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"The user interface is very friendly.""The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects.""Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software.""Visual Studio is the easiest to use.""The whole suite is made for .NET development.""The most valuable features of Visual Studio Test Professional are the IntelliSense and the ease of adding the NuGet packages.""I was satisfied with the support given by customer service.""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."

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"If you use the PowerBuilder application, do choose AscentialTest without thinking twice.""It’s been really easy to automate the same application TestComplete struggled with. I have been able to automate two of our key applications in just a few months. I haven’t even taken their training.""The most valuable feature of AscentialTest for us is that it fully supports PowerBuilder.""AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows."

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"The server that we use is very slow so that is concerning for us.""Its UI could be better.""It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it.""The price is reasonable, but it's not the best.""It needs more integration with other tools for monitoring. Microsoft also needs to make it more modern to make it work with microservices and the cloud. It is a bit outdated currently.""The product must provide more integration.""The data flow can be improved.""I would like to see more integration in the solution."

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"Classes are not as object-oriented as I would like, but I am a programmer and not QA so I expect a lot.""The only thing I can't wait for is for Zeenyx to add automating Mobile apps.""I would like to see an improvement in the User Interface.""Streamlining the retrieval of results from individual test set runs would be beneficial."

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  • "For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."
  • "I think that the pricing is quite good."
  • "The pricing is expensive."
  • "We pay for the solution annually and the price could be reduced."
  • "There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."
  • "The tool is expensive in my region."
  • "We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."
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  • "Once it starts generating ROI, which for us took between three and six months, one will not even think about the investment."
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    Overview
    Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.
    AscentialTest™ by Zeenyx Software is an enterprise level Test Management System that encompasses Test Planning, Development, Data Management, Execution and Defect Tracking for applications running on Windows, the web, java, dotNet, terminals and PowerBuilder. This “next generation” testing solution allows users to build robust automated and manual tests from reusable components created by its powerful object recognition engine without recording or scripting. Our patented ‘snapshot’ technology generates graphical representations of the application under test which allows users to build ‘Steps’ by dragging and dropping objects in a visual test editor. Reusable Steps are combined to form a multitude of automated and manual tests that are easy to create and maintain. With AscentialTest, companies realize a dramatic reduction in test creation and maintenance times, resulting in increased productivity and lower costs.
    Sample Customers
    Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
    TJX Companies, Nuance Communications, Ericsson Inc., Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, Accenture, Nutrition Coordinating Center, Univ. of MN, iConectiv, Fortress Software, and LMP Corp.
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    Computer Software Company35%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Government13%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 7th in Functional Testing Tools with 46 reviews while Zeenyx AscentialTest is ranked 19th in Functional Testing Tools with 13 reviews. Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6, while Zeenyx AscentialTest is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zeenyx AscentialTest writes "Robust automation with reusable steps and seamless integration". Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and TestRail, whereas Zeenyx AscentialTest is most compared with Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear TestComplete.

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