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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer vs Katalon Test Ops comparison

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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
21
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (6th), Test Design Automation (3rd)
Katalon Test Ops
Ranking in Test Management Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer is 3.0%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Katalon Test Ops is 1.4%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer3.0%
Katalon Test Ops1.4%
Other95.6%
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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.
GG
Query manager at Cloversense
AI features and automation save time and enhance test quality
Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually. It can integrate with different applications and is user-friendly. One notable AI feature is the self-healing capability, which automatically corrects failed scripts, solving problems in less than five minutes and improving the quality of code.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"We deliver test cases ten times faster and automate in hours vs. days or weeks."
"CA ARD has some beautiful features which I haven't found anywhere else. For example, when designing or creating our test cases and doing scenarios, we are able to restrict our flows. If we take a data link between two processes, we can actually restrict it, so that, in production, if our functionality breaks down, we can restrict that and all the flows related to it will be removed from the test data set."
"It takes away all the time to construct test cases, so it is all automatic now, but it also levels the playing field."
"It gives us an idea of creating the visual diagrams, which are quite easy to use. It is helpful in creating our business processes."
"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."
"By using ARD it allowed junior developers to write code because they had all of the requirements in the business flow."
"The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually."
"It's more user-friendly as a solution."
"I noticed that only the enterprise version has integration with GitHub."
 

Cons

"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."
"At present, there is no option for test data parameters from ARD for virtual databases. We have to create them in TDM and push them as well. Virtual database connectivity needs to be improved. They need to come up with some areas where they can create synthetic data parameters easily from the test cases that have been designed."
"We struggled a bit with the initial setup. It could be easier."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It could be quicker to use. Because we do so many things with it, sometimes it takes a long time to create a flow."
"I was involved in the installation, which wasn’t so complex. Educating people is more of the problem."
"There are stability troubles. My area does not have a good connection. That's why sometimes I face issues."
"The free version is limited."
"The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
8%
Transportation Company
8%
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Company Size

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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...
What needs improvement with Katalon Test Ops?
The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts.
What is your primary use case for Katalon Test Ops?
We are using Katalon Test Ops for script creation and execution.
 

Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer
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Sample Customers

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