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OpenText Application Quality Management vs Siemens Opcenter Quality comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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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

OpenText Application Qualit...
Ranking in Quality Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
208
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd), Test Management Tools (1st)
Siemens Opcenter Quality
Ranking in Quality Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Quality Management Software category, the mindshare of OpenText Application Quality Management is 3.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Siemens Opcenter Quality is 2.6%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Quality Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Application Quality Management3.6%
Siemens Opcenter Quality2.6%
Other93.8%
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Featured Reviews

GS
Partner at IS Nordic AS
Manages multiple releases seamlessly
We have done some work with companies, probably four or five years ago and found the ability to manage multiple releases simultaneously as a main advantage, especially in complex programs with multiple concurrent releases. Running automated tests against back-level versions in certain environments is possible, and newer versions can be tested as well. It creates constant visibility into the test process, showing the status, bugs, and automated test results. It is a solid product in large corporations in Denmark, ensuring everyone knows where the process stands. There is a good understanding of what is critical, allowing prioritization of test cases.
Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & Director at Hiindsight Group
Integrated shop floor execution has improved traceability but still needs better UX and lower cost
Siemens Opcenter Quality's look and feel is not great. It looks like too many fields and other things. It is not Gen Z friendly because everything has to be typed. There is nothing around voice control or the ability to just speak to it. Those things are missing drastically. It looks like a web interface, but it looks more like Excel. I have to fill so many fields and readability-wise, it is not great on that front from a UX perspective. They are improving, but still not to the standards of current generation or current UI/UX design. It is a bit old.There are a lot of features which are missing in Siemens Opcenter Quality. Something that comes to mind right away is the BOM, the Bill of Material and other things. Usually, from the sender, it is sent as a Bill of Material hierarchy. There, it is treated as a part list only. Even though they have hierarchy, it is not exactly the same hierarchy that I see in Teamcenter. These things they can improve better, and that will be helpful. The user interface should change. It is not user-friendly because it is used by somebody on the shop floor. It should be so intuitive that anybody can just look at it and be able to understand. But right now, the UI looks very busy. I can say it is a complex UI. It is really expensive, too expensive. There are no major products in the market which does this. I saw some things in Europe which are open source, but not great softwares. They are open source, so they are almost free with less price, but this runs into millions. I was looking for around 10,000 users and it almost cost me four or five million worth of software.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ALM allows you to maintain complete end-to-end process."
"It allows us to easily make linkage and dependencies, with plenty of integrations."
"By standardizing our template, we publish reports at the business unit level."
"The most valuable feature is the Quality Center itself; it's a test management tool, so it enables us to manage and track tests, record the effects, and give us full traceability throughout the testing process."
"A centralized and unified repository of requirements and testing artifacts with access across geographies in real time improved efficiency and efficacy of application lifecycle management, including integration of the Test Automation tool (HPE UFT tool)."
"The user interface is fully web-capable; it's a website, and it runs on a browser."
"Before, we used Excel for complex testings; using this solution has been a huge step for us, and from reporting to team management, everything is better now."
"Ability to hierarchically group test cases Ability to reuse test cases (call test from a test) Ability to organise under trees test sets Ability to monitor everything Create a report under everything Ability to configure custom attributes on all modules"
"Siemens Opcenter Quality has impacted my organization positively because it is very useful."
"There is a lot of value in the money with Siemens Opcenter Quality."
 

Cons

"Recently, I faced some issues while using the product on Mac-based machines, as I was unable to upload test cases."
"We found some difficulty in working with it, as we're a large organization."
"Pricing is not my area, but in general, what I've seen when reading articles is that it is costly."
"Some improvement to the Requirements Management are needed."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center should improve the reports. Reporting on tax execution progress against the plan. However, they might have improved over two years since I have used the solution."
"The reason why I wouldn't rate it higher than seven out of 10 is because you're still using really obsolete technology like ActiveX."
"The solution needs to offer support for Agile. Currently, ALM only supports Waterfall."
"Pricing is high compared to other solutions."
"Siemens Opcenter Quality could be improved with a more user-friendly interface, simpler integration with MES and reporting tools, and more customizable dashboards."
"It is really expensive, too expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to the market, the price is high."
"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is very expensive."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of VMs that you are running test cases on and it is not cheap."
"The pricing is expensive nowadays."
"HPE has one of the most rigid, inflexible, and super expensive license models."
"I don't know the exact numbers, but I know it is pricey. When we talked to the sales reps we work with from our company, they say, "Well, Micro Focus will never lose on price." So, they are willing to do a lot of negotiating if it is required."
"We pay around $30,000 for thirty users, translating to approximately $6,000 to $10,000 per user, which is high."
"It all comes down to how many people are going to access the tool. When teams go above 20, I think ALM is a better tool to use from a collaboration and streamlining perspective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise161
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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.
What needs improvement with Siemens Opcenter Quality?
Siemens Opcenter Quality could be improved with a more user-friendly interface, simpler integration with MES and reporting tools, and more customizable dashboards. Better performance monitoring and...
What is your primary use case for Siemens Opcenter Quality?
Siemens Opcenter Quality's main use case for me is that it works with inspection and quality data in a manufacturing environment from a reporting and data analytics perspective. I focus on improvin...
What advice do you have for others considering Siemens Opcenter Quality?
I can give a rating of nine out of ten because Siemens Opcenter Quality provides good visibility into inspection and quality data and supports manufacturing workflows effectively. The one point I d...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM, OpenText Quality Manager
Opcenter Quality, QMS Professional, Siemens QMS Professional
 

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Sample Customers

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