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VolodymyrPantelus - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst at Infor
Real User
Top 5
Good tool that helps to create small or big projects
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is good to create big or small projects fastly. It is one of the leaders in the area."
  • "I would like to see more integration in the solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for coding.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more integration in the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. I would rate it a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The product’s technical support is fast.

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How was the initial setup?

The solution was easy to setup. It will take less than an hour to setup.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. The product is good to create big or small projects fastly. It is one of the leaders in the area.

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Kevin McAllister - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Manager at Hexagon AB
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Highly stable solution with a rich IDE
Pros and Cons
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey."

What is our primary use case?

We do a lot of test-driven development and acceptance test-driven development, so we write all our test cases for our .net development through Visual Studio Test Professional. 

How has it helped my organization?

Visual Studio Test Professional has allowed us to increase the quality of one of our web portal products drastically. We went two years with only one regression in our software because of the automated testing we built with Visual Studio Test. 

What is most valuable?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Visual Studio Test Professional for as long as I can remember.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'd rate Visual Studio Test Professional's stability eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate Visual Studio Test Professional's scalability nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was pretty straightforward.

What was our ROI?

We've seen an ROI because the IDE is much richer than others we've used.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey - I would rate its pricing six out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend anybody thinking of implementing Visual Studio Test Professional to go for it. I'd give Visual Studio Test Professional a rating of eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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Manager QA at PurpleTalk
Real User
Top 20
A scalable solution that saves time and money and provides excellent debugging features
Pros and Cons
  • "The debugging feature is valuable."
  • "The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for performance analysis.

What is most valuable?

The debugging feature is valuable. We also use the solution for automation. The product has a lot of features.

What needs improvement?

We need high-end machines to use Visual Studio. The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for more than four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes, we face some performance issues but do not face downtime. I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. The solution releases a new version every day. The tool has improved in various areas in the last four years.

How are customer service and support?

Whenever we face challenges, we contact support. The support team is very good. The team responds and solves our issues immediately. The team provides support 24/7.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used the community version before. We decided to use Visual Studio Test Professional because we were scaling our business, and it has more features. It also provides more support compared to the community version. While using the community version, we had to raise a request to the support team and wait for a response. However, now we can contact the team and get support immediately.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy and straightforward. The configuration and deployment can be done within a day. Our team is fast.

What was our ROI?

The product has saved us time and money.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT manager at Farmatrejd
Real User
Top 5
A stable and easy-to-use solution that has a simple initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use."
  • "The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners."

What is our primary use case?

Visual Studio Test Professional can be used for a lot of things with C++ or C sharp. Java deployment is also included in the solution.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use.

What needs improvement?

The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for scalability. Three people are using the solution in our organization.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is not difficult.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution's deployment took around 45 minutes. The solution can be deployed on-premises and on-cloud.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with Visual Studio Test Professional.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

Two people are required for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. I would recommend Visual Studio Test Professional to other users.

Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten.

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Roland Sárosy - PeerSpot reviewer
Android Developer at Fizetési Pont Kft.
Real User
Top 5
A scalable and stable solution that is easy to deploy and is the best for .NET development
Pros and Cons
  • "The whole suite is made for .NET development."
  • "The product must provide more automation."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for .NET development.

What is most valuable?

The whole suite is made for .NET development. We cannot use anything else for this purpose. I'm super happy with the product.

What needs improvement?

The product must provide more automation.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. Three people use the product in our company. We have plans to increase the number of users to five or six.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We use different solutions for other development environments. We use what’s best for each language we support or use. We use Visual Studio Test Professional because it supports .NET the best.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. It took us 15 to 20 minutes to deploy the solution.

What about the implementation team?

We’re software engineers. The deployment can be done in-house.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Cloud architect at Freebyte
Real User
Top 5
Easy to configure and stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is easy. It's easy to configure."
  • "The price could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to develop code.

What needs improvement?

The price could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It's easy to configure.

What about the implementation team?

The deployment can be done in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay for the license. The licensing model is per year. So, yearly-based license.

I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, where ten is the most expensive and one is the cheapest.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. I would definitely recommend using the solution.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Muhammad_Irfan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC
Real User
Top 5
A secure solution with an easy deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "It's great for the development of .NET."
  • "The solution should be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

It's great for the development of .NET.

What needs improvement?

The solution should be cheaper. But unfortunately, Microsoft products are usually expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using this solution for several years and have used Visual Studio 10, 12 and 13. We use it both as a cloud solution and on-premises.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. It is secure because most of our applications are in .NET.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment was not complicated, and our developers completed the deployment. Only those two developers use the solution, and we don't plan to increase usage at this time.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Visual Studio Test Professional has an annual license.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a ten out of ten. I recommend Visual Studio Test Professional, primarily if you work with .NET. If we are developing something in .NET or C++, we use Visual Studio. But if we are developing something in Java, we have to use Java.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Lead DevOps and Release Engineer-L2 at ITWORX
Real User
Good integration between the management data and the test cases
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "The service right now is far too expensive. You need to pay per user."

What is most valuable?

There are many valuable features, including the integration between the management data and the test cases. You have the ability to link them with the requirements and user stories. You also have the ability to track the running of the test cases and the reporting of the results of each test case. You are able to send some reports via dashboard control to see the status of the overall testing across specific requirements or specific user stories. It enables us to connect the bugs and the cases to the requirements.

What needs improvement?

The service right now is far too expensive. You need to pay per user.

The solution needs more reports and more dashboards as well as more details for each originated spare test case or best guess in test cases.

There are still some issues in the results. There is an extension integrated with the test manager that enables you to run manual testing and to track the progress of any scenarios you've written in the Test Professional. We have noticed some bugs in this extension and this is the core of running the manual test cases. These bugs need to be resolved. They have to enhance or to add more stability to this extension specifically.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for around two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. We didn't find any issues regarding the stability or the maintenance of the system.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable. The main concern is the cost. Even if it were implemented on-premises, the cost of the license is too high. Currently, we have around 20 to 25 users, all of which are engineers. We are planning to expand this number; we need to publicize this system across the organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

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.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. The cloud service allows you to subscribe to use it. We also have an on-premises model and it was very simple to install and implement that as well.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

We are using the cloud deployment model, on Azure cloud services as well as an on-premises deployment model.

We have around 100 quality engineers that we eventually want to get on the system. To do this, we need to apply a test specific license for using and testing the modules in a real case or in TFS. I don't know how much this will ultimately cost, but it's not cheap. We are a partner with Microsoft, so we are eligible for some free license-related testing. We're using the on-premises deployment model for this. They do require some subscriptions for cloud services with limited accounts as well.

The highest value for this product is the integration. Everything is tracked, everything in your software lifecycle can be integrated. Data can be added. You can track and monitor and make some reports and dashboards across your project to get more details as well as more accurate data about day to day activities done on your project. It's very useful.

Before using Visual Studio Test Professional, we could not imagine that we could track certain types of or large amounts of data for the testing team. We were so focused on the development and issues and bugs without linking them with testing. Now we use testing data and test management to test the plans and to link everything with the requirements and the project lifecycle.

I would rate this solution nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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