OpenText Silk Central vs TestRail comparison

OpenText and IDERA are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #20, while IDERA is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. OpenText holds a 1.6% mindshare in TMT, compared to IDERA’s 11.4% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

OpenText Silk Central

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80% willing to recommend

TestRail

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91% willing to recommend

OpenText Silk Central

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

OpenText Silk Central and TestRail are prominent software testing management tools. Users tend to prefer TestRail based on its overall features and value for price, although OpenText Silk Central excels in some areas.

Features: OpenText Silk Central offers comprehensive test management capabilities, integration with other OpenText products, and strong reporting features. TestRail provides user-friendly navigation, extensive customization options, and powerful reporting tools.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Silk Central needs better integration with third-party tools, improved performance speed, and a more intuitive user interface. TestRail could enhance its email notifications, offer more detailed analytics, and improve mobile accessibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Silk Central's deployment process is smooth but requires more configuration time. Customer service is reliable but slow. TestRail features quick and easy deployment with minimal setup time. Customer service is highly responsive and helpful.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Silk Central has higher initial setup costs but offers good ROI over time. TestRail provides a more affordable setup cost and quicker return on investment due to its lower pricing and efficient functionality.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Central

Ranking in Test Management Tools

20th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Design Automation (4th)

TestRail

Ranking in Test Management Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TestRail is 11.4%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TestRail	11.4%
OpenText Silk Central	1.6%
Other	87.0%

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Test Governance at Poste Italiane

A powerful platform and strong technical support help us to make the right decisions

We are primarily interested in improving the flexibility to customize parts of the tool. At this point, we feel that the customization is bad. For example, we would like to be able to automatize internal projects. We would like like to see the visibility improved, and want to perform certain tests faster. We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end. This is very important to us. In terms of usability and the interface, a few small improvements can lead to a lot of benefits. The interface is good but can be improved. The section on managing requirements for testing has to be improved. This is an old feature that has not been updated at the same rate as the rest of the tool.

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StuartBarker

Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering

A tool that provides effective test management and real-time reporting capabilities

I have faced some issues with the integration between TestRail and Jira where the status of tests is not displayed (in Jira) due to I suspect security settings on the browser. In a large corporate environment, it is not easily changed. The support wasn't particularly helpful. It would be great if I could create custom reports, ideally with a tool designed specifically for that.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."

"The ability to time test runs gives the tester the ability to compare calculated times to actual times it takes for a test case to run."

"This is a user friendly solution."

"The feature that I have found most valuable is the dashboard."

"Integration with Confluence and JIRA."

"The most valuable features of TestRail by Gurock are the user experience, it's very easy to learn. There is no learning curve needed to work on projects and manage the test cases, it is easy. Exporting and importing are simple."

"The product’s most valuable feature is the UI. The structure of test cases is easy to understand."

"The biggest advantage of using TestRail is its simplicity and intuitive interface."

"The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."

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Cons

"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."

"I do see room for lots of improvement in it. In terms of usability, duplication with test cases and constant creation of projects isn't easy. There is also too much API integration into automation tools, which is not there in ALM with UFT. Instead of setting it up as a project and using it, we set it up as a system for usability. It also lacks in the traceability aspect. For traceability, you need to use the JIRA plugin and drag traceability on JIRA, but the functionality is still quite limited. The biggest gap is mainframe testing. It would be good if I could start with mainframe testing. Manual granting of access is another issue. There is no API that I could use with another system where it is automated. There is an API for loading somebody to a project but not for adding to the application."

"Their customer support could be improved. Sometimes we struggle with that. It could be faster. Whenever we raise any query, they get back to you but the turnaround time is very slow."

"It would be useful if it had its own issue management system. At the moment, it's purely a test management tool and you have to link to a defect management tool, like JIRA. It would be useful if there was an option to use its own defect management tool so that it's integrated and not two separate tools."

"TestRail should improve its pricing."

"Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."

"There are a number of improvements that have been requested. While I don't have a list of these requests available, many can be found on Gurock's forum."

"TestRail's user interface is not great. When you use it for the first time, you will be very uncomfortable and not know how to create test cases. It doesn't have a field for preconditions and post-conditions."

"It's not easy to create a custom report. It's not straightforward. A good improvement would be if there was a way to report and create a custom report without using a plugin or scripting language."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."

"Negotiate the best deal you can."

"The price of the solution is based on how many users you have per year. When you grow, it is segmented, For example, 10 to 25, you have a price, and more than 50, or 100, you need to take the enterprise license. I don't think we will reach this point."

"My advice to others is to shop around for the best deal. Some options out there are free in cyberspace."

"The product is not much expensive."

"Its price is definitely not more. If they introduce automation, they can charge more."

"The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features."

"Pricing for small teams seems correct with respect to competitors."

"I give the price a five out of ten."

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Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

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Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

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What do you like most about TestRail by Gurock?

I use the solution for test management.

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Pricing is reasonable for TestRail. It offers good value for money.

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What needs improvement with TestRail by Gurock?

In TestRail, there is significant difficulty with roles and rights. They are not in the mainstream. The person who has the license has all the rights, which is understandable, but TestRail needs to...

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central

TestRail by Gurock

Overview

Silk Central is an open test management solution which unifies all test assets into one easy-to-use planning, tracking, reporting and execution hub. Silk Central enables you to gain control, collaboration and traceability across all areas of your software testing, whether your methodology is Agile, Traditional or hybrid. Silk Central provides integration of requirements, manual and automated tests, defect tools and your test execution, giving full traceability of the quality of your software testing regardless of role.

OpenText

TestRail helps you manage and track your software testing efforts and organize your QA department. Its intuitive web-based user interface makes it easy to create test cases, manage test runs and coordinate your entire testing process.

Easily track and follow the status of individual tests, milestones and projects with dashboards and activity reports. Get real-time insights into your testing progress and boost productivity with personalized todo lists, filters and email notifications. Efficient test management, get started today!

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Sample Customers

AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University

Apple, Microsoft, Boeing, Intel, NASA, Amazon, HP, Samsung

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