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    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

    Tricentis qTest

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ATricentis qTest (formerly QASymphony) provides enterprise-level agile testing tools giving businesses visibility and control needed to ensure application quality in fast-paced development environments. Tricentis and QASymphony merged in summer 2018.

    $1,200

    per year per user

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    Free Trial
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Tricentis
    Chose Tricentis qTest
    Tricentis qTest ranks well among all test management platforms. For smaller teams with less activity or reporting requirements, qTest can be overkill. However, as organizations evolve and become more scrutinized or chaotic, qTest is one of, if not, the best option to ensure all …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tricentis qTest
    All of them offer formidable solutions in the test management realm, but each one caters to different niche and need. qTest distinguishes itself with its deep integration capabilities, especially with Agile and DevOps tools, enabling streamlined CI/CD process. Its modern, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tricentis qTest
    Tricentis was better suited to our processes, tools integration and migration of data from our prior tool set.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tricentis qTest
    We felt like for the feature set and due to the fact it was mid-range on the cost, it was a good choice. It also has some other plugins which we plan to utilize at some point like Tosca.
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    Features
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    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of OpenText ALM Octane and Tricentis qTest
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    Tricentis qTest
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Centralized test management00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Test execution reporting00 Ratings9.237 Ratings
    Defect management00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
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    Usability
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    7.7
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    1.0
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    User Testimonials
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Tricentis
    Tricentis qTest integrates seamlessly with Jira, making it ideal for teams that manage user stories and defects in Jira while keeping test cases and execution in qTest. When paired with automation tools like tosca, Selenium, or WebdriverIO, qTest is excellent for aggregating both manual and automated test results in one place.
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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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    Tricentis
    • Tricentis qTest manages test cases very well and keeps step by step by details of each and every scenarios
    • Tricentis qTest provides all the details related to functionality in a single place which saves time and efforts of QA
    • QA doesnt require much knowledge for test case execution as every details are there in Tricentis qTest test cases which saves the time of knowledge transfer
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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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    Tricentis
    • We can add some more integration features with JIRA so the users can directly mark the test as executed from JIRA itself when functional testing is done.
    • Tricentis qTest can provide some features like sending reminders for retesting if there are failed test cases marked while testing to keep Tricentis qTest up to date.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Tricentis
    This has been a core QA management tool for our organization and integrates well with our other SDLC platforms (Azure DevOps/Jira/Katalon).
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Tricentis
    It successfully balances deep enterprise functionality with a clean and modern interface. One of its strongest points is the intuitive, folder based navigation, which makes organizing test case and cycles feel natural. Learning curve is relatively shallow for the new team members to become productive without extensive onboarding. Also the deep integration with JIRA is a significant boost to its usability.
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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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    Tricentis
    The actual answer is 0. I have never experienced worse support, whether personal or professional
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    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
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    Tricentis
    Again, supporting documentation could have been a lot better
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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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    Tricentis
    All of them offer formidable solutions in the test management realm, but each one caters to different niche and need. qTest distinguishes itself with its deep integration capabilities, especially with Agile and DevOps tools, enabling streamlined CI/CD process. Its modern, user-centric interface contrasts with ALM's more dated appearance and complex setup. While TestRail provides a clean user experience and caters to a broad spectrum of business, qTest's scalability, from SMBs to large enterprises, stands out. PractiTest's cloud-based solution is geared towards mid-sized companies, but qTest's flexibility, advanced analytics, and robust reporting grant teams actionable insights. qTest' approach to a more holistic test management closely aligning with modern software development practices
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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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    Tricentis
    • Integrating qTest in our workflow helped us in 52% reduction in test authoring effort
    • Overall project management and the time calculation for the quality checking of each project can be managed good in qTest
    • It provides full tracability of a single project from the requirements to the defects raised it helps our team a lot
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    Tricentis qTest Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customizable analytics and reports can be shared across the organization - additional read license requiredScreenshot of Centrally manage automated testing and environments, as well as schedule and or kickoff automated testing with any open source or proprietary toolScreenshot of qTest allows for true test case sharing across teams and projects to help standardize and scale knowledge and best practicesScreenshot of qTest integrates in real-time with Jira for full traceability to requirements during Agile test and developmentScreenshot of Build custom, event-driven workflows with any third-party solution, including ChatOps tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams, to streamline testing and drive collaborationScreenshot of Tricentis qTest comes with over 60 out-of-the-box metrics, with drag-and-drop capabilities to build custom dashboards