We performed a comparison between TestRail and TFS 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."I was on the lookout for automation testing on the browser and I believe this tool is very interesting in that matter. The solution is useful for UI testing. You just need to add the URL that is to be checked."
"The product helps us create test cases and reports."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."
"The API to support integration of the homemade automated testing tool."
"I use the solution for test management."
"From a testing perspective, the management is awesome. I am able to do testing and then add the reporting and the evidence. It is fair in terms of the price that you're paying. You get what you're paying for."
"You don't need to follow complex procedures to create a test run, test case, etc."
"Reliable and stable. It is important that TestRail be up and running 24/7 as we have users around the world using it."
"The most valuable feature of TFS is its compatibility with Microsoft Windows systems. We have predominantly Microsoft solutions and TFS work well."
"The API for managing TFS programmatically is very powerful, you can listen on work items changes by TFS events."
"I like its MTM (Microsoft Test Manager) section which gives us options to create various test plans and add test cases into it."
"This solution enables us to link all items usefully, in the way we use Agile."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"Version Control: TFS offers both the centralized “TFVC” version control technology as well as the distributed “Git” version control technology."
"We use TFS for forecast management."
"The most valuable feature is the backlog."
"This solution has room for improvement. For example, some particular projects need to adjust access or add additional members and this isn't always possible. Role-based access would improve this."
"I do see room for lots of improvement in it. In terms of usability, duplication with test cases and constant creation of projects isn't easy. There is also too much API integration into automation tools, which is not there in ALM with UFT. Instead of setting it up as a project and using it, we set it up as a system for usability. It also lacks in the traceability aspect. For traceability, you need to use the JIRA plugin and drag traceability on JIRA, but the functionality is still quite limited. The biggest gap is mainframe testing. It would be good if I could start with mainframe testing. Manual granting of access is another issue. There is no API that I could use with another system where it is automated. There is an API for loading somebody to a project but not for adding to the application."
"Better prediction of text."
"Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."
"The test suite management has room for improvement as well as better reporting."
"It would be nice if they would add an export to Word."
"There are a number of improvements that have been requested. While I don't have a list of these requests available, many can be found on Gurock's forum."
"I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were."
"The tool needs improvement in stability."
"They should have design patterns in TFS for the development team, and design patterns for the QA."
"The test management interface is not very handy."
"We are also using Microsoft Teams. The two products function separately. There is not enough collaboration between Microsoft Teams and TFS."
"The solution should have better dashboards."
"The user interface could improve and test management was not useful in TFS."
"It would be better if we could bring it out on the cloud."
"The project management side should be addressed and the project and release planning should be somewhat extended."
TestRail is ranked 2nd in Test Management Tools with 21 reviews while TFS is ranked 3rd in Test Management Tools with 93 reviews. TestRail is rated 8.0, while TFS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of TestRail writes "A tool that provides effective test management and real-time reporting capabilities". On the other hand, 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". TestRail is most compared with Zephyr Enterprise, Tricentis qTest, Tricentis Tosca, Sealights and PractiTest, whereas TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, Visual Studio Test Professional and OpenText ALM / Quality Center. See our TFS vs. TestRail report.
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