Codebeamer
Codebeamer is an application lifecycle management platform for coordinating software and product development, testing, and compliance work.
What Codebeamer is
Codebeamer is an application lifecycle management platform for coordinating software and product development, testing, and compliance work. It tracks requirements, epics, and user stories across the engineering lifecycle, connecting requirements to testing and release through a centralized work-item repository. Product line configuration supports management of variants for different markets, while configurable processes and digital workflows help organize collaboration. Teams can document and analyze development risks and use the platform’s test and quality management capabilities. Agile planning tools include a planner, Kanban, backlog, and release system; Codebeamer can also orchestrate CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and Azure Pipelines. Integrations include IBM DOORS, Microsoft Office, Jira, Git, Windchill, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SubVersion, and Perforce. REST and Swagger APIs are available for custom integrations and workflow automation. Customers can host it on premises and manage hosting and updates themselves, or use PTC’s Codebeamer+ hosted cloud environment. Pricing is available on request, and a 30-day trial is listed.
Good
- Connects requirements to testing and release.
- Includes risk, test, and quality management.
- Offers Agile planning and CI/CD orchestration.
- Supports on-premises and hosted deployment.
- REST and Swagger APIs support custom integrations.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- On-premises customers manage hosting and updates.
- Licensing depends on user roles and usage.
Who it suits
It is aimed at systems, software, and hardware engineers, test and quality managers, and compliance teams. Its features are especially relevant to regulated and safety-critical industries.
Verdict
Codebeamer combines lifecycle traceability with planning, testing, risk management, and product variant support. Teams should weigh its role-based licensing and deployment responsibilities when considering it.
Plans and prices
From Codebeamer's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Codebeamer | Priced on request | Flexible licensing based on user roles and usage |
The facts
Each one read from Codebeamer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agile and CI/CD
- Agile planning features include a planner, Kanban, backlog, and release system, and it can orchestrate CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and Azure Pipeline.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Agile and DevOps
- It includes Agile planning tools such as a planner, Kanban, backlog, and release system, and can orchestrate CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and Azure Pipelines.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Codebeamer is available on-premises or in PTC-hosted cloud as Codebeamer+.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Environment limits
- On-premises purchases include Production, QA, and Development environments; Codebeamer+ purchases include Production and Non-production environments.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration API
- The platform offers REST and Swagger APIs for custom integrations and workflow automation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- PTC lists integrations with IBM DOORS, MS Office, Jira, Jenkins, Git, and PLM tools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- PTC identifies systems, software and hardware engineers, test and quality managers, and compliance teams as typical users, especially in regulated and safety-critical industries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notable licensing detail
- PTC says licensing options are based on user roles and usage, and directs customers to its sales teams for help selecting a model.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product variants
- Product variability features help teams manage product lines and develop variants for different markets.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Codebeamer is an application lifecycle management platform for complex product and software development.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- It helps teams identify, manage, and track requirements, epics, and user stories across the software engineering lifecycle.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements and traceability
- It manages requirements, epics, and user stories across the software engineering lifecycle.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Risk and compliance
- It supports software risk analysis and documentation, and embeds compliance workflows with traceability, baselines, reviews, and audit-ready documentation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Safety certification
- PTC says Codebeamer's TÜV Trusted Tool certification supports ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 requirements, with the Codebeamer 2.1 certificate listed as valid until November 3, 2029.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Safety certifications
- PTC says Codebeamer’s independent certifications include ISO 26262, IEC 62304, FDA 21CFR820, 21CFR11, and DO-178C.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security certifications
- PTC lists ISO 27001:2022 information security certification and a TISAX label awarded to Codebeamer in 2023.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- PTC provides Codebeamer help centers, including documentation for versions 3.0 through 3.3 and Codebeamer+.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Testing and quality
- Its test and quality management capabilities support teams seeking to test software and manage product quality.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Traceability
- It provides end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and release using a centralized repository of work items.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2003checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- PTC offers a free 30-day trial of Codebeamer.checked 9 Oct 2026
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