

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.
Sometimes, the documentation is not readable, being too long or too detailed and not connected to my problem.
It is designed more for Waterfall than Agile, so it is not as efficient as it could be.
Additionally, in Visual Studio Code, we have an agent mode for GitHub Copilot, which is very helpful in testing or development phases, while Visual Studio's GitHub Copilot is a bit tricky and sometimes does not provide my desired output.
The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface.
Sometimes, the library version is not compatible with other libraries, causing errors in my application.
The price is expensive.
The reporting is probably the most valuable feature.
It supports cross-platform functionality.
Visual Studio Test Professional is highly valuable because it provides extensive extensions and plugins that assist in measuring code quality.
We have a retrospective in our auto projects that we are using frequently to get lessons learned, what went well, and what is going wrong.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio Test Professional | 2.8% |
| OpenText Silk Central | 2.4% |
| Other | 94.8% |


| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Midsize Enterprise | 3 |
| Large Enterprise | 8 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 15 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 14 |
| Large Enterprise | 24 |
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