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Inflectra SpiraTest vs OpenText ALM / Quality Center comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
Inflectra SpiraTest improved testing efficiency, streamlined workflows, reduced manual tasks, and enhanced decision-making, boosting productivity and cost savings.
Sentiment score
6.8
OpenText ALM boosts testing efficiency, improving management visibility, cost savings, traceability, and mapping test cases to requirements.
It acts as an enabler for effective test and program management.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Inflectra SpiraTest features responsive support, extensive training materials, and system stability, leading to positive user impressions with minimal issues.
Sentiment score
6.2
OpenText ALM/Quality Center's customer service varies, with effective high-level support but delays and mixed expertise at lower levels.
Technical support has been excellent.
Quality is always high yet not perfect.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.1
Inflectra SpiraTest is scalable, efficient with large datasets, supports multiple projects, and integrates well with third-party tools.
Sentiment score
7.3
OpenText ALM Quality Center is praised for scalability, handling many users well, though licensing and resources can be restrictive.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Inflectra SpiraTest is stable and reliable with low latency but customer support needs improvement, according to user feedback.
Sentiment score
7.2
Users find OpenText ALM stable, with occasional lags under heavy load, but overall high reliability and uptime with proper setup.
From a stability standpoint, OpenText ALM Quality Center has been pretty good.
 

Room For Improvement

Users desire better tool integration, a streamlined interface, enhanced training, improved organization, easier dashboards, and more consistent reporting in SpiraTest.
OpenText ALM faces high costs, complex interface, limited browser compatibility, and lacks flexible integration with Agile processes and tools.
Improvements are needed so that the system can continue running without creating a new run.
I see a stable tool that remains relevant in the market.
HPLM has one of the best UIs compared to other test management tools, allowing for efficient navigation between test pieces, test folders, test suites, and test execution.
 

Setup Cost

<p>Inflectra SpiraTest provides cost-effective QA and test management solutions with flexible pricing and volume discounts for larger teams.</p>
OpenText ALM/Quality Center's high pricing necessitates strategic financial planning, with costs varying by deployment, user volume, and licensing.
It would be cheaper to use a cloud model with a pay-per-use licensing model.
 

Valuable Features

Inflectra SpiraTest offers user-friendly features, intuitive UI, easy training, bug identification, and seamless integration, enhancing user adoption.
OpenText ALM / Quality Center offers robust traceability, integration, and scalability for managing manual and automated testing efficiently.
The integration with internal applications and CollabNet is made possible through exposed APIs, allowing necessary integrations.
It creates constant visibility into the test process, showing the status, bugs, and automated test results.
We can create a requirement for stability metrics with the test cases to ensure all requirements are covered.
 

Categories and Ranking

Inflectra SpiraTest
Ranking in Test Management Tools
25th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (10th)
OpenText ALM / Quality Center
Ranking in Test Management Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
207
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Inflectra SpiraTest is 0.8%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText ALM / Quality Center is 12.6%, up from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Jason Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive enough and easy to learn, but in terms of folder organization, it could be better
Inflectra SpiraTest is the new kid on the block compared to Jira and Azure. Still, when I started exploring the tool, I realized that it was no different from other tools I've used in the past, but it all boils down to adaptability because the features would always be more or less the same. I found Inflectra SpiraTest intuitive enough. It's also easy to learn, so this is what I like about it.
Huong Vuong - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective testing and good data management with seamless Excel integration
There are cases where the system does not meet our reporting requirements. For example, only the first user can click 'run' during testing, and subsequent users have to click 'continue manual run', which can create reporting errors. Improvements are needed so that the system can continue running without creating a new run.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Educational Organization
63%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
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.
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?
We work with Jira now, and there are some very good workflows. There could be more configurable workflows regarding test case creation approval. I see a stable tool that remains relevant in the mar...
 

Also Known As

SpiraTest, Spira
Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM
 

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Sample Customers

- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government
Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)
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