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CucumberStudio vs TFS comparison

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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 (25th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (12th)
TFS
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (9th), Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

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 0.2% compared to last year.
TFS, on the other hand, focuses on Test Management Tools, holds 5.6% mindshare, down 6.4% since last year.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CucumberStudio0.8%
Microsoft Power Apps7.6%
Oracle Application Express (APEX)5.0%
Other86.6%
Rapid Application Development Software
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TFS5.6%
OpenText Application Quality Management9.6%
TestRail5.7%
Other79.1%
Test Management Tools
 

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…
PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Simplified task creation enhances seamless development workflow
We use TFS for our Agile board to handle our sprints, epics, stories, and tasks, tracking how work is progressing. It is also a repository for managing code changes TFS integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio and Azure Cloud, facilitating continuous integration and continuous deployment, which…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Integration with automation frameworks, keywords, and tags allows for saving time writing test cases and implementing automation."
"The power of Hiptest is its test cases and campaign management."
"The best thing is that a person without knowledge about the program can easily understand what happened in our testing process."
"The most valuable feature is the re-usability of action words."
"The solution is stable."
"Using HipTest makes the testing process easy and its support for Behavior Driven Development helps align all the team members, whether technical or non-technical."
"Scenarios, since is a really easy way to create and control your test cases."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"As of now, there are no products in market which you can compare with TFS which provides you complete integration with different components required in ALM hemisphere, I have tried various Open Source tools, but none of them can match the functionality TFS provides."
"Basically, the capacity to construct various products is something I find handy."
"The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
"I feel that the test plan and test tools are more manageable in TFS."
"TFS is very user-friendly."
"TFS, like most Microsoft products, is easy to install and use; the initial setup is very easy, and all you need to know is the basic configurations that need to be applied."
 

Cons

"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"It needs some improvement when exporting scenarios into automation code, to make it easier to manage the repeatable action words and tests."
"Another kind of deployment might be useful, perhaps an option to install the tool in a local deployment."
"More tutorials and examples."
"CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"I think it would be better if we could also do the reporting with CucumberStudio."
"The interface can be improved and made more user-friendly."
"The reporting functionality is something that they should work on."
"The user interface could improve and test management was not useful in TFS."
"There might be some complexity in its off-cloud versions."
"There should be management of the project built-in."
"They have room for improvement in merging the source code changes for multiple developers across files."
"The record and play functionality needs some improvement."
"Help on the site should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive solution."
"There are different prices depending on the configurations. There is a free version available. There is no extra cost for the solution. However, the hardware could be something that needs to be considered."
"Microsoft products are always expensive. Obviously, they are quality products, but it would be helpful if there was a reduction in price. But compared to other vendors, I think the cost is high."
"We pay for the license yearly."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"If running TFS on-premise is expensive, maybe you could consider moving to the Cloud and use the Visual Studio Team Services."
"TFS is expensive, and the licensing costs are yearly. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"I am not in a position to comment on the licensing terms, as we are talking about an enterprise arrangement."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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 Business16
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise64
 

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...
Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
While I do not know the exact pricing, TFS is likely more expensive than GitLab.
What needs improvement with TFS?
From a testing perspective, while the build and deploy automation capability and pipeline integration are already present to a great extent, these are areas where TFS can improve further.
 

Also Known As

Hiptest
Team Foundation Server
 

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