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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    kdb+

    Score9 out of 10
    N/Akdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A

    Visual Studio Test Professional

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAn add-on for the Visual Studio IDE, Visual Studio Test Professional subscription helps teams drive quality and speed. It includes test case management and collaboration features that streamline quality control and support continuous delivery.

    $2,169

    for the first year (renews at $869)

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    kdb+Visual Studio Test Professional
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Kx
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    kdb+Visual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    kdb+Visual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kx
    kdb is well suited for real time tick data and time series analytics.
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    Microsoft
    It would be well suited if we used it with Azure DevOps as we can effortlessly integrate the test cases and even stories or tasks to stay on track with our work. Those test cases can even be reused across multiple projects. Using any other third-party tools, such as Jira, can be less appropriate, as it's not a Microsoft tool, and its capabilities will be limited.
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    Pros
    Kx
    • Time series analysis. The built-in vector operations are extremely fast. Also with the q language you can code up any customized analytical ideas quickly.
    • The database are all file based, very easy to maintain.
    • Very solid and fast interface to websocket, so you can interface with javascript easily.
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    Microsoft
    • Availability of the desktop client or the web interface. The web interface being the favorite and providing a better experience.
    • It enables you to write unit tests with so much ease.
    • Allows the recording and repeating of manual tests
    • It can be set up for collaboration.
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    Cons
    Kx
    • Run time error message readability, particularly for new users.
    • Backwards compatibility between versions.
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    Microsoft
    • The user community of the Visual Studio Test product is weak. For instant problems with this product, it is necessary to quickly reach the source of the error.
    • Licence fees need to be more reasonable. License prices need to be reduced so that they can easily compete with free testing tools.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kx
    switching costs
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Kx
    its ok
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    Microsoft
    It is very usable if you are familiar with Visual Studio to begin with. If you are new to the interface, it can be a long ramp up period for Testers not used to the GUI. There is always the web option which seems to be more intuitive for many Testers.
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    Support Rating
    Kx
    We don't use it.
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    Microsoft
    Visual Studio Test Professional is backed up by the full support of the Microsoft Corporation. That means twenty-four/seven customer support by quality, highly-trained professionals who understand every possible issue that you have experienced before. They are nice, efficient, and highly professional. I recommend them.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kx
    Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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    Microsoft
    The visual Studio Test tool is faster than other tools. Since the development and testing processes are in one tool, it is more profitable in terms of cost. It is more inconvenient to write a test case in DevOps.
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    Return on Investment
    Kx
    • It perfectly solves most of our real time tick data needs.
    • Finding good kdb resources is slightly difficult. Also new people trying to learn kdb experience a relatively longer learning curve.
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    Microsoft
    • One of the positive ROIs of Visual Studios is the fact that it makes producing our work at a quick rate, things like Intellisense make our work get produced at a much higher rate which is good for our return of investment.
    • Testing by the developers has increased by 23%, we now take the time to actually test our product before we send it to our QA people.
    • I am not aware of any negative ROI aspects to our company that have been found.
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