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OpenText ALM / Quality Center vs Tricentis qTest 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
7.8
OpenText ALM/Quality Center's support is inconsistent, with varied user experiences, prompting reliance on internal, third-party, or premier support.
No sentiment score available
Tricentis qTest support is responsive and helpful, but users sometimes experience delays and limitations, rating it six out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.8
OpenText ALM faces high costs, outdated UI, limited compatibility, cumbersome reporting, and integration issues, needing broader platform flexibility.
Sentiment score
5.2
Tricentis qTest requires improvements in Insights performance, JIRA integration, Defects module robustness, interface design, and report generation.
Improvements are needed so that the system can continue running without creating a new run.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
OpenText ALM/Quality Center supports large user bases and diverse projects efficiently, despite occasional license and performance issues.
Sentiment score
8.2
Tricentis qTest scales well globally, integrates seamlessly with tools, and supports diverse teams with minimal maintenance due to its cloud-based nature.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
OpenText ALM/Quality Center's high costs make it challenging for smaller companies, promoting a shift to cheaper or open-source options.
No sentiment score available
Tricentis qTest costs $1,000-$2,000 per license annually, higher than Jira and Zephyr but justified by advanced features.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.9
OpenText ALM/Quality Center is stable with occasional issues; patching and updates enhance performance and minimize downtime.
Sentiment score
8.3
Tricentis qTest is highly stable with rare downtimes, minor performance issues, and consistently meets user needs with strong ratings.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.0
OpenText ALM/Quality Center offers robust traceability, integration, and scalability for efficient project oversight, test management, and defect tracking.
Sentiment score
8.2
Test automation excels with JIRA integration, ease of use, test case reusability, insightful reporting, and scalability for large projects.
It is beneficial for managing testing data and has integration with Excel.
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText ALM / Quality Center
Ranking in Test Management Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
204
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (5th)
Tricentis qTest
Ranking in Test Management Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText ALM / Quality Center is 12.5%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tricentis qTest is 14.5%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
Has an initial setup phase that is easy to manage
The tool has some limitations for the dashboard, especially when it comes to 20 or 25 of them, which is sometimes not enough, and one may have to use a custom Excel to help extend the dashboard. The tool needs improvements since it is an old technology. OpenText ALM / Quality Center's improved version is ALM Octane but it does not support some of the traditional parts of the original product. Some of the traditional parts are missing in a lot of areas of OpenText ALM / Quality Center. It is difficult to directly transfer OpenText ALM / Quality Center to ALM Octane. Some of the classic OEMs have limitations, especially when used in an IDE network. There is a need for the tool to check where changes in UI or UX need to be made. The technology used for UI and UX are not user-friendly.
Sudipto Dey - PeerSpot reviewer
It doesn't require installation because you can use it through the URL; it's user-friendly and has an excellent reporting feature
The support for Tricentis qTest has room for improvement. The response could be better. There's a feature I want to document on the Tricentis Idea Portal for Tricentis qTest, which I hope to see in the next version of the tool. It's a feature available in Micro Focus where you execute a test, and then on a spec level, you mark it as pass or fail. Then at the overall level, Micro Focus will automatically mark the test as a pass if all steps passed or failed, even if one step failed. However, here in Tricentis qTest, you still need to mark the overall level of the test cases. It's not automated, unlike what you have in Micro Focus. If Tricentis adds that feature in Tricentis qTest, it will make life easier for testers.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
62%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
The most valuable feature is the ST Add-In. It's a Microsoft add-in that makes it much easier to upload test cases into Quality Center.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
The cost is a bit high and this could be improved as there are new players with better pricing.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
Costing is an area that needs improvement. It is a bit on the higher side and can be managed better as there are new players with better pricing. Aside from this, there are no other challenges and ...
What do you like most about Tricentis qTest?
I found the reporting aspect to be the most valuable as it provided a comprehensive overview of the efforts needed and the workload for individual tests.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tricentis qTest?
Based on whatever I heard, I can say that Tricentis qTest is a little costlier than other test management tools, like Jira, Zephyr, or Xray.
What needs improvement with Tricentis qTest?
The user interface has a somewhat outdated design, which is certainly an area that could be improved. Some of the modules appear to be loosely connected, but despite these aspects, our overall expe...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)
McKesson, Accenture, Nationwide Insurance, Allianz, Telstra, Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH PCIS), and Vodafone
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