disappointed
I don’t usually write reviews like this, but Povera was pitched as a solution to real aerospace problems (tool fragmentation, verification overhead, and rework) and it didn’t deliver.
As a small engineering team, we were looking for something tounify workflows and automate verification. Instead, Povera adds another layer of complexity on top of already complex systems.
Integration was the first issue. It’s supposed to sit on top of existing tools, but in practice it sits awkwardly between them. We ran into sync issues, broken pipelines, and unhandled edge cases, often spending more time debugging than doing things manually.
The automation is also unreliable. When it works, it’s fine. When it fails, it’s hard to detect and harder to debug, forcing constant double-checking...which defeats the purpose.
The UI and workflows assume a level of process rigidity that doesn’t match smaller teams. Rather than adapting to us, we had to adapt to it.
Support was limited—more explanations than fixes—and didn’t reflect how the system behaves in production.
The biggest issue is trust.In aerospace, tools need to be fully reliable. We ended up running parallel checks outside Clay, eliminating any efficiency gains.
The problem they’re solving is real, and the vision is strong, but the product isn’t mature enough for its target environment. We expected a force multiplier and got another system to manage.
