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OpenText Application Quality Management vs Planview AgilePlace comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 20, 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
6.8
OpenText Application Quality Management boosts efficiency and testing practices, delivering positive ROI through improved traceability and collaboration.
Sentiment score
6.7
Planview AgilePlace eases administrative burdens, supports remote work, and satisfies board demands despite some users' focus on anecdotal benefits.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
OpenText's customer service is generally helpful but inconsistent, with mixed feedback on responsiveness and technical support effectiveness.
Sentiment score
8.0
Planview AgilePlace's support is praised for responsiveness and effective assistance, though feature enhancement timelines can be frustrating.
Technical support has been excellent.
Quality is always high yet not perfect.
I am mostly happy with the technical support from OpenText ALM _ Quality Center.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
OpenText Application Quality Management excels in scalability, adapts to demands, but faces challenges with licensing and performance in large, agile projects.
Sentiment score
7.3
Planview AgilePlace supports large-scale operations, effective integrations, and agile methodologies, ensuring stable performance and benefiting diverse global teams.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
OpenText Application Quality Management is stable but faces occasional performance issues, hardware reliance, and requires frequent upgrades.
Sentiment score
7.7
Planview AgilePlace and LeanKit are praised for stability, with minimal downtime and quick resolution of issues.
From a stability standpoint, OpenText ALM Quality Center has been pretty good.
 

Room For Improvement

OpenText Application Quality Management needs improved reporting, lower costs, better usability, Agile support, and enhanced integration with other tools.
Planview AgilePlace users seek improved integrations, scrum, reporting, project management features, and pricing adjustments for better functionality and flexibility.
Improvements are needed so that the system can continue running without creating a new run.
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.
The user-friendly nature could be enhanced as the interface isn’t intuitive.
 

Setup Cost

OpenText Application Quality Management is costly but offers flexible licensing, better suited for large enterprises to manage budget constraints.
Enterprise users find Planview AgilePlace pricing worthwhile, appreciating FLEX licensing for application consolidation and favorable agreements.
It would be cheaper to use a cloud model with a pay-per-use licensing model.
 

Valuable Features

OpenText AQ Management provides robust integration, customization, and scalability for enhanced global collaboration and efficient test management.
Planview AgilePlace boosts productivity with customizable Kanban boards, easy work tracking, and seamless integration for enhanced project management.
It creates constant visibility into the test process, showing the status, bugs, and automated test results.
The integration with internal applications and CollabNet is made possible through exposed APIs, allowing necessary integrations.
We can create a requirement for stability metrics with the test cases to ensure all requirements are covered.
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Quality Management Software (4th), Test Management Tools (1st)
Planview AgilePlace
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
18th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 4.5%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview AgilePlace is 1.7%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management4.5%
Planview AgilePlace1.7%
Other93.8%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

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.
RS
Adoption across stakeholders, visibility, and reporting make the solution a success
The most valuable features for us are resource management and financial. Before LeanKit, we were doing project management in Microsoft Project. We were able to plan and schedule in it, but we were not tracking resource allotment or the availability of the resources. We have started to track them now. We are able to do this because the reports that go out to stakeholders and the executive leadership team are richer. This helps us prioritize our entire portfolio and decide which projects we can take and which we need to decrease in priority in order to reassign resources to new, priority projects. LeanKit helps us a lot not just in terms of planning internally but also with making outside people understand why a project is getting delayed or postponed or is going on hold. Because LeanKit is so flexible, our ability to make predictions comes down to educating stakeholders on how the cards work. The card's health feature lets us know whether we need to make adjustments. It gives us an idea if, for example, someone has taken up too many tasks.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Performing Arts
9%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Insurance Company
11%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise161
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?
People are using OpenText ALM _ Quality Center for recording user cases, testing and hand documentation, defect tracking, business purposes, and reporting.
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Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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