Inflectra SpiraTest vs Microsoft Azure DevOps comparison

The compared Inflectra and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Inflectra is ranked #17 in TMT , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 0.9% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #2 in ALM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 21.8% mindshare. Additionally, 76% of Inflectra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Inflectra SpiraTest

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76% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Inflectra SpiraTest

Average Rating

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Requirements Management (10th), Test Management Tools (17th)

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

130

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (2nd), Release Automation (1st), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Inflectra SpiraTest is designed for Test Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 0.9%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Microsoft Azure DevOps, on the other hand, focuses on Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites, holds 21.8% mindshare, down 26.5% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Jason Lopez

Test Manager at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 6, 2023

Intuitive enough and easy to learn, but in terms of folder organization, it could be better

The use case for Inflectra SpiraTest is to report on defects. It's also useful for writing test cases 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,…

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Akshat Prakash

Consultant at BP

Apr 10, 2024

Allows us to deploy code to production without releasing certain features immediately and agile project management capabilities offer resource-leveling

My company has experienced benefits from using it or from recent updates in Azure Pipelines. For instance, we can manage different code versions from the same repository across different environments. We also use feature flags; the code is deployed, but the feature can be made visible to the end user at a later time. Additionally, as part of the deployment, we integrate automated and regression testing, which stops the deployment if testing fails, thus preventing regression bugs. This saves time and increases productivity by reducing the need for manual testing. Lastly, it integrates with the project management aspects, allowing us to link code deployments with project milestones. Azure DevOps supported our shift towards DevOps culture or practices. We shifted to the cloud environment and started migrating from our data centers about eight or nine years back. It has been a long journey. However, we have used Azure DevOps for almost five to six years in every project. We also use automation testing in Azure, so we have an integrated test suite that allows us to perform functional and regression testing effectively via the Azure DevOps system.

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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

"Inflectra SpiraTest has a lot of functionality, which is good."

"We were able to add a step-by-step procedure for someone to follow to assist in testing."

"The reporting functionality helps vendors and technical resources identify bugs and issues that need to be addressed. The simple dashboard-style home page makes training end-user testers simple and straightforward. The actual testing UI is VERY straightforward and very intuitive for the end-users that test the system since very often we pull from business and operational users to help test new systems."

"The user-friendly features are the most valuable. For example, migration of requirements and migration of test cases and the creation of traceability. You have various reports that you need. The plug-ins that are available to connect with the other tools."

"The features of this product most valuable to me were the test case management and the visual status, by which it was displayed."

"I found Inflectra SpiraTest intuitive enough. It's also easy to learn, so this is what I like about it."

"The ability to reuse test cases already used across projects is the most valuable feature of this solution. We don't need to create new ones."

"The most valuable feature is the complete integration between test cases, pipelines, and issue management."

"It is stable. I like Azure a lot. All our guys are Microsoft certified."

"My first impression of DevOps, after using Jira, is that it has a much better, more intuitive, and more user-friendly interface."

"Microsoft Azure DevOps integrates well with other components, such as Synapse, which is a data warehouse tool of Azure. It is a framework platform for BI and integrated with other tools, such as Power BI."

"The most valuable feature is automation with version control."

"My team likes the integration that Microsoft Azure DevOps has with GitHub and Microsoft Teams. The solution is well integrated with other Microsoft tools in one place, it is very good."

"It's got something that you won't find in other products."

"The product is easy to use and very stable."

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Cons

"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, I need to be able to create dashboards and reports easily."

"It should develop integration with JIRA. We have some complexities which caused us not to decide to integrate it with our JIRA, like synchronous data."

"Two areas that can stand improvement: integration with third party products and making it more intuitive."

"Migrating is not very easy. It depends on the organization, how efficient and effective the decision-making process is. The plug-ins should be easier and more integrated rather than the user trying to integrate the tools which are more popular, like Jira et al."

"The user interface is slightly complicated and not very consistent. It could be more user friendly."

"Being able to add scripting for testing can and does save a lot of time. When you are able to just ‘run’ a test case rather than manually add it and run it."

"The UI for managing test cases, test sets, test runs could be a little more integrated, currently, these feel disjointed at times and confusing. Also, the test steps page needs to display the test steps closer to the top of the UI so as to not have to scroll down to find."

"The portfolio is one area where DevOps has room for improvement. Built-in reporting and visualization also could be better. We're using Power BI and Tableau to compile more complex reports and dashboards. Azure DevOps has some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities, but they're very simple. It's usually okay on the team level, but if you have to run a complex report, it's difficult and insufficient, so we use Power BI as an extension."

"I would like to see a bit more project tracking."

"The solution should have fewer updates."

"More features can be included."

"Testing is very important. Microsoft Azure DevOps tests very well. However, DevOps teams need to be aware of what they are impacting when someone updates anything on the system."

"The solution can be improved by having better integration with other cloud platforms."

"They have brought a lot of new collaboration features in the latest version. We haven't used those features, but they should continue to expand it more on the collaboration front so that two developers can look at the code and work at the same time. It will be helpful for working from home."

"Improving the metrics that are readily available on the dashboard would be very helpful."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing was excellent. I would recommend the enterprise solution."

"I Googled the pricing for Inflectra SpiraTest, and it's about $4,000 annually."

"The licensing costs are reasonable."

"The cost is quite affordable."

"As the cost structure is per user, I would recommend paying the cost structure based on the amount of data you use rather than the number of users."

"There is a license for this solution."

"The price of this solution is fair."

"There are other solutions available that are open source and free, such as GitLab."

"For Microsoft, it can get expensive when you need heavy-duty machines."

"The reason that customers are going to the cloud is that it provides the ability to reduce the license cost. For example, when purchasing Office 365 it is bundled with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and many other applications. In the past, purchasing a license was approximately $600. Today it's only $35 or $45 per customer, per client, or per user, plus the storage. It's less expensive for companies today, to use something, such as Microsoft Azure DevOps, and provide the software to all the employees needing a license. It's better to go with the cloud than just to buy the licenses by themselves."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

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.

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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, ...

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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.

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Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?

Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...

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Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?

TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure DevOps?

Valuable features for project management and tracking in Azure DevOps include a portal displaying test results, check-in/check-out activity, and developer/tester productivity.

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Also Known As

SpiraTest, Spira

Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps

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Overview

SpiraTest is an integrated Requirements and Quality Management solution that manages your project's Requirements, Test Cases, Releases, Defects and Issues in one environment, with complete traceability throughout. After defining your project's requirements, you generate the test cases and test steps that validate the functionality. The test execution modules allows users to run through the tests, logging defects/issues as they go. SpiraTest is Fully Web-Based. Free 30-Day Trial.

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a cloud service that enables developers to collaborate on code development projects and create and deploy applications quicker than ever before. The service helps unite developers, project managers, and software development experts through a collaborative experience while using the application. For the users' convenience, Azure DevOps offers the user cloud services through Azure DevOps Services or an on-premises service using Azure DevOps Server. In addition, it supports integration with additional services and adding extensions, including the ability for the user to create their own custom extensions.

Azure DevOps provides a variety of unified features that can be accessed through their web browser or IDE client, such as:

Azure Pipelines - Develop and deploy services to support ongoing application integration and delivery. Azure pipelines, which work with almost every project type and most languages, will automatically test code projects in order to make them available to others.
Azure Artifacts - Share packages and integrate package sharing between teams. Packages include NuGet, npm, and Maven, in addition to other private and public sources. Developers can now share and consume packages with other developers from different public registries.
Azure Repos - Offers source control of your code through Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) or Git repositories. Developers can now keep track of any changes that are made in their code over the course of their project.
Azure Test Plans - Offers continuous and manual/exploratory app testing through several tools. Test Suites, or a collection of Test Cases, are grouped together in a container called a Test Plan.
Azure Boards - Provides a suite of Agile tools to track work, support planning, code defects, and general issues while using Kanban and Scrum software. Teams are in need of tools that are flexible and will help them grow. Azure Boards is a service that helps developers manage their software projects.

Benefits of Microsoft Azure DevOps

Microsoft Azure DevOps offers many benefits, including:

A quick setup and easy deployment
An elastic scale
Exceptional security
No-maintenance operations
Effortless collaboration through domains
The ability to create and deploy products faster than traditional software

Reviews from Real Users

Microsoft Azure DevOps stands out among its competitors for a variety of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to forecast how long each task will take and the ability for users to follow the entire development process.

PeerSpot viewers note the effectiveness of this solution. An executive chief operating officer for a cloud provider notes, “We can forecast tasks and the number of hours a task will take and can compare it with how long a task actually takes.”

Carlos H., a product and system director at SPCM, writes, “I think the most usable thing is that you can follow the whole progress of the development process. This makes it very useful for us.”

Sample Customers

- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government

Alaska Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Columbia, Skype

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