OpenText ALM Octane vs. SpiraTest

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText ALM Octane
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText™ ALM Octane, formerly from Micro Focus, includes integrated planning, continuous integration, test management, and release management. With these capabilities, it helps Agile teams and DevOps toolchains to deliver high-quality software with insight, traceability, analytics-focused end-to-end visibility, and continuous quality.N/A
SpiraTest
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
SpiraTest allows customers to manage their software testing and quality assurance activities. It provides requirements management, test management and bug-tracking functionality with integrated reporting.
$130.99
per month 3 concurrent users (minimum)
Pricing
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Editions & Modules
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Cloud
$43.66
per month per concurrent user
Download
$423.66
per year per concurrent user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing on Cloud solution. 3 concurrent user minimum. Volume concurrent user discount available.
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Community Pulse
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Features
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Test Management
Comparison of Test Management features of Product A and Product B
OpenText ALM Octane
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Ratings
SpiraTest
7.8
8 Ratings
4% below category average
Centralized test management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Manage test hosts and schedules00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
Map tests to user stories00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Test execution reporting00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
Defect management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(2 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText ALM OctaneSpiraTest
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenText
If someone is already using ALM Octane, then it is worth the pain to go through the upgrade process to get the current versions. If you need it to tie into Jira, it can do that. Just be prepared for a rough road. If you have some other product that you use for DevOps, PM, and QA, you will probably be better off sticking with what you have. DaVita also uses TFS, but not in a full implementation (i.e. not with a build server for code deployment), so for them, ALM makes a lot of sense. If you are using TFS with a build server, there are other methodologies that won't end up making you want to pull your hair out trying to make it integrate with what you are using.
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Inflectra Corporation
I think SpiraTest is well suited as a test suite, but in situations where the team is already using multiple products from one particular provider, it may be better to go with that provider's test solution. This is because integrations are very important nowadays, and should be considered when picking your project management software. It should be noted that management selected SpiraTest primarily due to the low cost of the test software. I'm less familiar with other test software in the field, but if cost is an issue, you should take a look at SpiraTest.
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Pros
OpenText
  • Bug-logging and keeping track of the bug status.
  • Integration with DevOps to do continuous testing.
  • Keeping coordination between development and testing teams.
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Inflectra Corporation
  • A clean view of test case steps, expected results and the ability to record a result for each step quickly on one page per test set. This really helps testers work through executing manual test cases.
  • Hierarchical structure of releases and builds, requirements, and test cases.
  • Can quickly build test sets and/or test runs per build/release.
  • Simple identification of each test case, requirement, test run, build, release, etc.
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Cons
OpenText
  • The integration to Synchronizer is very difficult to implement.
  • The integration to Jira was very hard to get working.
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Inflectra Corporation
  • Training can be difficult to find at times.
  • Basic reporting can become very verbose unless you set lots of filters and parameters.
  • The ability to customize some of the verbiage in the application would help bridge the gap between translating what SpiraTest's testing terminology is and the company culture uses for testing terminology.
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Support Rating
OpenText
Customer support is very good takes minimal time to resolve the issue and always takes feedback seriously to improve the application.
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Inflectra Corporation
As promised during product selection, SpiraPlan support has always been quick and helpful. Replies almost always come back in hours (and often in an hour or two). And SpiraPlan's online tech support maintains all support conversations online so no need to look through emails to try to recall repllies.
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Alternatives Considered
OpenText
Micro Focus ALM Octane use at DaVita goes back beyond my starting with them three years ago. They have used it as part of DevOps as well as for performance measurement of software releases in combo with HP Performance Center (a great combination). Jira is well suited to managing bug reports and development processes with Agile and Scrum, but ALM Octane goes above and beyond that.
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Inflectra Corporation
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Return on Investment
OpenText
  • It's had a very positive impact.
  • Very good customer support as well when required.
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Inflectra Corporation
  • SpiraTest can be improved in terms of its dashboard and reporting. This will be really helpful for the management as well.
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ScreenShots

SpiraTest Screenshots

Screenshot of real-time dashboards.Screenshot of an example of the customizable reporting.Screenshot of requirements management.Screenshot of test management.