OpenText Dimensions RM vs. Perforce ALM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText Dimensions RM
Score 6.0 out of 10
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Formerly Micro Focus Dimensions RM, and earlier Serena Dimensions RM, OpenText Dimensions RM is a full-featured requirements management solution. Its web-based capabilities are designed to enable efficiency in modern system and software development.N/A
Perforce ALM
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Helix ALM (formerly TestTrack) is an application performance testing and application requirements management suite.N/A
Pricing
OpenText Dimensions RMPerforce ALM
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OpenText Dimensions RMPerforce ALM
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
OpenText Dimensions RMPerforce ALM
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText Dimensions RMPerforce ALM
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenText
from my point of view its usually suited for a project with 20 to 50 members in it. have more than that may cause issue. because of sharing will be difficult among more people
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Perforce Software
Helix ALM is very well suited for maintaining traceability between user needs, requirements and tests for medical device design controls. It allows users to customize the reports to create a traceability matrix or any other reports that are needed. It is also a good program for tracking issues and bugs and for storing/linking verification and validation test protocols and reports.
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Pros
OpenText
  • Traceability - will allow you to see end to end how requirements are related to each other, to project artifacts, how the requirement was tested, and the implementation code (when using with Serena CM).
  • Baselines - these are snapshots in time which are typically used at project phases and milestones. They allow you to see all aspects of a project from requirements to testing and how it has progressed or changed over time.
  • Test Management - test steps, execution, defect management are all included in RM, providing a powerful SDLC management platform.
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Perforce Software
  • Traceability for design controls.
  • Managing workflow of bugs/issues.
  • Maintaining risk management information.
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Cons
OpenText
  • it is a centralized software so the issue is only one user can have access to software at a given point of time
  • some times check-in and check out takes time
  • its little difficult for newbies to understand and work with
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Perforce Software
  • Better integration with electronic document control systems like Arena PLM.
  • Easier setup in the back end (customization is available but the interface is not intuitive).
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Support Rating
OpenText
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Perforce Software
The support from Perforce has been extensive and allowed us to customize the setup of Helix ALM specific to our needs. They also hosted training sessions for our users and administrators and provided us with troubleshooting help during initial setup.
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Alternatives Considered
OpenText
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Perforce Software
The other tools that we evaluated did not have all of the capabilities and customization that Helix ALM had to offer and therefore we decided to select Helix ALM.
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Return on Investment
OpenText
  • management of requirement is much easier
  • centralized access to all the document
  • better user friendly experience
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Perforce Software
  • Improved management of requirements, risks and bugs to make sure they don't get lost in emails or long documents.
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