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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Test Plans

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AAzure 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

    Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AVisual Studio App Center was a solution used to build, test, release, and monitor mobile and desktop apps, as well as to continuously monitor real-time performance. The product was discontinued in March 2025, and is no longer available.

    $40

    per month per build concurrency

    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Builds
    $40
    per month per build concurrency
    Standard Test Plan
    $99
    per month per build concurrency
    Enterprise Test Plan
    $499
    per month per build concurrency
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of Azure Test Plans and Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Feature
    Azure Test Plans
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Centralized test management8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test execution reporting9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Defect management7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Azure DevOps
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Azure DevOps Server
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Test PlansVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    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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    Honestly, it's an all around solution that needs some enhancements. Need to build an app, check! Need to test that app, check! Need to debug that app, check! Visual Studio App Center is a well rounded platform for multiple types of builds and services.
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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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    • It supplies the right native integration for test cases both IOS and Android
    • Constant device updates means you are working with the right builds to support product use cases
    • Excels in automated test cases that are easy to implement, monitor, and digest results
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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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    • Webview support was lacking
    • User management seems a bit disconnected from the standard Microsoft ecosystem. Almost feels like you are managing local users and sharing access more than an enterprise solution
    • Price could be better
    • Buggy on some of the latest versions of windows
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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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    The biggest benefit is in integrations and plug-ins, as well as the fact that it's not open source. I know open source is popular, but we have all been on the downside of open source and waiting for things to be voted up or a contribution to fix an issue. This alone makes VSAC a nice solution! Plus, it comes with a complete IDE integration of services, documentation, and is light weight
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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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    • Cut down on time to delivery enhancements and overall builds to users
    • Helps test new proposed releases with ease
    • Cuts down on local build issues as it does do a good job with local development environments as well
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