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Helix ALM

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.5 /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

Latest Award, 2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Helix ALM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 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?

0% Negative

6% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Caring
Saves Time
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Agile Work Management

ALM Integration

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

Analytics and Reporting

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Helix ALM Reviews

Kanika R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Nice product and easy to integrate.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Easy tool with good UI.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Good responsiveness and robust.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No feature to highlight.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

All good as of now what we have used.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mohammed k.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

“Helix ALM: A Comprehensive and Customizable ALM S

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

What sets Helix ALM apart from similar products is its seamless end-to-end traceability, which ensures all development artefacts—requirements, test cases, and issues—are interconnected, enabling teams to track progress and identify gaps easily. Its high level of customization allows it to adapt to unique workflows, while its robust reporting and compliance features make it particularly suitable for regulated industries. Helix ALM integrates effortlessly with various development tools, promoting collaboration across teams and simplifying complex project management tasks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect of Helix ALM is its powerful traceability feature, which connects requirements, test cases, and issues seamlessly throughout the project lifecycle. This ensures complete visibility into the development process, making it easier to identify dependencies, track changes, and maintain compliance with industry standards—all while enhancing team collaboration and efficiency.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One drawback of Helix ALM is its learning curve, particularly for new users unfamiliar with ALM tools. While the platform is highly customizable and feature-rich, navigating its interface and configuring workflows can be initially overwhelming without proper training or support. Streamlining the onboarding process and improving user-friendliness would enhance the overall experience.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For those considering Helix ALM, I recommend leveraging the free trial to explore its features and assess how well it aligns with your team’s workflow. Take advantage of the available training resources and documentation to navigate the tool effectively. Additionally, if you’re in a regulated industry, focus on utilizing its traceability and reporting features to maintain compliance. Finally, ensure your team is prepared to invest time in the initial setup and customization to fully maximize the tool’s potential.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Effective Service

Glorious A.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Comprehensive capabilities, but not user-friendly.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Helix ALM stands out for its robust traceability features and integration capabilities, although it lacks some modern user interface elements that competitors offer.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The comprehensive traceability features make it easy to track requirements and defects throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The user interface is not very intuitive, which can lead to a steep learning curve for new users trying to navigate the system.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before committing, consider conducting a thorough evaluation of your specific needs, as Helix ALM may not meet all requirements for teams prioritizing user-friendly interfaces or advanced automation features

Pros

Caring
Acts with Integrity
Over Delivered
Helps Innovate

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Helix ALM Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Helix ALM Reviews

Kanika R.

Nice product and easy to integrate.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mohammed k.

“Helix ALM: A Comprehensive and Customizable ALM S

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Glorious A.

Comprehensive capabilities, but not user-friendly.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

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Analytics and Reporting

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

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