Tricentis qTest

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Tricentis qTest

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What is Tricentis qTest?

Tricentis 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.

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Test execution reporting
Comprehensive reporting on which tests have been run and pass/fail
Category average: 8.6
Manage test hosts and schedules
Ease of setup of automated tests and test schedules
Category average: 8.3
Centralized test management
Ability to manages both manual and automated tests from a centralized location
Category average: 8.7

Defect management
Ability to automatically log defects and link them to failed tests, and report defect resolution progress
Category average: 8
Map tests to user stories
Provide visibility into user story test coverage
Category average: 8

Calum Craig View profile

Senior Test Engineer in Information Technology at Tesco Bank (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Tricentis qTest as our main testing tool - covering both manual and automated tests. It is connected to our corporate Jira set up so we can easily import tickets as requirements for test cases and build up from there.
To be perfectly honest, I view test tools as a necessary evil and with that caveat I would say that Tricentis qTest is one of the better ones I have used.
It keeps things fairly simple: we create test cycles, spin off execution runs (repeated if needed) and do our testing. I can raise defects straight from the execution window and these again are integrated with Jira which makes life easier, no need for duplication of effort. We attach all our test evidence and we're done.
I recently coordinated the regression testing for our mobile app release and the Tricentis qTest dashboard gave me a simple visual update on progress I could share with our stakeholders.

Pros

Jira integration
Raising defects
Creating test execution runs

Cons

I feel the UI is kind of clunky
Finding requirements can be challenging

Other Software Used

Atlassian Jira, Docker, Microsoft 365

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Tricentis qTest to organize and track our testing work. It helps us create test cases, run tests, log defects, and generate reports—all in one place. It connects with Jira and our CI/CD pipeline, making it easy to sync with development.

Before qTest, we struggled with scattered test data and slow reporting. Now, we have clear dashboards to track progress and make better decisions. It works for both manual and automated testing, saving us time.

Our team uses it for functional, regression, and API testing. It fits well with Agile and DevOps, helping us deliver faster.

Pros

Test Case Management & Reusability
Real-Time Dashboards & Reporting

Cons

Steeper Learning Curve

Return on Investment

30% Faster Releases
25% Fewer Escaped Defects

Other Software Used

Postman, Selenium, Jenkins

Usability

Verified User

Manager in Quality Assurance (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

At my former company, we used Tricentis qTest as a repository for our manual test cases. That is because we preferred to hand-code our automation test cases using Ruby and Cucumber. When it was time for Regression, we divided up the manual test cases among the entire Engineering organization because there were so many.

Pros

Tricentis qTest is very good at organizing the test cases with a parent/child relationship using a tree menu.
The product utilizes modules and folders well to help users find their test cases.
The product makes it easy to find statistics related to pass/fail.

Cons

Make it easier to delete old users from the licensing list.
It is difficult to trace the history of a test when going between projects.
Allow an admin to easily group tests according to their pass/fail/incomplete status so that they can be followed up on.

Return on Investment

In comparison to other Testing tools, Tricentis qTest was the most expensive.
We were able to quickly bring international users up to speed on how to use the tool.
The ability to clone a project rather than create a new one from scratch was a valuable time saver.

Alternatives Considered

TestRail

Other Software Used

Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Trello

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use a Tricentis qTest for both project management and also include defect management end to end and use this for complete test management in the current migration projects

Pros

Test management
Test execution
Defect management
Export test results

Cons

Complete project management with spring board
Kanban support for proj management
Easy integration with automation tools
Simple test execution result and attachments exports so it can be shared across wider audience

Return on Investment

More customisation options
Less report generation/ graph reporting capabilities
Robust test management
Improved user experience with easy navigation
Having bigger button to perform different functions and easy navigation between different tabs- test design, test execution etc.

Alternatives Considered

Rally Software

Other Software Used

IntelliJ IDEA, Perfecto by Perforce, Rally Software

Usability

Verified User

Manager in Quality Assurance (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Tricentis qTest to maintain test requirements, test cases and track test execution status. It's ability to integrate with Rally is very helpful as we can link defects to the test cases while execution. This is being used from System testing till system integration testing and makes different testing phases easy to manage.

Pros

Providing well defined structure to maintain requirements and test cases
Easy to manage and track test execution cycles
Integration with Rally allows linking defects with test cases

Cons

The different sub sections during test execution , with option to create test cycle etc, sometimes feel redundant. Every team used it differently. Is there can be a standard structure during test execution, that will help