IBM Engineering Workflow Management vs Inflectra SpiraPlan comparison

IBM and Inflectra are both solutions in the Enterprise Agile Planning Tools category. IBM is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.0, while Inflectra is ranked #8 with an average rating of 10.0. IBM holds a 2.0% mindshare in EAP, compared to Inflectra’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Inflectra users who would recommend it.

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66% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Engineering Workflow Ma...

Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools

10th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (4th)

Inflectra SpiraPlan

Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools

8th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

1.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Enterprise Agile Planning Tools category, the mindshare of IBM Engineering Workflow Management is 2.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Inflectra SpiraPlan is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Agile Planning Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Inflectra SpiraPlan	0.8%
IBM Engineering Workflow Management	2.0%
Other	97.2%

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Manoj Sajjan

Technical Lead at Microgenesis Techsoft Private limited

Manages complex workflows effectively and offers valuable features

My name is Sofia from PeerSpot regarding my experience with IBM Engineering Workflow Management. It is a leading review site. The solution is very easy to trace. My company name is MicroGenesis TechSoft Private Limited, and my title is Technical Lead. I am interested in being a reference for this vendor. PeerSpot will create an account and email login credentials. The review will be published in written and/or audio format on peerspot.com and made available to other users. PeerSpot will email a link to the written review for editing at any time. The review may be available to third parties on third-party websites. For anonymous reviews, names will not appear. Email notifications relevant to the review are optional and can be opted out at any time. The use of reviews is subject to PeerSpot's terms of use at peerspot.com/tos. On a scale of 1-10, I rate IBM Engineering Workflow Management a 10.

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Priye Tamunokuro

Business Development/Technical Sales Specialist at Tezza Business Solutions

Has improved project traceability and accelerated test case creation with strong AI assistance

As for improvements needed for Inflectra SpiraPlan, I don't know if there are much more to improve, but in the case of creating users when you want to create roles, there's a checkbox that gives access to the users. There should be one checkbox that can click everything at a time and then you can just uncheck the few ones that you don't need. Most times you want to check almost all the boxes and just leave a few, but then you have to check a lot of boxes one after the other. For someone who tries to work really smart, that impacts our time, so a single checkbox to select all would be great.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

17%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Performing Arts

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

I've heard IBM Engineering Workflow Management is more expensive than other tools. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

IBM Engineering Workflow Management can be improved by enhancing its pricing structure, specifically the cost and licensing of this solution.

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What is your primary use case for IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

The typical use case for IBM Engineering Workflow Management is to streamline project management and ensure efficient workflow.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Inflectra SpiraPlan?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was smooth and easy. I had the trial version initially, then reached out to subscribe based on the number of concurrent users, which makes it v...

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What needs improvement with Inflectra SpiraPlan?

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What is your primary use case for Inflectra SpiraPlan?

Inflectra SpiraPlan has been instrumental in transforming how we manage our software quality assurance and our agile project delivery. Mostly we use it for requirements management, test cases, trac...

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Also Known As

IBM Rational Team Concert (IBM ALM), IBM RTC

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Overview

IBM Engineering Workflow Management manages plans, tasks, the project status and acts as the critical link between required and delivered work. It provides flexibility to adapt to any process, which enables companies to adopt faster release cycles and manage dependencies across both small and complex development projects. This solution offers no-charge server software and flexible pricing models. It becomes a complete IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management solution—when purchased as a set of seamlessly integrated tools: IBM Engineering Workflow Management, IBM Engineering Test Management, and IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next.

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SpiraPlan from Inflectra is a powerful agile project management solution. Use SpiraPlan to capture and manage user stories, track progress, and collaborate with your team, wherever they are. SpiraPlan is designed to adapt to your way of working: from agile (e.g. Scrum and Kanban), to hybrid approaches, to waterfall.

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Sample Customers

Telstra Corporation, Visteon, Atos SE, Panasonic Automotive Systems, IBM Global Technology Services, CareCore National, JTEKT Corp., ItaÒ BBA, Avea, CACEIS, Danske Bank Group, APIS IT

Process1st Technologies, AT&T EG (DIRECTV), Aptus Health, Medvoxel systems, Tolko Industries Ltd., CMMI, Bearwood Consultants Ltd, Mortenson Construction, Soflab Technology, VectorOne Consulting

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