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Enterprise organizations have had to choose between platforms that are difficult to implement and lighter tools that cannot support complex portfolios. Kiplot brings financial control, governance, capacity planning, and hybrid delivery into a platform that is easier to implement, change, and use.

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Strategic Portfolio Management software comparison

How does Kiplot compare to Planview, Planisware and Clarity?

Planview, Planisware and Clarity are proven enterprise platforms, with AI now a core part of enterprise portfolio capability. The question is whether operating models shaped by the last decade still fit how modern enterprises want to run the next one.

Characteristics of Planview Portfolios, Planisware Enterprise and Broadcom Clarity, and whether each is true of Kiplot. Verified 1 September 2026.
Portfolio platform Planview Portfolios Planisware Enterprise Clarity Broadcom
Deep enterprise portfolio capability KiplotYes PlanviewYes PlaniswareYes ClarityYes
Product origins date back 30+ years [17] KiplotNo PlanviewYes PlaniswareYes ClarityNo
Requires a trained or certified administrator KiplotNo PlanviewYes PlaniswareYes ClarityYes
A second product is needed to connect to delivery tools KiplotNo PlanviewYes PlaniswareNo ClarityYes
Formal end-user training is not required for standard use KiplotYes PlanviewNo PlaniswareNo ClarityNo

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Nine courses

to certify one Planview Portfolios administrator.

Planview course catalogue [7]
Four levels

in Planisware’s administrator learning plan, priced separately from the software.

Planisware learning plans [8]
Separate products

sit between the portfolio and delivery work: Planview Hub for Planview, and ConnectALL for Clarity.

Vendor documentation [13] [15]
Nine courses

to certify one administrator, before anyone can own routine change.

Planview course catalogue [7]
Planview Adopt

is a separate product addressing change resistance, low adoption and learning-curve barriers across the Planview platform.

Planview Adopt product page [4]
Planview Hub

a separate product between Portfolios and Jira or Azure DevOps, configured and maintained.

Planview Hub documentation [13]
“Planisware solutions are very powerful, but their usefulness is limited when in untrained hands.” Planisware, published product materials [11]
Four levels

in the administrator learning plan, priced separately from the software.

Planisware learning plans [8]
Several months

is how Planisware’s own regulatory filing describes the initial implementation phase.

Planisware implementation guidance [5]
Admin Studio

Broadcom’s own metadata-driven framework for objects, attributes and views, owned by whoever administers Clarity.

Broadcom Clarity documentation [9]
ConnectALL

a separate product between Clarity and Jira or Azure DevOps, configured and maintained.

Broadcom ValueOps documentation [15]
ValueOps

Clarity sits alongside Rally, ConnectALL and Insights rather than standing on its own.

Broadcom product family [3]
Kiplot, Planview Portfolios, Planisware Enterprise and Broadcom Clarity compared across seven enterprise portfolio management dimensions. Verified 1 September 2026.
Dimension Portfolio platform Planview Portfolios Planisware Enterprise Clarity Broadcom
Who owns routine changeWho makes an ordinary change after go-live, without a vendor request. KiplotThe portfolio teamLifecycle, fields and prioritization are changed in the product itself. No code, no certification. PlanviewA certified administratorPlanview’s administrator certification runs to nine courses. [7] PlaniswareA four-level specialistPlanisware’s administrator plan progresses through four levels, priced separately. [8] ClarityA metadata administratorAdmin Studio is a formal metadata layer for objects, attributes and views. [9]
Time to working modelHow long before the portfolio team makes real decisions in the product. KiplotWeeksKiplot goes live in weeks, then improves continuously as the operating model evolves. PlanviewMonthsPlanview’s own case studies report a focused first phase in four months and a global rollout in eighteen. Its implementation partner puts the unassisted timeline in months, not weeks. [18] [19] [20] PlaniswareSeveral monthsPlanisware’s regulatory filing describes an initial implementation phase running over the course of several months. [5] ClarityNot publishedBroadcom documents Clarity as a framework administrators configure to the organization’s own hierarchy and processes, but publishes no implementation timeline. [6]
End-user trainingWhat users need before they can work effectively in the platform. KiplotLittle formal trainingUsers typically work independently after role-based onboarding. PlanviewTrained project managersOn Planview’s own community, users call the schedule screen overloaded and keep project schedules in Excel or MS Project instead. [10] PlaniswareTrained usersPlanisware states the usefulness of its solutions is limited in untrained hands. [11] ClarityBasic broad, advanced trainedBroadcom documents additional training for advanced capability. [12]
Jira and Azure DevOpsWhat you license and configure to move work between portfolio and delivery. KiplotBuilt in, no codeBoth connect from inside Kiplot, configured and changed by the portfolio team without a developer. PlanviewPlanview HubBoth connect through Planview Hub, a separate product to configure and maintain. [13] PlaniswareBuilt in, trained adminBoth connect through Planisware Enterprise’s own integration capability, configured by a trained administrator. [14] [8] ClarityConnectALLBoth connect through ConnectALL, a separate product between Clarity and delivery tools. [15]
Product estateProducts you license, configure and maintain to run portfolio management. KiplotOne productPlanning, governance and delivery orchestration stay in Kiplot. PlanviewMulti-product platformPortfolios is one of eighteen products Planview lists on its own platform. [1] PlaniswareOne productMost portfolio and project-control capability stays in Planisware Enterprise. [2] ClarityValueOps suiteClarity sits alongside Rally, ConnectALL and Insights. [3]
Platform scopeWhat the platform is centered around. KiplotPortfolio decisionsStrategy, funding, capacity, governance and portfolio performance. PlanviewPortfolio and deliveryPlanview’s own framing is one platform carrying five separate solutions. [1] PlaniswarePortfolio and project controlPortfolio management plus detailed scheduling and cost control. [2] ClarityPortfolio and ValueOpsStrategic portfolio management, digital product management and collaborative work management. [3]
How project and delivery planning is handledWhere project plans and detailed delivery execution are maintained. KiplotPlan in Kiplot. Teams can deliver in existing tools.Build project plans in Kiplot. Detailed team execution can remain in Jira or Azure DevOps. PlanviewPlan and manage work in Planview.Project planning, scheduling and work management sit in the Planview platform. [1] PlaniswareDeep project control in Planisware.Advanced scheduling, WBS, PERT and earned value sit in Planisware Enterprise. [16] ClarityPlan in Clarity. Develop in Rally.Broadcom positions Clarity for investment management and Rally for agile development, bridged by an integration. [3]
Next Kiplot Book a demo Planview Full comparison Kiplot vs Planview in full: migration, Planview Hub, certification and FAQs Planisware Full comparison Kiplot vs Planisware in full: learning plans, PEX reporting and total cost

In summary

Planview and Planisware are highly configurable enterprise platforms. That flexibility is valuable when an organization already has a mature operating model it wants the software to reproduce. The starting point is typically the requirements: define how you want the system to work, then configure the platform around them.

Kiplot starts differently. It provides a strong operating model for how strategy, funding, capacity, governance and delivery should work together, then helps organizations adapt their processes to get the most from it. The platform remains configurable, but configuration is not the objective. Solving the portfolio problem well is.

That distinction has practical consequences. Organizations spend less time designing the system, users can generally work in Kiplot without formal training, and routine change stays with the portfolio team rather than specialist administrators. If the priority is to preserve a highly bespoke operating model, the incumbents have an advantage. If the priority is to improve the operating model and bring proven practice into the organization, Kiplot is built for that.

Verified 1 September 2026 against each vendor’s own published documentation.

Method, and 20 sources with retrieval dates

Kiplot produced and funded this comparison, verified 1 September 2026 against Planview Portfolios, Planisware Enterprise and Broadcom Clarity, each vendor’s enterprise portfolio product rather than a lighter tier. Every competitor statement is drawn from a published source named in the list below: the vendor’s own documentation, a regulatory filing, a public company filing, or a named implementation partner’s published material. Where a vendor publishes nothing that answers a dimension, the cell says what the vendor does document rather than inferring a figure.

  1. Planview, “Planview Products and Solutions”, www.planview.com/products-solutions/products/, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the composition of the platform: “One platform. Five solutions for every type of portfolio your enterprise runs.” Portfolios is listed on that page as one of eighteen named Planview products.
  2. Planisware, “Planisware Enterprise”, planisware.com/products/planisware-enterprise, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for single-product scope: “Planisware Enterprise is the integrated solution that brings together budgets, forecasts, schedules, resources, and actuals.”
  3. Broadcom, “ValueOps Products”, techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/valueops/valueops-solution/ValueOps-Solution/n-valueops-products.html, last updated 22 September 2025, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the product family: “The four products in the ValueOps solution are: Clarity, Rally, ValueOps ConnectALL, ValueOps Insights.” The Clarity page in the same set is relied on for scope: “Clarity is the first and only enterprise solution that is built for strategic portfolio management (SPM), collaborative work management (CWM), and digital product management (DPM).” The Clarity to Rally integration page is relied on for the split between the two: “Connecting Clarity (for investment management) and Rally (for agile development) provides a complete view of work items across the entire value stream.”
  4. Planview, “Planview Adopt”, www.planview.com/products-solutions/products/planview-adopt/, last modified 29 October 2025, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for Planview selling a distinct product whose purpose is driving adoption of the Planview platform; Adopt is listed separately in Planview’s own product menu. Under the heading “Organizations implementing new software face common challenges” the page names “Change resistance”, “Low adoption rates resulting in underutilization of features” and “Learning curve obstacles impeding productivity”. On Planview’s own customer community a product expert recommends it in reply to a customer reporting adoption difficulty: “Planview offers a dedicated adoption tool called Planview Adopt. If adoption is a challenge, it’s worth exploring.”
  5. Planisware SA, “2025 Universal Registration Document”, filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers on 9 April 2026, page 19, planisware.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/Planisware%20-%202025%20Universal%20Registration%20Document_0.pdf, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the implementation timeline: “When customers sign up, there is an initial implementation phase during which Planisware configures and integrates its solutions into its customers’ systems and onboards key users over the course of several months.” The identical sentence appears at page 20 of the 2024 Universal Registration Document.
  6. Broadcom Software Academy, “Clarity: Objects, Attributes, and Views”, released 28 April 2026, academy.broadcom.com/valueops/clarity/courses/clarity-objects-attributes-and-views, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for how a Clarity deployment is shaped: “Through Studio, you can create Custom Objects and Attributes that reflect your organization’s specific processes and terminology.”
  7. Planview Customer Community, “Introducing the Planview Portfolios Administrator Certification”, published 19 November 2025, community.planview.com/learn-and-share-68/introducing-the-planview-portfolios-administrator-certification-1004, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the course count: “This comprehensive certification includes nine specialized courses covering essential administrative functions, followed by an exam to validate your knowledge.” Corroborated by “Learning @Planview – Planview Admin Certification”, published 29 October 2025, on the same community: “This learning path is comprised of 9 courses plus an exam.”
  8. Planisware, “Planisware Academy”, planisware.com/planisware-academy, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the four levels, named on that page as Associate, Contributor, Specialist and Expert, and for the topics each covers. Pricing is relied on separately from Planisware, “Administrator Learning Plan Form”, portal.planisware.com/administrator-learning-plan-form, retrieved 1 September 2026, which lists the Administrator Learning Plan at $3,500 / €3,000 / £2,600, alongside Discovery Training at $1,000 and the PEX Learning Plan at $500.
  9. Broadcom, “Clarity Education and Training”, techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/business-management/clarity-project-and-portfolio-management-ppm-on-premise/16-4-3/clarity-ppm-education-and-training.html, last updated 28 August 2026, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the administrator role: “Designed specifically for administrators, this course focuses on mastering Studio configuration. It covers how to tailor Clarity’s metadata-driven framework to unique business needs by creating custom objects, attributes, lookups, views, and audit trails.”
  10. Planview Customer Community, “Users Struggling with Using Portfolios Plan Schedule Screen they are abandoning it and going back to MS Project”, posted 29 May 2026 with replies to 7 August 2026, community.planview.com/ask-the-community-67/users-struggling-with-using-portfolios-plan-schedule-screen-they-are-abandoning-it-and-going-back-to-ms-project-1110, retrieved 1 September 2026. Referenced in aggregate and not attributed to individuals. Relied on for the description of the schedule screen as “overloaded with too many fields, columns, and views” with “too many clicks”, and for users maintaining schedules outside the product in Excel or Microsoft Project. A Planview representative replies in the same thread that the issue “comes up more than you might think”. Planview’s own Connect 2026 agenda, media.planview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Planview-Connect-2026-Agenda-v.616-B-1.pdf, dated 16 April 2026, carries sessions titled “From Scheduling Struggles to System Mastery” and “From Resistance to Results: How Unified Tooling Drives Adoption and Value”.
  11. Planisware, “Empower your team faster”, planisware.com/planisware-engage, undated, retrieved 1 September 2026. The quotation is reproduced verbatim from the visible body copy of that page: “Planisware solutions are very powerful, but their usefulness is limited when in untrained hands.”
  12. Broadcom, “Clarity Education and Training”, techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/business-management/clarity-project-and-portfolio-management-ppm-on-premise/16-4-3/clarity-ppm-education-and-training.html, last updated 28 August 2026, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for a course catalogue organised into six tracks, one of which is “Administration & Customization”, beyond introductory use. Broadcom states that its Academy training is free apart from a small number of instructor-led classes.
  13. Planview, “Planview Portfolios Integrations”, www.planview.com/products-solutions/products/hub/integrations/planview-portfolios/, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for Hub being a distinct product carrying the Jira and Azure DevOps connections: “Planview Hub provides scalable, sophisticated near real-time integrations with Planview Portfolios and your toolchain.” Planview’s products page states that it “connects to 60+ industry-standard tools — including Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and others — through Planview Hub”. Hub is listed separately in Planview’s product menu as “Planview Hub (formerly Tasktop Hub)”.
  14. Planisware, “Seamless integration with your critical enterprise applications”, planisware.com/seamless-integration-your-critical-enterprise-applications, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for native connection: “Planisware Enterprise and Orchestra integrate with Jira for increased connectivity and productivity” and the equivalent sentence for Microsoft Azure DevOps, both marked available for all Planisware products.
  15. Broadcom, “ConnectALL Integrations”, valueops.broadcom.com/products/connectall/integrations, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the route between Clarity and delivery tools: “ConnectALL for Clarity by Broadcom connects strategic portfolio management with Agile tools like Rally, Jira, and Azure DevOps.” Clarity’s own Add-Ins and Integrations page, last updated 28 August 2026, lists integrations with “Rally, CA Open Workbench, Microsoft Project, and CA SSO” and names neither Jira nor Azure DevOps.
  16. Planisware, “Planisware Enterprise”, planisware.com/products/planisware-enterprise, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for project-control depth: “For scheduling, Planisware Enterprise provides an advanced Gantt chart engine, PERT diagram, and the means to construct the WBS. Earned Value and the Stage-Gate methodology are supported as well.”
  17. Founding dates, each from the vendor’s own record. Planview, “About Us”, www.planview.com/about-us/, retrieved 1 September 2026: “1989 · Planview is incorporated.” Planisware, “About Planisware”, planisware.com/about-planisware, retrieved 1 September 2026: “1996 Planisware is founded by a team from Thales Group”; Planisware’s glossary entry for OPX2 records that the software was developed inside Thales before the 1996 spin-off. Clarity: Niku Corporation, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2005, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076641/000119312505077777/d10k.htm, retrieved 1 September 2026: “Niku Corporation (Niku or the Company) was incorporated in Delaware on January 8, 1998.” Computer Associates announced its acquisition of Niku on 9 June 2005; Broadcom completed its acquisition of CA Technologies on 5 November 2018.
  18. Planview, “Widex Implements Project Portfolio Management for Fast Returns”, published 19 April 2017 and last modified 16 April 2024, www.planview.com/resources/case-study/widex/, retrieved 1 September 2026. Marked by Planview as using Planview Portfolios. Relied on for time to a working model: “The Widex team was up and running with a focused Phase 1 PPM implementation within just 4 months, consisting of portfolio and resource management.”
  19. Planview, “Cargill Aligns Global Sustainability with Portfolio Management”, published 15 August 2023 and last modified 22 August 2024, www.planview.com/resources/case-study/cargill/, retrieved 1 September 2026. Relied on for the upper end of the same range: “the portfolio management solution was implemented globally across all businesses and functions in 18 months. This rapid approach was deliberate.”
  20. Ignite Technology, “Planview Portfolios Implementation Experts”, published 29 September 2025 and last modified 28 August 2026, ignite-tec.com/solutions/ppm/planview/portfolios/, retrieved 1 September 2026. Ignite is a Planview partner. Relied on for the unassisted baseline: “When it comes to integrating the Planview Project Portfolio Management, you get a 6-week rapid deployment model for early value delivery. Without our consultancy support, this could take months, instead of weeks.”

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Replacing Microsoft Project Online

Enterprise capability without the usability trade-off

Usability and adoption

Enterprise depth without a training program

Deep enterprise capability only creates value when the people running the portfolio can use it directly. Kiplot combines financial, resource and governance depth with an interface designed for finance, delivery and executive users, with little formal end-user training.

Kiplot configurable portfolio dashboard
Configuration and time to value

No-code configuration, live in weeks

Kiplot typically reaches a working portfolio model in weeks, then evolves as the operating model develops. Hierarchies, governance and workflows are configured without code, and routine changes stay with the portfolio team rather than requiring a vendor request.

Kiplot no-code approval and governance configuration

Customer Case Studies

3×
Profit growth in 3 years
200+
Initiatives unified
1
Unified portfolio view

RAKBANK strengthened its strategic portfolio management capability to increase delivery confidence and maintain financial control in a regulated environment.

Kiplot is enabling us to accelerate agile execution while ensuring every initiative has clear accountability, transparent governance, and alignment to our strategic priorities.
Antony Burrows
Antony Burrows
SVP Head of Digital Transformation & EPMO
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24%
ROI increase on delivery
500+
Daily active users
<1yr
Payback period

TSB executed a £100M cost-saving programme by strengthening strategic portfolio management to improve delivery transparency, value alignment, and financial control during its transformation.

Kiplot has been a key enabler to our agile transformation agenda, driving efficiency, productivity and speed. We returned our initial investment in less than 1 year.
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Samil Salim
Head of EPMO
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Which platform is right for your organization?

Kiplot is the strongest fit for organizations that want deep enterprise portfolio capability without building a specialist product function around it. Planview becomes more compelling when the wider Planview ecosystem is part of the requirement; Planisware when highly bespoke operating models or deep project controls justify the additional complexity; and Clarity when Broadcom ValueOps is already strategic to the organization.

Kiplot: deep enterprise capability without the specialist overhead

Choose Kiplot when you need enterprise financial management, resource and capacity planning, governance, prioritization and hybrid delivery in a platform that portfolio teams can operate directly.

Kiplot brings a strong operating model for how strategy, funding, capacity, governance and delivery should work together, then helps organizations adapt their processes to get the most from it. Routine configuration stays with the portfolio team, formal end-user training is typically limited, and Jira and Azure DevOps connect directly inside the product. AI agents and automation are built into the same platform, rather than added as a separate product layer.

Planview: when the wider Planview ecosystem is part of the requirement

Choose Planview when the organization wants portfolio management as part of a broader Planview environment spanning planning, delivery, Agile work, architecture or adjacent use cases.

That breadth is a genuine advantage when those capabilities are required. Where the requirement is primarily enterprise portfolio management, it also introduces a larger product and services footprint to configure, integrate and maintain.

Planisware: when configurability or deep project control is the requirement

Choose Planisware when the organization needs highly bespoke processes, deep project controls or specialist scheduling capability. Planisware can accommodate an exceptional range of requirements, including advanced scheduling, WBS, PERT and earned value management.

That flexibility is valuable when preserving a particular operating model is the objective. Where the organization instead wants to improve its operating model and bring proven portfolio practice into the business, Kiplot takes a more opinionated and less specialist-dependent approach.

Clarity: when ValueOps is already part of the environment

Choose Clarity when the organization is already invested in Broadcom ValueOps and wants portfolio management to sit alongside Rally, ConnectALL and the wider Broadcom environment.

Where ValueOps is not itself part of the requirement, that surrounding architecture adds more product surface around portfolio management. Kiplot provides a more direct route from portfolio decisions to existing delivery systems.

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