Compare Inflectra SpiraTest vs. TFS
Quotes From Members
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." | "I like the Kanban board. It is very useful in terms of seeing who is working on what and what the current status of work is." "I like the build management features and the integration with Jenkins and many other tools." "This solution enables us to link all items usefully, in the way we use Agile." "The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability." "The interface is easy to navigate." "The most valuable feature is the backlog." "Good branching and labelling features." "The most valuable feature is simplicity." |
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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." | "In the next release, I would like them to include integration for various projects, similar to what JIRA has, and they could create this feature on the dashboard." "One of the areas that could be improved is to have an effective full lifecycle management." "The test management interface is not very handy." "The interface can be improved and made more user-friendly." "I would like to see the reporting features expanded so that I can see details on the users connected to all of the projects." "The program and portfolio planning facility can be improved." "Integration from Visual Studio could be improved." "They should have design patterns in TFS for the development team, and design patterns for the QA." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
Information Not Available | "The pricing is reasonable at this time." "TFS is more competitively priced than some other solutions." "We pay subscription fees on a yearly basis and the price is reasonable." "I wouldn't say that this tool is cheap or expensive but in the middle." "We are using the open-source version." |
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Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability. Top Answer: I would like to see TFS integrated with a project management solution, such as Microsoft EPM. Right now, it is isolated from EPM but if we could somehow connect it, then that would help a lot. As it… more » Top Answer: We use Microsoft Team Foundation Server as part of our development framework. Most of our development technology is from Microsoft and our primary language is C#, although we do have a number of Java… more » |
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Views 1,371 Comparisons 869 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 626 Rating 9.3 | Views 24,207 Comparisons 20,458 Reviews 14 Average Words per Review 418 Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
| SpiraTest, Spira | Team Foundation Server |
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| Inflectra | Microsoft |
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. | Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) is the collaboration platform at the core of Microsoft's application lifecycle management (ALM) solution. TFS supports agile development practices, multiple IDEs and platforms locally or in the cloud and gives you the tools you need to effectively manage software development projects throughout the IT lifecycle. |
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Sample Customers | |
| - Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government | Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP |
Top Industries | |
Insurance Company20% Marketing Services Firm20% Manufacturing Company10% Comms Service Provider10% Comms Service Provider25% Computer Software Company25% Government11% Insurance Company7% | Financial Services Firm41% Computer Software Company16% Manufacturing Company13% Retailer6% Computer Software Company31% Comms Service Provider16% Government6% Manufacturing Company6% |
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Small Business26% Midsize Enterprise48% Large Enterprise26% | Small Business11% Midsize Enterprise24% Large Enterprise65% Small Business5% Midsize Enterprise8% Large Enterprise88% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Inflectra SpiraTest vs. TFS 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 TFS is ranked 2nd in Test Management Tools with 14 reviews. Inflectra SpiraTest is rated 9.4, while TFS is rated 7.8. 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 TFS writes "Good project management features improve discipline and productivity in our application development lifecycle". Inflectra SpiraTest is most compared with Jira, TestRail by Gurock, Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, Tricentis qTest and Rally Software, whereas TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, Micro Focus ALM Quality Center and TestRail by Gurock. See our Inflectra SpiraTest vs. TFS report.
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