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Katalon Test Ops vs OpenText Silk Central comparison

 

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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

Katalon Test Ops
Ranking in Test Management Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Silk Central
Ranking in Test Management Tools
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
2.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Test Ops is 1.7%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 2.8%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Katalon Test Ops1.7%
OpenText Silk Central2.8%
Other95.5%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

GG
Query manager at Cloversense
AI features and automation save time and enhance test quality
Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually. It can integrate with different applications and is user-friendly. One notable AI feature is the self-healing capability, which automatically corrects failed scripts, solving problems in less than five minutes and improving the quality of code.
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Reporting efficacy and collaboration improve despite outdated features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

"Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually."
"I noticed that only the enterprise version has integration with GitHub."
"It's more user-friendly as a solution."
"Every Waterfall and Agile project should be using Silk Central."
"With the ease of use that Silk Central provides, our teams have a smooth learning curve in test automation."
"The reporting is probably the most valuable feature."
"It would certainly be worth the cost, but you need to be committed to using it long term."
"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."
"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."
"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."
"Issues and Defect Management."
 

Cons

"The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts."
"The free version is limited."
"There are stability troubles. My area does not have a good connection. That's why sometimes I face issues."
"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."
"I think that the portal could be cleaner and faster."
"Better management of mandatory fields."
"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."
"From a test automation perspective, the main feature missing is the ability to schedule executions with only failed tests."
"I have used HPE Quality Center, HPE ALM, JIRA, and Rally. They are much better tools than Silk."
"At this point, we feel that the customization is bad."
"Adding the test cases and assigning them to particular testers can be improved."
 

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
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Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Katalon Test Ops?
The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts.
What is your primary use case for Katalon Test Ops?
We are using Katalon Test Ops for script creation and execution.
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

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Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
 

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Sample Customers

Care Logistics, Hive, Angler
AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
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