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Broadcom Clarity vs PowerSteering comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Clarity
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
143
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (9th)
PowerSteering
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Broadcom Clarity is 7.2%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerSteering is 1.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Clarity7.2%
PowerSteering1.4%
Other91.4%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Delivery Transformation Lead at Banca Transilvania
Broad perspective on strategic management exists but integration challenges hinder efficiency
The product execution part, such as planning and executing, is done through Atlassian tools, specifically Jira. We wanted to upgrade our ability to understand how all these products and teams are working against strategic goals, tracking expenses and time, but the integration between Broadcom Clarity and Atlassian Jira is very cumbersome and not straightforward. Their integration, even with ConnectALL, is just adequate, but it's never going to be great because they are actively trying to sell Rally. To make Broadcom Clarity a perfect product, I think with Jira, nothing can be done. To be fair, I don't know exactly how Rally integration works as I've only read about it, but I know that in marketing papers, it seems amazing with full-on integration, whereas with Jira, it just doesn't work that effectively.
it_user4230 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Product at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Excellent portfolio management SaaS - strategy, savings, visibility
I haven't used the product for over a year, so this could be out of date but entering information was somewhat cumbersome. PPM systems in general are a challenge to keep populated with current information. The business priority of portfolio visibility must be communicated to users and reinforced that the project doesn't exist unless it's updated in the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Provides an overall picture, it gives you the ability to store your capex, capital and expense budgets, on projects."
"This product is good for resource management and project management, and I have managed detailed schedules with great success."
"CA PPM is an amazing product where you can evaluate anything, from concept to cash, all the way."
"The most valuable solutions for us are being able to share data across the organization to help use technology to drive our processes."
"It's valuable for us to be able to get data across the enterprise."
"CA PPM gave them the ability to automate approval processes, manage the project life-cycle in a central tool, fill time-sheets against the projects and provide reports to executives, helping them reduce their effort in terms of cost and time involved."
"It's definitely met and exceeded all our expectations with regards to the tool."
"The new UI makes it easier for people to go in there and know what to do. To train people, it's faster, more intuitive."
"Very configurable software; almost any stage-gate process can be mapped and defined in the software giving excellent visibility to your project portfolio."
 

Cons

"Reporting is not good as they keep on changing reporting environment."
"Make transitions easier to implement, e.g. if a new portfolio comes along, it should be easy to integrate to the existing portfolios."
"We're on a SaaS environment, so we don't have direct access to the database."
"There is a lack of seamless integration with industry standard products."
"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."
"Broadcom Clarity PPM should improve how the reports are being generated and contracts management."
"In the future, I would like to see integrated Agile features and better integration with Agile tools."
"I have not given it a perfect rating because of the UI of the reporting in Jaspersoft; just some UI issues, I guess."
"Entering information was somewhat cumbersome."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 of Broadcom Clarity PPM is reasonable. My customers pay a license to use this solution on an annual basis."
"We're also moving to the latest version for less than $20,000 for a major corporate system. It's just amazing."
"Pricing is flexible, depending on the customer and the region."
"For all the functionalities of the solution, the price is in the market range, since it is a product which offers governance issues and supports the digital transformation, which is where we will go in the next year."
"Better understanding of requirements and how it will be implemented (with number of licenses for a given budget) would help."
"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."
"Cost-wise, the tool is very expensive and some tools might be able to cater to 80% of the functionality provided by Broadcom Clarity PPM but are not as expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise116
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Broadcom Clarity PPM?
The product execution part, such as planning and executing, is done through Atlassian tools, specifically Jira. We wanted to upgrade our ability to understand how all these products and teams are w...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Clarity PPM?
The purpose for using Broadcom Clarity is strategic portfolio management, connecting the strategic teams with expenses and linking it to the execution of the product to understand what we're spendi...
What advice do you have for others considering Broadcom Clarity PPM?
When assessing the flexibility of Broadcom Clarity in adapting to industry-specific requirements, it can do many things, but the biggest challenge is that it has traditional project management impl...
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Also Known As

Clarity PPM, CA Clarity, CA PPM, CA Clarity PPM
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Sample Customers

Toyota Financial Services, GameStop, Polycom, Sky, Qantas, Cox Enterprises, Banco Mercantil, Borealis
Church Pension Group, UK Highways Agency, US Department of Defense, Electrocomponents, Novation, Staples, Molex, Polyone, NHS Lincolnshire
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