Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs IBM Rational Performance Tester comparison

Broadcom and IBM are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Broadcom is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #21. Broadcom holds a 3.8% mindshare in TMT, compared to IBM’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

IBM Rational Performance Tester and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer are tools in the performance testing and test management categories. Based on user reviews, Broadcom seems to have the upper hand with its specialized features and responsive customer service.

Features: IBM Rational Performance Tester offers robust performance testing capabilities, detailed reporting features, and consistent reliability during large scale tests. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer provides comprehensive test case generation, effective requirement traceability, and extensive coverage planning which users find valuable for deeper test management capabilities.

Room for Improvement: IBM Rational Performance Tester users suggest enhancements in usability, integration with third-party tools, and better visualization options. Users of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer express a need for improved documentation, a more intuitive approach to complex test case scenarios, and a more user-friendly interface for beginners.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Deployment of IBM Rational Performance Tester is described as straightforward by users, but customer service can be slow to respond. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is praised for its smooth deployment process and highly responsive customer service, giving Broadcom an edge in user satisfaction regarding implementation and support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Rational Performance Tester users feel the setup costs are high but recognize a solid return on investment over time. Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer's pricing is seen as competitive with a favorable ROI due to its feature-rich platform. Users generally perceive Broadcom to offer more value for the cost despite the initial investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Agile Requirements...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Requirements Management (6th), Test Design Automation (4th)

IBM Rational Performance Te...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

21st

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 IBM Rational Performance Tester is 2.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer	3.8%
IBM Rational Performance Tester	2.5%
Other	93.7%

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Hosney Osman

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.

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KashifJamil

CEO at Xcelliti

Supports web and mobile applications, very scalable, very stable, and wonderful support

There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It helped us to move from manual testing to automation testing."

"Regarding advice to a colleague looking at this type of solution, I would say buy it."

"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."

"I did extensive research in this area and at the moment CA Agile Requirements Designer is probably one of the best tools in the market."

"The optimization technique helps in giving us the minimum number of test cases with maximum coverage."

"The support that we get from Broadcom is great."

"It gives us an idea of creating the visual diagrams, which are quite easy to use. It is helpful in creating our business processes."

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"Rational Performance Tester was perfectly suited to provide the means to monitor the availability and performance of our web services."

"Comprehensive Rational Performance Tester results allow testers to identify bottlenecks in the systems under test."

"Less coding is needed, it is easy to understand, and it is easy to integrate with existing systems so I can test more than one performance test type, including load testing, stress testing, and scalability testing."

"Customization and extensions made in Java is valuable because this can help you set elements to improve your results."

"ROI is big because we do not need vendors to assist some with performance testing."

"Once you are used to this tool, it is user friendly and provides very good analysis for web applications."

"It's one of the most cost-effective products on the market."

"It has improved our visibility of reporting and simplifying performance testing for larger projects/programs."

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Cons

"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."

"A template in App Test should be created in advance. This has proven to be time consuming. The process is not fully automated, because there is a lot of manual intervention is required."

"I was involved in the installation, which wasn’t so complex. Educating people is more of the problem."

"Adding more connectivity to outside applications and the amount of detail we can export to systems of record could be improved."

"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."

"I think it's already coming, but more automation aspects involved with it. There is a tab for Automation, but I think it's not robust."

"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."

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"User friendliness can be better, as this is one area where it lacks."

"The installation and tool setup can take some time, since this involves several components."

"Support for more protocols is required."

"We had open many PMRs for problems found in the products, and I'm not sure if all of them have been fixed."

"Installation and configuration processes, and support from IBM all need to be improved."

"I’d like to see a tighter integration with Rational Quality Manager and the Jazz platform."

"Sometimes new versions have bugs."

"Since it is Java-based, it is expected to be a resource eater on Windows."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."

"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."

"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."

"It is much cheaper than Micro Focus LoadRunner. We need perpetual licenses. Support is included in the first sale. After that, you need to renew support every year."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

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Computer Software Company

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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.

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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...

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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

Rational Performance Tester

Overview

CA Agile Requirements Designer is an end-to-end requirements gathering, test automation and test case design tool which drastically reduces manual testing effort and enables organizations to deliver quality software to market earlier and at less cost. The optimal set of manual or automated tests can be derived automatically from requirements modeled as unambiguous flowcharts and are linked to the right data and expected results. These tests are updated automatically when the requirements change, allowing organizations to deliver quality software which reflects changing user needs.

Broadcom

IBM Rational Performance Tester is a performance testing solution that validates the scalability of web and server applications. Rational Performance Tester identifies the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks and reduces load testing complexity.

IBM

Sample Customers

Williams, Rabobank

andagon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

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