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CucumberStudio vs OpenText Application Quality Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (24th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (13th)
OpenText Application Qualit...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd), Quality Management Software (1st), Test Management Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. CucumberStudio is designed for Rapid Application Development Software and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
OpenText Application Quality Management, on the other hand, focuses on Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites, holds 6.5% mindshare, up 5.5% since last year.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CucumberStudio0.8%
Microsoft Power Apps8.0%
ServiceNow5.0%
Other86.2%
Rapid Application Development Software
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management6.5%
Jira11.2%
Microsoft Azure DevOps9.5%
Other72.8%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Walter Wirch - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Expert at Bertelsmann SE & Co.
Facilitates integration of test scenarios while needing modernization of components
CucumberStudio is primarily used for designing test scenarios and automating testing. We have implemented it in conjunction with our own routines for integration into our infrastructure CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing. It supports our product owners in designing…
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Service provider recognizes effective project tracking and reporting capabilities
Regarding integration with various development tools, I can provide examples, and I am using customizable dashboards in OpenText ALM _ Quality Center, which definitely help identify project bottlenecks. As for the scalability of OpenText ALM _ Quality Center, there are limitations, particularly in agile methodologies, which is currently my main concern.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios."
"Integration with automation frameworks, keywords, and tags allows for saving time writing test cases and implementing automation."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"The data table that helps in converting a single script to multiple test cases is very helpful."
"The solution is stable."
"Hiptest is a great test management tool for agile teams."
"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"The best thing is that a person without knowledge about the program can easily understand what happened in our testing process."
"It’s a great product for managing an end-to-end lifecycle process."
"Customization is the most valuable feature."
"Easily integrates with Oracle e-Business Suite."
"Before, we used Excel for complex testings; using this solution has been a huge step for us, and from reporting to team management, everything is better now."
"QC has been invaluable in the past for documenting our testing process, especially when needed for audits."
"With test execution, you have an option to create custom fields. It is also really user-friendly. With other tools, we only have restricted fields and we cannot customize or add new columns or fields that users can make use of while testing. ALM is very flexible for creating new fields. It is easy for users to understand the application."
"The ability to integrate this solution with other applications is helpful. If there is automation, it comes with improved quality and speed."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
 

Cons

"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."
"I would like to see better customer support."
"I think it would be better if we could also do the reporting with CucumberStudio."
"Yes, it is not stable when you create a data table that includes more than 30 elements, so it can lose your data."
"The reporting and metrics can be improved. E.g.: If we wanted to have metrics across all projects."
"We operate in Sweden, and there are not so many Swedish people that know the product."
"We are looking for more automation capabilities."
"The downside is that the Quality Center's only been available on Windows for years, but not on Mac."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center could improve how the automation process works. Addiotnlally, the parallel execution needs to be optimized. For example, if multiple users, which are two or more users, are doing an execution, while we execute the cases, I have seen some issues in the progress."
"The QA needs improvement."
"Certain features are lousy. Those features can drag the whole server down."
"It should have the option to integrate open-source and third-party tools. I'd also like more collaboration options."
"It doesn't do Agile very well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"ALM Quality Center is a little bit costly."
"If you have more than five users, a concurrent licensing model should be considered."
"I've never been in the procurement process for it. I don't think it is cheap. Some of the features can be quite expensive."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of VMs that you are running test cases on and it is not cheap."
"Pricing could be improved as it's high-priced. I don't exactly know the pricing point, but previously, I know that it was really high so less people were able to use it for their projects."
"The solution was expensive for us."
"It's a perpetual license."
"I don't know the exact numbers, but I know it is pricey. When we talked to the sales reps we work with from our company, they say, "Well, Micro Focus will never lose on price." So, they are willing to do a lot of negotiating if it is required."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
23%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Performing Arts
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise160
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?
CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...
What is your primary use case for Hiptest?
I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...
What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?
For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
The on-premises setup tends to be on the expensive side. It would be cheaper to use a cloud model with a pay-per-use licensing model.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
Regarding integration with various development tools, I can provide examples, and I am using customizable dashboards in OpenText ALM _ Quality Center, which definitely help identify project bottlen...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
People are using OpenText ALM _ Quality Center for recording user cases, testing and hand documentation, defect tracking, business purposes, and reporting.
 

Also Known As

Hiptest
Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM, OpenText Quality Manager
 

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