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ConformIQ Creator vs OpenText Application Quality Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 20, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

ConformIQ Creator
Ranking in Test Management Tools
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (2nd), AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (25th)
OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (5th), Quality Management Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of ConformIQ Creator is 1.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 12.7%, up from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management12.7%
ConformIQ Creator1.7%
Other85.6%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1518657 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Service provider recognizes effective project tracking and reporting capabilities
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 bottlenecks. As for the scalability of OpenText ALM _ Quality Center, there are limitations, particularly in agile methodologies, which is currently my main concern.

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."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
"Within Quality Center, you have the dashboard where you can monitor your progress over different entities. You can build your own SQL query segments, and all that data is there in the system, then you can make a dashboard report."
"It is a tool, and it works. It has got good linkage and good traceability between the test cases and the defects. It has got lots of features for testing."
"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is the alignment of the test to the execution and the linking of the defects to the two. It automatically links any issues you have to the test."
"OpenText ALM Quality Center is highly customizable."
"From reporting to team management, everything is better now."
"The ability to integrate this solution with other applications is helpful. If there is automation, it comes with improved quality and speed."
"By using QC we broke down silos (of teams), improved the organization of our tests, have a much better view of the testing status, and became much quicker in providing test results with document generation."
"The integration with UFT is nice."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the output data optionally used as input for the model, as further action in the 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."
"It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system."
"It needs Pure-FTPd WebUI and single sign-on."
"There's room for improvement in the requirements traceability with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. That could use an uplift."
"HP-QC does not support Agile. It is designed for Waterfall. This is the number one issue that we're facing right now, which is why we want to look for another tool. We're a pharmaceutical services company, so we require electronic signatures in a tool, but this functionality isn't available in HP-QC. We don't have 21 CFR, Part 11, electronic signatures, and we need compliant electronic signatures. Some of the ALM tools can toggle between tabular format and document format for requirements, but the same feature is not available in this solution. There is also no concept of base-lining or versioning. It doesn't exist."
"It is pricey."
"We have had a poor experience with customer service and support."
"I would like to be able to search easier, not just do SQL queries, being able to do free keyword searches on the data. That's valuable."
"Certain features are lousy. Those features can drag the whole server down. There are times that the complex SQL queries are not easy to do within this solution."
"They should specify every protocol or process with labels or names."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For pricing, I recommend to buy a bundled package. Check the HPE site for more details."
"Pricing is managed by our headquarters. I am able to get from them for very cheap. The market price is horribly expensive."
"It allows us to keep our costs low. I do not want to pay beyond a certain point for this solution."
"HPE has one of the most rigid, inflexible, and super expensive license models."
"ALM Quality Center is a little bit costly."
"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."
"It's a perpetual license."
"Seat and concurrent licensing models exist; the latter is recommended if a large number of different users will be utilizing the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
42%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Performing Arts
6%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
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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