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IBM Rational ClearQuest vs Jira comparison

 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Rational ClearQuest
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Defect Tracking (1st), Software Configuration Management (7th)
Jira
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
267
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd), Project Management Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Rational ClearQuest is designed for Defect Tracking and holds a mindshare of 37.5%, up 31.8% compared to last year.
Jira, on the other hand, focuses on Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites, holds 23.5% mindshare, down 23.9% since last year.
Defect Tracking
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

it_user541326 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 27, 2017
Tracks change requests, problems, and physical asset management. I would like to see data type for floating point numbers.
The workflow feature with stateful record types and the ability to implement these rapidly in our project have been of value to us. We’ve used the product to track change requests, problems, and physical asset management for a major railroad infrastructure project The solution we’re providing…
Saroj Ekka - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 10, 2024
Offers good repository integration, sprint board and easy to set up
There are some features and reports we need that are not there. For example, if I have to find out the capacity of the current sprint by user and compare it with the previous sprint, that visibility isn't there. We can know the capacity and what happened with the whole sprint, but not for an individual person to see where it's falling and how it's tracking. Report and analytics capabilities are important for a product manager. That visibility is important, so we use Jira. Some of the features are there, and I use my own Excels or other data things to compensate for that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."
"The combination of a highly flexible state machine together with a platform independent API enables possibilities to automate many steps that in many systems are manual."
"The burndown chart is also helpful when it comes to reporting and allows us to know where we are going, especially during development."
"Jira offers tools for managing projects using Agile methodology. I think it is good to encourage the development team to use Jira, so that the organization benefits from the proper execution of projects on time. Basically, it helps our organization to execute in a better way."
"Jira improved our team collaboration by providing visual visibility and transparency. Everyone could see what tasks were being worked on and the progress made. The development team updated task statuses, making tracking progress and planning sprints easy. If there were any impediments or challenges, we addressed them. This process helped us track our progress."
"The most valuable feature of Jira for sprint planning is the timeline feature, which allows for better visualization and planning of releases."
"Provides good output and is user-friendly."
"It was very easy to learn Jira. As a scrum master, I run daily stand-ups, and they are run directly from Jira. The feature that I really love in Jira is called Issue Navigator. It allows me to customize how I want to show the user stories within Jira to my squad."
"The dynamic communication and the ability to customize it the way we want are the most valuable features."
"Everything is tracked in one place."
 

Cons

"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."
"The solution's stability could be improved, and it could be made more robust."
"Adding applications is very expensive."
"Something I do not like about the new version is that there is a need to browse all the way back to the beginning, should a person click on a task that is specifically for his group and wish to go back and look at the other portfolios or people."
"Of course, the price could always be cheaper."
"The integration of Jira could improve. The solution should be able to integrate easily with other solutions, such as ERPs. There are times the solution can be slow and we have to reset it over and over again."
"Jira could be easier to use, especially for administrative tasks. It's quite complex, so it's important to understand it well. While the reporting and dashboards are good, there's room for improvement in some areas where extra features would be helpful."
"Lacks field-level permission in the cloud version."
"Sometimes the screens can be a bit too busy. There's often a lot of information on the screen. I think paring things down and applying some UX improvements might enhance the look and feel of the interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is certainly a long-term solution for our company and for previous companies that I have worked for. They have these long-term term licenses, but I'm not sure if they really pay on a yearly basis. They are certainly using it for a really long period and for a lot of users."
"It is an affordable tool."
"I am not sure about the pricing, but I know its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The licensing cost for Jira is typically around seven dollars per user, though it may vary depending on regional variations. This cost is for a subscription-based model rather than a one-time purchase. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten."
"It's not very cheap. It's also not very costly. I'd rate it a five out of ten in terms of pricing."
"We are using the enterprise license which is nice because it ensures that we always have the latest versions of Jira software."
"It is very cheap if you forego the local instance and stick to the cloud."
"The license is yearly. It is a large, long-running program."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Educational Organization
50%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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Rational ClearQuest
Jira Software
 

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Atos SE, STM, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
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