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Senior Consultant at Red Hat
Real User
High availability, useful template publishing, but intergration could be better
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases."

What is our primary use case?

I am using Visual Studio Test Professional for developing architectural designs and diagnostics in the cloud.

What is most valuable?

What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration.

What needs improvement?

Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for approximately four years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Visual Studio Test Professional is stable. It has high availability.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation was straightforward for Visual Studio Test Professional.

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

We pay for the solution annually and the price could be reduced.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Process Manager at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Easy to quickly scale up automation and user friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "Easy to use and easily scalable."
  • "The solution is quite expensive."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is for UA automation. I'm a process manager and we are customers of Visual Studio. 

What is most valuable?

The product is very easy to use and we were able to scale up the automation solution quickly which was beneficial.

What needs improvement?

It's an expensive solution which is an issue for us. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable and we get upgrades every couple of years. Most of our developers use Visual Studio; we have around 150 users in total.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward, it took us around four to five hours and we were able to do it by ourselves with our own three-person IT team.

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

We pay an annual licensing fee. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We took a look at Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear TestComplete a few months ago but nothing has been finalized. We're looking for an alternative to Visual Studio Test Professional. 

What other advice do I have?

If cost is not an issue then I would recommend this solution. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Programmer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Built-in support for testing C# and .NET is helpful in our continuous integration development process
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects."
  • "We would like to be able to easily integrate this solution with our continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins."

What is our primary use case?

I use Visual Studio Test Professional for C# and Java. Within our continuous integration environment, our testing using this solution includes running a script that takes about ten minutes.

At work, I use the paid version but at home, I use the Community Edition.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects. Most of our clients are using C# and .NET and they prefer to use Visual Studio for automating.

What needs improvement?

We would like to be able to easily integrate this solution with our continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins.

We are having trouble that necessitates entering the identification properties of objects manually.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not met with any issues regarding stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of this solution is good.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have been in contact with technical support lots of times. I used to get answers from the portals and the blogs, which was useful for me. When I can't get the answers from those then I contact support.

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

In addition to Visual Studio Test Processional, I used Selenium Java and Selenium C#. I also use products by SmartBear.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

We are only using test scripts, which involves a minimal number of the features that are provided. We have also recommended this solution to some of our clients.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Assistance Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Stable and user friendly with a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very stable; there's nothing in relation to stability to complain about."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily write small applications for windows with it; we also use it for database administration.

What is most valuable?

The main interface is very user-friendly. The system overall is very useable. If you have to start a new project or new area, the system and the tutorial are great.

What needs improvement?

The database administration could be better; it would be nice if we could do every design related task also in Visual Studio what is possible in SQL Server Management Studio.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for 20 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable; there's nothing in relation to stability to complain about.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never reached out to technical support. Typically, if I run into problems, I look for answers in the forums.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

If you are buying the solution, it's quite pricey. They also offer a community version, which is a good approach.

What other advice do I have?

At the start, many years ago, it was not the best solution, but now it is the best in a technical development environment. The solution is installed directly onto PCs. We're using the 2017 version; the last few years the solution hasn't changed too much.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. 

It's my favorite tool, I haven't used anything else which is better than Visual Studio. I feel that I'm not using all of the capabilities so I'm content with the level of features on offer. In the latest versions, you can also develop and rate applications with it so it's really quite a complete product.

In terms of advice I would give to others, I'd recommend that they go through the tutorials to get used to the solution and its offerings.

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Technical lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
Plenty of features, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "I was satisfied with the support given by customer service."
  • "There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less."

What is our primary use case?

We develop software with the solution. We develop software for Windows, but also across platforms, using Visual Studio.

What is most valuable?

There are a lot of features.

What needs improvement?

There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has been stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 30 users using the solution. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I was satisfied with the support given by customer service.

How was the initial setup?

The install was easy, it took 10 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We managed the implementation ourselves.

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

The pricing is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We have plans to continue using the solution in the future.

I recommend this solution.

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
Easy to install and the userface is very user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup is easy and straightforward."
  • "The data flow can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

This program is client-based and it allows you to build codes. So it's not like a product that you deploy for your customers either on Cloud or on-premise. This product is for developers, not for businesses.

What is most valuable?

The interface is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

I particularly use some templates around BI that are called SQL servers, data, and tools, and they are an extension to Visual Studio. Some of them are like integration services that would benefit from some improvements, but I think Microsoft has other things that they might want to improve first. I would, however, like to see an improvement in the data flow.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for 18 years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The program is pretty stable. Sometimes it crashes but it depends on your hardware. The last few versions have been pretty stable.

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft programs are usually very easy and straightforward to install. It's constantly being updated by Microsoft but there is usually no need to get help from a consultant. Any developer should be able to do the installation themselves.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I know that for Java or for other programs like Python, you can use multiple development tools or client tools. But in Microsoft's case, I've never heard of someone using anything else than Visual Studio Test Professional

What other advice do I have?

It is a very good solution and on a scale from one to ten, I will rate it a nine. In the next release I would like to see better data flow.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Member of the Board & Co-Founder, Executive Manager at Networld Systems
Real User
Improves code quality and development time, and technical support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software."
  • "Enhancing the support for web application testing and load performance would be an improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We do a lot of in-house custom software development. We develop these applications for our customers, and we do the integration with solutions from different vendors. We primarily use this solution for integrating different applications.

We have an on-premises deployment, although we are in the process of migrating to the cloud both for us and our customers.

What is most valuable?

Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software. The unit testing functionality is very helpful.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better integration with the main product, Visual Studio.

The tools for unit testing can be improved, giving a better ability to manage tests.

I would like to see more plugins.

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

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for between one and two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are some bugs, and sometimes it runs very slowly, but nothing that is major. We expect these things will be straightened out in future releases.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability with this solution is fine. For our purposes, it is perfectly ok.

We have about fifteen software developers using this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have requested a few tickets from technical support and the feedback is good.

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

Prior to this solution, we used third-party tools. Once we used this solution it was much better because of the higher level of integration with the main product, as well as the overall code management.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is pretty straightforward.

Our team is very experienced with Visual Studio, so it took them maybe one week to get everything in order.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team implemented this solution.

Two administrators are enough for deployment and maintenance.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. This solution was released while we were using third-party tools, and once that happened we knew that we had to use it because of the integration.  

What other advice do I have?

My advice to anybody researching this solution is that this tool is a must. It is very helpful for testing code. It will end up costing them less than what they are paying with third-party applications, partly because of the integration that is available.

The developers have to be familiar with Visual Studio Test Professional because they will know how to organize the code such that the testing comes out with results that are meaningful to them.

Overall, this is a very good product.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Thomas Bradley - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Helpful code development tools and supports background unit testing
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper."
  • "The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable."

What is our primary use case?

We use Visual Studio for product development. It includes the development of modules from the requirements through to the testing and deployment.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper.

The running of unit tests in the background is helpful.

What needs improvement?

The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable.

The diagrammatic representation of the database in the entity framework is helpful but it seems to have been removed.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about six years, since 2014.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I think that this product is quite stable and good to use.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution that seems to cope well with large systems.

We have fewer than 200 users and we are unlikely to change our usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have never been in contact with technical support.

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

I think that the pricing is quite good.

What other advice do I have?

Visual Studio is a good solution that I would recommend. My only complaints are about the Git integration and the removal of the diagrammatic representation of the database from the entity framework.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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