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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Agile Hive

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe world of work is constantly changing. Agile work processes in particular are becoming increasingly popular. Even large companies are trying to introduce agile working methods. For many, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is the right solution for their agile teams. However, implementing SAFe with all its features such as providing reports, visualizing dependencies and automated documentation is not always easy in reality. Many companies spend a lot of time and money searching for the right…N/A

    CucumberStudio

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/ACucumberStudio, now a SmartBear product since the 2019 acquisition, is a continuous testing platform replacing the former HipTest, supporting agile development with manual and automated code testing, reusable steps, feature history with living documentation, among other features.N/A
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    Agile HiveCucumberStudio
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    Agile HiveCucumberStudio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Agile HiveCucumberStudio
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Agile Hive and CucumberStudio, from SmartBear
    Feature
    Agile Hive
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    CucumberStudio, from SmartBear
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    Ratings
    Task Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Agile Development
    Comparison of Agile Development features of Agile Hive and CucumberStudio, from SmartBear
    Feature
    Agile Hive
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    CucumberStudio, from SmartBear
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    Velocity Calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dependencies and Blockers10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    monday dev
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Planview AgilePlace
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Planview AgilePlace
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Planview AgilePlace
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Planview AgilePlace
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Agile HiveCucumberStudio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Agile HiveCucumberStudio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Seibert Group GmbH
    Agile Hive is used for our value train
    within a SAFe setup. Every quarter we organize a so-called Product Increment
    (PI) Planning, where we plan all Features and Enablers in Agile Hive.
    Based on the priority of the Product Manager all teams plan their Features and
    Enablers accordingly to the sprints that are determined by the Release Train
    Engineer and set up in Agile Hive. The teams then create User Stories and
    estimate them and based on their sprint velocity (defined in Agile Hive)
    Product Owners can see how many Features and Enablers are realistic in one
    quarter (Product Increment). Further, dependencies across teams can be defined
    and made visible in Agile Hive, so that the plan is feasible. Without Agile
    Hive it would be hard or impossible to plan across several teams within a value
    train and to manage all dependencies. Additionally, with Agile Hive the plan is
    more realistic, so what can be achieved within one quarter in product
    development.
    Incentivized
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    SmartBear
    HipTest is good and helpful to create and run functional regressions but it is more complicated to use this tool to create and run API testing scenarios (it does not mean it can not be done). This tool is definitively not appropriate for running performance testing scenarios.
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    Pros
    Seibert Group GmbH
    • Roadmapping in terms of defining epics and planning them across a timeline and across teams.
    • Showing dependencies within teams and across teams and over time horizon.
    • Create transparency throughout the product organization and teams about what is planned.
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    SmartBear
    • Good integration with Jira
    • Includes integration with different tools for different porpuses
    • You can build your own framework to automate scenarios and make it work with Hiptest
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Seibert Group GmbH
    • I believe the training and support could be more hands on and easier.
    • The Agile Hive - SAFe in Jira product can be a bit robust to understand.
    • Having Knowledge transfer videos can help more than documentations.
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    SmartBear
    • UX is not too obvious and easy (like generating a data table in a scenario or including a scenario in a test run) but you can get used to it relatively easy by playing around with the options, also the documentation is helpful.
    • To get extra functionalities you have to pay for them separately.
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    Usability
    Seibert Group GmbH
    It has in general a good usability, but there are some downsides, the big picture view of the entire product increment is too static, so there is no zoom in or zoom out. Mostly throughout planning it is necessary to zoom in to a sprint level and manage the user stories there. Also, the pig picture view has some limitations, because you cannot read the entire user story name (boxes are too small).
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    SmartBear
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    Support Rating
    Seibert Group GmbH
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    SmartBear
    The tool includes a basic but complete documentation that can be very helpful to get started using the tool. The UX sometimes does not feel very easy to understand but after some use you can get familiar without reading the documentation. The webinars are not very useful for using the tool, I have seen a couple of them and they are actually focused on promoting their HipTest product to new users instead of being useful and educational for current users.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Seibert Group GmbH
    With Jira Software alone it is also possible to plan a SAFe product increment planning, but it would be nearly impossible to see the overall big picture of all product teams involved in a release train. So, the planning on sprint level for one team would be more efficient, but the planning for a whole quarter with all dependencies across teams would be not feasible to present. Therefore, Agile SAFe enables value trains an efficient way to plan a product increment.
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    SmartBear
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    Return on Investment
    Seibert Group GmbH
    • More transparency.
    • Better product decisions.
    • Saving time and resources.
    • Less critical dependencies.
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    SmartBear
    • It helps to have organization in our scenarios.
    • It helps to get regressions done faster than doing it manually
    • It helps to graphically see the progress and results of executions.
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    CucumberStudio Screenshots

    Screenshot of CucumberStudio empowers the whole team to read and refine executable specifications without needing technical tools. Business and technology teams can collaborate on acceptance criteria and bridge their gap.