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OpenText Silk Central vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

OpenText and Microsoft are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #22, while Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5. OpenText holds a 1.5% mindshare in TMT, compared to Microsoft’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
OpenText Silk Central
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96% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Visual Studio Test Professional and OpenText Silk Central are leading tools in test management. OpenText Silk Central appears to have an edge overall due to its robust features despite fewer users reporting satisfaction with its pricing and support.

Features: Visual Studio Test Professional users value its integration with other Microsoft products, its automation capabilities, and its user-friendly interface. OpenText Silk Central users highlight its comprehensive test management features, scalability, and extensive reporting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Users of Visual Studio Test Professional see a need for better documentation, greater integration with third-party tools, and enhancements in testing scope. Silk Central users seek improvements in user experience, performance consistency, and streamlined navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Visual Studio Test Professional is noted for its seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem and responsive customer service. OpenText Silk Central is known for its complex initial setup but strong customer support post-deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Visual Studio Test Professional users perceive its pricing as competitive, though some question its long-term ROI. OpenText Silk Central users find its higher setup costs justified by superior scalability and feature set, reflecting in a higher perceived ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Central
Ranking in Test Management Tools
22nd
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Design Automation (4th)
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Central is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 2.5%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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it_user685080 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
We manage more than 400 users and 120,000 test cases / year in our Test and Defect Management solution based on Silk Central, in an enterprise multi-company environment (postal, banking, insurance, telco, mobile, government, business), so for us the most valuable feature is flexibility. With Silk Central we have many possibilities for customizing the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration. In addition we have great support from Micro Focus and real collaboration to drive future direction and new features. The other valuable feature is the easy to use and immediate onboarding of manual testers and general users and test managers.
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ALFONSO LORENZO-RODRÍGUEZ - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides extensive extensions and plugins for seamless AI product development
Our primary use case for Visual Studio Test Professional is as a development tool. We develop software primarily in Python, specifically for applications related to artificial intelligence. We use frameworks like PyTorch for training models and developing applications using these models. This tool…
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."
"It is a very common and strong product. A lot of support is available for this product."
"The debugging feature is valuable."
"Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software."
"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
"User-friendly ID and direct integration with GitHub are the most valuable."
"What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."
"The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects."
"The solution is easy to use and they have also integrated with Microsoft."
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Cons

"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."
"The tool crashes and has high memory consumption."
"It is not good in terms of performance. When you open Visual Studio, you have to wait for a while to process your code. It uses a lot of resources and has a lot of features. If we could disable some of the features, it would be lighter and faster to use. Nowadays, for some of the projects, we use VS Code for JavaScript or Python. VS Code is very light and easy to use, whereas, in Visual Studio, we have to wait because it takes time to compile or run a project. It has a lot of competitors in terms of performance, such as Intelligent ID. Intelligent ID is very easy to use. It has many features, and it is lighter to use than Visual Studio. In terms of error handling, sometimes, it shows an error before you finish your code, which can be improved. It would be good if it has a version for Linux. I use VS Code on Linux, but I am not sure if Visual Studio has a version for Linux."
"Visual Studio Test Professional needs to improve its scalability."
"The product must provide more automation."
"The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."
"The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface. Currently, I need to search online to find out how to use certain functions."
"Sometimes, the product is too complex to use."
"There are not any specific areas for improvement since there are so many libraries and frameworks already available."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
"I think that the pricing is quite good."
"The product is very expensive."
"Our company pays a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."
"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."
"We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper."
"There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."
"There are two versions of Visual Studio Test Professional: Community and Professional. We are currently using the Community version, but if we start working on a commercial product, we will consider upgrading to the Professional version. We need to identify how we will proceed with our projects, and based on that, we will decide on our licensing."
"For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
 

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What do you like most about Visual Studio Test Professional?
The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Studio Test Professional?
The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.
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What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?
The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface. Currently, I need to search online to find out how to use certain functions. This feature would save time by providing direct assi...
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Also Known As

Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
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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.
OpenText
Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.
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Sample Customers

AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
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