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

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.

+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

Murali K.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Focus on Quality and Velocity

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

OpenText Software Delivery Management stands out due to its integrated approach, combining planning, continuous integration, comprehensive test management, and release management within a single platform. This integrated approach, along with end-to-end visibility and flexibility, is a key differentiator. It also offers predictive analytics and insights, enterprise scalability, and a user-friendly interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrated Platform: OpenText SDM brings together various SDLC stages (planning, CI, test, release) into one solution, streamlining processes and improving collaboration. End-to-End Visibility: The platform provides comprehensive visibility across the entire software development lifecycle, allowing teams to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and ensure quality. Predictive Analytics and Insights: OpenText SDM leverages data analysis to provide insights into potential risks and opportunities, enabling proactive decision-making.

What do you dislike most about this product?

OpenText Software Delivery Management is often criticized for its complexity, which leads to a steep learning curve and can slow down implementation. Users also find the cost to be high, particularly for smaller organizations, and they sometimes struggle with the complexity of data loading and integration with third-party tools. Complexity and Learning Curve: The tool's wide range of features and intricate interface can be overwhelming for new users, requiring significant time for training and familiarization, according to SoftwareReviews.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Likeliness to Recommend OpenText Software Delivery Management differentiates itself with its integrated planning, continuous integration, and comprehensive test and release management capabilities, providing end-to-end visibility and flexibility in software delivery.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Siddhartha S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Powerful but Complex

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

OpenText Software Delivery Management differentiates itself with its integrated planning, continuous integration, and comprehensive test and release management capabilities, providing end-to-end visibility and flexibility in software delivery.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of OpenText Software Delivery Management is its ability to provide end-to-end visibility across the software development lifecycle, enabling teams to monitor progress and quality effectively while facilitating seamless collaboration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the main drawbacks of OpenText Software Delivery Management is its complexity, which can lead to a steep learning curve for new users and may hinder quick adoption by teams.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend thoroughly evaluating your team's specific needs and workflows, taking advantage of trial versions to assess usability, and investing time in training to fully leverage OpenText Software Delivery Management's features for optimal results.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Aman B.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Phenomenal Product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates OpenText Software Delivery Management from other similar products?

its focus on the entire application lifecycle, from requirements all the way through to deployment

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the entire application lifecycle, from requirements all the way through to deployment

What do you dislike most about this product?

reporting functionality.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It ticks most of the check boxes, good to consider

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Efficient Service

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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

Murali K.

Focus on Quality and Velocity

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Siddhartha S.

Powerful but Complex

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Aman B.

Phenomenal Product

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