We performed a comparison between TFS and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Test Management Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an integrated system that includes all the information that we need to deliver our products smoothly and to track the progress of each piece of code."
"The interface is easy to navigate."
"We use TFS for forecast management."
"Good branching and labelling features."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"I like the build management features and the integration with Jenkins and many other tools."
"It's user friendly. We haven't had any issues so far. It's flexible. If we need something, we can always contact the owner in our headquarters to make a configuration."
"The API for managing TFS programmatically is very powerful, you can listen on work items changes by TFS events."
"The interface is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability."
"It is a good and user-friendly tool."
"The user interface is very friendly."
"Customization is the most powerful feature of this product."
"The tool is flexible and easy to manage. We use it since it is scalable and easy to use. It integrates with solutions."
"It is very easy to use. You can handle a lot of things together at once in one package, which is a good point for us."
"The documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems."
"More options could be provided from the perspective of requirements management, which would help product owners to use the tool effectively."
"The manageability and performance of the product are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"Since it is Microsoft, it is technology agnostic, thus it does not really fit into various different technologies in the organization."
"Merging branches is definitely one of the more challenging aspects for people new to TFS."
"I would like to see TFS improve its web interface as there are some limitations with IDs and the integration behind it and with open-source tools like VS Code."
"The overall reports in TFS could improve. Additionally, there should be an easier way to migrate from an older version to a newer one."
"Integration from Visual Studio could be improved."
"TFS needs to be stable."
"The performance could be faster."
"In Visual Studio we still don't have anything which can pinpoint memory leaks on a certain code line."
"The interface should be made attractive."
"The price could be improved."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey."
"It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port."
"The price is reasonable, but it's not the best."
"The solution's documentation could be improved because it keeps disappearing from the solution."
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TFS is ranked 3rd in Test Management Tools with 93 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 5th in Test Management Tools with 48 reviews. TFS is rated 8.0, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of TFS writes "It is helpful for scheduled releases and enforcing rules, but it should be better at merging changes for multiple developers and retaining the historical information". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, TestRail and OpenText ALM / Quality Center, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete, TestRail and Tricentis Tosca. See our TFS vs. Visual Studio Test Professional report.
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