QA Automation Engineer at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Awesome for automated testing and integrations with most used testing frameworks
Pros and Cons
  • "Most valuable features are the ease of organizing test cases and a great API for sending results from automated test run results into the database."
  • "Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."

What is most valuable?

Most valuable features are the ease of organizing test cases and a great API for sending results from automated test run results into the database.

How has it helped my organization?

We don't have to take care of test case results in time. They are automatically added into TestRail (TR) on a per case basis, so you have the test results history.

What needs improvement?

Only a few small ones. Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports. You have to basically repeat the same report run, but then you have two reports. An old one and a new one. A 'refresh' option for reports would be very useful. This way you would have a report but just need to refresh its data when needed. Also, more flexibility in adding custom fields and their placing around the test case form would be beneficial. For example, sometimes I can't place a custom text (paragraph) field in the exact spot that I was planning. Again, nothing critical, just a few small improvements.

For how long have I used the solution?

For about nine months now.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues with stability in the last nine months that I've been working with TR.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability so far.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't used their tech support directly because all I needed was info that I was able to find in their knowledge database.

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

I used Zephyr, but didn't make the switch. My new company was already using TR when I joined it.

How was the initial setup?

Not applicable. It was already set up when I joined.

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

Use TestRail Cloud (online TR hosted server) and don't worry about maintenance or scalability. It saves a lot of cash and time.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yeah, Zephyr, Redmine, etc.

What other advice do I have?

It is great for manual testing. However, it is awesome for automated testing and integrations with most used testing frameworks.

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Manual QA Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
An efficient test management tool with a valuable user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The product’s most valuable feature is the UI. The structure of test cases is easy to understand."
  • "The platform needs improvement regarding performance and creating links."

What is our primary use case?

I use TestRail for creating test plans, test cases, and generating reports.

What is most valuable?

The product’s most valuable feature is the UI. The structure of test cases is easy to understand.

What needs improvement?

The platform needs improvement regarding performance and creating links.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TestRail for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product’s stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 30 TestRail users in our organization. I rate its scalability a seven out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

I rate the initial setup process a nine out of ten. It takes 20 minutes to complete.

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

The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend TestRail as it is the top test management tool. I rate it a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Research Assistant at UNC Charlotte at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
A lot of cases can be organised with workflows and become scenario-based
Pros and Cons
  • "Integration with Confluence and JIRA."
  • "Better prediction of text."

What is most valuable?

  • Suite management
  • Integration with Confluence and JIRA
  • Making runs and workflows

How has it helped my organization?

A lot of cases can be organised with workflows and become scenario-based.

What needs improvement?

  • Case writing UI
  • Better prediction of text

For how long have I used the solution?

More than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

None which I can remember.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

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QA Coordinator at a tech vendor
Vendor
Integrates easily to automation systems and most common bug tracking systems, but provides templates which are not well adapted and introduces new ones that are rather complex
Pros and Cons
  • "The API to support integration of the homemade automated testing tool."
  • "The TestRail API to integrate reporting of automated tests is complete, but requires many requests to identify the appropriate entry."

What is most valuable?

The database structure and exploration tool. The API to support integration of the homemade automated testing tool.

How has it helped my organization?

This product completes our production line based on continuous integration (using Jenkins) by acquiring all tests results, manual and fully automated into a single platform, which is connected with our bug reporting system (Trac). It offers a full view of test campaigns for each product/version we develop.

What needs improvement?

The TestRail API to integrate reporting of automated tests is complete, but requires many requests to identify the appropriate entry.

The main room for improvement is in the reporting: It provides templates which are not well adapted and introduces new ones that are rather complex.

For how long have I used the solution?

Four months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

With a few users only, but already thousands of items in the DB, we have no issues so far.

How are customer service and technical support?

Quite good and fast for my interactions with them.

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

No.

How was the initial setup?

I did not manage it myself, but it seemed straightforward (using the officially supported Linux version).

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

Pricing for small teams seems correct with respect to competitors.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

JIRA/Enterprise Tester: Felt less user-friendly and more complex to start with. Also, it was less adapted for coupling with a homemade automation testing tool.

What other advice do I have?

TestRail is a very user-friendly product to manage test cases. It integrates easily to automation systems and most common bug tracking systems.

It is not the Holy Grail, but has many interesting, useful features.

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Software QA Tester / Team Lead at Brightest NV
Real User
Ease of use means that many more test cases are now written
Pros and Cons
  • "You don't need to follow complex procedures to create a test run, test case, etc."
  • "It would be nice if they would add an export to Word."

What is most valuable?

The feature that is of most value is the ease of use. You don't need to follow complex procedures to create a test run, test case, etc.

How has it helped my organization?

Before we used TestRail there were no, or only a very small number of, test cases written. Now, because it is easy to use, there are many more test cases written.

What needs improvement?

It would be nice if they would add an export to Word.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this product for about one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We never had any issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We never had any issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

I’m rating technical support a nine out of 10.

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

We used TestLink. The reason we changed was that it was rather complex to use and there was no way to indicate at what step the case failed.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

I can’t answer this question because I’m not the one handling the financials.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I can’t answer this question because the choice was made before I came to this firm.

What other advice do I have?

The advice I would give is just do it.

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