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TestRail vs. Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TestRail

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATestRail by Gurock, an IDERA company, is presented as a complete web-based test case management solution to manage, track, and organize your software testing efforts.

    $35

    per month billed annually

    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
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Professional Cloud
    $35
    per month billed annually per user
    Professional Cloud
    $38
    per month per user
    Enterprise Cloud
    $71
    per month billed annually per user
    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
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of TestRail and Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Feature
    TestRail
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized test management7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test execution reporting8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Defect management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
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    Azure DevOps
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Azure DevOps Server
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TestRailVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Idera, Inc.
    The integration with other tools, and their user friendly layout and design. It's very comfortable to use and is way better than other tools with the Automation Testing tools, thanks to the great API that is included. Sometimes the integration with Jira is a little faulty, but the links to that tool usually work well. It could be cool if it had a better following for the bug items that were registered on other tools.
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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.
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    Pros
    Idera, Inc.
    • Managing test plans and test cases
    • Generation of test results
    • Modularised way of storing tests
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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
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    Cons
    Idera, Inc.
    • Outstanding user bugs
    • UI is clunky
    • Things are not where you think they would be
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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
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    Usability
    Idera, Inc.
    As I am a tester, for me I found this tool to be new in terms of everything like the management of tests, plans, releases, reporting,etc. It is overall a good tool for test reporting and can be used for reference in the future. I liked several features of on the go placement of screenshots. Also I feel like the UI , the font, the color combination can be improved
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    Idera, Inc.
    TestRail definitely saves times. I work in a company that consists of several development teams, all of which have different processes. Some of the teams leverage test cases, some do not. I've noticed that the turn around time it takes for me to pick up a ticket, QA it, and then pass/fail/send feedback is much faster when there is a test case created as I'm not reading through ticket description/comments to figure out what needs to be QA'd.
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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
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    Return on Investment
    Idera, Inc.
    • We are able to easily pull reports any time management would like to see them
    • Jira integration makes it easy to attach to stories/defects and save time
    • A quick overview at the system's health as a whole is easy to see from TestRail
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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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