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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Zephyr Scale

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATM4j is a test management application for Jira, developed by Jira solutions specialist Adaptavist, acquired and now supported by SmartBear since March 2020.

    $4.55

    per month per user

    SpiraTest

    Score8 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
    Zephyr ScaleSpiraTest
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud
    $43.66
    per month per concurrent user
    Download
    $423.66
    per year per concurrent user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zephyr ScaleSpiraTest
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFree up to 10 users, $4.55/user/month after that. It gets cheaper as you scale.Discount available for annual billing on Cloud solution. 3 concurrent user minimum. Volume concurrent user discount available.
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    Features
    Zephyr ScaleSpiraTest
    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of Zephyr Scale and SpiraTest
    Feature
    Zephyr Scale
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SpiraTest
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Centralized test management8.01 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories8.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Test execution reporting8.01 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Defect management7.01 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Zephyr ScaleSpiraTest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zephyr ScaleSpiraTest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SmartBear
    Jira and Confluence are widely implemented in organizations of various industries so incorporating Zephyr Scale is a very seamless method of adding scalable testing management. Testing visibility and end to end traceability is possible and integrates in Jira. Developers and engineers are able to take advantage of the built-in reports and statistics and even automate testing. The value is greatly reduced for organizations that do not already implement Jira and Confluence as the native integrated compatibility is much of the value
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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
    SmartBear
    • Scalable and compatible with Jira & Confluence
    • Improves testing visibility, data analysis, collaboration with reports & gadgets
    • Easy to retrospectively trace testing with change history
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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
    SmartBear
    • Not as valuable if not already using Jira or Confluence
    • Can be overlooked if the user does not set automation
    • Needs better first time tutorials
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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
    SmartBear
    No answers on this topic
    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
    SmartBear
    Zephyr scale is easier to work with and more seamlessly used because it is natively integrated with Jira and Confluence. TestRail cannot provide the same scalable experience and is rather dated and limited in capability. Developers rather use tools that are compatible with each other, and Zephyr scale offers that
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    Inflectra Corporation
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    Return on Investment
    SmartBear
    • Dozens of added testing capability via integrated gadgets
    • Reduced testing and tracking time
    • Faster and clearer testing operations awareness
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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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    Screenshot of real-time dashboards.Screenshot of an example of the customizable reporting.Screenshot of requirements management.Screenshot of test management.