IBM Rational ClearQuest Reviews

Vendor: IBM

3.6 out of 5

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What is IBM Rational ClearQuest?

IBM Rational ClearQuest is a fully customizable database workflow application development and production system. It provides flexible change and defect tracking, customizable processes, near real-time reporting and lifecycle traceability for better visibility and control of the software development lifecycle. IBM Rational ClearQuest provides scalable, multiplatform support to any size organization so you can continue to customize processes as your development needs evolve.

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IBM Rational ClearQuest is the #1 ranked solution in top Defect Tracking solutions and #7 ranked solution in top Software Configuration Management solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM Rational ClearQuest an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. IBM Rational ClearQuest is most commonly compared to IBM Rational ClearCase: IBM Rational ClearQuest vs IBM Rational ClearCase. IBM Rational ClearQuest is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 73% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a manufacturing company, accounting for 33% of all views.

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it_user808977

Software Developer at Ericsson

ClearQuest is a Defect Tracking system with a highly adaptable state machine together with an easy to use API, which can do all of the functions available in the GUI. This simplifies integration and automation of many steps is why the organization still uses a much older version, as there are no…

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it_user541326

Senior Software Engineer at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees

Customer Service: Customer service has been adequate. Most of the times we've had any issues IBM has been able to provide a solution. We've dealt mostly with customer service representatives in Brazil. Technical Support: Technical support from IBM is pretty good since you can create a PMR with them and they’re very responsible.

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it_user227922

Splunk SME and DevOps Expert at Accenture

We were the team who developed, customized, and catered to a large proportion of the audience who used the tool in my company. We were from the enablement side of the team. Before me, the project was working with the tool for five or six years. It has grown significantly for clients' engagements. It helped them in their respective projects. Our client base used the tool for managing risks, issues, scope, and change. It has also been integrated with ITSM/MSP/ClearCase source control tools.

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IBM Rational ClearQuest mindshare

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As of October 2025, the mindshare of IBM Rational ClearQuest in the Defect Tracking category stands at 28.3%, down from 37.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Defect Tracking Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Rational ClearQuest	28.3%
ISC Software JCL Checker	16.4%
Adminitrack	12.5%
Other	42.8%

Defect Tracking

Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."
"The combination of a highly flexible state machine together with a platform independent API enables possibilities to automate many steps that in many systems are manual."

Room for Improvement

"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."

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Manufacturing Company

33%

Government

10%

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Learn more about IBM Rational ClearQuest

IBM Rational ClearQuest was previously known as Rational ClearQuest.

IBM Rational ClearQuest customers

Atos SE, STM, Regence BlueCross BlueShield

Product Categories

Defect Tracking

Software Configuration Management

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IBM Rational ClearQuest Reviews Summary
Author info	Rating	Review Summary
Software Developer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees	4.5	No summary available
Senior Software Engineer at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees	2.5	No summary available
Splunk SME and DevOps Expert at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees	3.5	No summary available
Senior Manager of Infrastructure at a retailer with 10,001+ employees	4.0	No summary available