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Kovair ALM Studio vs OpenText Application Quality Management comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Kovair ALM Studio
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
35th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Quality Management Software (1st), Test Management Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Kovair ALM Studio is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 8.5%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management8.5%
Kovair ALM Studio0.7%
Other90.8%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

it_user790575 - PeerSpot reviewer
WebsiteDevelopment at a tech services company
We increased our development and testing team velocity and were able to manage traceability
Integration with Jama, Jira, Jenkins pipeline, Selenium, etc.  ALM Studio helped us to create  and connect with all these tools Through this integration, we could increase our development and testing team velocity, were able to manage traceability, and deliver software faster. Easy to .…
GS
Partner at IS Nordic AS
Manages multiple releases seamlessly
We have done some work with companies, probably four or five years ago and found the ability to manage multiple releases simultaneously as a main advantage, especially in complex programs with multiple concurrent releases. Running automated tests against back-level versions in certain environments is possible, and newer versions can be tested as well. It creates constant visibility into the test process, showing the status, bugs, and automated test results. It is a solid product in large corporations in Denmark, ensuring everyone knows where the process stands. There is a good understanding of what is critical, allowing prioritization of test cases.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We increased our development and testing team velocity, were able to manage traceability, and deliver software faster."
"Wide range of adapters/connectors which allow connectivity to any tools."
"I found the ease of use most valuable in Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. Creating test cases is easier because the solution allows writing in Excel."
"The most valuable Quality Center feature, I find, is the solution's integration with some of our automation tools. For us, the ability to capture and record and the ease of use from a user perspective, are all key."
"I love to use this solution with single projects. It has helped our productivity. With the metrics that I receive, I can put them onto the management model so I can see them there. It has reduced our time for project management and controls by 20 percent."
"If you want a good tool that is robust and is very user-friendly and capable of supporting a program with multiple streams or multiple workstreams, ALM would be the perfect tool."
"Templates: Allows us to standardize fields, workflows throughout hundreds of HPE ALM projects."
"ALM Quality Center's best features are the test lab, requirement tab, and report dashboard."
"ALM is a well-known product and is one of the pioneers in providing test management facilities with a 360 degree view of requirements."
"The ability to have visibility of manual and automated test results within the one product certainly cuts down on the management overhead and eases the creation of project health reports."
 

Cons

"Needs an ​easier and less heavy UI."
"The performance of this product is really poor, and there is no dashboard (reports) for the groups or users on the home page."
"ALM Quality Center could be improved with more techniques to manage Agile processes."
"ALM uses a waterfall approach. We have some hybrid approaches in the company and need a more agile approach."
"The technical support has been deteriorating since the Mercury days."
"Browser support needs improvement. Currently, it can only run on IE, Internet Explorer; it doesn't work on Firefox, doesn't work on Chrome, doesn't work on a Mac."
"The reporting feature could be improved. It would be better if they simplified some things."
"This is a really burden on the team."
"It's not intuitive in that way, which has always been a problem, especially with business users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I feel that the licenses are expensive. ​"
"If you have more than five users, a concurrent licensing model should be considered."
"The solution has the ability to handle a large number of projects and users in an enterprise environment with the correct license."
"The licensing fee is a little expensive."
"It allows us to keep our costs low. I do not want to pay beyond a certain point for this solution."
"Quality Center is pricey, but cheaper is not always less expensive."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of VMs that you are running test cases on and it is not cheap."
"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

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Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise161
 

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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

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

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