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Visual Studio Test Professional vs Zephyr Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (5th)
Zephyr Enterprise
Ranking in Test Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
7.8
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 Visual Studio Test Professional is 3.1%, down from 5.7% 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.
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Vince Corbin - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
A collection of services to plan, build and ship applications faster, to any cloud or on-premises
I have engaged in a diverse array of activities, ranging from developing my own website and working on various in-house technology projects. Before this, my professional experience encompassed bond trading, equity trading in the city, and involvement in state agency initiatives. Overall, I have…
Tin Bùi - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 21, 2023
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…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of Visual Studio Test Professional are the IntelliSense and the ease of adding the NuGet packages."
"The ability to quickly make your own components has been valuable."
"Customization is the most powerful feature of this product."
"I was satisfied with the support given by customer service."
"User-friendly ID and direct integration with GitHub are the most valuable."
"The stability has always been very good."
"The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper."
"What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."
"If anyone is looking for a good, lightweight, flexible and agile test management product, I think they would do very well with Zephyr Enterprise."
"It has 90% of the basic features you need without having to pay a lot of extra money."
"Zephyr Enterprise is a stable solution."
"The solution does its job well."
"We use the solution for test case management."
"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 integration with test automation tools."
 

Cons

"In Visual Studio we still don't have anything which can pinpoint memory leaks on a certain code line."
"Over the years, I haven't identified any specific enhancements that I desire; Visual Studio has consistently met my requirements seamlessly and flawlessly."
"The product must provide more automation."
"The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The database administration could be better; you should be able to choose new tools with the development environment in Visual Studio. It could be easier to use."
"The server that we use is very slow so that is concerning for us."
"Sometimes Visual Studio is slow. It uses a lot of resources like memory and processing power. You should optimize the performance by only installing what you need on your machine. Don't install unnecessary things that will slow your machine."
"Creating better default varieties of reporting would make the product much better and more popular."
"Zephyr Enterprise needs to redesign the reporting."
"We would like support for the agile and behavior-driven development (BDD) approaches."
"Security needs improvement to protect customer information better."
"We have a lot of automation for our products, and we require a utility for its integration with automation. Currently, we have to write this utility ourselves. It would be great if they can provide such a utility."
"The reporting, and the ability to reorganize the test repository, which are a little stifling. There is definitely room for improvement there."
"We faced some errors while uploading the test cases."
"The reporting, and the ability to reorganize the test repository, which are a little stifling. There is definitely room for improvement there."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are two versions of Visual Studio Test Professional: Community and Professional. We are currently using the Community version, but if we start working on a commercial product, we will consider upgrading to the Professional version. We need to identify how we will proceed with our projects, and based on that, we will decide on our licensing."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."
"Our company pays a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."
"It is a price-effective solution"
"I think that the pricing is quite good."
"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."
"There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."
"The tool is affordable."
"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
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional.
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.
 

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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
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