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."The most valuable features are the flexibility, ease of use for writing new test cases, the test plans, and the composition."
"The most valuable features of TestRail by Gurock are the user experience, it's very easy to learn. There is no learning curve needed to work on projects and manage the test cases, it is easy. Exporting and importing are simple."
"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."
"Reliable and stable. It is important that TestRail be up and running 24/7 as we have users around the world using it."
"The ability to time test runs gives the tester the ability to compare calculated times to actual times it takes for a test case to run."
"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."
"I use the product to create test cases and share them with my team and manager."
"Integration with Confluence and JIRA."
"The interface is easy to navigate."
"TFS's best features include user-friendly test management, bug reporting, and ID assignment."
"The most valuable feature of TFS is the central repository, and you can see what changes other developers did from which branch."
"The solution is very much stable."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"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."
"Microsoft's technical team is supportive."
"User alerts are very helpful for knowing when work is required."
"Their customer support could be improved. Sometimes we struggle with that. It could be faster. Whenever we raise any query, they get back to you but the turnaround time is very slow."
"The TestRail API to integrate reporting of automated tests is complete, but requires many requests to identify the appropriate entry."
"The test suite management has room for improvement as well as better reporting."
"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."
"TestRail by Gurock could improve by adding a defect management module tool. It would add a lot of value if I want to install it and I don't have Jira or an isolating team. For example, if I am providing a service it's separated from the development team, it then would be better to have defect management included with the test management. However, as it is now I need to be integrated with Jira or another defect management tool to complete the testing process."
"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."
"Better prediction of text."
"The platform needs improvement regarding performance and creating links."
"The solution should have better dashboards."
"TFS needs to be stable."
"TFS is scalable with different Microsoft tools for test management but it is not scalable with other third-party tools."
"The program and portfolio planning facility can be improved."
"TFS on-premise does not support integration with SharePoint Online."
"I only use 1% of the functionality, so I am not familiar enough to know what needs to be improved."
"TFS and MTM have their own style of working and they are different from other tools like Jira or TestRail, which are simpler and easy to use."
"More options could be provided from the perspective of requirements management, which would help product owners to use the tool effectively."
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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