Broadcom Clarity vs Planview Daptiv comparison

Broadcom and Planview are both solutions in the Project Portfolio Management category. Broadcom is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while Planview is ranked #17. Broadcom holds a 10.5% mindshare in PPM, compared to Planview’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Planview users who would recommend it.

Broadcom Clarity

Read 142 Broadcom Clarity reviews

2,927 Views
892 Comparison Views

91% willing to recommend

Planview Daptiv

Read 12 Planview Daptiv reviews

223 Views
113 Comparison Views

83% willing to recommend

Broadcom Clarity

Planview Daptiv

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Broadcom Clarity and Planview Daptiv compete in the project management software category. Broadcom Clarity has the upper hand with its comprehensive solution for managing complex project portfolios, offering enhanced features and capabilities.

Features: Broadcom Clarity provides extensive functionalities in project management, resource management, portfolio management, financial integration, and robust reporting capabilities. Planview Daptiv focuses on effective project planning and task management with notable strengths in these areas.

Room for Improvement: Broadcom Clarity could enhance its reporting, improve third-party tool integration, and offer a more user-friendly interface. Performance issues at peak times have been noted. Planview Daptiv needs to improve its project planning tools and offer better report customization, along with adding standout features in specific areas for competitive advantage.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Broadcom Clarity's availability in both on-premises and cloud options provides deployment flexibility, though technical support feedback is mixed. Planview Daptiv offers easier scalability with its cloud-based deployment. Customer service is praised, although technical support experiences vary.

Pricing and ROI: Broadcom Clarity's higher pricing aligns with its comprehensive features, suitable for large-scale implementations where ROI becomes clearer. Licensing complexities can affect costs for enterprises needing full functionality. Planview Daptiv offers a flexible pricing model, cost-effective for simpler needs; however, role-based licensing might lead to higher costs for full permissions.

To learn more, read our detailed Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv Report (Updated: April 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv

April 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 845,589 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Clarity

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

142

Ranking in other categories

Project Management Software (9th)

Planview Daptiv

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

17th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Broadcom Clarity is 10.5%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview Daptiv is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Project Portfolio Management

Featured Reviews

Farshad Farhadieh

National Practice Manager - Enterprise Work Management at Ampion

Efficient project management with roadmap and hierarchy features

I use Broadcom Clarity for end-to-end project and program portfolio management Every customer has achieved a return on investment within the first six months of implementation with Broadcom Clarity. The most valuable features of Broadcom Clarity are the roadmap feature and the hierarchy feature,…

Read full review

Antonio Lira

Territory Manager LATAM at LeaseWeb

Do not be afraid to migrate to cloud solutions

I started using Daptiv PPM at SAP R/3, 22 module implementation, with over 80 functional team members, in different geographic locations. It definitely gave us the opportunity to centralize all schedules per module and assemble work teams for each subproject, binding them with co-dependent tasks in other modules. This type of tool allowed us to finish the back office stage just a week behind the original baseline, a real record for SAP R/3 implementation.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very intuitive. Even if you do not have training documents or anything, you can start feeling your way around pretty easily."

"Within the SaaS environment (since CA is supporting it), it has been extremely stable and reliable."

"For a very long time, Broadcom Clarity had not developed the old interface that Broadcom no and we were not able to see any new features on the system because of the older UEX. We switched to the new UX at the end of March and it needs some time for the user to react to the new features. But if overall main features are being talked about, the financial part of Clarity is really appreciated."

"What has been valuable are the workflows that are there today in order to keep our executive staff informed as well as our program managers and department managers."

"Provides transparency through your investment portfolios at the top-level financial all the way down to the work that drives delivery."

"We just put all the data into one place and hopefully, after we have accurate data, we can make more decisions based on real data rather than gut feeling."

"it creates visibility across our whole organization. People that were often left in the dark wondering what was happening with projects. Now have an easy solution to see all the information they want to see across the whole portfolio."

"Right now, it's the PPM piece of it, the scheduling, the Gantt, the task view."

More Broadcom Clarity pros

"I like the reporting engine, IBM Cognos, especially the analytics. That's a good tool. It's quite strong on the ideation and capacity-planning side, which is a huge plus."

"The powerful collaboration is definitely the most valuable and the fact that you can adjust flexibility to almost any methodology, and the easy creation of complete new functionalities without programming code."

"It's difficult to pinpoint just one most valuable feature, as there are many features that can be beneficial. For the specific use case of my client's project management office, they found the project management features of the application to be particularly valuable, such as project boards, reporting, and the ability to customize views. Additionally, task management and project scheduling were also highly utilized. However, capacity planning was not used as much as the others, as there was a lack of support from executives to invest in training and implementing it due to a lack of processes in place. The project planning features, dashboard, and reporting capabilities were considered the most valuable."

"Changepoint gives us a view of the project status and needs very clearly, which are things that we used to miss with MS Project and Excel."

"The timekeeping features are great and very helpful."

Cons

"Portfolio Management Solution for Project Strategizing" What is our primary use case? It is mainly used for project management, developing the portfolio of the project and the budget process of all projects. What is most valuable? For a very long time, Broadcom Clarity had not developed the old interface that Broadcom no and we were not able to see any new features on the system because of the older UEX. We switched to the new UX at the end of March and it needs some time for the user to react to the new features. But if overall main features are being talked about, the financial part of Clarity is really appreciated. What needs improvement? Among things to be improved, Clarity can really work on its SAP interface. The current interface lacks out-of-the-box connectors for different applicators in the system. Therefore, this requires external support, which is beyond our expertise. In-house development is done for the interface, but as the system becomes complex, there is a building need to maintain the necessity of updates. If the updates aren’t maintained, then the system might be compatible. Additionally, the report generation process using a different software poses difficulties, leading to the need for external consultancy to create specific reports. Certain features, also face compatibility issues with our existing system. Despite these limitations, we find the system satisfactory overall, although a learning curve exists, especially for those unfamiliar with its particularities."

"They need something so that if we, say, send some sheets to users, or for the scenario where not everybody has access to Clarity, but are part of planning; those people should be able to upload data directly to Clarity."

"In the next release, I would like to have a little bit more functionality on chatbots in Clarity PPM, especially for support requests, such as for the most commonly used support tickets that people could resolve themselves."

"Build more capability and unification into the reporting."

"There are some tool limitations. We had to create some of our own summary competencies to create more of an agile tool concept, or an agile team concept, that they did not really have."

"The risks issues and changes are not in the new UX yet."

"I wish patches would be quicker since we're a SaaS customer, and just be a non-event, so we don't have to go through a whole - essentially - upgrade cycle, just to do a patch. As a SaaS customer, I'd like the patch to just happen."

"It would be good for them to work on the user interface to make it more interactive."

More Broadcom Clarity cons

"It would also be nice to see some improvements on the IBM Cognos Analytics. There's still work to be done on the analytics side of things, like your condition formality."

"The areas that should be improved in Planview Daptiv are a subject that can be viewed differently depending on who you ask. I feel they should focus on excelling in one specific area rather than providing average capabilities in many areas. For example, their project planning software is satisfactory but not as advanced as Microsoft Projects. The same goes for the capacity planning tool and reporting capabilities, which can be improved upon by using custom Excel spreadsheets or by hiring a business analyst for additional support. In short, the biggest weakness of Daptiv is that it does not excel in any one area and only provides average performance."

"Expense management, simulation scenarios, and budget control could be great and useful features to include."

"This solution needs more standard connectors to other solutions."

"I find the solution has an excessive amount of features. Many aren't even kept current. Some aren't useful at all. There's an overall lack of coherence within the solution. It can make the execution difficult. Many features can easily be eliminated and it would help streamline the solution. They should get rid of 80% of the features and then really focus on the leftover 20% to make it a really great product."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are different licensing models with Broadcom Clarity PPM. With the software as a service model, you pay as you go, and if you are on-premises, you can buy a perpetual license and an annual fee for maintenance."

"The subscription is not that expensive."

"Pricing is flexible, depending on the customer and the region."

"The licensing costs are a little bit high, and unfortunately, it has been a while since I've had that paperwork in front of me. I don't remember how much it was, but it seemed like it was fairly high. It is probably comparable to some of the other solutions because I do know that, for example, on a lot of the AWS stuff, they found that the costs wound up being higher than having some on-prem solution. Comparatively, Clarity is within the price range of other solutions."

"It is hard for them to say, "I have a person on my team who is going to be available, I am going to move that task to them". That requires a project management license, it doesn't require a team member license, so the licensing model does not sometimes support the way the business world is going."

"Better understanding of requirements and how it will be implemented (with number of licenses for a given budget) would help."

"It is a little bit costly compared to others, but it is mature. Customer should understand this product is geared towards project management, not financial management."

"The price point of Broadcom Clarity PPM is less than Planisware. If a customer comes to me, and the cost is the main parameter for the selection of a tool, then I'll recommend Broadcom because cost-wise, they are less than other solutions."

More Broadcom Clarity pricing and cost advice

"The licensing is pretty complex. Each kind of user is a different price. It's approximately $300 per year. They charge additional fees for technical support and other additional services."

"It's a yearly license, but it's not an open license. It's based on users and their roles. So your administrator is priced differently from your timesheet user."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Project Portfolio Management solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

845,589 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

69%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

University

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Broadcom Clarity PPM?

The product is flexible.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Broadcom Clarity PPM?

Broadcom Clarity could improve by adding artificial intelligence and reporting capabilities, which they are already working on.

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Broadcom Clarity PPM?

I use Broadcom Clarity for end-to-end project and program portfolio management.

See all answers

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

Comparisons

Jira vs Broadcom Clarity

Compared 13% of the time

Planview Portfolios vs Broadcom Clarity

Compared 10% of the time

Smartsheet vs Broadcom Clarity

Compared 10% of the time

monday.com vs Broadcom Clarity

Compared 8% of the time

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management vs Broadcom Clarity

Compared 8% of the time

More Broadcom Clarity Competitors

Jira vs Planview Daptiv

Compared 100% of the time

More Planview Daptiv Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Broadcom Clarity

April 2025

Download Broadcom Clarity product report

Buyer's Guide

Planview Daptiv

March 2025

Download Planview Daptiv product report

Also Known As

Clarity PPM, CA Clarity, CA PPM, CA Clarity PPM

No data available

Overview

Clarity is the Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solution created by Broadcom. The platform aims to help medium and large organizations to manage products and services. Clarity features scoreboards, financial analysis tools, and more.

The platform facilitates the delivery of projects and programs and can accelerate an organization’s digital transformation. It allows users to create initiatives, add budgets and projects with a few clicks, and assign and track teams. It shortens the time to make changes to projects to minutes instead of days.

Broadcom Clarity PPM features in-app collaboration and timesheets accessible via mobile devices. Users can access the platform via desktop or mobile. The platform can be deployed on premises or as a cloud-based service with a hosted or SasS delivery.

How does it work?

Clarity’s Strategic Portfolio Management enables planning and prioritizing of work to fit customer demands and business needs, managing the value stream from concept to cash.

Broadcom Clarity PPM Key Features

Strategic roadmaps: Clarity’s multidimensional road maps effectively eliminate organizational fatigue. It includes useful features such as drag-and-drop capabilities. It also allows you to map risks and dependencies and track project progress.
Project financials: Clarity integrates with Power BI and Tableau with business intelligence solutions. The platform uses Microsoft Excel charting and grouping functions to keep a familiar feel to project and financial reports. You can customize your projects according to investment types and fiscal periods.

Collaboration features: Broadcom Clarity PPM provides a central view of each employee’s projects, schedule, and status. You can assign tasks to teams with pinning features without time-consuming filters.

Resource management: Clarity enables you to filter available resources and investments to the department level. Doing this allows for managing labor and non-labor resources with ease.

Other features include:

One-click charts
Staffing and resource management
To-do boards
Investment hierarchies
Business widgets

Broadcom Clarity PPM Benefits

Quick setup: The platform is easy and fast to configure and deploy. It also includes migration services to help customers move to the cloud.
Lower cost: The SaaS version is a user-based subscription service that eliminates the need for infrastructure investment.
Constant updates: Updates are rolled automatically and included in the subscription to ensure the user always has the latest version.
Strong security: The Clarity infrastructure constantly updates identity-centric intrusion detection services. It features data protection capabilities on desktops and mobiles, including protection against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
Scalability: Its load-balanced environment enables users to scale up or down to match spikes in project-based activities. It also features pay-as-you-use.
Integrations: Integrates with financial apps, executive dashboards, HR software, ERP systems, etc.
Configurability: You can adapt Clarity PPM to your organization’s requirements.
Reporting and business intelligence: Clarity’s features include a built-in data warehouse and BI platform.
User-friendly: It features an intuitive user interface and interactive communication options.
Project management options: You can manage your project with Agile, classic, or hybrid methods inside Clarity PPM.

Broadcom Clarity PPM Use Cases

Organizations use Clarity PPM for a variety of use cases:

Time management
Product management
Resource management
Financial management
Project portfolio management
Reporting services
Project management
Ticket and change management
IT service desks
Financial services

Reviews from Real Users

"Broadcom Clarity PPM is a high-value product that helps users become productive. It's a very stable, scalable, and fast platform, even from a self management perspective," says Mohammad J., Senior Clarity PPM Technical Consultant at Al Rajhi Bank.

A Director of Operations at a tech services company adds that "It's very good out of the box, without configurations required."

Sergio C., Service Delivery Manager at Syntech, says, "The most valuable feature is the portfolio functionality because we have the ability to work with different scenarios and many kinds of financial management. We can integrate with ERP, and with other solutions from third-party vendors. The financial model in Broadcom Clarity PPM, it's the most valuable aspect."

Broadcom

Daptiv by Changepoint is an industry-leading Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solution that helps businesses connect strategy to execution. Plan and monitor your portfolios from a top-down perspective to ensure you’re investing in the right projects to align with the overarching goals of your business.

Planview

Sample Customers

Toyota Financial Services, GameStop, Polycom, Sky, Qantas, Cox Enterprises, Banco Mercantil, Borealis

AOS Studley, Austrian Airlines, bpost bank, Employees Provident Fund, Stena Metall, VitalityHealth, Precor

Buyer's Guide

Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv

April 2025

Free Report: Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv

Find out what your peers are saying about Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv and other solutions. Updated: April 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

845,589 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Broadcom Clarity vs. Planview Daptiv report.

See our list of best Project Portfolio Management vendors, best Project Portfolio Management vendors, and best Project Management Software vendors.

We monitor all Project Portfolio Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.