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Based on 21 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- PTC Windchill RV&S (formerly Integrity Lifecycle Manager) is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
5.1
IBM Rational DOORS
51%
4 Ratings

9.0
PTC Windchill RV&S
90%
17 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
IBM Rational DOORS
80%
1 Rating

8.7
PTC Windchill RV&S
87%
11 Ratings
Usability
2.1
IBM Rational DOORS
21%
2 Ratings

8.0
PTC Windchill RV&S
80%
2 Ratings
Availability
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
PTC Windchill RV&S
90%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
5.1
IBM Rational DOORS
51%
3 Ratings

9.8
PTC Windchill RV&S
98%
4 Ratings
Implementation Rating
IBM Rational DOORS
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
PTC Windchill RV&S
90%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Rational DOORS
It is quite powerful and robust as a tool for all of our requirements. It is also compatible with HP ALM, our formal test management tool so that we are able to export comprehensive trace matrices for reporting purposes. However, it is a clunky, difficult, and extremely slow tool that is not well adapted to agile software development.
Design V&V Engineer
Philips RespironicsComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
PTC Windchill RV&S
PTC Integrity is an excellent source code management and version control tool, and I would suggest anyone to use it for that purpose. We can even define our workflows using individual forms for implementing Change Management, Defect Management and Access management requests. If properly used, this tool is great for managing our code for very long periods, considering my 4-5 years of usage.Though the UI could be better, and integration with some application servers could be better implemented, this tool is a good tool.
Delivery Architect
CapgeminiInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
IBM Rational DOORS
- Parent to child requirement traceability
- Auto tracking of all changes made to an object
- Ability to create a toolkit to generate documents straight from DOORS
- Linking between DOORS modules using DXL

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Defense & Space Company, 10,001+ employeesPTC Windchill RV&S
- Helps to advance carefully through complicated and delicate process hives.
- Improve thereby our time-to-market knowledge transfers along our portfolio.
- Enhances the performances of single step in processes as well as the processes.
- Allows for unprecedented overview in broads and in depths.
Projektspezialist bei Steffen Jäschke EinzUnt Physik, Berechnungen
Steffen Jäschke EinzUnt Physik, BerechnungenProfessional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees
Cons
IBM Rational DOORS
- The program can seem overwhelming because it is very complex. Maybe a beginner, intermediate and advanced mode?
- The software has some dependencies on other software that make it easy to break at times.
- Setting up the software was a nightmare. It has too many components, and once the connection between them is set you cannot make changes easily.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employeesPTC Windchill RV&S
- It can be overwhelming with the number of tabs, functions and ways to achieve the same result. The average user may struggle with learning the tool.
- The text editing in Integrity is weak and does not provide many options. Because of this, many user decide to use MS word instead, to document requirements.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
IBM Rational DOORS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—PTC Windchill RV&S
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
IBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 8.0
Based on 1 answer
At the moment we are required by contract to continue to use the IBM DOORS software for our current client. Given that it can be expensive, if we were to use it after our current client's needs were met, we would have to secure other projects in order to justify the continued use of the software.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employeesPTC Windchill RV&S
PTC Windchill RV&S 8.7
Based on 11 answers
I do not make decisions on what tool my company uses. I am just the user of the tool and such decisions are not handled by me. If I were to make such decisions, I would definitely renew MKS, considering the amount of data we have stored in MKS and the current number of users who are familiar with the system

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Automotive Company, 10,001+ employeesUsability
IBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 2.1
Based on 2 answers
The UI is terrible and not intuitive. Users need training in order to complete tasks. Much like SAP, it's not the clearest tool. The tracing feature is especially complicated because you must write the scripts yourself. There is a learning curve. Also, even the setup, installation, and logging in each time takes a considerable amount of time.
Design V&V Engineer
Philips RespironicsComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
PTC Windchill RV&S
PTC Windchill RV&S 8.0
Based on 2 answers
PTC Integrity comparatively could be considered a nice Source code management, Version controlling tool and could be compared with tools like StarTeam. If the integration to move/migrate code could be integrated into this tool, it would become an extremely powerful tool.
Delivery Architect
CapgeminiInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Support Rating
IBM Rational DOORS
IBM Rational DOORS 5.1
Based on 3 answers
Internal to our company we have several experts who have extended DOORS functionality to include some great features. And these folks are well regarded by IBM as DOORS experts in the industry.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Defense & Space Company, 10,001+ employeesPTC Windchill RV&S
PTC Windchill RV&S 9.8
Based on 4 answers
PTC Integrity administration can be somewhat daunting. They have been able to help with every question that I have submitted. Their support website is very easy to understand and submit questions and their phone support is wonderful

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Defense & Space Company, 201-500 employeesImplementation Rating
IBM Rational DOORS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PTC Windchill RV&S
PTC Windchill RV&S 9.0
Based on 2 answers
I wasn't involved in implementation.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
IBM Rational DOORS
Requisite Pro (and Rational Requirements Composer, it's successor) is more simple and focused on requirements. Is like a part of DOORS and can be suitable to smaller projects. IT people on the other hand prefer agile tools like JIRA. Of course if the project is big enough, DOORS is a good option to consider.
Systems Analyst
Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees
PTC Windchill RV&S
I think the reason that PTC Integrity was initially chosen is that it was the best product available in the mix at the time. This coupled with the PTC deal on multiple products was a no brainer based on the size and scope of potential users.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
IBM Rational DOORS
- If you can setup DOORS to your project, you will experience lower costs.
- Also, less rework in the project, which means lower times to achieve your milestones.
- Finally, the cost of setting up a related project is considerably lower, and the estimates obtained in the process are much more precise.
Systems Analyst
Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees
PTC Windchill RV&S
- MKS Integrity has proved to be particularly useful in the software development process by increasing employee effieciency
- MKS integrity has also made software development a very efficient process and makes feature releases and bug fixing a lot easier
- In addition to the above, our organization has been able to support manufacturing easily by reverting to a previous software version in case of an emergency.
- It has also led to faster time to market for new products.
Senior Project Electrical Engineer
Lutron ElectronicsConsumer Electronics, 501-1000 employees