We performed a comparison between TFS and Zeenyx AscentialTest based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenText, IDERA, Microsoft and others in Test Management Tools."The most valuable features are related to source code management. Using TFS for source code management and being able to branch and have multiple developers work on the same projects is valuable. We can also branch and merge code back together."
"The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability."
"As far as queries are concerned, creating, grading, or customizing the queries as a primary requirement is very easy to do."
"The traceability is valuable. While managing the workflows, it was always nice to have that traceability from requirements and all the way through design. It integrates with Microsoft Test Manager, and you can have everything that is related to a requirement attached to it."
"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."
"Since it is a robust solution, I face no performance issues. Also, considering how well the implementation process of the solution was carried out, we never faced any issues while using the solution."
"User alerts are very helpful for knowing when work is required."
"TFS' most valuable feature is the triage process. It is a robust solution that is easy to use."
"AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows."
"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."
"If you use the PowerBuilder application, do choose AscentialTest without thinking twice."
"The manageability and performance of the product are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"They should have design patterns in TFS for the development team, and design patterns for the QA."
"The solution's server for deployment needs to be improved."
"The user interface could improve and test management was not useful in TFS."
"TFS isn't a great tool if you're on the cloud."
"There's not automatic access to test case management and execution."
"As an end-user, I expect the solution's performance to be faster while staying as stable as possible."
"We encounter issues with backups."
"I would like to see an improvement in the User Interface."
"The only thing I can't wait for is for Zeenyx to add automating Mobile apps."
"Streamlining the retrieval of results from individual test set runs would be beneficial."
"Classes are not as object-oriented as I would like, but I am a programmer and not QA so I expect a lot."
TFS is ranked 3rd in Test Management Tools with 93 reviews while Zeenyx AscentialTest is ranked 10th in Test Management Tools with 13 reviews. TFS is rated 8.0, while Zeenyx AscentialTest is rated 9.4. 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 Zeenyx AscentialTest writes "Robust automation with reusable steps and seamless integration". TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, Visual Studio Test Professional and TestRail, whereas Zeenyx AscentialTest is most compared with Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear TestComplete.
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