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CucumberStudio vs TestRail comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (24th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (11th)
TestRail
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. CucumberStudio is designed for Rapid Application Development Software and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
TestRail, on the other hand, focuses on Test Management Tools, holds 7.3% mindshare, down 12.2% since last year.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CucumberStudio0.6%
Microsoft Power Apps9.0%
ServiceNow6.2%
Other84.2%
Rapid Application Development Software
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TestRail7.3%
OpenText Application Quality Management8.2%
Tricentis qTest7.8%
Other76.7%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Manager in Quality and Processes at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Action words streamline test case management and boost integration with project tools
The most valuable feature of CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios. Moreover, CucumberStudio's support for code integrations and API calls is excellent. The platform provides the benefit of unlimited read-only accounts, enabling various roles like engineers and product managers to review test cases and results. The structure of CucumberStudio is also commendable, as it supports BDD style Gherkin syntax, which is useful for our test management processes.
ChristineAnderssen - PeerSpot reviewer
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Provides quick test management for agile workflows but lacks customization for reporting and dashboards
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexibility. I'm talking about the old version of ALM, the desktop client, which I used when it was still Micro Focus ALM. It has a tremendous ability to generate different types of reports. You can build different graphs, have Word document format, Excel format, or write your own Excel queries and incorporate that into your own reporting. TestRail has one type of format. If you want to generate a test summary report, there is basically only one format that you can use. You can't add your own components. You can choose which portions of your test results you want to include by selecting certain sections, but you don't have freedom to add and remove sections yourself. It's predefined and all that you can do is just take out the ones that you don't want. It is usable, but it's not tailorable, it's not configurable, it just gives you the bare minimum. It depends on what you use the tool for. If you want to use TestRail for enterprise-level waterfall projects with traditional reporting and a lot of analytics, it's not good enough because the analytics, dashboards, and reporting are not really there. However, if you use it for agile and you want quick and easy with very simple functionality, then it's very good because it's simple to use. For agile use cases, it's great and you don't need more than that. But if you are looking for an enterprise tool or waterfall project with large programs, even the enterprise version is not sufficient. There's no significant difference from the basic version. The only thing that you really get is the ability to have multiple project reporting, but the reporting itself is limited. There are no configurable dashboards. You can report across multiple projects, which is great, but the type of reports that you can run are limited to the current set of built-in reports. That's not good enough for enterprise level with multiple project and large programs. You want multiple reports across multiple projects and you want the tailorability and configurability of having dashboards and analytics, which TestRail is weak on for the enterprise level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Integration with automation frameworks, keywords, and tags allows for saving time writing test cases and implementing automation."
"Hiptest is a great test management tool for agile teams."
"The most valuable feature is the re-usability of action words."
"Using HipTest makes the testing process easy and its support for Behavior Driven Development helps align all the team members, whether technical or non-technical."
"Hiptest allowed us to clean up our test campaigns and standardize the way we write test cases and structure our BDD approach."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"The solution is stable."
"Scenarios, since is a really easy way to create and control your test cases."
"From a testing perspective, the management is awesome, as I am able to do testing and then add the reporting and the evidence."
"The most valuable features of TestRail by Gurock are the user experience, it's very easy to learn. There is no learning curve needed to work on projects and manage the test cases, it is easy. Exporting and importing are simple."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility, ease of use for writing new test cases, the test plans, and the composition."
"The functionality and the usage, and usability of TestRail is much better than any other product."
"The most valuable features are the reporting in the dashboard and the general way in which we can create test runs is helpful."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any issues with it."
"The ability to time test runs gives the tester the ability to compare calculated times to actual times it takes for a test case to run."
 

Cons

"I would like to see better customer support."
"The reporting and metrics can be improved. E.g.: If we wanted to have metrics across all projects."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"More tutorials and examples."
"Better prediction of text."
"I do see room for lots of improvement in it. In terms of usability, duplication with test cases and constant creation of projects isn't easy. There is also too much API integration into automation tools, which is not there in ALM with UFT. Instead of setting it up as a project and using it, we set it up as a system for usability. It also lacks in the traceability aspect. For traceability, you need to use the JIRA plugin and drag traceability on JIRA, but the functionality is still quite limited. The biggest gap is mainframe testing. It would be good if I could start with mainframe testing. Manual granting of access is another issue. There is no API that I could use with another system where it is automated. There is an API for loading somebody to a project but not for adding to the application."
"It would be nice if they would add an export to Word."
"There are a number of improvements that have been requested. While I don't have a list of these requests available, many can be found on Gurock's forum."
"It's not easy to create a custom report. It's not straightforward. A good improvement would be if there was a way to report and create a custom report without using a plugin or scripting language."
"TestRail by Gurock could improve by adding a defect management module tool."
"I would not recommend this solution."
"TestRail's user interface is not great. When you use it for the first time, you will be very uncomfortable and not know how to create test cases. It doesn't have a field for preconditions and post-conditions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is definitely not more. If they introduce automation, they can charge more."
"The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features."
"Pricing for small teams seems correct with respect to competitors."
"The product is not much expensive."
"Use TestRail Cloud (online TR hosted server) and don't worry about maintenance or scalability. It saves a lot of cash and time."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
"My advice to others is to shop around for the best deal. Some options out there are free in cyberspace."
"Negotiate the best deal you can."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
25%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Transportation Company
8%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?
CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...
What is your primary use case for Hiptest?
I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...
What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?
For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TestRail by Gurock?
Pricing is reasonable for TestRail. It offers good value for money.
What needs improvement with TestRail by Gurock?
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexib...
What is your primary use case for TestRail by Gurock?
I'm running an agile release train and we use TestRail for agile testing, mostly for manual testing, to keep track of test statuses. We link it directly to our user stories and execute our test cas...
 

Also Known As

Hiptest
TestRail by Gurock
 

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