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OpenText Silk Central vs Parasoft Development Testing Platform comparison

OpenText and Parasoft are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #20, while Parasoft is ranked #29. OpenText holds a 1.6% mindshare in TMT, compared to Parasoft’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Parasoft users who would recommend it.
OpenText Silk Central
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80% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Parasoft Development Testing Platform and OpenText Silk Central compete in the software testing solutions market. Parasoft appears to have the upper hand in comprehensive automated testing features, while OpenText Silk Central is recognized for powerful test management capabilities.

Features: Parasoft stands out for its extensive automated test generation and execution, integrated code analysis, and support for multiple programming languages. OpenText Silk Central is recognized for its robust test planning and management, flexible test execution options, and detailed reporting features.

Room for Improvement: Parasoft could improve its learning curve, enhance documentation to be more user-friendly, and address performance issues with large-scale tests. OpenText Silk Central needs more intuitive navigation, better support for new integrations, and less cumbersome maintenance and setup.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Parasoft offers straightforward deployment options but requires significant initial configuration impacting time-to-deployment. Its customer service received mixed reviews. OpenText Silk Central’s deployment is relatively more complex but supported by comprehensive vendor guidance. Customer service for OpenText received generally positive feedback.

Pricing and ROI: Parasoft is considered cost-effective over time with substantial ROI due to reduced testing times and early bug detection, though initial setup costs are higher. OpenText Silk Central’s pricing is higher, but the investment is seen as justified due to extensive features and long-term benefits, leading to decent ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Central
Ranking in Test Management Tools
20th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (4th)
Parasoft Development Testin...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
29th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (19th), Application Requirements Management (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft Development Testing Platform is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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it_user685080 - PeerSpot reviewer
A powerful platform and strong technical support help us to make the right decisions
We are primarily interested in improving the flexibility to customize parts of the tool. At this point, we feel that the customization is bad. For example, we would like to be able to automatize internal projects. We would like like to see the visibility improved, and want to perform certain tests faster. We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end. This is very important to us. In terms of usability and the interface, a few small improvements can lead to a lot of benefits. The interface is good but can be improved. The section on managing requirements for testing has to be improved. This is an old feature that has not been updated at the same rate as the rest of the tool.
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Ujjwal Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
A complete test management tool that facilitates developers' unit testing
Parallel execution: It would help it multiple executions could be done at the same time. This would reduce the execution time, helping achieve goals on time, and with less effort required. I use the different licenses to manage this issue and it can be controlled by different users for functional testing.
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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

"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."
"It really helps developers execute scenarios through DTP and share reports/results across the teams."
"The most valuable feature is code coverage."
 

Cons

"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."
"Parallel execution: It would help it multiple executions could be done at the same time."
"The solution's speed has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
"Costly."
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Also Known As

Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
Parasoft Concerto, Parasoft DTP
 

Overview

Silk Central is an open test management solution which unifies all test assets into one easy-to-use planning, tracking, reporting and execution hub. Silk Central enables you to gain control, collaboration and traceability across all areas of your software testing, whether your methodology is Agile, Traditional or hybrid. Silk Central provides integration of requirements, manual and automated tests, defect tools and your test execution, giving full traceability of the quality of your software testing regardless of role.
OpenText

Parasoft DTP aggregates the results from across testing practices, providing intelligent and continuous monitoring of the testing outcomes for greater visibility into what is working — and what isn’t.  Includes:

- Comprehensive Reports & Dashboards

- Preconfigured compliance reporting

- Customized Advanced Analytics

- Interactive Navigation of Results

- Traceability

Parasoft
 

Sample Customers

AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Qualcomm, AAI Textron, Boeing, Fidelity, Johnson & Johnson, CIBC, Penske, Thales, Dell, 
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