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"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."

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"SpecFlow's best feature is the ability to add additional layers to the programming.""The most valuable feature of the solution is unit testing...It is also an easy-to-use and user-friendly product that can easily adapt to any framework.""The initial setup is easy.""One of the most valuable features of SpecFlow for us is its risk identification capabilities."

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"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."

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"SpecFlow's installation and configuration can be a bit challenging due to its flexibility as an open-source tool.""Regarding improvement, it would be good if SpecFlow could provide chain testing, which it currently doesn't allow.""SpecFlow would be improved with the addition of functionality reporting, which would be really helpful for automation testing.""I'd prefer in TFS if we could be writing test cases, not in the old classical version. We should be writing in Gherkin and then automatically have it convert that Gherkin test case into SpecFlow feature files."

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  • "The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
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  • "SpecFlow is open-source and free of charge."
  • "SpecFlow is an open-source product."
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    Top Answer:One of the most valuable features of SpecFlow for us is its risk identification capabilities.
    Top Answer:SpecFlow is an open-source product. You just use SpecFlow's plugin capabilities or add it to your existing framework.
    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, SpecFlow's installation and configuration can be a bit challenging due to its flexibility as an open-source tool. While it offers a balanced flexibility, setting it up might… more »
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
    SpecFlow+
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    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.

    SpecFlow is a testing framework that supports Behaviour Driven Development (BDD). It lets us define application behavior in plain meaningful English text using a simple grammar defined by a language called Gherkin.

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    AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
    Microsoft, Caterpillar, Siemens, Charles Schwab, IBM, Deloitte, Accenture, Philips, Dell, Deutsche Bank
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    Energy/Utilities Company18%
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    Midsize Enterprise8%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
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    OpenText Silk Central is ranked 21st in Test Management Tools while SpecFlow is ranked 9th in Test Management Tools with 4 reviews. OpenText Silk Central is rated 7.8, while SpecFlow is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Silk Central writes "We have many possibilities to customize the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SpecFlow writes "Ensures efficient testing and validation of both business and technical requirements". OpenText Silk Central is most compared with OpenText ALM / Quality Center and Zephyr Enterprise, whereas SpecFlow is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest and TestRail.

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