OpenText ALM Octane Reviews

Name: OpenText ALM Octane
Brand: OpenText
Rating: 4.1 (40 reviews)

4.1 out of 5

40 reviews
92% willing to recommend

687 followers

What is OpenText ALM Octane?

OpenText ALM Octane helps organizations implement a “quality everywhere” approach and improve Agile and DevOps development and testing processes to improve the flow of work across the software delivery value stream. You can tightly align quality efforts from development to release, employ a broad range of tests anchored by automation, and continuously monitor and improve for increased throughput. OpenText fosters an open approach so that quality is visible, traceable, and continuously improved. By synchronizing quality and testing with Agile and DevOps processes, risks are mitigated early in the software delivery value stream – speeding the way for faster delivery and improved customer satisfaction.

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OpenText ALM Octane is the #8 ranked solution in top Application Lifecycle Management Suites and top Enterprise Agile Planning Tools. PeerSpot users give OpenText ALM Octane an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 40 most recent OpenText ALM Octane reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.0. OpenText ALM Octane is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure DevOps: OpenText ALM Octane vs Microsoft Azure DevOps. OpenText ALM Octane is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 77% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 28% of all views.

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Featured reviews

Raghunathan Govindarajapuram

Principal at Infosys

The number of individuals participating in the deployment process varies. Our company provides testing services, employs 34,000 individuals, and many of our clients utilize Micro Focus ALM Octane. This implies that many people use this tool, after considering 34,000 end-users from our company's end who are using Micro Focus ALM Octane. For deployment, the number of required tech engineers depends on the size of the project. For installation, one or two people may suffice. However, for usage, there will be many others who need to use it. The tool itself does not require any maintenance. However, it may require customization based on the specific needs of each customer. Workflows may need to be customized to meet the unique requirements of each customer. It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Vindy Yonathan

Assistant QA Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I have familiarity with Micro Focus ALM Octane because I'm currently using it. I'm using the latest version of the solution. As it's only been a month since Micro Focus ALM Octane was implemented, only three people use it within my company, in particular, administrators and engineers. For the deployment and maintenance of Micro Focus ALM Octane, one experienced person is sufficient. My company has plans to expand Micro Focus ALM Octane usage. I'm still not sure if I'd recommend Micro Focus ALM Octane to others because I'm still exploring it. I'm rating Micro Focus ALM Octane as seven out of ten because other products have better integration with open-source solutions versus Micro Focus ALM Octane. I'm a customer of Micro Focus ALM Octane.

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Steve-Roberts

Manager at MFGS, Inc.

I have experience with technical support. For secure clients in the US, domestic in-country support is outstanding. If you're just doing the regular follow the sun, there could be issues with support availability. However, if you use premium in-country support, you won’t have issues. The product management and the Go Octane support, which is the migration to Octane, which is not an in-country that is now going and leveraging the Go Octane team is also outstanding. I'm working with them right now with my customers to migrate from their Al Octane. They're right on target, with a lot of cool exposure. Clients have been satisfied.

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OpenText ALM Octane mindshare

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As of December 2024, the mindshare of OpenText ALM Octane in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category stands at 6.3%, up from 5.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites

PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites	Dec 26, 2024	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Dec 26, 2024	Download
Comparison	OpenText ALM Octane vs Jira	Dec 26, 2024	Download
Comparison	OpenText ALM Octane vs Microsoft Azure DevOps	Dec 26, 2024	Download
Comparison	OpenText ALM Octane vs Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)	Dec 26, 2024	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Microsoft Azure DevOps	4.1	21.0%	95%	130 interviews Add to research
Jira	4.1	23.7%	91%	274 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"It is a very scalable solution."
"The integration capability of ALM Octane was very straightforward. We had a supporting team, and they provided us with detailed documentation."
"The platform's most valuable feature is pipeline integration or continuous integration services."

Room for Improvement

"The tool's price is high, making it an area where improvement is high."
"Promoting it more could help a lot of projects."
"The product's requirements management feature needs enhancement in terms of functionality."

ROI

Pricing

"The tool's price is extremely high."
"The product is highly priced compared to other tools."
"I would say that it is an affordable product. There is an annual service fee, which is one of the additional payments to be made apart from the standard licensing costs attached to the solution."

Popular Use Cases

Organizations primarily use OpenText ALM Octane for application lifecycle management, emphasizing Agile methodologies. It manages requirements, backlog, testing, and defect management across numerous applications. It supports test automation with tools like Jenkins and IntelliJ, integrating behavior-driven development approaches. Usage includes managing Agile and Waterfall projects, as well as integration testing for software components. OpenText ALM Octane serves as a centralized platform for requirements, testing, and defect tracking, offering unified test management and quality assurance capabilities.

Service and Support

Deployment

Scalability

Stability

Users find OpenText ALM Octane highly reliable, experiencing minimal issues. It has demonstrated consistent performance, with regular enhancements and swift updates. Most users are early adopters who have reported few significant problems and appreciate the ongoing improvements. Some minor glitches have been noted, such as integration challenges and interface quirks, but support has been responsive. Performance for a small number of users is consistently high, and users rate its dependability positively, often as eight or nine out of ten.

These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.

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Financial Services Firm

28%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Learn more about OpenText ALM Octane

ALM Octane facilitates a tailored and scalable approach for large enterprises. You can deploy your way and minimize infrastructure needs with deployment options spanning on-premises, SaaS, and public cloud (Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Marketplaces). Similarly, various licensing options can tailor the features to meet specific needs with support for thousands of concurrent users in geographically disperse locations.

OpenText ALM Octane was previously known as Micro Focus ALM Octane, Micro Focus Octane.