Visual Studio Test Professional vs Zephyr Enterprise comparison

Visual Studio Test Professional vs. Zephyr Enterprise

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Visual Studio Test Professi...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (10th)

Zephyr Enterprise

Ranking in Test Management Tools

7th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 2.8%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zephyr Enterprise is 5.6%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Visual Studio Test Professional	2.8%
Zephyr Enterprise	5.6%
Other	91.6%

Test Management Tools

Featured Reviews

Payel Saha

Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Integrated collaboration with automated test management has improved our agile workflows and continuously supports quality reporting

Visual Studio Test Professional could be improved as earlier we had flexibility in automation testing with TFS, which became a bit difficult moving to Azure DevOps. Additionally, in Visual Studio Code, we have an agent mode for GitHub Copilot, which is very helpful in testing or development phases, while Visual Studio's GitHub Copilot is a bit tricky and sometimes does not provide my desired output.For future improvements, I would like to see prompt fixing, as currently, if something goes wrong in Visual Studio, the fixing options are not always correct. If that intelligence is embedded, it would be very helpful.

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Jyoti Mittal

Director - Quality Engineering at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Integration with tool streamlines test management but needs better exporting options

I use it for test management within Jira This tool boasts an incredibly user-friendly interface that integrates seamlessly with other Jira tools. I particularly appreciate its intuitive features for designing test plans, creating test cases, and executing test cycles. Some areas for improvement,…

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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

"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."

"The user interface is very friendly."

"The whole suite is made for .NET development."

"The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective."

"The ability to quickly make your own components has been valuable."

"I was satisfied with the support given by customer service."

"The performance of Visual Studio Test Professional is valuable."

"We are satisfied with technical support. Communicating with them is very simple. We also have a lot of online resources to check and to study and to train our team with. The documentation is very clear and readily available."

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"It has many features, but the main things that we need are the test cycles and integration with automation because we have automation for the web and mobile applications. We use it for test case management to run the test cases and get the results. At this moment, it is fulfilling our requirements. We are able to get the test execution report and the test pass and fail report. This summary is delivered to our management."

"It has a very intuitive user experience."

"Zephyr Enterprise is a stable solution."

"It has 90% of the basic features you need without having to pay a lot of extra money."

"The solution does its job well."

"It has integration with test automation tools."

"We use the solution for test case management."

"It has a very intuitive user experience."

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Cons

"I would like to see more integration in the solution."

"Sometimes, the solution hangs, so its performance could be improved."

"The price could be improved."

"Over the years, I haven't identified any specific enhancements that I desire; Visual Studio has consistently met my requirements seamlessly and flawlessly."

"Enhancing the support for web application testing and load performance would be an improvement."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is expensive."

"The solution’s stability could be improved."

"It is not good in terms of performance. When you open Visual Studio, you have to wait for a while to process your code. It uses a lot of resources and has a lot of features. If we could disable some of the features, it would be lighter and faster to use. Nowadays, for some of the projects, we use VS Code for JavaScript or Python. VS Code is very light and easy to use, whereas, in Visual Studio, we have to wait because it takes time to compile or run a project. It has a lot of competitors in terms of performance, such as Intelligent ID. Intelligent ID is very easy to use. It has many features, and it is lighter to use than Visual Studio. In terms of error handling, sometimes, it shows an error before you finish your code, which can be improved. It would be good if it has a version for Linux. I use VS Code on Linux, but I am not sure if Visual Studio has a version for Linux."

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"The solution is not really stable. Sometimes in the past, some pages wouldn't load due to issues."

"It's difficult to export the test cases in Zephyr, especially with screenshots or attachments, making sharing test cases not very easy."

"Security needs improvement to protect customer information better."

"We would like support for the agile and behavior-driven development (BDD) approaches."

"The reporting, and the ability to reorganize the test repository, which are a little stifling. There is definitely room for improvement there."

"Zephyr Enterprise needs to redesign the reporting."

"Creating better default varieties of reporting would make the product much better and more popular."

"The reporting, and the ability to reorganize the test repository, which are a little stifling. There is definitely room for improvement there."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think that the pricing is quite good."

"We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."

"The tool is expensive in my region."

"We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."

"For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."

More Visual Studio Test Professional pricing and cost advice

"DFS is more expensive than Zephyr. DFS is around $32 per person, whereas Zephyr is $10 per person. There is a major difference in the price, which is the main reason why we are trying to shift to Zephyr."

"It costs a couple of thousand dollars for a little more than 125 users, per month."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Performing Arts

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Visual Studio Test Professional?

The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Studio Test Professional?

The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.

What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?

What do you like most about Zephyr Enterprise?

The solution does its job well.

What needs improvement with Zephyr Enterprise?

Some areas for improvement, include its export capabilities. Exporting test cases, especially those with screenshots or attachments, can be cumbersome, hindering easy sharing and scalability.

What is your primary use case for Zephyr Enterprise?

I use it for test management within Jira.

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Overview

Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft

Zephyr Enterprise is a robust enterprise test management platform that manages all aspects of the testing lifecycle. The solution is provided as an on-premise installation as well as a SaaS-based installation. Zephyr Enterprise enables you to make a rigid process flow flexible enough to accommodate changes. In addition, it provides all the functionality QA teams and testers need in order to create and execute test cases with less effort, allowing more time to do actual testing by alleviating significant time-wasting steps.

Zephyr Enterprise Features

Zephyr Enterprise has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Visual dashboards
One-click integration
Multi Jira instance
Scalability
Third-Party Integrations
Reporting & Statistics
Data Import/Export
Data Visualization
User Management
Move & Copy
Software Testing Management
Requirements-Based Testing
Industry-strength scalability
Documented APIs
Regular maintenance and upgrades

Zephyr Enterprise Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing Zephyr Enterprise. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Ready-to-use reports and customizable dashboards: With Zephyr Enterprise, reports and dashboards are updated in real time and you can share test results and link with your team in Jira to connect any known issues. In addition, the solution helps you increase workflow efficiency because it improves info sharing during standup meetings.

Supports bi-directional and multi-instance Jira integration: Not only does Zephyr Enterprise support bi-directional and multi-instance Jira integration, but it also gives you the ability to support multiple projects simultaneously – up to 200,000 test cases.

Global repository for test cases: Zephyr Enterprise helps you create, categorize, and store your test cases via a global repository that can be shared across your entire organization. You can also quickly reuse test cases using the structured folder management.

Test execution: Zephyr Enterprise makes it possible for you to execute tests step by step, manage pass/fail status, and launch automated execution, then file those defects into Jira. Zephyr Enterprise test executions allow teams to operate in a more efficient way.
Universal test automation: Zephyr Enterprise supports a wide range of automation frameworks, helping you decrease operational costs and increase test coverage.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Zephyr Enterprise solution.

A Manager of Enterprise Applications at a retailer says what’s most valuable is that “It's very easy and simple to use, which is beneficial. It has 90% of the basic features you need without having to pay a lot of extra money.” He also adds, “Zephyr Enterprise is very stable and the initial setup is straightforward.”

Jawaad A., Test Automation Lead at Trapeze, explains, "It has many features, but the main things that we need are the test cycles and integration with automation because we have automation for the web and mobile applications. We use it for test case management to run the test cases and get the results. At this moment, it is fulfilling our requirements. We are able to get the test execution report and the test pass and fail report. This summary is delivered to our management."

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Sample Customers

Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa

Hyundai, Fujitsu, Google, David Jones, Burger King, Ingenico, Websense, Dow Jones, Harris, Saab

Visual Studio Test Professional vs. Zephyr Enterprise