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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText ALM Octane

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AOpenText™ 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

    TechExcel DevSuite

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ATechExcel in Lafayette, California offers DevSuite, an application lifecycle management (ALM) platform.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    OpenText ALM OctaneTechExcel DevSuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    OpenText ALM OctaneTechExcel DevSuite
    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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    TechExcel
    DevSuite helps us as a company collaborate on how to best manage the requirements and specifications of a technical design. It allows us to create, organize, manage and visualize requirements and specifications, so everyone has access to the same information and is able to use version control to make things easier.
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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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    TechExcel
    • Building apps.
    • Development.
    • Project management.
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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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    TechExcel
    • Collaboration.
    • Functionality.
    • Ease of use.
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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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    TechExcel
    I'd say it offers pretty much all of the functionality that we need, including scrum, talk mgmt, multiple workflows, full audits, MS Office integration, and many other things. We really can't complain, as it's doing basically exactly what we were promised it would. Pricing is fair and has not gone up.
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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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    TechExcel
    We were given a really good recommendation from a trusted partner on the implementation and use of this tool, so while we looked at other solutions like Microfocus and Inflectra, but we were pretty convinced we would go with DevSuite from pretty early on in the selection process. We knew it would accomplish what we needed it to, and the price was quite fair.
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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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    TechExcel
    • Scalability.
    • Planning and organization.
    • Development.
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