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Helix ALM vs Inflectra SpiraTest comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.5
Helix ALM's customer service is praised for being responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient, aiding users with excellent support and onboarding.
No sentiment score available
Inflectra SpiraTest features responsive support, extensive training materials, and system stability, leading to positive user impressions with minimal issues.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
7.0
Users find Helix ALM slow, unintuitive, with limited reporting, poor integration, and inadequate documentation.
No sentiment score available
Users desire better tool integration, a streamlined interface, enhanced training, improved organization, easier dashboards, and more consistent reporting in SpiraTest.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Helix ALM is praised for its scalability, integration, and stable performance, making it ideal for large, growing teams and projects.
No sentiment score available
Inflectra SpiraTest is scalable, efficient with large datasets, supports multiple projects, and integrates well with third-party tools.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Helix ALM provides scalable, flexible pricing with per-user costs based on modules, and discounts for higher user counts.
No sentiment score available
<p>Inflectra SpiraTest provides cost-effective QA and test management solutions with flexible pricing and volume discounts for larger teams.</p>
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.0
Helix ALM is praised for its robust performance, reliability, and high responsiveness, especially during complex tasks and updates.
No sentiment score available
Inflectra SpiraTest is stable and reliable with low latency but customer support needs improvement, according to user feedback.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
Helix ALM excels in managing requirements, tracking issues, and test management with flexibility, customization, robust traceability, and integration capabilities.
No sentiment score available
Inflectra SpiraTest offers user-friendly features, intuitive UI, easy training, bug identification, and seamless integration, enhancing user adoption.
 

Categories and Ranking

Helix ALM
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
7th
Ranking in Test Management Tools
14th
Average Rating
6.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (18th)
Inflectra SpiraTest
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
10th
Ranking in Test Management Tools
17th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Helix ALM is 2.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Inflectra SpiraTest is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Harold Pogue - PeerSpot reviewer
Helix ALM is insanely configurable, with great traceability, and flexibility
The most valuable features of Helix ALM are traceability and flexibility. One thing that distinguishes Helix ALM from other solutions is that it is a hybrid cloud model. Helix ALM is not a full cloud implementation like Valerian, Jira Jama, or Atlassian, where we just go through a browser onto the cloud. In the case of Helix, we have code that goes on our computer and then that communicates to the cloud. We have the backup and distribution capability of the cloud, but we have code executing on our machine, and we don't need to worry much about speed and internet lag problems.
Jason Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive enough and easy to learn, but in terms of folder organization, it could be better
Inflectra SpiraTest is the new kid on the block compared to Jira and Azure. Still, when I started exploring the tool, I realized that it was no different from other tools I've used in the past, but it all boils down to adaptability because the features would always be more or less the same. I found Inflectra SpiraTest intuitive enough. It's also easy to learn, so this is what I like about it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Helix ALM?
I rate the product price a nine on a one to ten scale, where one is low price and ten is high price.
What needs improvement with Helix ALM?
Helix ALM should be able to integrate with other systems better. Helix ALM should also have an easier user interface, and the solution needs to have drag-and-drop tools included in it.
What do you like most about Inflectra SpiraTest?
I found Inflectra SpiraTest intuitive enough. It's also easy to learn, so this is what I like about it.
What needs improvement with Inflectra SpiraTest?
The folder organization in Inflectra SpiraTest could be better, though I cannot comment whether that is structure-related. Most of what I need would probably be in the tool, but as a test manager, ...
What is your primary use case for Inflectra SpiraTest?
The use case for Inflectra SpiraTest is to report on defects. It's also useful for writing test cases.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

TestTrack
SpiraTest, Spira
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Invision, Softing, CACI, Hunter Industries, ITSO, Itron, EEC, Database Consultants Australia, VirtualScopics, March Networks, WorkForce
- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government
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