Broadcom Service Virtualization vs OpenText UFT One comparison

The compared Broadcom and OpenText solutions aren't in the same category. Broadcom is ranked #1 in SV , and holds a 34.9% mindshare in the category. OpenText is ranked #2 in FT , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 9.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Service Virtualiza...

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Service Virtualization (1st)

OpenText UFT One

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (2nd), Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), Regression Testing Tools (2nd), API Testing Tools (4th), Test Automation Tools (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Broadcom Service Virtualization is designed for Service Virtualization and holds a mindshare of 34.9%, up 33.1% compared to last year.
OpenText UFT One, on the other hand, focuses on Functional Testing Tools, holds 9.9% mindshare, up 9.5% since last year.

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Service Virtualization Architect at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Feature-rich, easy to configure and set up, and the support is good

We have great support, even though we do not have an enterprise agreement. In terms of stability and scalability, if we have had any issues, we have great support. With support, it depends on the level. If it is level one, you can call. If it is level two, they will issue a support ticket and it will be addressed within 8 to 12 hours. Tier three and tier four is knowledge-based, and you are referred to their portal, and also communities. We can look into it and search for customers with similar issues, and they have detailed solutions. If you are not able to resolve your issue then the support team will assist you with your issue.

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Don Ingerson

QA Automation Engineer at Global Fortune 500 Company

With regularly occurring releases, a QA team member can schedule tests, let the tests run unattended, and then examine the results

With certainty, the best feature of UFT is its compatibility with so many products, tools and technologies. It is a challenge currently to find a single tool on the market besides UFT that will successfully work for so many projects and environments. For example, UFT supports GUI testing of Oracle, PeopleSoft, PowerBuilder, SAP (v7.20), Siebel, Stingray, Terminal Emulator, Putty, and Windows Objects (particularly Dialog Boxes). Furthermore, UFT has the built-in functionality to import Excel input files. For Web browsers, UFT 12.54 supports IE9, IE10, IE11, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome (versions 31.0 to 54.9), Firefox (versions 27.0 to 49.0). Besides GUI testing, UFT supports database testing and API testing (Docker, WSDL, and SOAP). For the first time ever, HP started to expand the testing capabilities of UFT (QTP) beyond Windows beginning with UFT 12.00. A UFT user can now run tests on Web applications on a Safari browser that is running on a remote Mac computer.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The innovation is amazing. CA has continued to add to services that it supports, the transports that it supports, and has built all of the enterprise capabilities into the product as well."

"It is easy to use, has a faster time to market, and provides flexibility."

"You can create virtual services from a live recording or convert raw traffic into request/response pairs."

"The ability to do parallel development and testing reduces our costs for duplicating environments, improving the productivity of our developers, and bringing products faster to market."

"Helps us to remove barriers that we have with dependencies on services that we don't own, or services that don't even exist yet."

"We have had developers produce code later than we wanted to, but we've had some other stuff that was dependent on that. So what we were able to do was virtualize these assets and then go forward with our developer and not have to wait for these additional services to be available."

"Easy to understand ways of creating stubs."

"You can have a lot of different people with different technologies use the tool, without any programming experience at all, all the way up to people who can program. And then, the more technical that you are, the more programming you have, the more you're able to customize the tool."

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"I find UFT One to be very good for thick clients, which are non-browser applications."

"On a scale of one to ten, I would give OpenText UFT One a 10 because it is a reliable product, it works, it's as good or better than similar solutions especially because you get technical support from real people. Additionally, upgrades are always provided on a consistent basis."

"UFT provides object identification, which is one of the easiest to use."

"The scalability of Micro Focus UFT One is good."

"It is a stable solution."

"Has improved our organization by allowing us to obtain fast, detailed information about the behavior of our products and to supply this to the customer, enabling us to work together without the need for special programming knowledge."

"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus UFT One is you are able to use it with many other technologies. I have not had an instance where the solution was not able to automate or execute automation. I was able to use COBOL to manage some automation."

"It's easy to use for beginners and non-technical people."

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Cons

"DevTest is pretty massive. It's hard to tell what different parts of it can be used to do different things. They should modulize it more."

"Needs some additional lightweight, portable elements."

"CA actually releases a new version every year. We had issues with the upgrade prior to the latest one."

"I would like to have more flexibility towards the mainframe virtualization and also in JDBC virtualization."

"I would rate the tech support a nine out of ten. They need more knowledge about the connectivity to DevOps orchestration."

"The workstation component has a very out-dated UI and is in dire need of a facelift."

"UI should be more user friendly: better usability, more testing oriented."

"I'd like to see more of the newer technologies included in there, looking mainly from a mobile perspective, possibly, so you can virtualize some of the aspects that we're going to be doing for mobile testing."

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"The scripting language could be improved. They're currently using Visual Basic, but I think that people need something more advanced, like Python or Java."

"Scripting has become more complex from a maintenance standpoint to support additional browsers."

"The product doesn't provide free training for the basic features."

"I would want to see a significant improvement in the tool's features. The most significant enhancements are support for panel execution and integration with DevSecOps."

"I am not sure if they have a vision of how they want to position the leads in the market, because if you look at Tosca, Tosca is one of the automation tools that have a strategy, and it recently updated its strategy with SAP. They are positioning them as a type of continuous testing automation tool. And if you notice Worksoft, particularly the one tool for your enterprise application, your Worksoft is positioning. I am not sure if Micro Focus UFT has a solid strategy in place. They must differentiate themselves so that people recognize Micro Focus UFT for that reason."

"I would like to have detailed description provided to test the cloud-based applications."

"They should include AI-based testing features."

"There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to friction-free continuous testing across the software life cycle, as a local installation is required to run UFT."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are additional fees for advanced-level technical support."

"There is a yearly licensing cost, and I would give it a four out of five."

"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."

"I don't have the exact dollar amount, but we have spent close to $1,000,000 for a three-year agreement, for an enterprise level."

"Compared to other products, the solution is very expensive."

"The price is only $3,000. I don't know how many QA analysts you would have in any given company. Probably no more than five or 10. So if it's a large corporation, it can easily afford $15,000 to $25,000. I don't see that being an issue."

"The pricing fee is good. If someone makes use of the solution once a day for a half hour then the fee will be more expensive. For continuous use and application of the solution to different use cases, the fee is average."

"The licensing and pricing model is confusing."

"The pricing of the product is an issue."

"The price is reasonable."

"OpenText UFT One is a very expensive solution."

"The way the pricing model works is that you pay a whole boatload year one. Then, every year after, it is around half or less. Because instead of paying for the new product, you are just paying for the support and maintenance of it. That is probably one of the biggest things that I hear from most people, even at conferences, "Yeah, I would love to use UFT One, but we don't have a budget for it.""

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

41%

Computer Software Company

15%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Energy/Utilities Company

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How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?

We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus UFT One?

My company has not had an issue with OpenText UFT One since we have been using it for the past three to four years.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?

The user interface could be improved.

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ITKO LISA, CA LISA, CA Service Virtualization

Micro Focus UFT One, UFT (QTP), Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro, QuickTest Professional, HPE UFT (QTP)

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Overview

Broadcom Service Virtualization offers a robust platform for isolating test environments by virtualizing dependent services, including fragile or in-development services. It’s a versatile tool widely used for API testing, virtual data creation, API marking from web servers, and supporting performance testing.

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Users find Broadcom Service Virtualization incredibly efficient for creating and deploying virtual services as Docker containers that integrate seamlessly within Jenkins build pipelines, allowing isolated testing to occur without disturbing unrelated services. Features like IBM MQ service creation through recording simplify usage, even for those with limited development experience. Its support for TCP/IP protocol virtualization broadens its applicability, especially in specialized scenarios like terminal insurance. However, the solution does come with areas needing updates, such as outdated workstation components, integration of fragmented web applications, and a steep learning curve. Challenges also exist in stability, performance, and cost-related factors, particularly for performance testing. Users have called for improved flexibility in mainframe and JDBC virtualization, with a preference for enhancing existing functionalities over developing new features.

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**What are the most important features?**\n
- **API Testing and Virtual Data Creation:** Helps users perform comprehensive API tests and create virtual test data efficiently.\n
- **Docker Container Deployment:** Enables users to deploy virtual services as Docker containers, ensuring easy integration within CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins.\n
- **TCP/IP Protocol Virtualization:** Provides unique capabilities in virtualizing TCP/IP protocols, essential for specialized industries.\n
- **IBM MQ Service Recording:** Simplifies the creation of MQ services, making it accessible even to those with limited coding experience.\n
- **Performance Testing Support:** Handles heavy performance loads, critical for high-demand environments.

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**What benefits should users look for in reviews?**\n
- **Cost Efficiency:** Reduces costs by minimizing delays and expenses related to dependent service development.\n
- **Scalability and Performance:** Capable of handling performance loads up to 2000 to 3000 GPS.\n
- **Flexibility in Testing:** Offers flexibility in performing isolated tests without disrupting unrelated services.\n
- **Ease of Integration:** Simple integration within CI/CD pipelines, enhancing workflow efficiency.\n
- **Comprehensive Support:** Includes various tools for virtual service creation, even for those with limited technical skills.

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Broadcom Service Virtualization finds significant usage in industries necessitating complex testing environments, such as insurance, where it aids in third-party API virtualization and TCP/IP protocol virtualization. By creating isolated test environments, companies can reduce costs and delays and efficiently manage high-performance loads, ensuring a streamlined development process.

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Sample Customers

Union Bank, Swisscom, Autotrader, KPN, ING Bank, Best Buy, American Family Insurance, TESCO, Telefonica, Molina Healthcare, California DMV, Aktia, City Index, Con-way, DirecTV, GRU Airport, Liquidnet, NAB, Nordstrom, T-Mobile, TIM Brasil,

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