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Mubarak Arimiyah - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Dec 16, 2023
Helpful for test management but improvement is needed in pricing
Pros and Cons
  • "I use the solution for test management."
  • "TestRail should improve its pricing."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for test management. 

What needs improvement?

TestRail should improve its pricing. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for four to five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

TestRail is stable. 

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has two to three users. 

How was the initial setup?

TestRail's deployment was easy. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the product a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Gonçalo Teixeira - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development and Product Owner at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
May 16, 2023
An easy to understand solution that helps with UI testing
Pros and Cons
  • "I was on the lookout for automation testing on the browser and I believe this tool is very interesting in that matter. The solution is useful for UI testing. You just need to add the URL that is to be checked."
  • "The product is not focused on synthetic data creation. I would also like to see more integrations with other platforms."

What is our primary use case?

I was on the lookout for automation testing on the browser and I believe this tool is very interesting in that matter. The solution is useful for UI testing. You just need to add the URL that is to be checked. 

What needs improvement?

The product is not focused on synthetic data creation. I would also like to see more integrations with other platforms. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the tool for a couple of months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I am the sole user of the tool. 

How are customer service and support?

I used only online materials and online support. I never contacted the tech team directly. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup is straightforward. The tool's setup takes only a couple of minutes to complete. You need to look through the training material and follow it. 

What about the implementation team?

There is no technical team needed to do the solution's installation. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The tool is very straightforward and simple to understand. 

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Deepan M - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 3, 2022
Case management tool used for two years for project management that needs little technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "This is a user friendly solution."
  • "This solution has room for improvement. For example, some particular projects need to adjust access or add additional members and this isn't always possible. Role-based access would improve this."

What is our primary use case?

I am responsible for the administration of this solution including onboarding, permission levels and daily project management. We have 2000 plus people using it.

What is most valuable?

This is a user friendly solution. 

What needs improvement?

This solution has room for improvement. For example, some particular projects need to adjust access or add additional members and this isn't always possible. Role-based access would improve this.

The future projects, we would like to be able to assign roles to the lead to enable them to complete customization, add users and add groups. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years. 

How are customer service and support?

We have not needed to contact the technical support team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Our company decided to use TestRail by Gurock as a trial to monitor the dashboards for projects.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward but customization can be complicated. 

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to consider their enrolment needs before starting to use this solution. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Hema Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Affiliate at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 31, 2022
Various test case templates and test artifact maintenance make for a highly recommended solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

TestRail is basically a central repository for us since our team is geographically distributed. It is really convenient to use this on cloud. This is one use case. The other is the two-way integration with Jira. That is also one of the important factors.

How has it helped my organization?

We are an end user as well as a distributor.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

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.

Additionally, whenever there is a new version update to the cloud version, we sometimes face issues. We try to reach out to the technical team, and it requires quite a few times of trying.

In the next release, I would like to see improved technical support included. Additionally, improved backup and restore facilities would be good. At the moment, Gurock owns that regardless of whatever licenses we have purchased. That should be given to the customer.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are using TestRail in this organization for the last two years, but I had been using it for six years previous, so it is eight plus years I have been using TestRail.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

TestRail is scalable. We have scaled it from five users in the beginning to near 64 users now.

We are distributing these reports to about 100 plus people.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is quite straightforward.

It takes hardly 10 to 15 minutes to do the initial setup.

We have only one team which maintains many tools across the organization and they take care of this solution.

What about the implementation team?

We set up it by ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are at this moment paying for a monthly payment plan.

What other advice do I have?

I would surely recommend TestRail. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would give TestRail an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1154316 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Assurance Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Nov 14, 2020
Good management from the testing perspective, but needs a lot of improvements from the quality assurance perspective
Pros and Cons
  • "From a testing perspective, the management is awesome. I am able to do testing and then add the reporting and the evidence. It is fair in terms of the price that you're paying. You get what you're paying for."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for test case repository and test management. My primary role is quality assurance. I've got one developer who looks at the SQL, upgrades, and a few other things. I do the customization, integration, and normal administration for granting access. I also provide user support and help users with training, guidance, demos, etc. I handle 80% work, and the developer handles the remaining 20% of work on this solution.

What is most valuable?

From a testing perspective, the management is awesome. I am able to do testing and then add the reporting and the evidence.

It is fair in terms of the price that you're paying. You get what you're paying for.

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TestRail for two years.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I learned to work with this solution, but if I had to choose a solution, it wouldn't be TestRail.
I also use ALM, and it is my preferred tool. Tosca also has the same quality level as ALM.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

I would not recommend this solution. My primary role is quality assurance. From a quality assurance perspective, there are too many limitations. There is too much integration or too many APIs that need to be written constantly. It doesn't actually give you traceability from the requirements or systems perspective. If I wanted to run automation for coverage of a system, TestRail doesn't give me that.

I would rate TestRail a five out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Aisha Mazher - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Semi Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Oct 27, 2023
Helps to create and share test cases but user interface needs to improve
Pros and Cons
  • "I use the product to create test cases and share them with my team and manager."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

I use the product to create test cases and share them with my team and manager. 

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

TestRail is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool' scalability a six out of ten. My company has 300-500 users for the product. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Zephyr before TestRail. We chose TestRail because it was already being used in other projects. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment was completed in a day. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate TestRail a seven out of ten. You need to have good written English proficiency to use it. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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IT Testing Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Sep 22, 2019
Easy to write new test cases and test plans and it is flexible
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the flexibility, ease of use for writing new test cases, the test plans, and the composition."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use the on-premises deployment model of this solution. Our primary use case is for test management. 

How has it helped my organization?

It was very easy to create a quick test plan, despite the challenges we face, like a lack of documentation and the lesser knowledge we have for testing. We were testing a new upgrade for an app and by just exploring and running things through our mobile app we found that many features that were existing already in the production environment in the production app were not documented properly. All we had to do was create an exploratory session with the feature that we have to test and then we created a test plan with a different composition like Android and the languages that were working. 

It took me less than an hour to figure out the test plan and the test execution was more managed in the sense that we did have a test case at this instance to be executed. The stated test results are not easily monitored when it's reported. Before we used to have a more complex system and we used to manage the test cases in Excel format, so we saved a lot of time with this. 

In the next release, I would like to see dynamic reporting. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the flexibility, ease of use for writing new test cases, the test plans, and the composition.

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using TestRail for around three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We use it on a medium scale. We have 100 users licensed but have around less than 50 active users. I haven't seen any performance issues. I haven't seen any issues with scalability. It's very stable and nice.

I handle the maintenance. I have handled it now for the past three months and nothing happened. I haven't had any need for maintenance yet. One team member can handle the whole thing.

In terms of our plans to increase our usage, in another six months, we were planning to ramp up the team, but I don't think it will have an effect on this solution. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used HP Quality Center for the last eight years. We switched to TestRail because it is more flexible and cost-effective. The price is very competitive, and even though HP is the ultimate solution, for a starter company or like in our case, the cost was a major factor. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was kind of complex, but I have previous experience that helped. It was not really straightforward. I heard that with the new version, it's in a package and it's not so complex anymore. 

The deployment took around two days. I did the deployment alone and wasn't doing it full time. I did the PoC first and then purchased the license. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We purchased a license for two years. The license is on an annual basis. We got a nice discount for the second year, around 10%, which is nice. It's priced annually and per user. It's a fee-based license. One thing that Gurock does not offer is a perpetual license. There is no option to buy the tool without having to make a recurring cost. It is fine for us. The annual license is not an issue.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also looked at TestLink in open source, and we looked at ALM. The functionality and the usage, and usability of TestRail is much better than any other product. It's not dependent on any ActiveX or any library. The client can use it out of the box, they just need to type in the URL and start using it. Also, the training videos are very nice. It covers everything, that would be all you have to do is just watch the videos for a few minutes and you can really just learn very quickly and easily. Other tools, like ALM, had issues with the training. 

What other advice do I have?

I would advise someone considering this solution to consider is that TestRail does not have a defect management policy. They would have to use another tool for defect management. In our case, we use JIRA, which is at an additional cost, but it's not that much. The defect management is supposed to be in a different domain because it does not fall under test management. Test case management is totally different than defect management. I believe Gurock did a great job just by separating the test management from the defect management. 

Good advice would be to start with a cloud for some time. I would rate TestRail a nine out of ten. 

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Project Manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Sep 16, 2019
A good testing solution that integrates well with JIRA and offers great reporting features
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very stable. We've never had any issues with it."
  • "I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for testing. The testing team is writing the test cases and the test switch. They were running the test for every release or every sprint because we are working on JIRA. I use the reports for the run.

What is most valuable?

The reporting is the most valuable feature. I can easily manipulate the reports into the pie charts and statistics and so on. This is very useful. Also, the ability of the solution to easily link with JIRA is helpful. It's able to integrate with JIRA in depth. 

The configuration of the software makes it very easy to use.

What needs improvement?

There are some features that I'm looking for, but I don't know if they already exist within the solution or not because I haven't had time to look further into it.

For example, if I'm interested in integration with some other automation framework, they don't have something like this, it would be ideal if they could add it. 

I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were. 

Basically, I'm looking for more integration - especially with JIRA - and more automation. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. We've never had any issues with it.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never needed any technical support, so I can't evaluate it.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't do the implementation myself. It was already done when I arrived at the company. I just manage the users. I switch users and accounts when someone leaves the project or joins. Being a cloud version, however, I imagine it's fairly easy to configure.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

After looking at other products, I'd say TestRail is pretty expensive. It's one of the reasons we're moving away from the solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I played a bit with DeskLink, but I've never really evaluated it.

What other advice do I have?

We were using the cloud deployment model.

I'd recommend the product. I'd rate it between eight and nine out of ten.

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