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Learn how Visure’s advanced features, intuitive user experience, and seamless integrations deliver superior traceable ROI and increased customer satisfaction compared to IBM DOORS Next Generation Software.
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Key Reasons to Choose Visure Over IBM DOORS Next Generation
Accelerate Time to Market
- Rapid deployment with seamless updates and top performance.
- Industry-compliant frameworks, pre-configured for convenience.
- Intuitive interface and workflows for enhanced efficiency.
#1 Rated with User Adoptability
- Intuitive design ensures ease of use and seamless team adoption across disciplines. - Minimal learning curve with little to no training required. - Real-time insights into status, progress, and risks.
Enhanced Team Collaboration
- Built to connect remote and distributed teams across disciplines. - Real-time communication, captured and contextualized. - Secure access for both internal and external stakeholders.
Minimized Total Cost of Ownership
- No custom scripting or constant updates required. - Scales effortlessly with minimal infrastructure investment. - Unlimited free access for internal and external stakeholders. - Flexible pricing, significantly more affordable than competitors.
Visure vs IBM DOORS Next Gen Feature Comparison
Visure is more than a Cost-Effective Modern Requirements Management Solution. Get a glance of why teams switch from IBM DOORS to Visure.
Area of Focus
IBM DOORS Next Generation
IBM Rational DOORS
Visure
An easy to adopt, and friendly intuitive interface for all users.
Usability ~58% in independent reviews; steeper learning curve.
Outdated UI; steep learning curve.
1.Systems-centric approach to requirements management, not software-centric.
2.Supports mapping of generic architectural elements.
3.Flexible project structures tailored to team needs for better adoption.
Steps, time, and resources required to deploy the software in an organization.
Typical enterprise deployment takes longer; higher complexity.
Longer implementations; legacy architecture.
Visure is rated as one of the easiest tools to implement, with fast adoption and world-class onboarding and training support for all users.
General-purpose; industry solutions via IBM/partners.
General‑purpose legacy RM; no modern industry kits.
Heavy Regulated Industries, Aerospace & Defense, Medical Devices & Lifescience, Design Manufacturing, SOC, Automotive, Rails
Best for medium–large enterprises; complex programs.
Used historically by large enterprises.
Small startups to large enterprise systems programs.
Availability, responsiveness, and expertise of the support team.
Vendor support rated ~72% in reviews.
Enterprise support available; mixed feedback.
Visure delivers exceptional support quality and is rated as having the fastest ticket resolution time among Requirements Management Software providers.
Floating/token licenses available.
Floating/token licenses supported.
Visure offers Floating Licenses, providing flexibility and cost-effective pricing for global teams.
On‑prem and SaaS options available.
On‑prem only (client/server).
Visure supports On-premise licenses, development and deployment.
Ongoing technical assistance, updates, and upgrades provided with the software.
Subscription & Support via IBM; updates on release cadence.
Subscription & Support via IBM; maintenance releases.
Visure provides ongoing support and maintenance at no extra cost for subscription licenses. Tool trainings and resource center access are also provided at no extra cost.
Not publicly specified; varies by agreement.
Not publicly specified; varies by agreement.
Visure doesn't require a minimum of licenses.
Reduce requirements authoring errors and improve the accuracy and consistency of requirements quality.
Available via IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant (add‑on).
No native AI; quality checks via DXL/custom scripts.
Visure supports a requirements analyzer feature to automatically analyze the quality of requirements.
Support for linking and tracing requirements directly to the source code.
Via OSLC links to EWM and Git integrations.
Links and integrations to code repos via add‑ons.
Visure supports advanced traceability features, such as tracing and linking source code to requirements and other components. This type of features simplifies and accelerates regulatory compliance audits.
Provides a customizable traceability model and matrix for visualizing and managing traceability across the development lifecycle.
Traceability views/matrices supported.
Traceability matrices/views supported.
Visure's Traceability Model and relationship diagram are essential for achieving end-to-end traceability and evaluating systems development effectiveness. With Visure, traceability is easy to configure and customize through lean, centralized relationship rules, ensuring consistency and enforceability across the entire development lifecycle.
Risk features via integrations (ETM/other), not native.
Limited in core; typically handled outside or via scripts.
Visure supports advanced FMEA risk management capabilities and advanced reporting with easy exporting options.
Author and manage requirements across users, projects, and versions.
Rich text artifacts, reviews, comments.
Text‑centric modules for authoring; limited modern UX.
Visure enables teams to author, read, and edit items seamlessly in a single view, all while preserving an item-based structure within project hierarchies. It's AI feature can be leveraged for writing, editing and improving requirements.
Reuse via components/modules and configurations.
Reuse via baselines, modules, and link sets.
Visure supports traceable reusability features, allowing teams to efficiently reuse components across projects while maintaining full traceability.
Capabilities for linking, managing, and validating tests related to requirements.
With IBM ETM (Quality Manager) integration.
Via integrations with IBM ETM/third‑party tools.
Visure offers integrated test management within its platform, enabling teams to link requirements with test cases, track testing progress, and ensure traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
OSLC/REST APIs; broad IBM ecosystem integrations.
Integrations via DXL, ReqIF, and some OSLC connectors.
Visure offers native round-trip integrations with leading engineering tools and accepts custom integration requests, prioritizing them on the product roadmap to ensure customer success.
Pre-built and customizable templates for compliance with industry-specific standards.
No out‑of‑box industry templates; relies on customization.
No built‑in industry templates; relies on customization.
Visure supports preconfigured advanced compliance templates, which are easy to modify and implement. Additionally, Visure is proven to accelerate and simply compliance with it's advanced features.
Options for configuring and automating workflows to align with specific organizational processes.
Limited inside DNG; broader workflows via Jazz platform.
Basic change proposal workflows; deeper workflows require add‑ons.
Configuring workflows and automating tasks in Visure is simple, requiring no advanced tool knowledge or extensive permissions. This is done through a workflow diagram feature for easy setup and visualization.
Migration/ interoperability via ReqIF/ OSLC with DOORS.
N/A
Visure supports a tight bidirectional integration with IBM DOORS. You can easily migrate, sync, import and export projects.
Supports bidirectional integration for import & export.
Import/export via CSV/ReqIF; round‑trip possible with effort.
Word/Excel import/export and round‑trip with add‑ons/RPE.
Visure supports advanced bidirectional integration for importing and exporting from MS Word and Excel, preserving structure and traceability.
Tools and processes to facilitate seamless migration from IBM DOORS or any other Requirements Management Software.
IBM and partners offer migration tooling/services.
IBM/partners provide migration paths and services.
Visure provides a proven methodology for migration support from legacy tools like Integrity (RV&S), IBM DOORS, and other requirements management software, ensuring a seamless and risk-free transition.
Whether the software requires specialized Linux skills for setup or management.
Admin expertise helpful for on‑prem (Linux/Java app server).
Windows‑centric; no Linux expertise required for clients.
Visure does not require Linux expertise. It is designed to be user-friendly and supports installation on both Windows and Linux environments without the need for advanced Linux knowledge. This flexibility ensures ease of deployment and maintenance for organizations with diverse IT infrastructures.
LDAP/SSO, permissions, audit logging; enterprise controls.
LDAP/Active Directory, permissions, audit trail.
Visure supports a secure and robust infrastructure that adheres to the triad of information security and industry best practices. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, it leverages Azure's advanced security policies and capabilities. Regular penetration testing is conducted across all nodes, ensuring continuous protection. Visure is also actively progressing toward ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications to enhance compliance and trust.
Enterprise‑scale deployments supported (GCM).
Scaled widely, though performance tuning often required.
Visure supports scalability with a flexible licensing model, making it easy to add users, project data, API integrations, and features as your organization grows.
AI quality checks via RQA add‑on; not native in core.
Rational DOORS does not support AI features or integrations.
Visure leads the industry in integrating AI to enhance risk mitigation, requirements writing and analysis, traceability, and test case management. This AI feature is completed optional for teams.
Support for Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workflows integrated directly into the platform, and round trip integrations with modeling software.
MBSE via integrations (Rhapsody/CATIA Magic) using OSLC.
MBSE via integrations (e.g., Rhapsody); not native.
Visure enables an integrated MBSE approach on a unified platform, seamlessly combining requirements, architectures, behaviors, and V&V into a single system model.
ReqIF supported for interchange.
ReqIF supported.
Native ReqIF import/export workflows supported.
Lower adoption and TCO advantages questioned vs modern tools.
Often higher TCO to maintain legacy environments.
With Visure's cost-effective and affordable, AI-powered Requirements Management Software, 72% of customers achieve full traceable ROI within the first year.
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All-in-One ALM Modern Alternative to IBM DOORS NEXT GEN Software
Enforce traceability and decrease your development cycle times by centralizing the application development lifecycle in a single centralized source.
- Requirements Management
- Test Management
- FMEA Risk Management
- Integrated MBSE
- Traceability Management
- Bug & Issue Tracking
- Change Management
- Integrated AI
Eliminate Migration Risk & Uncertainty
Migrate complete projects from platforms like IBM DOORS NG to Visure Requirements in a safe and easy way with our proven migration methodology.
- 7 Step Migration Process
- Complete Automated Migration
- Migrate Links, Baselines & Attributes
- Export Assigned Users
- Eliminate Migration Risk
- Migrate Data Schema
Visure Integrates Seamlessly Between Your Engineering Tools. IBM DOORS .
Leverage the power of Visure to continuously customize and sync traceable information from other best of breed tools, including:
- Sync from Visure to DOORS
- UML Software & Tools
- Testing Software & Tools
- Microsoft Word
- ReqIF Import & Export
- Sync from DOORS to Visure
- MBSE Software & Tools
- Bug & Issue Tracking Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Extensive API
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Visure vs IBM DOORS Next Generation FAQS
What is the difference between IBM DOORS Next Generation Software and Visure Requirements?
The key differences between IBM DOORS Next Generation Software and Visure Requirements are outlined in the side-by-side comparison above. For a deeper analysis, download the detailed Datasheet.
As a quick overview, Visure offers superior support and maintenance, consistent software upgrades, advanced traceability features, customized configuration, integrated MBSE and AI, all at a fraction of the cost of Codebeamer.
Is IBM DOORS Next Generation Software expensive?
IBM DOORS Next Generation Software’s pricing is available only through custom quotes, as it varies based on required add-ons and licensing.
However, it lacks flexible licensing, has a higher cost per license, requires a minimum number of licenses, and incurs significant support and maintenance costs.
All of these make the IBM DOORS Next Generation Software expensive compared to an alternative like Visure.
How do I switch from IBM DOORS Next Generation Software to Visure?
Visure provides comprehensive migration support through a proven methodology that eliminates migration risks. This process allows you to seamlessly migrate complete projects, data schemas, links, baselines, and attributes.
If we currently have another Requirements Management Tool, does Visure support migrations?
Having worked with 1,000+ global organizations, we’ve discovered that many are stuck with legacy tools like IBM DOORS Next Generation Software, Requisite, Rally Software, and others that fail to meet their needs. That’s why Visure is committed to offering extensive migration support and training for a smooth transition to our platform.
With our ReqIF integration, teams can easily migrate data between Visure and other tools, ensuring a seamless and efficient process.
What is included in Visure's Free trial?
During your free trial, you will have access to Visure’s key tool features, which includes: Requirement Management, Test management, Risk management, Baseline, Reusability, Version control, Review, Dashboard, Traceability Matrix, Impact Analysis Review, and Collaboration.
What is Visure’s Requirements Management System Solution Pricing?
Great question!
Visure’s pricing is available through custom quotes, tailored to your specific needs, including add-ons and licensing. Ranked as the most affordable modern requirements management tool, we offer a highly cost-effective solution. Once we understand your requirements, we can provide an accurate pricing estimate.
What Add-ons are available for Visure’s Requirements Management System?
To complete the entire Application Development Lifecycle Management, we’ve developed Add-ons for Visure’s core Requirements ALM product. You can learn more about each add-on by visiting each of their pages. Our Add-ons include:
- Automated Checklists
- Report Manager
- Contributor
- Tool Qualification Package
- Requirements Quality Analyzer
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Does Visure offer tool trainings?
Great question! Yes, we do offer different levels of tool trainings.