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IBM DOORS vs Parasoft Development Testing Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.9
IBM DOORS offers significant ROI in large-scale projects, emphasizing customization, timely delivery, and efficiency, despite newer tool options.
Sentiment score
6.8
The Parasoft Development Testing Platform improved code quality, reduced bugs, saved resources, and increased profitability by enhancing compliance and efficiency.
This customization capability helps me reduce process overhead and efforts significantly.
Software Manager at Forvia
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
IBM DOORS' customer service is mixed, with responsive support but slow response times and a need for more advanced assistance.
Sentiment score
6.0
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for knowledgeable, prompt support, effective communication, and helpful documentation, ensuring excellent customer service.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
IBM DOORS is scalable and adaptable for diverse users, but performance depends on infrastructure and effective project management.
Sentiment score
5.4
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for its scalability, seamless integration, and robustness in handling large, complex projects.
We are also creating a platform that will serve as a baseline for creating variant management for other projects, which will significantly reduce time and effort.
Software Manager at Forvia
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
IBM DOORS is stable overall, with occasional crashes, benefiting from skilled administrators and strong networks for better performance.
Sentiment score
6.9
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for its stability, reliability, seamless integration, excellent support, and efficient performance under varied conditions.
Other groups in our organization have been using the toolchain for quite some time, and they have supported us in deploying our project into this toolchain and provided configuration customizations for us.
Software Manager at Forvia
 

Room For Improvement

IBM DOORS struggles with a complex interface, integration issues, and user-unfriendliness, hindering functionality and remote work efficiency.
Parasoft Development Testing Platform requires better integration, documentation, performance optimization, training resources, frequent updates, and responsive technical support.
The only gap I have identified is in code-level coverage reporting.
Software Manager at Forvia
 

Setup Cost

IBM DOORS is costly, especially for large teams, but offers extensive functionality and compatibility for enterprise buyers.
Parasoft Development Testing Platform offers comprehensive capabilities with flexible pricing, noted for higher costs but robust support and training.
 

Valuable Features

IBM DOORS offers flexible customization, extensive traceability, and integration capabilities, making it essential for effective requirements management and collaboration.
Users praise Parasoft for its strong reporting, automation, CI/CD integration, vulnerability detection, and customizable, intuitive workflows enhancing code quality.
The requirement management system makes it very easy to maintain the entire V-cycle from customer requirements through test coverage.
Software Manager at Forvia
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM DOORS
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Parasoft Development Testin...
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (20th), Test Management Tools (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of IBM DOORS is 28.0%, down from 34.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Development Testing Platform is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM DOORS28.0%
Parasoft Development Testing Platform1.0%
Other71.0%
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

Amol Dumbre - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Manager at Forvia
Integrated lifecycle management has supported global A‑SPICE projects and custom reporting
I believe the toolchain currently covers all of our requirements. Even for A-SPICE and related requirements, I can add attributes and manage things effectively because the tool is highly customizable. I can continue updating things and managing different processes. The only gap I have identified is in code-level coverage reporting. I have coverage traceability from IBM DOORS through the architecture and design, but I am unable to demonstrate code-level coverage reporting. That reporting capability would be helpful. Testing is covered very well through IBM Test Manager. The traceability to code is something I feel there may be certain gaps in, though I may not be fully aware of all capabilities since my role is different and I primarily receive reports rather than being an end user. Regarding the traceability feature, I am not an end user but rather receive reports from my team, so my perspective is limited.
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Sr. Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Provides 100 percent code coverage, is stable, and scalable
We use the Parasoft Development Testing Platform to verify code coverage for static analysis in our unit tests Our customers require that we perform static analysis and have no critical high errors. We must also have 100 percent code coverage for my test to verify that everything is good and…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise38
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Rational DOORS?
The traceability matrix in DOORS improved our project outcomes. It helps ensure coverage of requirements at different levels, from user requirements to software requirements to test requirements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Rational DOORS?
Over the years, the first version cost something around 5800 euros.
What needs improvement with IBM Rational DOORS?
I believe the toolchain currently covers all of our requirements. Even for A-SPICE and related requirements, I can add attributes and manage things effectively because the tool is highly customizab...
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Also Known As

Rational DOORS
Parasoft Concerto, Parasoft DTP
 

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Sample Customers

Infosys, Chevrolet Volt
General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Qualcomm, AAI Textron, Boeing, Fidelity, Johnson & Johnson, CIBC, Penske, Thales, Dell, 
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