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TFS vs Zephyr Enterprise 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
5.0
TFS support receives mixed reviews, with praise for quick, knowledgeable service but some criticism for occasional slow responses.
No sentiment score available
Zephyr Enterprise's responsive, efficient, and knowledgeable support team ensures swift resolutions and excellent customer experience with professional, proactive assistance.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.0
TFS needs enhanced stability, features, and user interface, with improved integrations, cost efficiency, and Agile functionality for competitiveness.
Sentiment score
2.3
Zephyr Enterprise requires improvements in versioning, reporting, automation integration, test repository, security, and error messaging for better functionality.
I am content with how TFS is structured now, particularly the Azure version.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
TFS is scalable and reliable for varying team sizes, though complex for large organizations, aided by Microsoft support.
Sentiment score
6.5
Zephyr Enterprise offers scalable usage for organizations, allowing flexible user-based payments and easy scaling up or down in the cloud.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.8
TFS offers cost-effective pricing with Visual Studio but is seen as complex; assess needs and explore cloud options.
No sentiment score available
<p>Zephyr Enterprise provides flexible, cost-effective pricing starting at $240 per user annually, with options for volume discounts and custom quotes.</p>
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
TFS is generally stable with few disruptions, but performance improvements and resource allocation are recommended for optimal use.
Sentiment score
5.4
Users consider Zephyr Enterprise very stable, with rare issues, and rate its stability highly, often nine out of ten.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.3
TFS provides seamless Visual Studio integration, version control, Agile support, test management, customization, and secure collaboration with an intuitive interface.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zephyr Enterprise provides flexible test management with automation integration, robust reporting, and a user-friendly interface at a low cost.
The integration with Azure DevOps also offers seamless functionality for CI/CD processes.
 

Categories and Ranking

TFS
Ranking in Test Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (4th)
Zephyr Enterprise
Ranking in Test Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of TFS is 8.6%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zephyr Enterprise is 10.1%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Pmurki@Micron.Com Praveen - PeerSpot reviewer
Version control is excellent and good for code review, branching, merging strategies and more
I've worked with TFS for source control and Agile project management. We also used TFS for seamless team collaboration and tracking.  I used TFS for a couple of years. Now, we use Azure DevOps. It's a wonderful tool for source control and CI/CD pipelines It's a really valuable tool for…
Tin Bùi - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable solution and meets users' needs
It's mostly used for sales and customer verification. We gather customer information and verify that it's a real person Security is always a top priority in the IT business. We would like to see improvements in the security measures to ensure that customer information is protected. I have been…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
61%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What do you like most about TFS?
Microsoft's technical team is supportive.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
There are many version control options available in the market. From a costing and licensing perspective, I would rate it around six out of ten. It is not the cheapest product, but it offers good v...
What needs improvement with Zephyr Enterprise?
We faced some errors while uploading the test cases. The error was not clear. We did not know what the error was.
What is your primary use case for Zephyr Enterprise?
We use the solution for test case management.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Team Foundation Server
SmartBear Zephyr
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
Hyundai, Fujitsu, Google, David Jones, Burger King, Ingenico, Websense, Dow Jones, Harris, Saab
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