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ConformIQ Creator vs OpenText Silk Central comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

ConformIQ Creator
Ranking in Test Management Tools
20th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (12th)
OpenText Silk Central
Ranking in Test Management Tools
11th
Ranking in Test Design Automation
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
2.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of ConformIQ Creator is 2.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 2.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Silk Central2.9%
ConformIQ Creator2.8%
Other94.3%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1518657 - PeerSpot reviewer
QE Manager at Capgemini
Feature-rich stable tool with multiple options to control output, good integration with other tools, and knowledgeable support team
The core functionality of the tool is automated test generation of optimized test suite; the tool has extensive list of options for the same. The product's integration with other tools sets it apart. It has integrations with many upstream (for requirements mapping) and downstream (export of test cases to various tools) products. It is like "plug-and-play". For any customized downstream tool, like our proprietary automation framework, support is provided for custom development. It is has features - Business AD - to use in Agile implementations. The latest version seems to have support for BDD/Gherkin as well, which we have not used much.
ChrisWilliams1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Analyst at Kainga Ora
Reporting efficacy and collaboration improve despite outdated features
I do this for my own benefit, and it has nothing to do with any company views. I work as a permanent employee for a government department. OpenText Silk Central is coming to the end of its support, so we will have to move to something else, but I do not know what the other solution will be. Automation is quite immature at our place. It has only really started, so there is no integration with OpenText Silk Central. I would give it a rating of 7 out of 10; it could be 7.5. It just lacks certain features that would make it a higher grade if it had more modern features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Though optimized and automated test generation is the core functionality, the product's integration with other tools sets it apart."
"This product helps with understanding the design tool for the test case generation without manual writing of test cases in Excel."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
"Conformiq generates a unique and optimized set of test cases, maintains them to the current application version by removing those for obsolete functionality, and, with proper integration to the automation framework, has enabled in-release and in-sprint automation for us."
"Conformiq integrates well with various automation tools and auto-generates between 60% and 80% of the automation scripts."
"The reporting is probably the most valuable feature."
"With the ease of use that Silk Central provides, our teams have a smooth learning curve in test automation."
"It would certainly be worth the cost, but you need to be committed to using it long term."
"Every Waterfall and Agile project should be using Silk Central."
"Issues and Defect Management."
"This solution adds value because we are able to get the right information at the right time, which helps us to make the right decisions."
"It helps us to manage the test cases efficiently, and it also supports integration with Jenkins."
"If you are an enterprise site that needs a real customizable test and defect management solution, one that is easy to use and with a good level of out-of-the-box functionality and integration options, Silk Central is a good choice."
 

Cons

"Even though the 4.1 version is a far-improved version from its earlier avatars, the performance of test generation is still an issue on real-time models we have."
"We have limited widgets available in the tool to design UI flow."
"I would like to see the output data optionally used as input for the model, as further action in the flow."
"Improvements on the List item widget and Table widget are needed."
"Even though the 4.1 version is a far-improved version from its earlier avatars, the performance of test generation is still an issue on real-time models we have."
"It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system."
"I have used HPE Quality Center, HPE ALM, JIRA, and Rally. They are much better tools than Silk."
"It can be a bit slow sometimes, and it has not got some of the modern features many of the other competitors have."
"I think that the portal could be cleaner and faster."
"Product does not respond well on virtual machines because of network and memory issues."
"At this point, we feel that the customization is bad."
"Adding the test cases and assigning them to particular testers can be improved."
"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."
"Although I once met an issue where I created a test case and deleted it immediately, this test case still existed in the database and was still being included in our execution runs, and I had no idea how to completely remove this unused test case."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
12%
Performing Arts
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

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What needs improvement with OpenText Silk Central?
It can be a bit slow sometimes, and it has not got some of the modern features many of the other competitors have. I am talking about features such as traceability matrix; it is designed more for W...
What is your primary use case for OpenText Silk Central?
I could leave my opinion on some ALM that I have been working with lately. Recently, I have been working with Silk, Azure DevOps, but in the past, I have worked with ALM, QC, and all that kind of s...
What advice do you have for others considering OpenText Silk Central?
I do this for my own benefit, and it has nothing to do with any company views. I work as a permanent employee for a government department. OpenText Silk Central is coming to the end of its support,...
 

Also Known As

Conformiq Creator, Conformiq Transformer
Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
 

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Sample Customers

Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Daimler, Ericsson
AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
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