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We performed a comparison between Adaptavist Test Management for Jira and TFS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"We don't use technical support. We have an office in Austria that provides us with solutions. Also, this solution is pretty simple and user-friendly. We don't really need help with it.""You can group test cases together and track the execution of them.""It is a scalable solution.""The program is very stable and scalable."

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"It is easy to push our changes from quality to pre-prod and prod.""The most valuable feature of TFS is the central repository, and you can see what changes other developers did from which branch.""The most valuable features are related to source code management. Using TFS for source code management and being able to branch and have multiple developers work on the same projects is valuable. We can also branch and merge code back together.""The most valuable feature of TFS is that it keeps the code secure while working collaboratively in a team of four or five individuals.""Complete integration with VS IDE and Office tools: This give us a possibility of high-level automation, thus minimizing human error.""Stability is okay.""The most valuable feature of TFS is the central repository, and you can see what changes other developers did from which branch.""TFS' most valuable feature is the triage process. It is a robust solution that is easy to use."

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Cons
"Lacking visual gadgets that go on a dashboard, pie charts, bar charts and histograms.""I don't like that you need to use a lot of tabs. One test case takes 15-20 minutes and on Zephyr is take about 5-10 minutes.""They should work on integrating the solution with AI."

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"TFS is scalable with different Microsoft tools for test management but it is not scalable with other third-party tools.""Overall, I think it would be useful to have something similar where Microsoft comes up with supporting concepts of scaling Agile in TFS so that clients don't have to look for a separate tool.""Sometimes we feel that it need more CPU, and RAMs on TFS server, either we implemented the hardware with the product minimum requirements.""The overall reports in TFS could improve. Additionally, there should be an easier way to migrate from an older version to a newer one.""One of the areas that could be improved is to have an effective full lifecycle management.""I would like to see the reporting features expanded so that I can see details on the users connected to all of the projects.""The project management side should be addressed and the project and release planning should be somewhat extended.""The dashboard and the customization of dashboards is an area they have to work on."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing is rather expensive for those that have many users."
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  • "It's just as expensive as HPE ALM, without many of the features, best used for development tool only to avoid higher costs."
  • "TFS is on the higher side, but if you intend to use the tool as a complete ALM tool, it will reduce your costs in the long run."
  • "Use the Microsoft recommended “seat-based” licensing model. This allows a single developer with multiple machines to consume only one client license."
  • "If running TFS on-premise is expensive, maybe you could consider moving to the Cloud and use the Visual Studio Team Services."
  • "It is pretty expensive compared to other project management tools."
  • "The pricing is reasonable at this time."
  • "TFS is more competitively priced than some other solutions."
  • "We pay subscription fees on a yearly basis and the price is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They should improve the solution's granular reporting feature. It could be more intuitive. It doesn't serve delivery and management purpose. They should integrate the solution with AI. So that, in… more »
    Top Answer:TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft's technical team is supportive.
    Top Answer:There is a yearly licensing fee that needs to be paid.
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    Overview

    Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is the full, featured, enterprise ready test management solution directly in Jira. It offers full traceability across issues, requirements, test cases, and execution. The tool allows for flexibility and customisation for test plans and runs. It offers a free and flexible REST API, includes the ability to automate bulk tests, and enables seamless integration with most continuous integration tools. The in-depth reporting capability gives users the ability to analyse and share test data results between development and business teams. It’s the single source of truth to track, manage and optimise your whole test lifecycle right inside Jira software.

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    Benefits:

    • Drive reusability across Jira with cross-project hierarchical repositories for all test assets 
    • Improve collaboration with flexible workflows between traditional and Agile development teams
    • Enhance coverage with end-to-end traceability across all test artifacts
    • Eliminate duplication to increase efficiency with versioning, test data parameters and shared step features
    • Improve visibility and functionality with 70 cross-project reports and gadgets
    • Reduce management time and effort, with rich APIs for integration with test automation and DevOps tools
    • Allows teams to seamlessly collaborate and manage multiple versions of test cases in parallel while providing an audit history of changes

    Features:

    • Easy drag and drop organisation, planning and execution 
    • Hierarchical folders to manage and reuse assets across Jira projects, releases and sprints
    • Test case libraries including versioning, shared steps and test data parameters
    • Test plans and runs to manage and track test execution cycles
    • Full traceability of test cases, requirements, test execution results and defects
    • 70 cross-project reports, gadgets and Confluence Macros to track the coverage of your tests with advanced cross project reporting
    • Global and project level settings for customisation and standardisation
    • Custom fields for test cases, test steps, test plans and test runs
    • Migration function to import test cases from files or legacy test management tools
    • REST APIs for integration with test automation and DevOp tools

    Use Cases:

    • Integrate CI tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Travis CI or other development applications like Github, Bitbucket, Datadog via the REST API for end-to-end integration across test case management, execution, and reporting
    • Automate testing at scale, whilst maintaining traceability inside Jira. Scaled to 10,000+ tests across multiple configurations, publishing results in Jira in under 30 minutes
    • Increase efficiency by significantly reducing time spent on test case specification and management
    • Benefit from reusability across Jira projects and single points of maintenance when reusing and organizing test cases
    • Improved visibility of software testing process and quality with 70 out-of-the-box reports, including real-time dashboards
    • Clear end-to-end traceability of requirements, tests, and defects ensuring that the delivered software meets requirements.














    Visual Studio’s Team Foundation Server (TFS) is a powerful application development lifecycle management solution. It aids developers in managing every aspect of their DevOps and application creation. TFS combines many different types of solutions into a single powerful platform.

    Visual Studio TFS Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy TFS include:

    • Build automation. TFS enables users to create definitions that can easily automate any and all tasks that are critical to the development of their applications. Businesses can utilize features that are built into TFS to accomplish preset tasks that can help them create the application of their choice. This can include enabling them to run automated tests when the need arises. Additionally, users can create custom tasks that will run automatically and allow users to focus their attention on the areas that most demand their focus.
    • Security. TFS is designed with the security of a user’s DevOps in mind. It enables an organization to restrict user permissions so that only developers that are meant to have access to particular parts of the development process can perform tasks related to those sections. It segments the development process to reduce the possibility of sensitive data being stolen.
    • Enables product rollbacks. TFS keeps copies of past versions of the organization’s application. Users can sift through the different versions that are available and can redeploy the version that best fits their needs should it ever become necessary to do so.

    Visual Studio TFS Features

    • Source code management. TFS comes with all of the tools that developers need to completely manage their source code. They can share their code so that multiple developers can work on the same project. Additionally, TFS enables them to do things like review the history of a particular piece of source code.

    • Project management. Organizations can leverage the wealth of project management features that TFS offers and ensure that their projects run as smoothly as possible. Project managers are able to use TFS to control every aspect of their project, from the planning stage until the application’s development has reached its conclusion.
    • Reporting. TFS enables users to generate reports that leverage critical metrics and provide them with important insights into the applications that they are creating. These comprehensive reports can be secured so that only users with the proper level of clearance can access them.

    Reviews from Real Users

    TFS is a highly effective solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are its source code management capabilities and its powerful integration suite.

    Carl B., the vice president of engineering at Vertex Downhole Ltd, writes, “The most valuable features are related to source code management. Using TFS for source code management and being able to branch and have multiple developers work on the same projects is valuable. We can also branch and merge code back together.”

    Ashish K., the principal consultant at Wipro, says, “I have found almost all of the features valuable because it integrates well with your Microsoft products. If a client is using the entire Microsoft platform, then TFS would be definitely preferable. It integrates with the digital studio development environment as well.”

    Sample Customers
    IBM, John Lewis, Trip Advisor, Netgear,  Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Sapient
    Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization51%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise57%
    Large Enterprise34%
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    Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is ranked 10th in Test Management Tools with 4 reviews while TFS is ranked 2nd in Test Management Tools with 93 reviews. Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is rated 7.2, while TFS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Adaptavist Test Management for Jira writes "Integrates with any automation tool, but the granular reporting feature should be more intuitive ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TFS writes "It is helpful for scheduled releases and enforcing rules, but it should be better at merging changes for multiple developers and retaining the historical information". Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is most compared with Zephyr Enterprise, Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer, whereas TFS is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally Software, Visual Studio Test Professional and OpenText ALM / Quality Center.

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