IBM Rational Quality Manager vs Inflectra SpiraTest

IBM Rational Quality Manager is ranked 15th in Test Management Tools with 4 reviews vs Inflectra SpiraTest which is ranked 7th in Test Management Tools with 10 reviews. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Quality Manager writes "Global Configuration allows the user to maintain different versions of the same artifact. It does not provide inbuilt capabilities for managing the tasks related to testing". The top reviewer of Inflectra SpiraTest writes "Produces a test result based on both manual and automated tests". IBM Rational Quality Manager is most compared with Quality Center, SmartBear TestComplete and Visual Studio Test Professional. Inflectra SpiraTest is most compared with JIRA, Quality Center and TestRail. See our IBM Rational Quality Manager vs Inflectra SpiraTest report.

IBM Rational Quality Manager

Inflectra SpiraTest

18128

IBM Rational Quality Manager

Based on 4 reviews.

29447

Inflectra SpiraTest

Based on 10 reviews.

Most Helpful Review

Setembrino Lusa

Engenheiro de Software - DevOps - Agile - Application Lifecycle Management Practice Specialist at a tech services company

It allows users to assign each other tasks and view the status of the assigned tasks

The software lets users register their role and create task or test-specific teams, and it allows users to assign each other tasks and view the... Read more »

Veronica Aruquipa

Software QA Engineer at a tech company

Look and feel should be improved. It makes projects more organized.

It makes projects more organized and more likely to receive the proper reports.

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Quotes From Members Comparing IBM Rational Quality Manager vs Inflectra SpiraTest

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Pros
Reusability and integration capabilities which make it a great choice for organizations that use a variety of development tools and platforms.Latest features include versioning of testings which can be great when used for multiple releases of a product.It allows user to add whichever widget (predefined) based on the need. It has integration with CCM and RM to achieve traceability. Read more »	We were able to add a step-by-step procedure for someone to follow to assist in testing.The features of this product most valuable to me were the test case management and the visual status, by which it was displayed. Read more »
Cons
Mainly Quality Assurance and DevOps, but of course the whole company and management areas with more knowledge of quality and client success approach.Integration capabilities with other vendors' tools should improve.Organizing the test cases is tedious. There is no mechanism to keep and maintain the test cases as hierarchy. This should be seriously addressed. Read more »	Being able to add scripting for testing can and does save a lot of time. When you are able to just ‘run’ a test case rather than manually add it and run it.Two areas that can stand improvement: integration with third party products and making it more intuitive. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice
Each license includes 12 months of customer support. A free 90-day trial of the software is also available.The licenses of these tools (the whole CLM package) is very costly as compared to other vendors' tools. Read more »	The pricing was excellent. I would recommend the enterprise solution. Read more »

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Ranking
RANKING	15th out of 32 In Test Management Tools Views 2,701 Comparisons 1,552 Reviews 4 Followers 425 Avg. Rating 7.3	7th out of 32 In Test Management Tools Views 5,001 Comparisons 1,356 Reviews 10 Followers 357 Avg. Rating 7.7
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	Quality Center vs. IBM Rational Quality Manager Compared 73% of the time. SmartBear TestComplete vs. IBM Rational Quality Manager Compared 4% of the time. Visual Studio Test Professional vs. IBM Rational Quality Manager Compared 3% of the time. See more IBM Rational Quality Manager competitors »	JIRA vs. Inflectra SpiraTest Compared 32% of the time. Quality Center vs. Inflectra SpiraTest Compared 17% of the time. TestRail vs. Inflectra SpiraTest Compared 11% of the time. See more Inflectra SpiraTest competitors »

Also Known As
Also Known As	Rational Quality Manager	SpiraTest, Spira
Website/Video
Website/Video	IBM	Inflectra
Overview
Overview	IBM Rational Quality Manager is a collaborative hub for business-driven software and systems quality across virtually any platform and type of testing. This software helps teams share information seamlessly, use automation to accelerate project schedules and report on metrics for informed release decisions. Rational Quality Manager helps quality assurance teams collaborate by sharing project information and status updates seamlessly so team members can synchronize teamwork throughout the lifecycle. It helps them automate by reducing labor-intensive activities to accelerate project schedules. In addition, it helps them govern by understanding and reporting on project metrics enabling accurate, reliable and timely release decisions.	SpiraTest is an integrated Requirements and Quality Management solution that manages your project's Requirements, Test Cases, Releases, Defects and Issues in one environment, with complete traceability throughout. After defining your project's requirements, you generate the test cases and test steps that validate the functionality. The test execution modules allows users to run through the tests, logging defects/issues as they go. SpiraTest is Fully Web-Based. Free 30-Day Trial.
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Sample Customers
Sample Customers	Ehrhardt, Cisco Systems, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, CareCore National, ItaÒ BBA, Barr	- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government
Top Industries
Top Industries	No Data Available	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm 13% Energy/Utilities Company 13% University 13% Comms Service Provider 13% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 26% Newspaper 17% Pharma/Biotech Company 17% Transportation Company 8%
Company Size
Company Size	No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business 16% Midsize Enterprise 58% Large Enterprise 26% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 18% Midsize Enterprise 45% Large Enterprise 37%

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