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Katalon Test Ops vs OpenText Application Quality Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 20, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Katalon Test Ops
Ranking in Test Management Tools
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Test Ops is 2.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 12.5%, up from 12.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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AI features and automation save time and enhance test quality
Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually. It can integrate with different applications and is user-friendly. One notable AI feature is the self-healing capability, which automatically corrects failed scripts, solving problems in less than five minutes and improving the quality of code.
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

"I noticed that only the enterprise version has integration with GitHub."
"It's more user-friendly as a solution."
"Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It's not too hard to deploy."
"We are able to use Micro Focus ALM Quality Center for test management, defect management, test process, test governance activities, and requirement management. We are able to achieve all of this, the solution is very useful."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is quite stable."
"It's basically the way to show the work that we do as QA testers, and to have a historical view of those executions."
"OpenText ALM Quality Center is highly customizable."
"The stability is very good."
"It's easy to create defects and easy to sync them up with a developer. Immediately, once created, it will trigger an email to the developer and we'll start a conversation with the developer regarding the requirements that have not been matched."
"Cross project customization through template really helps to maintain standards with respect to fields, workflows throughout the available projects."
 

Cons

"There are stability troubles. My area does not have a good connection. That's why sometimes I face issues."
"The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts."
"The free version is limited."
"There's room for improvement in the requirements traceability with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. That could use an uplift."
"HPE ALM’s out-of-the-box reporting can be perceived as rigid and limited, to an extent."
"The initial setup was not straightforward."
"We are looking for more automation capabilities."
"Defect ageing reports need to be included as built-in."
"Is not very user-friendly."
"Quality Center's ability to connect all the different projects to reflect status and progress is quite complicated. We may develop something because there are so many projects. Right now, I have to do something which Quality Center is really not designed for: over reporting. This is a very big problem right now. We may develop some controls, but it is problem at the moment. I love Quality Center for individual projects to work with it. However, if you have a lot of projects for Quality Manager to do cross reporting on many projects, then it's almost impossible. It takes a lot of time."
"Lacks sufficient plug-ins."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The enterprise pricing and licensing are reasonable."
"Pricing is managed by our headquarters. I am able to get from them for very cheap. The market price is horribly expensive."
"Most vendors offer the same pricing, though some vendors offer a cheaper price for their cloud/SaaS solution versus their on-premise. However, cloud/SaaS solutions result in a loss of freedom. E.g., if you want to make a change, most of the time it needs to be validated by the vendor, then you're being charged an addition fee. Sometimes, even if you are rejected, you are charged because it's a risk to the entire environment."
"If you have more than five users, a concurrent licensing model should be considered."
"The full ALM license lets you use the requirements tab, along with test automation and the Performance Center. You can also just buy the Quality Center edition (Manual testing only), or the Performance Center version (Performance Testing only)."
"It is an expensive tool. I think one needs to pay 10,000 USD towards the perpetual licensing model."
"ALM Quality Center is a little bit costly."
"I feel that the licenses are expensive. ​"
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Katalon Test Ops?
The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts.
What is your primary use case for Katalon Test Ops?
We are using Katalon Test Ops for script creation and execution.
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?
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...
 

Also Known As

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Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM, OpenText Quality Manager
 

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Sample Customers

Care Logistics, Hive, Angler
Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)
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