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CucumberStudio vs TestRail comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (24th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (11th)
TestRail
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. CucumberStudio is designed for Rapid Application Development Software and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
TestRail, on the other hand, focuses on Test Management Tools, holds 7.3% mindshare, down 12.2% since last year.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CucumberStudio0.6%
Microsoft Power Apps9.0%
ServiceNow6.2%
Other84.2%
Rapid Application Development Software
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TestRail7.3%
OpenText Application Quality Management8.2%
Tricentis qTest7.8%
Other76.7%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Manager in Quality and Processes at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Action words streamline test case management and boost integration with project tools
The most valuable feature of CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios. Moreover, CucumberStudio's support for code integrations and API calls is excellent. The platform provides the benefit of unlimited read-only accounts, enabling various roles like engineers and product managers to review test cases and results. The structure of CucumberStudio is also commendable, as it supports BDD style Gherkin syntax, which is useful for our test management processes.
ChristineAnderssen - PeerSpot reviewer
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Provides quick test management for agile workflows but lacks customization for reporting and dashboards
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexibility. I'm talking about the old version of ALM, the desktop client, which I used when it was still Micro Focus ALM. It has a tremendous ability to generate different types of reports. You can build different graphs, have Word document format, Excel format, or write your own Excel queries and incorporate that into your own reporting. TestRail has one type of format. If you want to generate a test summary report, there is basically only one format that you can use. You can't add your own components. You can choose which portions of your test results you want to include by selecting certain sections, but you don't have freedom to add and remove sections yourself. It's predefined and all that you can do is just take out the ones that you don't want. It is usable, but it's not tailorable, it's not configurable, it just gives you the bare minimum. It depends on what you use the tool for. If you want to use TestRail for enterprise-level waterfall projects with traditional reporting and a lot of analytics, it's not good enough because the analytics, dashboards, and reporting are not really there. However, if you use it for agile and you want quick and easy with very simple functionality, then it's very good because it's simple to use. For agile use cases, it's great and you don't need more than that. But if you are looking for an enterprise tool or waterfall project with large programs, even the enterprise version is not sufficient. There's no significant difference from the basic version. The only thing that you really get is the ability to have multiple project reporting, but the reporting itself is limited. There are no configurable dashboards. You can report across multiple projects, which is great, but the type of reports that you can run are limited to the current set of built-in reports. That's not good enough for enterprise level with multiple project and large programs. You want multiple reports across multiple projects and you want the tailorability and configurability of having dashboards and analytics, which TestRail is weak on for the enterprise level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"The power of Hiptest is its test cases and campaign management."
"Hiptest allowed us to clean up our test campaigns and standardize the way we write test cases and structure our BDD approach."
"Scenarios, since is a really easy way to create and control your test cases."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"The solution is stable."
"Hiptest is a great test management tool for agile teams."
"The most valuable feature of CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility, ease of use for writing new test cases, the test plans, and the composition."
"Reliable and stable. It is important that TestRail be up and running 24/7 as we have users around the world using it."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that there are various test case templates and test artifact maintenance."
"Most valuable features are the ease of organizing test cases and a great API for sending results from automated test run results into the database."
"I use the solution for test management."
 

Cons

"It needs some improvement when exporting scenarios into automation code, to make it easier to manage the repeatable action words and tests."
"The reporting and metrics can be improved. E.g.: If we wanted to have metrics across all projects."
"More tutorials and examples."
"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"Another kind of deployment might be useful, perhaps an option to install the tool in a local deployment."
"I would like to see better customer support."
"Yes, it is not stable when you create a data table that includes more than 30 elements, so it can lose your data."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"The test suite management has room for improvement as well as better reporting."
"It would be nice if they would add an export to Word."
"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."
"Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."
"I've encountered at some point, some difficulties on the administration side, but I don't remember exactly what they were."
"Reporting could be more flexible regarding repeating reports."
"The platform needs improvement regarding performance and creating links."
"The TestRail API to integrate reporting of automated tests is complete, but requires many requests to identify the appropriate entry."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product has a reasonable price in terms of the features."
"Its price is definitely not more. If they introduce automation, they can charge more."
"My advice to others is to shop around for the best deal. Some options out there are free in cyberspace."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
"The solution is quite reasonably priced for what it offers and offers a monthly subscription model."
"The product is not much expensive."
"Pricing for small teams seems correct with respect to competitors."
"Use TestRail Cloud (online TR hosted server) and don't worry about maintenance or scalability. It saves a lot of cash and time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?
CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...
What is your primary use case for Hiptest?
I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...
What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?
For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TestRail by Gurock?
Pricing is reasonable for TestRail. It offers good value for money.
What needs improvement with TestRail by Gurock?
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexib...
What is your primary use case for TestRail by Gurock?
I'm running an agile release train and we use TestRail for agile testing, mostly for manual testing, to keep track of test statuses. We link it directly to our user stories and execute our test cas...
 

Also Known As

Hiptest
TestRail by Gurock
 

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