Azure Test Plans vs. Zephyr Scale

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Test Plans
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Azure Test Plans is an exploratory test toolkit available from Microsoft's Azure suite of services. It enables manual testing for users, so that they can plan, execute, and track scripted tests with actionable defects and end-to-end traceability. Assess quality throughout the development lifecycle by testing your desktop or web applications. It is available with Azure DevOps Services.N/A
Zephyr Scale
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
TM4j is a test management application for Jira, developed by Jira solutions specialist Adaptavist, acquired and now supported by SmartBear since March 2020.
$4.55
per month per user
Pricing
Azure Test PlansZephyr Scale
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Test PlansZephyr Scale
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Free up to 10 users, $4.55/user/month after that. It gets cheaper as you scale.
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Features
Azure Test PlansZephyr Scale
Test Management
Comparison of Test Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Test Plans
8.4
6 Ratings
4% above category average
Zephyr Scale
7.8
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Centralized test management8.86 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Manage test hosts and schedules8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Map tests to user stories8.56 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Test execution reporting9.36 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Defect management7.36 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure Test PlansZephyr Scale
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Test PlansZephyr Scale
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It works well for express test case implementation with a short duration. You can define the tests for two weeks and run the activities documenting the software errors and fixes to control the effectiveness of DevOps. The graphic reports give the idea of the backlog phases advances and errors detected. It needs improvement if you have a large test project and need to design financial budgets and control over costs of the test plan.
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SmartBear
Jira and Confluence are widely implemented in organizations of various industries so incorporating Zephyr Scale is a very seamless method of adding scalable testing management. Testing visibility and end to end traceability is possible and integrates in Jira. Developers and engineers are able to take advantage of the built-in reports and statistics and even automate testing. The value is greatly reduced for organizations that do not already implement Jira and Confluence as the native integrated compatibility is much of the value
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Multi test plan access
  • Well structured and easy to use
  • Integrates with other azure features to work seamlessly ,connecting the data flow
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SmartBear
  • Scalable and compatible with Jira & Confluence
  • Improves testing visibility, data analysis, collaboration with reports & gadgets
  • Easy to retrospectively trace testing with change history
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Graphic definition of the the Work Break Down Structure
  • Gantt Chart to check the activity dependance and flow of the process
  • Basic cost module to design test budgets.
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SmartBear
  • Not as valuable if not already using Jira or Confluence
  • Can be overlooked if the user does not set automation
  • Needs better first time tutorials
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Microsoft
We're doing a full continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD), continuous testing (CT), security, delivery, and monitoring. They have been lately adding features to the services on a regular basis. Every two weeks, they add functionality to Azure DevOps Services to match it with what Azure DevOps Server or on-prem would offer. So, we continue to get more robust functionality. My favorite right now is that they are starting to open up the API availability within Azure DevOps Services.
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SmartBear
Zephyr scale is easier to work with and more seamlessly used because it is natively integrated with Jira and Confluence. TestRail cannot provide the same scalable experience and is rather dated and limited in capability. Developers rather use tools that are compatible with each other, and Zephyr scale offers that
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Pros: One stop solution for end to end traceability
  • Pros: Exploratory testing used
  • Pros: maximum coverage on multiple browsers, operating system combinations
  • Cons: Integration with Non-Microsoft tools can be improved
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SmartBear
  • Dozens of added testing capability via integrated gadgets
  • Reduced testing and tracking time
  • Faster and clearer testing operations awareness
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