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Broadcom Service Virtualization vs OpenText Functional Testing comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Service Virtualiza...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Service Virtualization (2nd)
OpenText Functional Testing
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (3rd), Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), Regression Testing Tools (2nd), API Testing Tools (3rd), Test Automation Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Broadcom Service Virtualization is designed for Service Virtualization and holds a mindshare of 27.1%, down 31.4% compared to last year.
OpenText Functional Testing, on the other hand, focuses on Functional Testing Tools, holds 7.8% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.
Service Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom Service Virtualization27.1%
Parasoft Virtualize23.6%
OpenText Service Virtualization16.5%
Other32.8%
Service Virtualization
Functional Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Functional Testing7.8%
Tricentis Tosca9.7%
SmartBear TestComplete4.7%
Other77.8%
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

DM
Senior Project Manager at Infosys
Can be used for the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party terminal insurance
We use it for the virtualization of third-party APIs for performance testing. Our second use case is related to the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party terminal insurance, which is used for insurance clients In the case of the virtualization of TCP/IP protocols for third-party…
Kevin Copple - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Has supported faster test execution and increased flexibility while offering room to improve support responsiveness
Reducing the levels of support is something they could continue to improve. They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates another day of delay to get to the level that's needed. This is a common practice across most companies where you call, you get the entry-level person, and then they work their way up to help screen calls so that they are more focused.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I use VSI, VSM, and SOA testing."
"Without trying other products in the service virtualize space, I feel very comfortable working with this product."
"You can create virtual services from a live recording or you can even take raw traffic and convert that into request/response pairs, and you can create an entire virtual service from just those simple little files, and that's super awesome when that all works out."
"Having a virtual service to rely on, we’re able to continue development even when one of their services fails."
"For us, the most valuable feature is that it gives us the ability to virtualize a lot of our integrated systems."
"Due to the virtual services, the overall release cycle became shorter and it also saved us a lot of money."
"Some of the virtual services that have been built by this solution will support somewhere around 2000 to 3000GPS perfectly."
"We use CA Service Virtualization to stub out various downstream systems, it helps to reduce the environment contention with other downstream testing teams."
"The most valuable feature for me is that it works on multiple platforms and technologies."
"It's not only web-based but also for backend applications; you can also do the integration of the applications."
"Its ease of use means we've been able to ramp up non-technical users and have them understand how to do general debugging very easily."
"Automation of tests is done very fast with UFT One."
"Compared to other products, UFT One is better, faster, and more accurate."
"We have performed 3500 test case automations, and we are able to execute them in just five days, whereas if we were to do this manually, it would take 30 days."
"UFT is the only technology that enabled us to actually automate our core application."
"It's easy to use for beginners and non-technical people."
 

Cons

"We don’t see enough value in virtualizing the services just because it requires a huge amount of maintenance and there is not much support available online."
"ROI is NOT that great since the product license is expensive."
"For our current needs, it's doing what we need right now, although it should automatically generate tests to further make our development to implementation process more efficient."
"The UI is a pain point. If they had a better UI, it would have a much higher rating."
"CA SV takes up lot of your system resources."
"DevTest is pretty massive. It's hard to tell what different parts of it can be used to do different things. They should modulize it more."
"We had issues in the support for virtualization of JDBC connectivity."
"I would rate the tech support a nine out of ten. They need more knowledge about the connectivity to DevOps orchestration."
"Sometimes, the results' file size can be intense. I wish it was a little more compact."
"UFT is rather slow in execution, and that’s something that needs to improve."
"This tool is good for programming experts."
"Yes, there were stability issues sometimes."
"HP products sometimes have a lot of bugs to fix. You get in trouble sometimes because you want to adhere to some timelines, but then you find that the solution doesn't work."
"It’s in the middle and not always 100% reliable."
"In my opinion, the improvement of the object recognition of new technologies and the capacity to catch more performance info should be desirable."
"Sometimes you need a little bit more, but then HP help us to find it as they're knowledgeable troubleshooters."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't have the exact dollar amount, but we have spent close to $1,000,000 for a three-year agreement, for an enterprise level."
"I think the pricing is quite fair because this solution provides a lot of functionalities, and is quite stable."
"There is a yearly licensing cost, and I would give it a four out of five."
"There are additional fees for advanced-level technical support."
"The solution is priced reasonably for what features it is providing. However, it might be expensive for some."
"It took about five years to break even. UFT is costly."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The pricing fee is good. If someone makes use of the solution once a day for a half hour then the fee will be more expensive. For continuous use and application of the solution to different use cases, the fee is average."
"The licensing cost is high. There are no additional costs to the standard license."
"Compared to other tools in the market, UFT One is very competitive. The recent Covid pandemic situation also hit customer budgets significantly, so Micro Focus offered some discounted prices, which is definitely competitive."
"It's a yearly subscription. There are no additional costs to the standard subscription."
"OpenText UFT One is a very expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise98
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise74
 

Questions from the Community

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How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?
We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?
Reducing the levels of support is something they could continue to improve. They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus UFT One?
I'm more familiar with Functional Testing. OpenText Functional Testing for Developers is a different product set that functions as an IDE for writing custom code. We don't leverage that product bec...
 

Also Known As

ITKO LISA, CA LISA, CA Service Virtualization
Micro Focus UFT One, Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro
 

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Sample Customers

Union Bank, Swisscom, Autotrader, KPN, ING Bank, Best Buy, American Family Insurance, TESCO, Telefonica, Molina Healthcare, California DMV, Aktia, City Index, Con-way, DirecTV, GRU Airport, Liquidnet, NAB, Nordstrom, T-Mobile, TIM Brasil, 
Sage, JetBlue, Haufe.Group, Independent Health, Molina Healthcare, Cox Automotive, andTMNA Services
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