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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Quali CloudShell

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACloudShell, from Quali headquartered in Austin, is an infrastructure automation solution for cloud, on-premise, or hybrid environments.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
    Quali CloudShellVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Quali CloudShellVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Quali CloudShellVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Quali CloudShellVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    • LaaS
    • IaaS
    • PaaS
    • CRaaS
    • Training
    • DevOps
    • DevSecOps
    • Demo Portals
    • TaaS
    Almost any workflow and any infrastructure are supported.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    • Self service single pane of glass for any workflow and infrastructure
    • Complete lifecycle management of your workflow and infrastructure
    • Vendor agnostic cloud, service, application, appliance support
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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
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    • Requires SME to get the full ROI first year
    • Requires a culture change for Agile Automation
    • Price could be less (not cheap)
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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
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    The tool can automate almost any workflow and infrastructure consumption. It has state of the art develop and support with great online training, online full manual set, and a comprehensive support team and network of SIs/VARS that are very qualified.
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    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    VMware is too hard to use, too expensive to support, and not a full lifecycle tool for workflows and Infrastructure (no support of physical either). AWS or Azure or Google solutions are good if you are only in the cloud and only using their tools. Not good if you have on-prem or non-Cloud based tools/infrastructure. Build it yourself automation frameworks can be good for people with unlimited funds, but they are not the best way to go and missing many capabilities typically.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Quali (QualiSystems Ltd)
    • Our customers have an average ROI of less than 6 months.
    • Our customers renew their maintenance almost 100% of the time.
    • It has allowed us to build specific solutions across many use cases enabling us to profit.
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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
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Quali CloudShell Screenshots

    Screenshot of MODEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS |
Model complex infrastructure and application
environments. Users drag and drop modules to
combine physical and virtual infrastructure, network
connectivity, applications, and cloud interfacesScreenshot of SELF-SERVICE DEPLOYMENT |
One click deployment into sandbox environments.
Publish environment blueprints to a shared self-service
catalog for on-demand access by all your teams
wherever they are.Screenshot of LAB AUTOMATION AS A SERVICE (LAAS) |
Use built-in lab automation and management features like
inventory, reservations, scheduling, role-based access control, conflict resolution, and business intelligence. Easily automate
multiple labs and share them among hundreds or thousands of engineers.