Visual Studio Test Professional Reviews

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.

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.

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.

I have been using this solution for four years.

We have not met with any issues regarding stability.

The scalability of this solution is good.

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.

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

The initial setup is straightforward.

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.

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

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.

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.

I've been using the solution for 20 years. 

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

The solution is very scalable.

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

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

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.

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

There are a lot of features.

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

I have been using the solution for years.

The solution has been stable.

We have approximately 30 users using the solution. 

I was satisfied with the support given by customer service.

The install was easy, it took 10 minutes.

We managed the implementation ourselves.

The pricing is expensive.

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.

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.

The interface is user-friendly.

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.

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

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

We have about fifteen software developers using this solution.

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

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.

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.

Our in-house team implemented this solution.

Two administrators are enough for deployment and maintenance.

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.  

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.

• Source Control
• TFS

Source Control stores our sources securely and TFS assists in tracking our issues.

I would like to see a flowchart type diagram available to summarize the History tab, auditors would love this.

I've used it for six years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Very good.

Very good.

It's pretty straightforward.

In-house implementation; just keep it simple.

We use this solution for functional testing.

The most valuable features are integration, support, and ease of use.

Performance-wise, it is a great tool.

The documentation from Microsoft is quite good.

The pricing of this solution should be lowered.

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for about eight years.

This is a stable solution.

I  think that scalability is good. We have between three and five developers who use it.

We have not needed to contact technical support because the knowledge base is quite good. The community support is also good.

We have experience with other testing tools but the choice of product is dependant on the project and the requirements given by the customer.

The initial installation and setup are easy and really only take a few minutes. Definitely less than an hour.

Feature-wise, I think that this product is good enough. It is a solution that I would recommend, provided that it actually meets the requirements for the project.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

TFS and MTM.

I haven't worked with any real projects, but did some R&D using TFS and MTM. MTM is very good for maintaining the test plan, test suite and all. Can link automation scripts with existing manual test cases.

It needs to be independent and user-friendly (cannot link automation scripts from MTM, should link the scripts by opening visual studio).

Around two years.

Nothing specific.

I felt it was bit slow (May be it depends on the server memory size(?).

Nothing specific.

A seven out of 10.

A seven out of 10

Just for some analysis.

A little bit complex setting test agents and controllers.

Not through a vendor team.

No ROI since it is just for R&D.

Costly, but effective

Any other automation tool that supports C#.