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Helix ALM

8.0 /10

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What is Helix ALM?

Manage all product development phases and artifacts—from requirements and user stories through QA cycles and deployment—with ONE SOLUTION.

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Awards & Recognition

Helix ALM won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Helix ALM Ratings

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84 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Helix ALM?

1% Negative

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Caring
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Agile Work Management

Workflow Management

ALM Integration

Automation

Resource Planning

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Traceability

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Analytics and Reporting

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Helix ALM Reviews

Aman B.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Exceptional Product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Helix ALM allows tailoring to fit specific development processes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Solid contender to consider

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Caring
Saves Time

Jaykumar K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Helix ALM: Manage, Track, Automate Dev

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Helix ALM stands out with its focus on user configurability. Unlike some competitors with rigid workflows, Helix ALM allows tailoring to fit specific development processes. This flexibility, combined with strong requirement management and test automation features, empowers teams to adapt and innovate.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Helix ALM has been a game-changer for our team! Customising workflows saved us tons of time adapting to the tool. It integrates well with existing systems, and the traceability features are awesome for keeping track of requirements. Definitely recommend!

What do you dislike most about this product?

Honestly, the biggest challenge with Helix ALM has been getting everyone on board at first. There was a bit of a learning curve with the new interface. But, once we offered some quick training sessions, everyone adjusted quickly. Now, we can't imagine going back to our old system!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're looking for a powerful ALM tool, definitely consider Helix ALM! The best part? You can customize workflows to fit your team's process, no need to rip and replace everything. It integrates seamlessly, and traceability is a breeze. Give it a try - the free trial lets you explore its power!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Dhruv B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

An Excellent ALM Tool To Work With

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Teams can report, monitor, and manage software issues using the comprehensive defect-tracking solution offered by Helix ALM. It offers transparency into the fault lifecycle, enabling efficient resolution and reducing the negative effects on development schedules. Software releases are well-managed and coordinated because of the system's facilitation of release planning and tracking. Helix ALM supports managing release dependencies, tracking changes, and version control.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We can modify workflows in accordance with the unique processes and methodologies used by our organization thanks to Helix ALM's flexibility. We can modify the system to meet our workflow, providing smooth integration into your development process, whether you choose an Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid strategy. Helix ALM supports audit trails, ensures conformity to industry standards, and captures and tracks the relevant documents for industries with regulatory requirements.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Although the customization options are a plus, aligning Helix ALM with certain workflows and procedures might be challenging. The system must be thoroughly understood, and it can also necessitate more training or consulting services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A complete and potent application lifecycle management solution, Helix ALM addresses every stage of the software development process. It streamlines development and testing operations with centralized communication, traceability, and customized workflows. For businesses looking to enhance their development procedures, guarantee quality, and uphold compliance, Helix ALM has a lot to offer.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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Helix ALM Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Helix ALM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Helix ALM Reviews

Aman B.

Exceptional Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jaykumar K.

Helix ALM: Manage, Track, Automate Dev

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Dhruv B.

An Excellent ALM Tool To Work With

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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ALM Integration

Automation

Resource Planning

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Traceability

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Analytics and Reporting

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

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Usability and Intuitiveness

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