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IBM Engineering Test Management vs Tricentis Tosca comparison

 

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.2
IBM Engineering Test Management improves efficiency, reduces defects, integrates well with IBM software, enhancing workflow and providing cost savings.
Sentiment score
6.4
Tricentis Tosca accelerates test automation, enhancing efficiency and ROI, but high costs may challenge smaller companies.
Tasks that typically take ten hours are reduced to two to three hours, representing a threefold productivity gain.
Senior Director at Ascendion
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
IBM Engineering Test Management's customer support is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, with improvements in response times and satisfactory experiences.
Sentiment score
6.7
Tricentis Tosca's customer service is praised for expertise and efficiency, though some users face occasional response delays.
The support team engages actively, providing solutions and scheduling calls for more complex queries, making it easy to get assistance.
Senior engineer at Nagarro
My experience has been positive; their response to emails or phone calls in tech support is fast, usually between eight to ten hours.
Senior Director at Ascendion
The overall competence of the support has declined; previously, the support was very good, but recently, it has become difficult to reach them and get solutions, and it's taking a lot of time.
Technical Architect at MOURI Tech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
IBM Engineering Test Management scales smoothly for large organizations with thousands of users and test cases, including automated ones.
Sentiment score
7.2
Tricentis Tosca excels in scalability, efficiently managing large test volumes and diverse environments with minimal scaling issues.
Tosca should focus on AI capabilities to provide additional features such as script writing in Playwright type scripts, offering options for both module-based and custom script test cases while ensuring cost efficiency.
Senior engineer at Nagarro
It covers a breadth of applications and products, demonstrating excellent scalability that I have seen in reality.
Senior Director at Ascendion
Scalability is excellent with Tricentis Tosca.
Senior Software Engineer 2 at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
IBM Engineering Test Management is reliable and stable, with good performance but occasionally impacted by server configuration and database space issues.
Sentiment score
7.4
Tricentis Tosca is stable and reliable, with minor issues resolved quickly and improved performance in newer versions.
For performance and stability, Tricentis Tosca deserves a 10 out of 10.
Senior Software Engineer 2 at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The stability of Tricentis Tosca is rated ten out of ten. It is very stable.
Senior Director at Ascendion
I find stability issues when using the Vision AI feature; Tricentis Tosca is not very stable.
Test Automation Specialist at Accenture
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Engineering Test Management requires a user-friendly interface, enhanced usability, data handling, hierarchical structuring, and seamless integration with automated pipelines.
Users seek improvements in Tricentis Tosca's object recognition, interface, integration, licensing, support, and AI-enhanced automation features.
The self-healing process should automatically handle any changes in web applications; for instance, if properties change inside the application, the tool should automatically take care of it, unlike other tools such as Mabl and TestComplete that have better self-healing capabilities.
Technical Architect at MOURI Tech
Many companies prefer using Tosca due to data security, which is crucial.
Senior engineer at Nagarro
If a button in an application changes, Tricentis Tosca should be smart enough to detect the change and still execute the script seamlessly.
Senior Director at Ascendion
 

Setup Cost

<p>IBM Engineering Test Management provides robust features and customization with flexible pricing, ideal for large enterprises needing comprehensive test management.</p>
Tricentis Tosca's high pricing is offset by robust features, appealing to enterprises despite being costly for smaller businesses.
The pricing for Tricentis Tosca is extremely high, and I rate it as ten in terms of expense.
Senior Director at Ascendion
A yearly license costs around 20,000 euros.
Test Automation Specialist at Accenture
For enterprise customers, the cost is manageable because it provides solutions for multiple applications they want to automate.
Sr Test Automation Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

IBM Engineering Test Management is praised for fast, reliable customizable workflows, and robust integrations, particularly in testing and tracking functionality.
Tricentis Tosca offers scriptless testing with reusable data, drag-and-drop features, and integration, enhancing test automation for all users.
The manual effort is reduced by more than ninety percent when testing with Tosca.
Senior engineer at Nagarro
It allows for drag-and-drop functionality and demo automation in SAP-based applications, which can be challenging with other automation tools.
Sr Test Automation Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The modular approach reduces scripting effort by at least fifty percent, which significantly cuts down on the script development time.
Senior Director at Ascendion
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Engineering Test Manage...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (14th), Load Testing Tools (15th)
Tricentis Tosca
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Service Virtualization (1st), Functional Testing Tools (1st), Mobile App Testing Tools (1st), Regression Testing Tools (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd), Test Automation Tools (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

HZ
Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada
Scalable and Stable solution with good integration function and support team
IBM Rational has the RFT, which is rational functional testing. We do test automation with rational functional testing. So after we do that, we can put in all the code, then I can build it, then put all the test cases, and put all the build code for the shared location. And then rational that shared location means that RQM has access to the shared location. So, when we execute, if a test case is automated, we can run it from RQM. We need to have the environment ready for it to execute. Once we have that, then we can select the task case. So, by clicking on one button, the other environment is automatically plugged in. Then test results will be automatically transferred back to our RQM. So, in RQM, we can view it, and it is integrated. So we can run the test and the automation from RQM, and the test results will come back. Azure DevOps first test case is there, but then we tried to use Selenium to do half automation. Still, we realized that it wouldn't have the integration. We could do something in the pipeline, but it fires the Selenium test automation code. But then the test results won't be brought back or added to AzureDesk DevOps. That's something that I do hope that there can be another other system that can have this kind of integration. RQM can be improved because it's not related to our server and could be faster. We need to find out how much database storage is needed and keep increasing it. We heard that the latest version of RQM can clean up some old ones and give the same test result. But that one feature we are yet to use. It's a setting that we can set up, and then it goes automatically or gives me the choice to do it manually.
AKSHAYRATHI - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior engineer at Nagarro
End-to-end regression automation has accelerated delivery and now secures complex test data
I think Tosca can be improved, particularly in AI capabilities because right now Tosca does not have any strong API capabilities. It has some AI features in the newer version, but many organizations have not adopted these due to version-specific problems, as some are still using older versions. From an AI point of view, they can enhance reliability since the world is moving towards AI, and every tool must be integrated. While Tosca has made attempts, I have not used them and they are not widely adopted, so they are stuck in the testing phase in my organization. I would also mention that while I am currently using Tosca Mobile, the loading part and connectivity issues need improvement. They should better integrate AI features that are already present but not widely used across many organizations. Reliability on the AI aspect needs enhancement for practical application. From the perspective of governance and security, I believe Tosca can develop its own LLM or leverage third-party LLMs while maintaining security and risk management regarding client data. Many companies prefer using Tosca due to data security, which is crucial. An in-house LLM could significantly enhance its debugging power and provide helpful solutions upon test case failure.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise75
 

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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...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tricentis Tosca?
The pricing for Tricentis Tosca is extremely high, and I rate it as ten in terms of expense. It is really pricey in the market, making it more suitable for large enterprises rather than small or me...
 

Also Known As

IBM Rational Quality Manager, Rational Quality Manager
Orchestrated Service Virtualization
 

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