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Rally Software

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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What is Rally Software?

Easily coordinate every phase of your application development lifecycle—with our cutting-edge, continuous insight throughout the process. Our application lifecycle management solutions can get you where you need to go, from planning and development through deployment, management and beyond.

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Awards & Recognition

Rally Software won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation

2022

Rally Software Ratings

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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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 95%
Negotiation and Contract:: 96%
Conflict Resolution:: 97%
Strategy & Innovation:: 96%
Service Experience:: 96%

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.

+96 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 Rally Software?

1% Negative

2% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Fair
Acts with Integrity
Enables Productivity
Client's Interest First

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Agile Work Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Analytics and Reporting

Visual Analysis Design

Managed Artifact Repository

Workflow Management

ALM Integration

Resource Planning

Artifact Management

Traceability

Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Rally Software Reviews

Charles F.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Rally is a reliable tool for project management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Rally Software from other similar products?

Rally offers a powerful set of services that we can use to manage the development of our IT systems, including those of our travel and rewards programs. It has all the components necessary to manage technology teams using the Agile methodology, which combines elements of Scrum with more conventional waterfall approaches.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This tool is great for controlling all the agile processes I use in my software development. It is useful for monitoring current work hours and pending work as a whole. It shows a vivid picture of the team, the owners and the users. Aligning work with company deadlines is a big help.

What do you dislike most about this product?

New users unfamiliar with agile methodology and terminology may initially find Rally's user interface less intuitive. A technically competent crew is also necessary to carry out the integration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I like that this software helps determine individual and team ability. As soon as our IT administrator provided their accounts, new users were able to start using it because of how intuitive it is.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Transparent

Venkatesh Kumar S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Rally Software from other similar products?

Rally provides direct features for tracking defects logged and features created. Also very useful for tracking team iteration status.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Defect tracking with assigned under respective user story.

What do you dislike most about this product?

UI is not responsive for small screens properly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I really appreciate this product. Looking forward to get more user friendly features.

Pros

Effective Service
Caring
Saves Time
Acts with Integrity

Anup U.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Rally :Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Rally Software from other similar products?

SAFe Support: Rally is tailored for implementing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), making it ideal for organizations managing multiple teams across large projects. Portfolio-Level Management: It bridges the gap between high-level strategic goals and team-level execution, allowing organizations to align day-to-day work with business objectives.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Rally Software is its strong focus on scaling Agile across large enterprises, particularly its robust support for SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and hierarchical work management. Rally makes it easy to align high-level strategic goals with team-level execution through its multi-level structure (e.g., initiatives, epics, user stories, tasks) and advanced reporting tools. This ability to connect day-to-day work with broader business objectives is invaluable for organizations managing multiple Agile teams and complex projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The main drawback of Rally Software is its complexity and steep learning curve, especially for teams that are new to Agile or for those without prior experience using enterprise-level project management tools. Some of the key challenges include:

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate Your Organization’s Size and Needs Plan for a Structured Onboarding Process Start with Default Configurations and Grow Gradually Leverage Reporting and Metrics Ensure Strong Integration with Other Tools Manage Dependencies Between Teams

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Rally Software Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

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

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

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

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

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.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Rally Software Reviews

Charles F.

Rally is a reliable tool for project management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Venkatesh Kumar S.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anup U.

Rally :Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Agile Work Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Analytics and Reporting

Visual Analysis Design

Managed Artifact Repository

Workflow Management

ALM Integration

Resource Planning

Artifact Management

Traceability

Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

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Ease of Data Integration

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Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration