Enterprise agile management
Rally
Built for large enterprises running scaled-agile programs, with portfolio-to-backlog traceability.
COMPARE Project Simple vs Rally
Rally’s enterprise power. None of the weight.
Rally connects strategy to delivery for the world’s largest enterprises. Project Simple delivers the same alignment and AI-driven insight with zero configuration — and teams actually enjoy using it.
Product Operating Model for AI-DLC
Project Simple
Built to run the whole lifecycle — goals, delivery, quality and forecasting — for every team on the project, out of the box.
The short version
Different tools for different jobs. Here’s the honest answer.
Choose Rally if…
you run SAFe-style release trains across a very large organization and need Broadcom’s ValueOps portfolio suite.
Choose Project Simple if…
you want goals-to-delivery alignment, AI forecasting and on-prem options without a heavyweight framework to implement.
Teams switch when…
teams spend more time feeding the framework than delivering, or a renewal makes the cost hard to justify.
Where Rally shines
- Deep enterprise portfolio management and boardroom-to-backlog traceability
- AI (Vaia) interprets flow metrics and recommends improvements
- On-prem option with Rally Anywhere
Where teams hit a wall
- Heavyweight for teams — built around scaled-agile ceremonies
- Quote-based enterprise pricing and sales cycle
- Team-level rituals like retros and health checks aren’t the focus
- Implementation effort to stand up the framework
Feature by feature
What you get out of the box — and what you’d have to add.
| Capability | Rally | Project Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Operating model |
Rally Heavyweight
Scaled-agile framework you implement |
Project Simple Built in
A proven Product Operating Model, ready on day one |
| Roadmaps & goals |
Rally Native
Portfolio, investment and strategy planning |
Project Simple Built in
Now / Next / Later roadmap tied to goals and milestones |
| Delivery forecasting |
Rally Native
AI interprets flow metrics and recommends improvements |
Project Simple Built in
AI forecasts release dates and flags delivery risks |
| Quality discipline |
Rally Limited
Defect tracking; root-cause workflow not built in |
Project Simple Built in
Quality gates, bug waterlines and 5 Whys root-cause analysis |
| Sprint analytics & reviews |
Rally Native
Iteration and flow metrics |
Project Simple Built in
Sprint, backlog, item and project analytics with automated sprint reviews |
| Retros & team health |
Rally Limited
Retros and health checks aren’t the focus |
Project Simple Built in
Built-in retrospectives and team health-check surveys |
| Timesheets |
Rally Varies
Check your Rally package |
Project Simple Built in
Built-in time tracking for CapEx / OpEx with financial reporting |
| Cross-functional teams |
Rally Varies
Organized around enterprise release trains |
Project Simple Built in
Dev, QA, UI/UX, DevOps and Marketing working one way in one project |
| AI pricing |
Rally Quote
Bundled in quote-based enterprise licensing |
Project Simple Built in
Bring your own LLM keys — no per-token markup |
| Deployment |
Rally Native
Cloud or on-prem with Rally Anywhere |
Project Simple Built in
Cloud, isolated tenant, your own cloud, or on-prem |
Based on Rally’s public product and pricing pages as of October 2026. Plans and features change — check the vendor’s site for the latest.
The real cost
Enterprise power without the enterprise implementation.
| What you pay for | Rally | Project Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Base license | Rally Quote-based through Broadcom | Project Simple $1,000 – $1,500 / month per 100-person team |
| Rollout | Rally Framework implementation across programs | Project Simple Zero config — start next sprint |
| AI | Rally Vaia within Broadcom ValueOps | Project Simple Your own LLM keys, no markup |
| Deployment | Rally Cloud or Rally Anywhere on-prem | Project Simple Cloud, your cloud, or on-prem |
| Total per month | Rally ≈ $10,000 – $10,650+ | Project Simple $1,000 – $1,500 |
Rally pricing is not published; Broadcom provides quotes on request.
Switching from Rally
Up and running by your next sprint.
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Step 1
Bring your backlog
Export your work and we’ll help you import it and set up the integrations you rely on.
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Step 2
Set goals and teams
Define your roadmap goals and add your teams. The operating model, dashboards and analytics are already there.
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Step 3
Start the next sprint
Run your next sprint in Project Simple. Forecasts and insights build from day one.
“We have many teams across a large set of development projects. Project Simple truly stands for its name — but don’t take its value for granted. While simple, it’s so much more.”
Michael Fridshtand
CTO, Epic Charging
FAQ
Questions teams ask before switching
Can Project Simple handle enterprise scale?
Yes. It’s built for multi-team projects and multi-project teams, with no limits on teams, projects or users on Business and Enterprise plans.
Can Project Simple run in our own environment?
Yes. Choose an isolated multi-tenant setup, a dedicated instance in your own AWS or GCP account, or an on-prem deployment in your private cloud or data center.
How does AI pricing work?
We don’t charge per token or per AI action. AI capabilities come with the Enterprise plan, and you connect your own provider’s API keys — OpenAI, Anthropic or another — and pay them directly.
Ready to move past Rally?
See the Product Operating Model for AI-DLC running on real delivery data. Zero setup required.
