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ConformIQ Creator vs OpenText Application Quality Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

ConformIQ Creator
Ranking in Test Management Tools
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (2nd), AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (13th)
OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd), Quality Management Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of ConformIQ Creator is 2.8%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 9.4%, down from 12.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management9.4%
ConformIQ Creator2.8%
Other87.8%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1518657 - PeerSpot reviewer
QE Manager at Capgemini
Feature-rich stable tool with multiple options to control output, good integration with other tools, and knowledgeable support team
The core functionality of the tool is automated test generation of optimized test suite; the tool has extensive list of options for the same. The product's integration with other tools sets it apart. It has integrations with many upstream (for requirements mapping) and downstream (export of test cases to various tools) products. It is like "plug-and-play". For any customized downstream tool, like our proprietary automation framework, support is provided for custom development. It is has features - Business AD - to use in Agile implementations. The latest version seems to have support for BDD/Gherkin as well, which we have not used much.
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

"Though optimized and automated test generation is the core functionality, the product's integration with other tools sets it apart."
"Conformiq generates a unique and optimized set of test cases, maintains them to the current application version by removing those for obsolete functionality, and, with proper integration to the automation framework, has enabled in-release and in-sprint automation for us."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
"This product helps with understanding the design tool for the test case generation without manual writing of test cases in Excel."
"Conformiq integrates well with various automation tools and auto-generates between 60% and 80% of the automation scripts."
"With HP ALM, I think it's the fact that it's a self-contained application so we can do everything inside the application and we only need to use this one tool."
"Ability to hierarchically group test cases Ability to reuse test cases (call test from a test) Ability to organise under trees test sets Ability to monitor everything Create a report under everything Ability to configure custom attributes on all modules"
"From my perspective, it's a great tool, however, the world is now moving towards DevOps."
"The product can scale."
"We can create a requirement for stability metrics with the test cases to ensure all requirements are covered."
"The most valuable feature is the ST Add-In. It's a Microsoft add-in that makes it much easier to upload test cases into Quality Center."
"I like the traceability, especially between requirements, testing, and defects."
"The most valuable feature is definitely its scalability, as it covers the life cycle end-to-end, from requirements to test execution and defect management."
 

Cons

"It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system."
"I would like to see the output data optionally used as input for the model, as further action in the flow."
"We have limited widgets available in the tool to design UI flow."
"Even though the 4.1 version is a far-improved version from its earlier avatars, the performance of test generation is still an issue on real-time models we have."
"Improvements on the List item widget and Table widget are needed."
"Performance issues are very common. The degradation of performance and consequent failures continuously happen."
"Pricing may be a factor prompting a look at competitor products and differentiators or open source options with limited product features."
"Requirements management could be improved as the use is very limited. I see room for improvements in this rather outdated tool."
"Backup strategy is lacking in QC. Once the QC server crashes, all your automation artifacts are unrecoverable."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center should improve the reports. Reporting on tax execution progress against the plan. However, they might have improved over two years since I have used the solution."
"The downside is that the Quality Center's only been available on Windows for years, but not on Mac."
"The performance needs work, as over the past couple years, where I have worked with large companies, I noticed slower response times."
"Tech support is very, very poor. There is no coordination between product groups, you have to repeat the same information multiple times, features that are fixed end up breaking in the next release, and releases and upgrades do not fix problems as promised."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I'd rate the pricing as 3/10 as it's very expensive."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of VMs that you are running test cases on and it is not cheap."
"We have divided our licenses between Micro Focus ALM and ALM Octane. It works for us."
"If you have more than five users, a concurrent licensing model should be considered."
"It's a perpetual license."
"We pay around $30,000 for thirty users, translating to approximately $6,000 to $10,000 per user, which is high."
"I feel that the licenses are expensive. ​"
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
15%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
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

Conformiq Creator, Conformiq Transformer
Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM, OpenText Quality Manager
 

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Sample Customers

Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Daimler, Ericsson
Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)
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