--- title: IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 136 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 136 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: DevOps url: https://www.g2.com/categories/devops --- # IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next but has limited features. Are you part of the IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is a scalable management solution for the communication, collaboration and verification of your requirements. It enables you to capture, trace, analyze and manage changes to requirements while maintaining compliance to your industry’s specific regulations and standards. With DOORS Next, you can improve time to market, product quality and lower costs through the comprehensive management of requirements from beginning to end of your development project. Facilitate dynamic traceability of requirements: Today’s products are vastly more complicated than their predecessors, meaning engineers have to deal with an avalanche of design requirements. You need a solution that provides complete transparency and traceability to changes and their impact on your development to properly manage project scope, verification and compliance. Manage versions and variants in one place: Today’s hyper-competitive marketplace requires you leverage your development data and work as much as possible to improve time-to-market and product quality. You need a solution that provides a configuration management mechanism to create versions and variants of products, systems and subsystems while maintaining relationships between the original and the new. . Build compliance into your end-to-end engineering processes : By developing on a platform that integrates project stages for complete traceability, achieving compliance becomes less complicated. All activity and changes in requirements can be viewed at any time, showing relationships throughout a project. The documentation is built-in and customizable to help teams conduct reviews and audits more easily. 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Improve decision making and time to market, reduce errors and elevate end-product quality with access through custom reports and dashboards to current project status. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Steve Hopley (Digital Strategist, IBM AI Applications) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by IBM Engineering.... ### Free Trial 0.00 USD ### Professional Software as a Service 164.00 USD [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Polarion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Polarion") Polarion 4.2/5(161) ](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews) [ ![codebeamer](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "codebeamer") codebeamer 4.3/5(141) ](https://www.g2.com/products/codebeamer/reviews) [ ![Perforce ALM](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Perforce ALM") Perforce ALM 4.1/5(102) ](https://www.g2.com/products/perforce-alm/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 136 real user reviews. Implementation Time 6 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") EA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "DNG - promise and problem" 3/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Overall capabilities are unique in the industry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Execution is a mess. Half reporting, functions that only work without other function being used. UI inefficiencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Complex System of System requirements management. Full CM capable requirements management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2150321/official_response/edit) We understand your frustrations with the execution and user interface inefficiencies and are committed to addressing these issues to improve the user experience. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace") EA Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/23/2019 "Too many vulnerabilities" 3/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I like that there is connection to active directory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Too many vulnerabilities. Needs to perform detailed testing before released to the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? I have not deployed this product yet, because it is not matured. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2143420/official_response/edit) We appreciate your feedback and take security concerns seriously. We are constantly working to improve the security of our products and will take your comments into consideration for future updates. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Consumer Goods](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Goods") EC Verified User in Consumer Goods Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/25/2019 "Controlling the variants of your requirement" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Robust way to manage the versions and variances for product requirements thorough Global Configuration Management feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The management of variances is slightly different across the products of the ELM suit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Model-Based System Engineering Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2156493/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you find our Global Configuration Management feature robust for managing versions and variances. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future improvements. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace") UA Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/23/2019 "review" 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The ability to track requirements and some features are very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? It doesn't appear to be user friendly, can be complex and hard to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Tracking requirements, test cases...... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2142825/official_response/edit) We appreciate your feedback on the helpful features of IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. We understand your concerns about the user-friendliness and complexity, and we are constantly working to improve the user experience. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Utilities](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Utilities") AU Verified User in Utilities Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "DOORS Next helping RM" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Web-based environment makes it easier to deploy to users. RM features are robust. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Learning curve is a bit steep, especially on the administrative side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Effectively managing technical requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149468/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your feedback. We acknowledge the learning curve can be steep, especially on the administrative side, and we're committed to enhancing our training and support materials to address this. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign AT Andrew T. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/15/2018 "Next generation requirements management " 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Web interface and cross tool integration is very handy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Feature selection and usability could be much better. Functionality is less is some areas than DOORS 9. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next: Don't assume that capabilities present in previous generations will be available in DNG. There are trade-offs made to achieve better scalability which results in some feature reduction. Those features should eventually make their way back into the tool, but their prioritization is not guaranteed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Requirements management and traceability to meet auditability needs in highly regulated industries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-965302/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience with the web interface and cross tool integration. We understand your concerns about feature and usability, and we are actively working to enhance these aspects of the tool. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/15/2018 "DNG Review" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I like the following about DNG: 1. Components can be customized 2. Change Sets 3. Dashboards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The folder structure was not retained from DOORS, the columns cannot be filtered in artifacts in a module pages, accessing DNG configurations gets quite confusing when working via global configurations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Store requirements for all features, systems, subsystems and components. We have thousands of modules and millions of artifacts in DOORS that we had planned to migrate to DNG. We were having a lot of performance issues with DNG which seem like have been resolved with respect to the concurrent user usage, not sure about response time improvements. until we have more users and artifacts migrated to DNG the benefits remain to be seen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-964723/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear that you appreciate the customization options and features like Change Sets and Dashboards. We will consider your comments for the next versions. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/25/2019 "Managing DOORs for customers" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Brings structure to requirements mgmt process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Scalability is a challenge to deal with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? We help customers manage the day to day running of DOORs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2156500/official_response/edit) It's great to hear that IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next helps you manage the day-to-day running of DOORS for your customers. We are continuously working to improve the scalability with great improvements in the last year. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Oil & Energy](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Oil & Energy") AO Verified User in Oil & Energy Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "New user of Doors Next Generation" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Engineering Next Generation is easy to learn and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I haven't discovered anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Going from document based requirements to DNG Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2150345/official_response/edit) Thank you for your positive feedback! We're happy to hear that you haven't encountered any dislikes with IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. If you ever have any suggestions or feedback for improvement, feel free to share them with us. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Medical Devices](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Medical Devices") CM Verified User in Medical Devices Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/25/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "DNG Review " 5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Integration with the other tools: Rhapsody, RMM, RQM Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? N/A at the moment ... Will follow up with project use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? MBSE deployment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2154148/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience. If you have any specific needs or encounter any challenges, feel free to let us know so we can assist you further. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Questions about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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