HeshamFouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality and Technical Support Department Manager at dsquares
Real User
Integrates well, simple to learn, and straightforward exporting
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use TestRail by Gurock as a task management tool. It is integrated with Jira for task tracking.

What is most valuable?

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.

The integration with Jira is very quick and powerful. If you deploy a new testing team with a full test management tool, TestRail by Gurock on the cloud will be on my top list.

What needs improvement?

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.

In an upcoming release, they could improve the reporting module.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TestRail by Gurock for approximately three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of TestRail by Gurock has been good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. You only need to add new licenses. I didn't face any issues. Since it is in the Cloud you add a new user to your license and it will work perfectly.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution and the number is growing.

How was the initial setup?

The initial implementation took us approximately one week. We built the workflow, integration, and everything else. We optimize the process as we go.

What about the implementation team?

I have a team that does the implementation of the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution is based on how many users you have per year. When you grow, it is segmented, For example, 10 to 25, you have a price, and more than 50, or 100, you need to take the enterprise license. I don't think we will reach this point.

What other advice do I have?

I rate TestRail by Gurock an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior DevOps Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Case management tool used for two years for project management that needs little technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "This is a user friendly solution."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

I am responsible for the administration of this solution including onboarding, permission levels and daily project management. We have 2000 plus people using it.

What is most valuable?

This is a user friendly solution. 

What needs improvement?

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.

The future projects, we would like to be able to assign roles to the lead to enable them to complete customization, add users and add groups. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years. 

How are customer service and support?

We have not needed to contact the technical support team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Our company decided to use TestRail by Gurock as a trial to monitor the dashboards for projects.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward but customization can be complicated. 

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to consider their enrolment needs before starting to use this solution. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Hema Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Affiliate at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Various test case templates and test artifact maintenance make for a highly recommended solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

TestRail is basically a central repository for us since our team is geographically distributed. It is really convenient to use this on cloud. This is one use case. The other is the two-way integration with Jira. That is also one of the important factors.

How has it helped my organization?

We are an end user as well as a distributor.

What is most valuable?

The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance.

What needs improvement?

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.

Additionally, whenever there is a new version update to the cloud version, we sometimes face issues. We try to reach out to the technical team, and it requires quite a few times of trying.

In the next release, I would like to see improved technical support included. Additionally, improved backup and restore facilities would be good. At the moment, Gurock owns that regardless of whatever licenses we have purchased. That should be given to the customer.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are using TestRail in this organization for the last two years, but I had been using it for six years previous, so it is eight plus years I have been using TestRail.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

TestRail is scalable. We have scaled it from five users in the beginning to near 64 users now.

We are distributing these reports to about 100 plus people.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is quite straightforward.

It takes hardly 10 to 15 minutes to do the initial setup.

We have only one team which maintains many tools across the organization and they take care of this solution.

What about the implementation team?

We set up it by ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are at this moment paying for a monthly payment plan.

What other advice do I have?

I would surely recommend TestRail. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would give TestRail an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Test Manager at Zest Consulting
Real User
Reporting in the dashboard is good but it needs customizable dashboards and analytics
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the reporting in the dashboard and the general way in which we can create test runs is helpful."
  • "It would be useful if it had its own issue management system. At the moment, it's purely a test management tool and you have to link to a defect management tool, like JIRA. It would be useful if there was an option to use its own defect management tool so that it's integrated and not two separate tools."

What is our primary use case?

I am a consultant. I use this solution directly and manage it. We use the on-prem model.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the reporting in the dashboard and the general way in which we can create test runs is helpful.

What needs improvement?

The reporting is quite good but there is room for improvement. For example, when you define different test statuses it produces a dashboard and it creates a pie chart and it tells you what percentage is related to each test status, whether it has passed, failed, work in progress, etc. That needs to be user-definable. We should be able to customize how the reporting dashboard displays information.

For example, if I've created a new test and I want to be able to classify that data, most people aren't interested in the granular level of what the test did. They just want to know if it's a pass or fail. This could be improved. We'd like to see more customizable dashboards and analytics. 

It needs the ability to delete test results. It offers a granular level of detail but it's a pain. It needs the ability to set the results back to untested. It's a bit bizarre that it doesn't let you do that. 

It would be useful if it had its own issue management system. At the moment, it's purely a test management tool and you have to link to a defect management tool, like JIRA. It would be useful if there was an option to use its own defect management tool so that it's integrated and not two separate tools. 

Requirements and traceability would also be good additional features to be incorporated into this solution. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TestRail for around 18 months now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I've never had stability issues. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of scalability, I don't know how well it scales because I have no view of the concurrent users. We have around 450 users on it running various different projects. Nobody has ever complained about performance issues or anything like that.

We can't easily see how many users are using it though. This is an area of improvement. We can see how many people have an account but we can't see how many are logged in and active. 

The users are mainly project managers, test managers, testers, and business SMEs.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have never needed to contact customer support. I have posted questions on the community page. The community support is good. 

How was the initial setup?

I don't have any experience setting it up on-prem. I've done it on the cloud which was very easy. It only took five or so minutes. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution. I would use it again if given the choice. It's a straightforward tool, it's not overly sophisticated. There's not much that can go wrong with it. 

One small issue is the integration with JIRA. I've never gotten that to work properly for the issue management. If you're going to implement it, you're going to have to do it with an issue management tool, something like JIRA. I haven't managed to get that working in its entirety. 

I would rate it a seven out of ten. It is missing certain features. The integration into JIRA is not that effective and it doesn't have its own defect management tool. 

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Senior Semi Automation Engineer at Venturedive
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps to create and share test cases but user interface needs to improve
Pros and Cons
  • "I use the product to create test cases and share them with my team and manager."
  • "TestRail's user interface is not great. When you use it for the first time, you will be very uncomfortable and not know how to create test cases. It doesn't have a field for preconditions and post-conditions."

What is our primary use case?

I use the product to create test cases and share them with my team and manager. 

What needs improvement?

TestRail's user interface is not great. When you use it for the first time, you will be very uncomfortable and not know how to create test cases. It doesn't have a field for preconditions and post-conditions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

TestRail is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool' scalability a six out of ten. My company has 300-500 users for the product. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Zephyr before TestRail. We chose TestRail because it was already being used in other projects. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment was completed in a day. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate TestRail a seven out of ten. You need to have good written English proficiency to use it. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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A good testing solution that integrates well with JIRA and offers great reporting features
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very stable. We've never had any issues with it."
  • "I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for testing. The testing team is writing the test cases and the test switch. They were running the test for every release or every sprint because we are working on JIRA. I use the reports for the run.

What is most valuable?

The reporting is the most valuable feature. I can easily manipulate the reports into the pie charts and statistics and so on. This is very useful. Also, the ability of the solution to easily link with JIRA is helpful. It's able to integrate with JIRA in depth. 

The configuration of the software makes it very easy to use.

What needs improvement?

There are some features that I'm looking for, but I don't know if they already exist within the solution or not because I haven't had time to look further into it.

For example, if I'm interested in integration with some other automation framework, they don't have something like this, it would be ideal if they could add it. 

I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were. 

Basically, I'm looking for more integration - especially with JIRA - and more automation. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. We've never had any issues with it.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never needed any technical support, so I can't evaluate it.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't do the implementation myself. It was already done when I arrived at the company. I just manage the users. I switch users and accounts when someone leaves the project or joins. Being a cloud version, however, I imagine it's fairly easy to configure.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

After looking at other products, I'd say TestRail is pretty expensive. It's one of the reasons we're moving away from the solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I played a bit with DeskLink, but I've never really evaluated it.

What other advice do I have?

We were using the cloud deployment model.

I'd recommend the product. I'd rate it between eight and nine out of ten.

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Software Engineer in Research & Development at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Enables our global team to more easily create, manage, and monitor test execution
Pros and Cons
  • "Reliable and stable. It is important that TestRail be up and running 24/7 as we have users around the world using it."
  • "There are a number of improvements that have been requested. While I don't have a list of these requests available, many can be found on Gurock's forum."

What is most valuable?

  1. Ability to import test scenarios (CSV).
  2. Redmine integration and ability to link Redmine issues to test cases.
  3. Network deployment. Need accessibility world wide.
  4. Report generation capability.
  5. LDAP authentication.
  6. Ability to control and restrict user IDs.
  7. File attached upload capability.
  8. Ability to note when the Blocking issue has been placed in Verify state (or Closed) and flag the Execution records for re-test.
  9. Ability to note when the failing issue has been closed and move the execution record to some re-test phase.
  10. Reliable and stable. It is important that TestRail be up and running 24/7 as we have users around the world using it.
  11. Easy to upgrade and maintain.
  12. Customer support.

How has it helped my organization?

TestRail has made it possible for our large team around the globe to more easily create, manage, and monitor test execution. It has also provided valuable report information used for project management.

What needs improvement?

There are a number of improvements that have been requested. While I don't have a list of these requests available, many can be found on Gurock's forum.

For how long have I used the solution?

Four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

Very good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously we used a customized spreadsheet tool.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was pretty straightforward. Creating our own customized reports was more complex. It required writing PHP code and they are time consuming to maintain.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Negotiate the best deal you can.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

TestLodge, Klaros-TestManagement, PractiTest, Test Collab.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend researching all available products and evaluate the top three that meet your needs. There may be better products out there today. Carefully choose the tool that best meets your requirements. It is a huge investment in time and effort and very difficult to change tools once a decision has been made.

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Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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Gives the tester the ability to compare calculated times to actual times it takes for a test case to run
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "It would be nice to have a description section when creating the test scenario itself so I can indicate what the configuration should be."

What is most valuable?

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. This is the advantage over the other test management tool that we have used. Also, I liked the fact that TestRail's test cases could be linked to JIRA tickets.

How has it helped my organization?

Most significantly, I found it was easy to organize test cases, and that the application did not time out while I was in the middle of writing a test case.

What needs improvement?

I found it difficult to link requirements to test cases, if I remember correctly. Also, it would be nice to have a description section when creating the test scenario itself so I can indicate what the configuration should be. I was able to do this with the old tool, and I also could link requirements to test scenarios and test cases in the old tool.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have probably used it for three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

I was not the point person.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Well, I really didn't want to switch, but the rest of the team did not want to go through the exercise of learning how to configure the application for our needs.

Also, the old application was unreliable. For example, I would be in the middle of writing a test case, and before I had a chance to save the test case, I would find myself back on the previous page where test scenarios are stored. When I went back into the test scenario to continue working on the test case, all the information that I had previously entered would be lost. Thus, I would have to start all over again.

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't involved in the setup. I QA'd the app, and indicated to the administrator what I desired.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I hear that the cost is a bit pricey. My advice to others is to shop around for the best deal. Some options out there are free in cyberspace.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

What other advice do I have?

Use the product to its fullest during the trial period, and if you need an extension on your trial time, most honest companies will oblige you with an extension.

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