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# IBM Engineering Workflow Management vs Polarion Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management** [

4/5(50)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-workflow-management/reviews#reviews)

**Polarion** [

4.2/5(165)

](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
 **0.00** USD · Free Trial

**Polarion**
Free Trial

**Starting at $42.00** Per Month · Polarion X Base

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
8 months

Based on 7 responses

**Polarion**
6 monthsFaster

Based on 6 responses

Return on Investment

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
Not enough reviews yet

**Polarion**
11 months

Based on 6 responses

Perceived Cost

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
$$$$$

**Polarion**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
Not enough reviews yet

**Polarion**
14%

Pros & Cons

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
[
Features (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-workflow-management/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1989404&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integrations (1)
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Difficult Learning (1)
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Expertise Requirement (1)
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**Polarion**
[
Ease of Use (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1713230&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customizability (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1713543&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1713495&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1713551&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
Not enough data

**Polarion**
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Screenshots

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**
 ![IBM Engineering Workflow Management screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/70273/offering_48bc7ddc-e85a-4a9f-bf6d-84f6686663bd.jpg)

**Polarion**
 ![Polarion screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/171187/Functional-and-user-experience-improvements.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

8.0

8.029

**Polarion**

8.8

8.853

Ease of Use

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

6.9

6.930

**Polarion**

8.1

8.1136

Ease of Setup

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

6.4

6.415

**Polarion**

7.8

7.8113

Ease of Admin

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

7.1

7.115

**Polarion**

8.0

8.027

Quality of Support

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

7.4

7.428

**Polarion**

8.3

8.348

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

7.6

7.614

**Polarion**

8.6

8.627

Product Direction (% positive)

**IBM Engineering Workflow Management**

8.2

8.226

**Polarion**

8.6

8.649

Features

ALM Software[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.2

56

Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software

Testing/QA Management

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

23

Traceability

Not enough data

9.6(won by default)

28

Requirements Management

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

43

Release Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deliverables Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Knowledge Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Iteration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Organization - ALM Software

Reporting

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

15

Collaboration

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

23

Project Planning

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

13

Additional Functionality

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Library Maintenance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Baseline Manager

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Run Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conflict Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Case Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Requirements Review

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administrator Level Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Defect Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Test Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Requirements Management[Hide 67 FeaturesShow 67 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.3

53

Requirements Authoring and Structure - Requirements Management

Structured Requirements Authoring

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

23

Hierarchical Requirements Organization

Not enough data

9.9(won by default)

19

Compliance and Governance - Requirement Management

Regulated Industry Standards Support

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

17

Administration

Requirements Listing

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

30

Centralized Information

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

28

Traceability

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

32

Collaboration and Review - Requirements Management

Review and Approval Workflows

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

17

Role-Based Access Control

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

16

Communication

Stakeholder Communication

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

23

Internal Communication Enablement

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

26

Role-Based Access Co - Requirements Management

Baselining

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

17

Procedural

Automated Creation & Testing

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

20

Traceability - Requirements Management

Bidirectional Traceability

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

18

Impact Analysis

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

16

Traceability Matrix Generation

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

16

AI Traceability - Requirements Management

Suspect Link Detection

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

16

Integration - Requirements Management

ALM and Project Management Tool Integration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

23

Change Management and Version Control - Requirements Management

Complete Audit Trail

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

19

Additional Functionality

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Requirements Review

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Stakeholder Defined Attributes

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

To-Do List

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budgeting/Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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IBM Engineering Workflow Management

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

7.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

16.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

76.2%

[![Polarion](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a536d7a8c281cd06128c8aab580e663a/polarion.svg "Polarion")](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews)

Polarion

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

17.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

50.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

7.1%

17.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

16.7%

32.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

76.2%

50.0%

Reviewers' Industry

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IBM Engineering Workflow Management

Information Technology and Services

16.7%

Defense & Space

16.7%

Insurance

14.3%

Computer Software

9.5%

Automotive

9.5%

Other

33.3%

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Polarion

Automotive

16.8%

Airlines/Aviation

8.1%

Semiconductors

8.1%

Medical Devices

8.1%

Computer Software

7.4%

Other

51.7%

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