Codebeamer vs Visure (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Visure grades higher than Codebeamer: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Visure grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Visure
Requirements management and traceability for regulated engineering
Free trial
Which one is for you
Pick Codebeamer if
- Fits if you build regulated products and need traceability from requirement to test
- Makes sense if your company already buys from PTC
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a visible price, as none is published
- Not for you if you want a free trial, as none is confirmed
- Watch out: PTC's own product pages denied our reader, so plans and trial terms are unconfirmed
- Too heavy for small teams that only need tasks and boards
Pick Visure if
- Fits if you must show traceability for audits
- Works for teams that need an air-gapped install
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a published price, as it is quote only
- Pricey if you need Jira or DOORS links, which are paid add-ons priced on request
- Watch out: named-user and floating licenses cost differently
- Too narrow for task planning, as the focus is requirements
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACodebeamerWeak | 2.0GPAVisureFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published on the page we could read, so cost has to be requested from PTC. | CNo plan or price is published. Licenses are perpetual or annual, with support at 20% of the perpetual cost a year. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed or confirmed. | D14-day free trial with all features. No free plan, and card terms are not stated. |
| Features | CRequirements, QA and test, risk and variants management and development tracking. The listing rests on a sign-in page, so we can't see where its gaps are. | CTraceability, compliance reports, risk and test management and an AI assistant. It is a requirements tool, a narrower job than a full project manager. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Heavy lifecycle tooling like this takes training and setup. | CNo store rating on record. Regulated-industry tooling means templates and training before it runs. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb sign-in only, with no integrations or other platforms confirmed. | BWeb app, cloud or on-premise, with Jira, IBM DOORS, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Simulink and others as paid add-ons. |
| Best for | regulated teams needing requirements traceability | regulated engineering requirements traceability |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Codebeamer and Visure. How we grade
Where they differ
- Codebeamer also covers issue tracking.
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At a glance
| Codebeamer | Visure | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with all features included |
| Web | ||
| Made by | PTC Inc. | Visure Solutions, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Codebeamer
- No price is published on the pages we could read, so cost has to be requested from PTC.
- PTC's own product pages returned access-denied to our reader, so this entry rests on the Codebeamer sign-in page only.
- The roster address is a sign-in page, so plans, trial terms and platforms could not be confirmed.
Visure
- Pricing is by quote only: no plan or price is published.
- Licenses can be perpetual or an annual cloud subscription, with support at 20% of the perpetual license cost per year.
- Integrations with Jira, IBM DOORS and other tools are paid add-ons priced on request.
- Seats are sold as named-user or floating licenses, which changes what a team pays.
Key features
Codebeamer
- Requirements management
- Listed as a core capability of the platform, alongside demand management for collecting and prioritizing incoming work.
- QA and test management
- Test and quality assurance work is managed in the same platform as requirements and development items.
- Software development tracking
- The platform covers software development and IT operations or DevOps work as part of the application lifecycle.
- Risk management
- Risk management is one of the capabilities named on the page, relevant to regulated product development.
- Variants management
- Variants management is listed for product lines that share requirements and tests across several product versions.
- Industry-specific solutions
- Solutions are offered for medical, automotive, aviation and pharmaceutical teams, with a knowledge base and admin and developer guides.
Visure
- End-to-end traceability
- Requirements, tests, risks, defects, architecture and baselines are linked in one system, so a trace for an auditor can be pulled up in one step.
- Compliance reporting
- Reports and traceability matrices are aimed at standards such as DO-178C, ISO 26262 and IEC 62304, and are generated from project data.
- Risk and test management
- Risk, test and requirements management share one platform instead of separate licensed tools, with FMEA among the standards the site names.
- AI assistant
- The Vivia AI assistant and an on-premise LLM option let AI features run on your own infrastructure for air-gapped setups.
- Two-way integrations
- Add-ons sync with Jira, IBM DOORS, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Simulink, VectorCAST, Confluence and ReqIF, and are priced separately.
- Cloud, on-premise or air-gapped
- Visure Cloud is fully managed and SOC 2 compliant per the vendor, while the on-premise edition supports air-gapped environments.
Plans
Codebeamer
Pricing could not be confirmed. See codebeamer.com.
Visure
Pricing could not be confirmed. See visuresolutions.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Codebeamer or Visure?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Codebeamer has no price we could confirm, and Visure has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Codebeamer or Visure?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Codebeamer nor Visure has a free plan. Visure has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.