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Inflectra SpiraTest vs Parasoft Development Testing Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 11, 2025

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
SpiraTest streamlined testing and compliance, saving costs and time, but users considered alternatives for better tool compatibility.
Sentiment score
6.8
The Parasoft Development Testing Platform improved code quality, reduced bugs, saved resources, and increased profitability by enhancing compliance and efficiency.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Inflectra SpiraTest's support is praised for expertise, responsiveness, quick issue resolution, and efficient customer focus despite minor delays.
Sentiment score
6.0
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for knowledgeable, prompt support, effective communication, and helpful documentation, ensuring excellent customer service.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.1
Inflectra SpiraTest faces scalability issues, including performance slowdowns, database access problems, and hardware dependencies, despite successful tool integrations.
Sentiment score
5.4
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for its scalability, seamless integration, and robustness in handling large, complex projects.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Inflectra SpiraTest is generally stable and reliable, despite some minor browser issues and occasional performance errors affecting scalability.
Sentiment score
6.9
Parasoft Development Testing Platform is praised for its stability, reliability, seamless integration, excellent support, and efficient performance under varied conditions.
 

Room For Improvement

Inflectra SpiraTest requires improvements in usability, integration, search features, and performance for a more efficient user experience.
Parasoft Development Testing Platform requires better integration, documentation, performance optimization, training resources, frequent updates, and responsive technical support.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users praise Inflectra SpiraTest for cost-effectiveness, easy setup, competitive pricing, and flexible user licensing compared to competitors.
Parasoft Development Testing Platform offers comprehensive capabilities with flexible pricing, noted for higher costs but robust support and training.
 

Valuable Features

Inflectra SpiraTest offers excellent test management, integration, automation, and reporting with user-friendly interface and role-based access.
Users praise Parasoft for its strong reporting, automation, CI/CD integration, vulnerability detection, and customizable, intuitive workflows enhancing code quality.
 

Categories and Ranking

Inflectra SpiraTest
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
11th
Ranking in Test Management Tools
22nd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
AI Quality Assurance (31st)
Parasoft Development Testin...
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
16th
Ranking in Test Management Tools
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of Inflectra SpiraTest is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Development Testing Platform is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Inflectra SpiraTest1.4%
Parasoft Development Testing Platform1.0%
Other97.6%
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

Jason Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
ES
Sr. Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Provides 100 percent code coverage, is stable, and scalable
We use the Parasoft Development Testing Platform to verify code coverage for static analysis in our unit tests Our customers require that we perform static analysis and have no critical high errors. We must also have 100 percent code coverage for my test to verify that everything is good and…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Performing Arts
9%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise7
No data available
 

Also Known As

SpiraTest, Spira
Parasoft Concerto, Parasoft DTP
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

- Morningstar - Deutsch Bank - Sopra Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - UBS - US Government
General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Qualcomm, AAI Textron, Boeing, Fidelity, Johnson & Johnson, CIBC, Penske, Thales, Dell, 
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