# IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next vs YouTrack Comparison

| | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 136 | 60 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (59.3% of reviews) | Mid-Market (54.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | 0.00 USD | Free 10 Users | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next

Pros:
- Data Management (1 reviews)
- Documentation (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Missing Features (1 reviews)
- Process Inefficiency (1 reviews)

### YouTrack

Pros:
- AI Features (1 reviews)
- Automation (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Dashboard Issues (1 reviews)
- Email Integration (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.1 (93 reviews) | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.4 (95 reviews) | 8.1 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 6.2 (51 reviews) | 7.7 (13 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 6.9 (51 reviews) | 7.6 (13 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (87 reviews) | 8.3 (39 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.4 (51 reviews) | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (88 reviews) | 8.6 (51 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free Trial

Price: 0.00 USD

Key Features:
- 45-day trial with no commitment and no credit card

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

### YouTrack

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: YouTrack Cloud or Server

Price: Free 10 Users

Key Features:
- Free forever.
-  Full-featured edition for small teams.
- Unlimited functionality.

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/youtrack/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Project Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Tasks

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Creation &amp; Assignment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Due Dates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Task Prioritization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **To-Do Lists** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dependencies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mass Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Drag &amp; Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recurring Tasks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Projects

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Project Map** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **GANTT** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar View** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Views** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Project Budgeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Critical Path** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Time &amp; Expense** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Methodologies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Resource Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resource Definiton** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Capacity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Project Monitoring

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Baselining / KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Project Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Bug Tracking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | 8.7/10 | 12 |

#### Bug Reporting

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Reports &amp; Feedback** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Tester Reports &amp; Feedback** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Team Reports &amp; Comments** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Bug Monitoring

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Bug History** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Retention** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Bug Tracking

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Knowledge Base

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Knowledge Pages

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **In-Content Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Versioning and Version History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Trees** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Duplicate Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Editor** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Knowledge Dissemination

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Page Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Permissions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Browser Extension** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Organization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Other Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Knowledge Base

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Task Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | 8.2/10 | 6 |

#### Task Creation

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Creation &amp; Assignment** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Due Dates** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Drag &amp; Drop** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **Mass Updates** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 

#### Task Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Task Prioritization** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **To-Do Lists** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Dependencies** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **Recurring Tasks** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Project Collaboration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Communication

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Chat** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Discussions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **External** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Announcements** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Content &amp; Documents

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Controls

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Custom Views** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Followers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendars** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Public Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Project Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Remote Collaboration

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Alignment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Accountability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Connectivity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Offline Mode** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Project Collaboration

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### ALM Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Test Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Requirements Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Organization - ALM Software

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Project Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Requirements Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | 8.9/10 | 25 |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Requirements Authoring and Structure - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Structured Requirements Authoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hierarchical Requirements Organization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance and Governance - Requirement Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Regulated Industry Standards Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Requirements Listing** | 8.9 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Information** | 9.3 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Traceability** | 9.2 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration and Review - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Review and Approval Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Role-Based Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Communication

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Stakeholder Communication** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internal Communication Enablement** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Role-Based Access Co - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Baselining** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Procedural

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automated Creation &amp; Testing** | 8.7 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Traceability - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bidirectional Traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Impact Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traceability Matrix Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Traceability - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Suspect Link Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **ALM and Project Management Tool Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Change Management and Version Control - Requirements Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Complete Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Product Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | 8.4/10 | 57 |
| **YouTrack** | 7.7/10 | 8 |

#### Communication

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Wiki Documentation** | 8.1 (35 reviews) | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Community Forum** | 8.6 (34 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Customer Ideation** | 8.4 (36 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Planning

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Work Capacity** | 8.6 (37 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Task Ranking** | 8.6 (36 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Kanban Board** | 8.4 (33 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Custom Workflows** | 8.5 (38 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Release Forecasting** | 8.3 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Workflow Management

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Time Tracking** | 8.5 (35 reviews) | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Progress Monitoring** | 8.6 (39 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Budgeting** | 8.1 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Team Scorecard** | 8.3 (36 reviews) | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 

### Knowledge Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next** | N/A | N/A |
| **YouTrack** | N/A | N/A |

#### Knowledge Base

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Q &amp; A** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Link Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Searchable** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Verification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Role-Based Permission** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Public vs Private** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Content

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Trackable Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Import** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **File Viewing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Update Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Communication

| Feature | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Social Features** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Upload ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Comments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Product Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-management-software)

**Unique to IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next (2):** [ALM Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/alm-software), [Requirements Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/requirements-management)

**Unique to YouTrack (5):** [Project Collaboration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/project-collaboration), [Knowledge Base Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/knowledge-base-software), [Task Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/task-management-software), [Bug Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking), [Project Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/project-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | YouTrack | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 13.0% | 35.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.6% | 54.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 59.3% | 10.2% | 

### By Industry

#### IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.9%
- **Automotive:** 13.8%
- **Aviation &amp; Aerospace:** 11.4%
- **Defense &amp; Space:** 10.6%
- **Computer Software:** 4.9%
- **Insurance:** 4.1%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 3.3%
- **Financial Services:** 2.4%
- **Government Administration:** 2.4%
- **Industrial Automation:** 2.4%
- **Other:** 26.8%

#### YouTrack

- **Computer Software:** 15.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 11.9%
- **Internet:** 10.2%
- **Apparel &amp; Fashion:** 3.4%
- **Computer Games:** 3.4%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 3.4%
- **Translation and Localization:** 3.4%
- **Accounting:** 1.7%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 30.5%

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## Top Discussions

### IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next

- Title: [What is the subscriptions fee for DOORS Next Generation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/subscriptions-fee) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "DOORS Next “Generation” hasn’t existed as a product name for years. Pricing depends on whether Subscription on SaaS or on premise. On premise licenses cover..."
- Title: [Is there a site where I can find more details on DOORS Next Generation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/additional-details) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The official IBM Requirements Management page that contains the solution brief and other resources can be found here...."

### YouTrack

- Title: [Is YouTrack open source?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-youtrack-open-source) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "YouTrack is not open-source. YouTrack is created and licensed by JetBrains as a project management tool that can adapt to your processes to help you deliver..."
- Title: [Is YouTrack any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-youtrack-any-good) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes I love youtrack. Youtrack awesome app"

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-vs-youtrack)

