Compare Inflectra SpiraTest vs. Micro Focus ALM Quality Center
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"The ability to reuse test cases already used across projects is the most valuable feature of this solution. We don't need to create new ones." "The user-friendly features are the most valuable. For example, migration of requirements and migration of test cases and the creation of traceability. You have various reports that you need. The plug-ins that are available to connect with the other tools." "The reporting functionality helps vendors and technical resources identify bugs and issues that need to be addressed. The simple dashboard-style home page makes training end-user testers simple and straightforward. The actual testing UI is VERY straightforward and very intuitive for the end-users that test the system since very often we pull from business and operational users to help test new systems." | "The AI and functionality interface are useful." "It has a good response time." "From reporting to team management, everything is better now." "By using QC we broke down silos (of teams), improved the organization of our tests, have a much better view of the testing status, and became much quicker in providing test results with document generation." "Ability to customize modules, particularly Defect Tracking module on company specific needs" "We can get an entire project into a single repository where we can view all the data in detail. This is where we keep all our test cases where everyone can reference them. This provides everyone access to the test cases and artifacts via the cloud. There is no need to contact anyone." "The best thing is that you can see your current status in real time... To see real-time updates, you just log in to ALM and you can see exactly what the progress is. You can also see if the plan for the day is being executed properly, and it's all tracked. From the management side, I find those features very valuable." "The test-case repository and linkage through to regression requirements will absolutely be a key component for us. We haven't got it yet, but when we've got an enterprise regression suite, that will be a key deliverable for them. We will be able to have all of the regression suite in one place, linked to the right requirements." |
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"It should develop integration with JIRA. We have some complexities which caused us not to decide to integrate it with our JIRA, like synchronous data." "Migrating is not very easy. It depends on the organization, how efficient and effective the decision-making process is. The plug-ins should be easier and more integrated rather than the user trying to integrate the tools which are more popular, like Jira et al." "The UI for managing test cases, test sets, test runs could be a little more integrated, currently, these feel disjointed at times and confusing. Also, the test steps page needs to display the test steps closer to the top of the UI so as to not have to scroll down to find." | "Certain features are lousy. Those features can drag the whole server down. There are times that the complex SQL queries are not easy to do within this solution." "ALM uses a waterfall approach. We have some hybrid approaches in the company and need a more agile approach." "We would like to have support for agile development." "The BPT also known as Business Process Testing can sometimes be very time intensive and sometimes might not be very intuitive to someone who is not familiar with BPT." "The version of Micro Focus ALM that we use only works through Internet Explorer (IE). We have to communicate to everyone that they can only use IE with the solution. This is a big limitation. We should be free to use any type of browser or operating system. We have customers and partners who are unable to log into the system and enter their defects because they work on a different operating system." "ALM only works on Internet Explorer. It doesn't work on any other browser. In my opinion, Internet Explorer is generally a bit slower. I would like to see it work on Chrome or on other browsers." "There's room for improvement on the reporting side of things and the scheduling, in general, is a bit clunky." "One drawback is that ALM only launches with the IE browser. It is not supporting the latest in Chrome... It should be launched for all of the latest browsers." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
Information Not Available | "It allows us to keep our costs low. I do not want to pay beyond a certain point for this solution." "We have divided our licenses between Micro Focus ALM and ALM Octane. It works for us." "Quality Center is pricey, but cheaper is not always less expensive." "Compared to the market, the price is high." "Pricing is managed by our headquarters. I am able to get from them for very cheap. The market price is horribly expensive." "It all comes down to how many people are going to access the tool. When teams go above 20, I think ALM is a better tool to use from a collaboration and streamlining perspective." "Depending on the volume, the annual maintenance costs vary on a percentage but it's around $300 a year per license for maintenance. It's at 18% of the total cost of the license." "The solution has the ability to handle a large number of projects and users in an enterprise environment with the correct license." More Micro Focus ALM Quality Center Pricing and Cost Advice » |
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Questions from the Community | |
Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: We can get an entire project into a single repository where we can view all the data in detail. This is where we keep all our test cases where everyone can reference them. This provides everyone… more » Top Answer: Compared to the market, the price is high. We just renewed our licenses, which took time to do. I think we have 30 concurrent licenses. The world is changing to open source code and free applications… more » Top Answer: It takes time because it has a 360 view of all the processes when talking about test case, design, and defects. There are so many things to track. Therefore, if I try to inject Micro Focus ALM into a… more » |
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Views 1,371 Comparisons 869 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 626 Rating 9.3 | Views 21,998 Comparisons 13,272 Reviews 26 Average Words per Review 948 Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
| SpiraTest, Spira | HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM |
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| Inflectra | Micro Focus |
Overview | |
| 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. | Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management software (ALM), is a unified platform that helps teams prioritize, align and focus their project activities, provides actionable insight, and fosters the re-use of assets from requirements through development, testing, and readiness for delivery. Built on best practices, an extensible architecture and centralized repository, Micro Focus ALM is one of the first unified, technology-agnostic application management systems available now; integrating out-of-the-box with over 30 open source and competitive industry products. Micro Focus’s ALM suite provides flexible solutions and deployment options to meet your needs and scale with you as you grow. |
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Learn more about Inflectra SpiraTest | Learn more about Micro Focus ALM Quality Center |
Sample Customers | |
| - Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government | Specsavers, Cardinal Health, KMD, Turkcell |
Top Industries | |
Insurance Company20% Marketing Services Firm20% Manufacturing Company10% Comms Service Provider10% Comms Service Provider25% Computer Software Company25% Government11% Insurance Company7% | Financial Services Firm19% Comms Service Provider13% Healthcare Company10% Insurance Company10% Computer Software Company39% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm7% Government6% |
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Small Business26% Midsize Enterprise48% Large Enterprise26% | Small Business14% Midsize Enterprise13% Large Enterprise74% Small Business5% Midsize Enterprise14% Large Enterprise81% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Inflectra SpiraTest vs. Micro Focus ALM Quality Center and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
455,962 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Inflectra SpiraTest is ranked 8th in Test Management Tools with 3 reviews while Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is ranked 1st in Test Management Tools with 26 reviews. Inflectra SpiraTest is rated 9.4, while Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Inflectra SpiraTest writes "User friendly with ease of testing requirements management, migration from other tools and als othe integration with other testing tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Micro Focus ALM Quality Center writes "Makes it easy to go back and execute the same test every time with automation". Inflectra SpiraTest is most compared with Jira, TestRail by Gurock, Tricentis qTest, Microsoft Azure DevOps and Micro Focus ALM Octane, whereas Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is most compared with Micro Focus ALM Octane, Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, TFS and Tricentis qTest. See our Inflectra SpiraTest vs. Micro Focus ALM Quality Center report.
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