OpenText ALM / Quality Center vs Panaya Test Dynamix comparison

OpenText and Panaya are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0, while Panaya is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0. OpenText holds a 12.3% mindshare in TMT, compared to Panaya’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Panaya users who would recommend it.

OpenText ALM / Quality Center

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

OpenText ALM/Quality Center and Panaya Test Dynamix are two leading products in the test management space. Panaya Test Dynamix stands out due to its superior features, making users feel it is worth the price, although users are happier with the pricing and support of OpenText ALM/Quality Center.

Features: OpenText ALM/Quality Center is praised for its comprehensive test management capabilities, including detailed reporting, robust defect tracking, and broad test coverage. Panaya Test Dynamix is noted for its ease of use, advanced automation features, and seamless integration with other tools.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that OpenText ALM/Quality Center could benefit from a more modern design, improved performance, and user interface enhancements. Panaya Test Dynamix users recommend enhancing the customization options and expanding support for more testing frameworks, as well as improving its documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Deploying OpenText ALM/Quality Center is reported to be complex and time-consuming, requiring significant configuration. Panaya Test Dynamix is noted for its straightforward deployment process. Customer service for OpenText ALM/Quality Center receives mixed reviews, with some users citing slow response times, while Panaya Test Dynamix generally receives positive feedback on support efficiency.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText ALM/Quality Center has a higher initial setup cost, but users find it delivers good ROI over time. Panaya Test Dynamix offers a more attractive pricing model with quicker ROI realization.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText ALM / Quality Center

Ranking in Test Management Tools

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

201

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (5th)

Panaya Test Dynamix

Ranking in Test Management Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Defect Tracking (3rd), Functional Testing Tools (22nd), Regression Testing Tools (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText ALM / Quality Center is 12.3%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Panaya Test Dynamix is 2.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vishwa Reddy

Senior Manager, Connected Home Product Management and Strategy at VWR Funding, Inc.

Jun 17, 2024

Manages test cases effectively and consolidates manual automation and performance features into a single platform, allowing users to access analysis results

The reporting feature could be improved. It would be better if they simplified some things. It requires writing queries in the setup. If we could click a button and instantly get analytics and everything in one shot, it would be easier to use. It needs improvement in the reporting process. While graphical representations and other features exist, it requires custom code to be written. If it could be simplified with a single button to generate reports, like in TestLab, it would be easier. A new module specifically for reporting would be helpful. Instead of integrating it into TestLab, it should be a separate module, making it easier for users.

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Alain Vanhaeght

IT Project leader at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

Dec 14, 2022

More than reliable, with satisfied results for our needs, and excellent testing options

For the moment we are looking to automated testing, and there today apparently it is not working well with the application we want to test. So we are using an application on a terminal server and some quirks make it challenging to make automatic testing. It would be nice to be able to test offline. What I mean by that is today most of the time things are in the cloud, but sometimes when we are in factories we do not have network access and we should be able to download a test script into our PCs and do the test offline. Once that is complete we can re-upload it when we again have a network connection.

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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

"I love to use this solution with single projects. It has helped our productivity. With the metrics that I receive, I can put them onto the management model so I can see them there. It has reduced our time for project management and controls by 20 percent."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"I found the ease of use most valuable in Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. Creating test cases is easier because the solution allows writing in Excel."

"It's basically the way to show the work that we do as QA testers, and to have a historical view of those executions."

"The solution's most valuable features are its bidirectional traceability, the solid structure within the test plan, and the test lab."

"Templates: Allows us to standardize fields, workflows throughout hundreds of HPE ALM projects."

"I like that it integrates with the Jira solutions."

"Quality management, project management from a QA perspective - testing, defect management, how testing relates back to requirements."

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"The most valuable feature is the ability to copy the scenarios and as we do a rollout we can efficiently complete test three and put it somewhere else under a new subsidiary."

"It is easy for business users to use who are not familiar with testing tools."

"Provides better monitoring for testing campaigns and business process testing."

"The test repository to follow the test progress is most valuable because we can easily create and manage a huge number of test scripts. We can copy and paste, replicate, and drag and drop many tests scripts. We can create test scripts en masse. When you have a high volume of tests, the tool is quite useful. It works well when you want to manage a lot of tests, such as you have 1,000 or more test scripts."

"The initial setup was not complex and the product itself is very easy to configure and use."

"Test migration from HPE are done automatically. We can extract our tests from HPE, and they convert it into the Panaya format."

Cons

"The integration could be improved because with Agile technology you are working more quickly than with a top-down methodology."

"Certain applications within this solution are not really compatible with certain applications like ERP. The problem is when we're trying to use these applications or devices, the solution itself doesn't scale."

"The technology used for UI and UX are not user-friendly."

"HP-QC does not support Agile. It is designed for Waterfall. This is the number one issue that we're facing right now, which is why we want to look for another tool. We're a pharmaceutical services company, so we require electronic signatures in a tool, but this functionality isn't available in HP-QC. We don't have 21 CFR, Part 11, electronic signatures, and we need compliant electronic signatures. Some of the ALM tools can toggle between tabular format and document format for requirements, but the same feature is not available in this solution. There is also no concept of base-lining or versioning. It doesn't exist."

"The product is good, it's great, but when compared to other products with the latest methodologies, or when rating it as a software development tool, then I'll have to rate it with a lower score because there's a lot of other great tools where you can interconnect them, use them, scale them, and leverage. It all depends on the cost."

"Micro Focus is an expensive tool."

"It is pricey."

"Certain features are lousy. Those features can drag the whole server down. There are times that the complex SQL queries are not easy to do within this solution."

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"They provide options for custom fields or tabs, but customization of workflows would be great."

"The setup of Panaya Recorder is a bit complex. Panaya is a SaaS application, but you need to install some components on your computer. You need to set up your computer to allow Panaya Recorder to work. There are five or six things to do each time you install Panaya for any user. If you miss something, Panaya Recorder doesn't work. So, it is complex to install."

"It would be nice to be able to test offline. What I mean by that is today most of the time things are in the cloud, but sometimes when we are in factories and we do not have network access and we should be able to download a test script into our PCs and do the test offline. Once that is complete we can re-upload it when we have a network connection."

"Support is reactive and in English only."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an expensive solution."

"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."

"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is very expensive."

"For pricing, I recommend to buy a bundled package. Check the HPE site for more details."

"Compared to the market, the price is high."

"I've never been in the procurement process for it. I don't think it is cheap. Some of the features can be quite expensive."

"The solution was expensive for us."

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"It is expensive. Because of its cost, we couldn't deploy Panaya to a large extent. Its licensing should be improved, and there should be more license types. There should be an advanced license and a basic license."

"The solution is rather expensive due to the security it has to offer."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

59%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

19%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

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Questions from the Community

Has anyone tried integrating HP ALM and JIRA ?

HP ALM and Jira can be easily integrated with the aid of a third-party Integration Solution. To help you select the right integration approach and tool, you should first define your integration req...

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?

The solution's pricing makes it more challenging for companies to buy it. Only major companies that can afford it use OpenText ALM. Jira is free for the first ten users, which makes it more attract...

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What do you like most about Panaya Test Dynamix?

The most valuable feature is the ability to copy the scenarios and as we do a rollout we can efficiently complete test three and put it somewhere else under a new subsidiary.

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What needs improvement with Panaya Test Dynamix?

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What is your primary use case for Panaya Test Dynamix?

Our primary use case is for our process and we have different phases where we do testing and we have what we called IT and BPA testing. So it is a combined group of IT people and business people do...

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Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM

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Overview

OpenText ALM/Quality Center serves as the single pane of glass for software quality management. It helps you govern application lifecycle management activities and implement rigorous, auditable lifecycle processes.

Panaya Test Dynamix makes it easy for large enterprises to test smarter and release faster, by gaining control and visibility of every aspect of their ERP testing wherever they are.

With SAP ERP testing holding unique challenges, Test Dynamix offers provides all test management and execution capabilities in a single place , with a business process-centered approach designed specifically for SAP and Oracle testing, risk-based testing and test automation, to ensure the most efficient and effective large-scale testing possible.

Sample Customers

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

Over 3000 leading enterprises worldwide including SONY, NICE, NEC, Shiseido, DHL, ABB and Grupo Bimbo

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