high."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very affordable and ten being quite expensive."

"I think it's expensive because you have to pay for the licenses to IBM and all that and maintain them."

"I am not sure why it is so expensive, but one license will cost approximately $15,000 in US dollars."

"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."

"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."