OpenText Silk Central vs TestRail comparison

OpenText and IDERA are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #21, while IDERA is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. OpenText holds a 1.5% mindshare in TMT, compared to IDERA’s 12.9% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

OpenText Silk Central

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80% willing to recommend

TestRail

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

OpenText Silk Central and TestRail are prominent software testing management tools. Users tend to prefer TestRail based on its overall features and value for price, although OpenText Silk Central excels in some areas.

Features: OpenText Silk Central offers comprehensive test management capabilities, integration with other OpenText products, and strong reporting features. TestRail provides user-friendly navigation, extensive customization options, and powerful reporting tools.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Silk Central needs better integration with third-party tools, improved performance speed, and a more intuitive user interface. TestRail could enhance its email notifications, offer more detailed analytics, and improve mobile accessibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Silk Central's deployment process is smooth but requires more configuration time. Customer service is reliable but slow. TestRail features quick and easy deployment with minimal setup time. Customer service is highly responsive and helpful.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Silk Central has higher initial setup costs but offers good ROI over time. TestRail provides a more affordable setup cost and quicker return on investment due to its lower pricing and efficient functionality.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Central

Ranking in Test Management Tools

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Design Automation (4th)

TestRail

Ranking in Test Management Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 1.5%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TestRail is 12.9%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Test Governance at Poste Italiane

We have many possibilities to customize the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration.

We manage more than 400 users and 120,000 test cases / year in our Test and Defect Management solution based on Silk Central, in an enterprise multi-company environment (postal, banking, insurance, telco, mobile, government, business), so for us the most valuable feature is flexibility. With Silk Central we have many possibilities for customizing the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration. In addition we have great support from Micro Focus and real collaboration to drive future direction and new features. The other valuable feature is the easy to use and immediate onboarding of manual testers and general users and test managers.

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StuartBarker

Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering

A tool that provides effective test management and real-time reporting capabilities

I have faced some issues with the integration between TestRail and Jira where the status of tests is not displayed (in Jira) due to I suspect security settings on the browser. In a large corporate environment, it is not easily changed. The support wasn't particularly helpful. It would be great if I could create custom reports, ideally with a tool designed specifically for that.

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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 stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."

"The integration with Jira and the ability for extra configurations are the most valuable features."

"From a testing perspective, the management is awesome. I am able to do testing and then add the reporting and the evidence. It is fair in terms of the price that you're paying. You get what you're paying for."

"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."

"The product’s most valuable feature is the UI. The structure of test cases is easy to understand."

"The product helps us create test cases and reports."

"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."

"I haven't faced any stability issues using the solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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Cons

"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."

"TestRail should improve its pricing."

"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."

"Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."

"With TestRail, the APIs are there, but they may not be able to easily integrate with the Jenkins."

"It would be useful if it had its own issue management system. At the moment, it's purely a test management tool and you have to link to a defect management tool, like JIRA. It would be useful if there was an option to use its own defect management tool so that it's integrated and not two separate tools."

"The TestRail API to integrate reporting of automated tests is complete, but requires many requests to identify the appropriate entry."

"I have faced some issues with the integration between TestRail and Jira, which haven't been permanently resolved yet."

"The product is not focused on synthetic data creation. I would also like to see more integrations with other platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."

"Use TestRail Cloud (online TR hosted server) and don't worry about maintenance or scalability. It saves a lot of cash and time."

"Negotiate the best deal you can."

"Pricing for small teams seems correct with respect to competitors."

"The price of the solution is based on how many users you have per year. When you grow, it is segmented, For example, 10 to 25, you have a price, and more than 50, or 100, you need to take the enterprise license. I don't think we will reach this point."

"The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features."

"My advice to others is to shop around for the best deal. Some options out there are free in cyberspace."

"The solution is quite reasonably priced for what it offers and offers a monthly subscription model."

"The product is not much expensive."

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Computer Software Company

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Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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What do you like most about TestRail by Gurock?

I use the solution for test management.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TestRail by Gurock?

The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features.

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What needs improvement with TestRail by Gurock?

TestRail should improve its pricing.

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central

TestRail by Gurock

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Overview

Silk Central is an open test management solution which unifies all test assets into one easy-to-use planning, tracking, reporting and execution hub. Silk Central enables you to gain control, collaboration and traceability across all areas of your software testing, whether your methodology is Agile, Traditional or hybrid. Silk Central provides integration of requirements, manual and automated tests, defect tools and your test execution, giving full traceability of the quality of your software testing regardless of role.

TestRail helps you manage and track your software testing efforts and organize your QA department. Its intuitive web-based user interface makes it easy to create test cases, manage test runs and coordinate your entire testing process.

Easily track and follow the status of individual tests, milestones and projects with dashboards and activity reports. Get real-time insights into your testing progress and boost productivity with personalized todo lists, filters and email notifications. Efficient test management, get started today!

Sample Customers

AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University

Apple, Microsoft, Boeing, Intel, NASA, Amazon, HP, Samsung

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