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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Visual Studio Test Professional

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAn add-on for the Visual Studio IDE, Visual Studio Test Professional subscription helps teams drive quality and speed. It includes test case management and collaboration features that streamline quality control and support continuous delivery.

    $2,169

    for the first year (renews at $869)

    Pricing
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Considered Both Products
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
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    Features
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of Tricentis qTest and Visual Studio Test Professional
    Feature
    Tricentis qTest
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Visual Studio Test Professional
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized test management8.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules8.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test execution reporting9.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Defect management7.932 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (40 ratings)
    7.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tricentis qTestVisual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Microsoft
    It would be well suited if we used it with Azure DevOps as we can effortlessly integrate the test cases and even stories or tasks to stay on track with our work. Those test cases can even be reused across multiple projects. Using any other third-party tools, such as Jira, can be less appropriate, as it's not a Microsoft tool, and its capabilities will be limited.
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    Pros
    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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    Microsoft
    • Availability of the desktop client or the web interface. The web interface being the favorite and providing a better experience.
    • It enables you to write unit tests with so much ease.
    • Allows the recording and repeating of manual tests
    • It can be set up for collaboration.
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    Cons
    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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    Microsoft
    • The user community of the Visual Studio Test product is weak. For instant problems with this product, it is necessary to quickly reach the source of the error.
    • Licence fees need to be more reasonable. License prices need to be reduced so that they can easily compete with free testing tools.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Tricentis
    This has been a core QA management tool for our organization and integrates well with our other SDLC platforms (Azure DevOps/Jira/Katalon).
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    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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    Microsoft
    It is very usable if you are familiar with Visual Studio to begin with. If you are new to the interface, it can be a long ramp up period for Testers not used to the GUI. There is always the web option which seems to be more intuitive for many Testers.
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    Support Rating
    Tricentis
    The actual answer is 0. I have never experienced worse support, whether personal or professional
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    Microsoft
    Visual Studio Test Professional is backed up by the full support of the Microsoft Corporation. That means twenty-four/seven customer support by quality, highly-trained professionals who understand every possible issue that you have experienced before. They are nice, efficient, and highly professional. I recommend them.
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    Implementation Rating
    Tricentis
    Again, supporting documentation could have been a lot better
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Microsoft
    The visual Studio Test tool is faster than other tools. Since the development and testing processes are in one tool, it is more profitable in terms of cost. It is more inconvenient to write a test case in DevOps.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Microsoft
    • One of the positive ROIs of Visual Studios is the fact that it makes producing our work at a quick rate, things like Intellisense make our work get produced at a much higher rate which is good for our return of investment.
    • Testing by the developers has increased by 23%, we now take the time to actually test our product before we send it to our QA people.
    • I am not aware of any negative ROI aspects to our company that have been found.
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    ScreenShots

    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