We performed a comparison between Parasoft Development Testing Platform and TFS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It really helps developers execute scenarios through DTP and share reports/results across the teams."
"The most valuable feature is code coverage."
"I like its MTM (Microsoft Test Manager) section which gives us options to create various test plans and add test cases into it."
"User alerts are very helpful for knowing when work is required."
"The biggest value-add is the solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."
"The most valuable features of TFS are the test plans. We can reproduce reusable test plans in test automation. We have a lot of queries and this feature is very useful."
"What I like the most is that you can set permissions on just one folder."
"The tool's installation is straightforward."
"I like the build management features and the integration with Jenkins and many other tools."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"Parallel execution: It would help it multiple executions could be done at the same time."
"The solution's speed has room for improvement."
"The user interface could improve and test management was not useful in TFS."
"One of the areas that could be improved is to have an effective full lifecycle management."
"The overall reports in TFS could improve. Additionally, there should be an easier way to migrate from an older version to a newer one."
"This solution is quite old and it is already being bundled as Azure DevOps Server."
"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."
"Merging branches is definitely one of the more challenging aspects for people new to TFS."
"The user interface could be improved to make it simpler and increase usability."
"More options could be provided from the perspective of requirements management, which would help product owners to use the tool effectively."
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is ranked 15th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 4 reviews while TFS is ranked 3rd in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 93 reviews. Parasoft Development Testing Platform is rated 8.6, while TFS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Parasoft Development Testing Platform writes "Provides 100 percent code coverage, is stable, and scalable". 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". Parasoft Development Testing Platform is most compared with Codebeamer, whereas TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, Visual Studio Test Professional and OpenText ALM / Quality Center. See our Parasoft Development Testing Platform vs. TFS report.
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