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Inflectra SpiraTest vs OpenText Silk Central comparison

Inflectra and OpenText are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Inflectra is ranked #25, while OpenText is ranked #22. Inflectra holds a 0.8% mindshare in TMT, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 76% of Inflectra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.
Inflectra SpiraTest
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76% willing to recommend
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80% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Inflectra SpiraTest and OpenText Silk Central are robust software testing management tools. OpenText Silk Central stands out due to its feature-rich platform, which users find worth the higher price point.

Features: Inflectra SpiraTest is highly regarded for its intuitive project management, requirements traceability, and integration capabilities with various applications. OpenText Silk Central is praised for its comprehensive test management capabilities, detailed reporting, and extensive automation features.

Room for Improvement: Users of Inflectra SpiraTest point out the need for better performance speed, an improved learning curve, and enhancements in reporting functionalities. OpenText Silk Central users desire a simpler setup process, quicker customer support response times, and improvements in user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Inflectra SpiraTest garners positive feedback for its deployment flexibility and proactive support team. OpenText Silk Central users highlight the tool's somewhat complex deployment but note the efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Inflectra SpiraTest is appreciated for its cost-effectiveness and swift ROI, making it a preferred choice for budget-conscious users. OpenText Silk Central, despite its higher cost, is perceived to deliver substantial long-term value with its extensive features.

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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 (12th)
OpenText Silk Central
Ranking in Test Management Tools
22nd
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Inflectra SpiraTest is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 1.5%, down from 1.7% 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.
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it_user685080 - PeerSpot reviewer
We have many possibilities to customize the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration.
We manage more than 400 users and 120,000 test cases / year in our Test and Defect Management solution based on Silk Central, in an enterprise multi-company environment (postal, banking, insurance, telco, mobile, government, business), so for us the most valuable feature is flexibility. With Silk Central we have many possibilities for customizing the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration. In addition we have great support from Micro Focus and real collaboration to drive future direction and new features. The other valuable feature is the easy to use and immediate onboarding of manual testers and general users and test managers.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to reuse test cases already used across projects is the most valuable feature of this solution. We don't need to create new ones."
"The reporting functionality helps vendors and technical resources identify bugs and issues that need to be addressed. The simple dashboard-style home page makes training end-user testers simple and straightforward. The actual testing UI is VERY straightforward and very intuitive for the end-users that test the system since very often we pull from business and operational users to help test new systems."
"The user-friendly features are the most valuable. For example, migration of requirements and migration of test cases and the creation of traceability. You have various reports that you need. The plug-ins that are available to connect with the other tools."
"The features of this product most valuable to me were the test case management and the visual status, by which it was displayed."
"Inflectra SpiraTest has a lot of functionality, which is good."
"I found Inflectra SpiraTest intuitive enough. It's also easy to learn, so this is what I like about it."
"We were able to add a step-by-step procedure for someone to follow to assist in testing."
"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."
 

Cons

"Being able to add scripting for testing can and does save a lot of time. When you are able to just ‘run’ a test case rather than manually add it and run it."
"The user interface is slightly complicated and not very consistent. It could be more user friendly."
"Migrating is not very easy. It depends on the organization, how efficient and effective the decision-making process is. The plug-ins should be easier and more integrated rather than the user trying to integrate the tools which are more popular, like Jira et al."
"The UI for managing test cases, test sets, test runs could be a little more integrated, currently, these feel disjointed at times and confusing. Also, the test steps page needs to display the test steps closer to the top of the UI so as to not have to scroll down to find."
"Two areas that can stand improvement: integration with third party products and making it more intuitive."
"The folder organization in Inflectra SpiraTest could be better, though I cannot comment whether that is structure-related. Most of what I need would probably be in the tool, but as a test manager, I need to be able to create dashboards and reports easily."
"It should develop integration with JIRA. We have some complexities which caused us not to decide to integrate it with our JIRA, like synchronous data."
"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing was excellent. I would recommend the enterprise solution."
"I Googled the pricing for Inflectra SpiraTest, and it's about $4,000 annually."
"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
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Also Known As

SpiraTest, Spira
Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
 

Overview

SpiraTest is an integrated Requirements and Quality Management solution that manages your project's Requirements, Test Cases, Releases, Defects and Issues in one environment, with complete traceability throughout. After defining your project's requirements, you generate the test cases and test steps that validate the functionality. The test execution modules allows users to run through the tests, logging defects/issues as they go. SpiraTest is Fully Web-Based. Free 30-Day Trial.
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Silk Central is an open test management solution which unifies all test assets into one easy-to-use planning, tracking, reporting and execution hub. Silk Central enables you to gain control, collaboration and traceability across all areas of your software testing, whether your methodology is Agile, Traditional or hybrid. Silk Central provides integration of requirements, manual and automated tests, defect tools and your test execution, giving full traceability of the quality of your software testing regardless of role.
OpenText
 

Sample Customers

- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government
AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
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