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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs ConformIQ Creator comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
8th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
2nd
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
18th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 3.0%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ConformIQ Creator is 2.7%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer3.0%
ConformIQ Creator2.7%
Other94.3%
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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.
reviewer1517112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited
Easy to set up, integrates well with other tools, and maintains traceability in STLC process
There is room for improvement, including the following: * We have limited widgets available in the tool to design UI flow. We would like to see other frequently used widgets like spin boxes, sliders, etc. * The table widget options such as display tables, modify tables, and select rows, should be enhanced. * It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system. This will help to maintain automation scripts, keeping them in synchronization with Conformiq models. * Currently, we don't have an integration with the test data management tool. Having this feature will help for generating and maintaining test data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the way Broadcom ARD inserts test cases in execution mode. Also, ARD can be used apart from Broadcom TDM. It's an add-on through which you supply data through ARD test cases when there is a need for extra data."
"Measuring test coverage helps in one of the most challenging tasks. It has logic that can help to select the right set of scenarios and know what coverage it will provide."
"​The scale possibilities are endless, especially when combined with all the other products that CA has to offer."
"We deliver test cases ten times faster and automate in hours vs. days or weeks."
"The most valuable features of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are ease of use, saving time for the team who builds test cases, and visibility of test cases."
"I think it helps the communication between the testing organization and the requirements group, it helps us to simplify the work, and instead of dealing with individual test cases, you're working with a model."
"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."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
"Though optimized and automated test generation is the core functionality, the product's integration with other tools sets it apart."
"This product helps with understanding the design tool for the test case generation without manual writing of test cases in Excel."
"Conformiq integrates well with various automation tools and auto-generates between 60% and 80% of the automation scripts."
"Conformiq generates a unique and optimized set of test cases, maintains them to the current application version by removing those for obsolete functionality, and, with proper integration to the automation framework, has enabled in-release and in-sprint automation for us."
 

Cons

"I think it's already coming, but it needs more automation aspects. There is a tab for Automation, but I think it's not robust. I think that it's going to be a crucial element of the tool."
"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."
"Because of the amount of time that you have to invest to maintain it and because it's not simple, not user friendly, I would rate CA Agile Requirements Designer a 5/10."
"The solution could improve security and authentication."
"The solution could be more user-friendly. For example, attachments could be icon-based to make it easier for the user to notice them."
"They do not have an engine to house test scripts to really pull together the testing pieces of it."
"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."
"CA ARD doesn't provide integration with Tosca. The possibility of creating a test case and exporting it into Tosca is not available. Integration with end-to-end automation tools, like Worksoft or Tosca, is not provided by CA ARD as of now."
"Improvements on the List item widget and Table widget are needed."
"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."
"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."
"We have limited widgets available in the tool to design UI flow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."
"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."
"This tool reduces the cost associated with test cases, automation script generation, and maintenance costs."
"​The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."
"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."
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Top Industries

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9%
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6%
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19%
Construction Company
15%
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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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