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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs ConformIQ Creator comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
8th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (6th)
ConformIQ Creator
Ranking in Test Management Tools
20th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 3.8%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ConformIQ Creator is 2.8%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer3.8%
ConformIQ Creator2.8%
Other93.4%
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Featured Reviews

Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Integration capabilities enhance testing and workflow automation
I rate Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer as 8 out of 10. It will be very nice if Broadcom has questions or comments related to my review and can reach me via email to clarify something. I want to be a reference for Broadcom. I don't have any information regarding the visual modeling function specifically. I'm not dealing with modeling requirements or generating optimized test cases in Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer. Broadcom takes a lot of information from us as end-users, and they provide fixes within two to five days maximum. My team has raised many enhancement requests and discussed them with Broadcom, and they are adding some of these features to the product itself. I look forward to receiving an email regarding these reviews, and I can add anything later if I forgot something, earning some points for this contribution on the website.
reviewer1518657 - PeerSpot reviewer
QE Manager at Capgemini
Feature-rich stable tool with multiple options to control output, good integration with other tools, and knowledgeable support team
The core functionality of the tool is automated test generation of optimized test suite; the tool has extensive list of options for the same. The product's integration with other tools sets it apart. It has integrations with many upstream (for requirements mapping) and downstream (export of test cases to various tools) products. It is like "plug-and-play". For any customized downstream tool, like our proprietary automation framework, support is provided for custom development. It is has features - Business AD - to use in Agile implementations. The latest version seems to have support for BDD/Gherkin as well, which we have not used much.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Defects can be traced in the solution."
"The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"The optimization technique helps in giving us the minimum number of test cases with maximum coverage."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the ease for creating test cases and the automation of the test cases from the user workflows."
"It removes ambiguity in requirements, meaning that there are fewer demands for clarifications afterwards."
"The optimization technique helps in giving us the minimum number of test cases with maximum coverage."
"In the first year, we saw about a 70% reduction in our script creation time, so we went from five days per sprint to one day, one to one and a half days per sprint in the script creation."
"Because we have a lot of applications, we test ARD on three use cases at the same time."
"Though optimized and automated test generation is the core functionality, the product's integration with other tools sets it apart."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
 

Cons

"The only thing CA does not have today is a testing engine."
"It is not scalable anymore. It's not scalable because it doesn't support Kubernetes for making scalability, so I'm just going to increase memory and storage on the same machine."
"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."
"When you have long flows or models, the display can be problematic, as it necessitates zooming in on the GUI and you lose the full display."
"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."
"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."
"The biggest thing for us is the effort required to create the workflows."
"Adding more connectivity to outside applications and the amount of detail we can export to systems of record could be improved."
"It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system."
"I would like to see the output data optionally used as input for the model, as further action in the flow."
"Even though the 4.1 version is a far-improved version from its earlier avatars, the performance of test generation is still an issue on real-time models we have."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."
"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."
"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."
"This tool reduces the cost associated with test cases, automation script generation, and maintenance costs."
"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."
"At present, Broadcom works through partners rather than dealing directly with the consumer. When there are discounts given, it's up to the partner as to whether they want to give that discount to the customer. Sometimes, the partners decide to take the discount themselves. Pricewise, I would give ARD's price a rating of three out of five."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Transportation Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business2
Large Enterprise21
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
It's not affordable; it's very expensive. It would be suitable only for large customers, and a large customer will think twice before making a deal with Broadcom.
What needs improvement with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
Integration with AI is an area that needs to be improved quickly. To be clear, this relates to how to use AI to improve use cases, break down applications, and review designs, as this area needs to...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
This solution saves a lot of time in the software testing cycle because, with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer specifically, I am doing a flowchart, and I can extract test cases and use cases t...
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Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer
Conformiq Creator, Conformiq Transformer
 

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Sample Customers

Williams, Rabobank
Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Daimler, Ericsson
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