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OpenText Application Quality Management vs Siemens Opcenter Quality comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Quality Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd), Test Management Tools (1st)
Siemens Opcenter Quality
Ranking in Quality Management Software
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Quality Management Software category, the mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 3.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Siemens Opcenter Quality is 2.5%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Quality Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management3.1%
Siemens Opcenter Quality2.5%
Other94.4%
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Featured Reviews

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.
Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & Director at Hiindsight Group
Integrated shop floor execution has improved traceability but still needs better UX and lower cost
Siemens Opcenter Quality's look and feel is not great. It looks like too many fields and other things. It is not Gen Z friendly because everything has to be typed. There is nothing around voice control or the ability to just speak to it. Those things are missing drastically. It looks like a web interface, but it looks more like Excel. I have to fill so many fields and readability-wise, it is not great on that front from a UX perspective. They are improving, but still not to the standards of current generation or current UI/UX design. It is a bit old.There are a lot of features which are missing in Siemens Opcenter Quality. Something that comes to mind right away is the BOM, the Bill of Material and other things. Usually, from the sender, it is sent as a Bill of Material hierarchy. There, it is treated as a part list only. Even though they have hierarchy, it is not exactly the same hierarchy that I see in Teamcenter. These things they can improve better, and that will be helpful. The user interface should change. It is not user-friendly because it is used by somebody on the shop floor. It should be so intuitive that anybody can just look at it and be able to understand. But right now, the UI looks very busy. I can say it is a complex UI. It is really expensive, too expensive. There are no major products in the market which does this. I saw some things in Europe which are open source, but not great softwares. They are open source, so they are almost free with less price, but this runs into millions. I was looking for around 10,000 users and it almost cost me four or five million worth of software.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides us with common development and test workflow for defect management."
"ALM Quality Center's best features are the test lab, requirement tab, and report dashboard."
"Use all that this product can offer as there is no need to buy others that can do the same tasks that HP Quality Center does."
"By standardizing our template, we publish reports at the business unit level."
"The report feature has helped me to generate a quality index report which is a critical report for management decisions."
"As a system administrator, HPE ALM can be flexibly configured so that it can accommodate a variety of defined project lifecycles and test methodologies."
"Integration with other HPE products."
"If the company plans to use QTP/UFT then HP QC/ALM is a great option."
"Now, with Siemens Opcenter Quality centralizing data collection, this investigation and traceability time has dropped to a matter of minutes."
"There is a lot of value in the money with Siemens Opcenter Quality."
 

Cons

"The installation tools are not the best, even for experienced IT/admin, it self-corrupts, and there is no good tech support to help with install issues unless you pay them to fly in a team."
"The BPT also known as Business Process Testing can sometimes be very time intensive and sometimes might not be very intuitive to someone who is not familiar with BPT."
"It is expensive."
"The technical support has been deteriorating since the Mercury days."
"Some improvement to the Requirements Management are needed."
"The only thing I would add is that I was really looking forward towards the new generation filler that was coming."
"The performance of this product is really poor, and there is no dashboard (reports) for the groups or users on the home page."
"Our experience with the HPE support was not great."
"The licensing and architecture of Siemens Opcenter Quality can be heavy for smaller implementations."
"It is really expensive, too expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For pricing, I recommend to buy a bundled package. Check the HPE site for more details."
"The enterprise pricing and licensing are reasonable."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is very expensive."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of VMs that you are running test cases on and it is not cheap."
"It allows us to keep our costs low. I do not want to pay beyond a certain point for this solution."
"We have divided our licenses between Micro Focus ALM and ALM Octane. It works for us."
"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."
"We pay around $30,000 for thirty users, translating to approximately $6,000 to $10,000 per user, which is high."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
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Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise161
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Questions from the Community

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.
What needs improvement with Siemens Opcenter Quality?
Siemens Opcenter Quality's look and feel is not great. It looks like too many fields and other things. It is not Gen Z friendly because everything has to be typed. There is nothing around voice con...
What is your primary use case for Siemens Opcenter Quality?
I do not work on something called a PLM in the traditional sense. I am more into the PLM space, specifically Product Lifecycle Management, working with products from Siemens and Dassault. In Siemen...
What advice do you have for others considering Siemens Opcenter Quality?
There is a lot of value in the money with Siemens Opcenter Quality. Right now, when talking about any industry which is doing design and manufacturing, people have been using automation in designin...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM, OpenText Quality Manager
Opcenter Quality, QMS Professional, Siemens QMS Professional
 

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Sample Customers

Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)
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