OpenText Corporation

OpenText Software Delivery Management

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is OpenText Software Delivery Management?

OpenText™ ALM Octane includes integrated planning, continuous integration, test management, and release management. With these capabilities, Agile teams and DevOps toolchains deliver high-quality software with insight, traceability, analytics-focused end-to-end visibility, and continuous quality.

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Awards & Recognition

OpenText Software Delivery Management won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

OpenText Software Delivery Management Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+94 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 OpenText Software Delivery Management?

2% Negative

5% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Unique Features
Saves Time
Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Analytics and Reporting

ALM Integration

Automation

Traceability

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Agile Work Management

Workflow Management

Visual Analysis Design

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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OpenText Software Delivery Management Reviews

ankit k.

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

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Submitted Sep 2023

Great product for Lifecycle mgmt

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

Built for Agile and DevOps: ALM Octane is specifically designed to support Agile and DevOps methodologies, making it highly adaptable for teams practicing these approaches. Full Lifecycle Management: It offers end-to-end lifecycle management, covering requirements, testing, development, and release management in a single platform, providing a unified view of the entire development process. Integration Capabilities: ALM Octane seamlessly integrates with popular development and collaboration tools like Jira, Jenkins, Git, and more, allowing teams to work with their preferred tools while still benefiting from ALM Octane's features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Favorite aspect as per me is its comprehensive support for Agile and DevOps methodologies, which helps teams streamline their software development processes and improve collaboration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complexity of the user interface and a learning curve, especially for new users

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess Your ALM Needs: Clearly define your organization's application lifecycle management requirements, including project size, methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, DevOps), and integration needs with existing tools. Evaluate Integration: Ensure that ALM Octane can seamlessly integrate with your current development and collaboration tools. Compatibility with your existing ecosystem is crucial for streamlined workflows. Trial and Training: Take advantage of any trial or demo versions offered by OpenText to assess whether ALM Octane aligns with your team's needs. Invest in training to maximize the benefits and usability of the tool.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Acts with Integrity
Continually Improving Product

Kelechi Divine O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Comprehensive, But Requires Time to Master

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

It connects software delivery, planning, and operations in one platform, giving full visibility across the whole lifecycle.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love how it brings teams, tools, and data together for better collaboration and decision-making.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be a bit complicated to configure and requires a steep learning curve.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take the time to go through the setup and training materials to fully understand its features before diving in.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Fair
Transparent

Jeevesh T.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

streamlined delivery management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

comprehensive ALM integration Automated delivery pipelines Environment Management

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Automated delivery pipelines release orchestration environment management

What do you dislike most about this product?

complexity user interface cost

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

assess software delivery understand features plan integration

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

OpenText Software Delivery Management Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love OpenText Software Delivery Management?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

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

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

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

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

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

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

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

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.

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.

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

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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.

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.

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 IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

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.

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OpenText Software Delivery Management Reviews

ankit k.

Great product for Lifecycle mgmt

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kelechi Divine O.

Comprehensive, But Requires Time to Master

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jeevesh T.

streamlined delivery management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

ALM Integration

Automation

Traceability

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Agile Work Management

Workflow Management

Visual Analysis Design

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization