OpenText Silk Central vs Zeenyx AscentialTest comparison

OpenText and Zeenyx are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. OpenText is ranked #22, while Zeenyx is ranked #13 with an average rating of 10.0. OpenText holds a 1.5% mindshare in TMT, compared to Zeenyx’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zeenyx users who would recommend it.

OpenText Silk Central

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Zeenyx AscentialTest and OpenText Silk Central compete in the test management tools category. OpenText Silk Central seems to have the upper hand due to its robust features, although some users feel its higher cost is justified.

Features: Zeenyx AscentialTest offers automated testing capabilities, integration options, and a user-friendly interface. OpenText Silk Central provides extensive test management, advanced reporting features, and a comprehensive suite of tools, making it ideal for complex testing environments.

Room for Improvement: Zeenyx AscentialTest needs better documentation, improved reporting functionality, and enhancements to user experience. OpenText Silk Central requires a more gradual learning curve, better integration with third-party tools, and increased flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zeenyx AscentialTest is easy to deploy and has responsive customer support. OpenText Silk Central has mixed reviews on deployment ease due to complexity, but its customer service is knowledgeable and helpful.

Pricing and ROI: Zeenyx AscentialTest is cost-effective and offers quick ROI. OpenText Silk Central, while more expensive, provides a good return on investment due to its extensive features. Zeenyx offers better initial value, but OpenText’s extensive functionality justifies its higher price for larger enterprises.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Central

Ranking in Test Management Tools

22nd

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Design Automation (4th)

Zeenyx AscentialTest

Ranking in Test Management Tools

13th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (16th)

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 Zeenyx AscentialTest is 0.3%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Test Governance at Poste Italiane

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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Tobias Roth

Software developer at Weiss GmbH Softwarelösungen

Robust automation with reusable steps and seamless integration

The concept of reusable steps in Zeenyx AscentialTest has significantly enhanced our test automation efficiency. Encapsulating common actions into modular steps reduces redundancy in test scripts and ensures consistency across scenarios. This approach streamlines maintenance efforts, allowing updates to be applied universally, making our test suite more agile and adaptable to evolving project requirements. The concept of reusable steps is a key factor in maximizing reusability and maintainability in our test automation strategy. AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows. This capability ensures precise interaction with various components of an application's interface, further enhancing the reliability and effectiveness of our automated tests.

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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."

"AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows."

"It’s been really easy to automate the same application TestComplete struggled with. I have been able to automate two of our key applications in just a few months. I haven’t even taken their training."

"If you use the PowerBuilder application, do choose AscentialTest without thinking twice."

"The most valuable feature of AscentialTest for us is that it fully supports PowerBuilder."

Cons

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

"Streamlining the retrieval of results from individual test set runs would be beneficial."

"I would like to see an improvement in the User Interface."

"Classes are not as object-oriented as I would like, but I am a programmer and not QA so I expect a lot."

"The only thing I can't wait for is for Zeenyx to add automating Mobile apps."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."

"Once it starts generating ROI, which for us took between three and six months, one will not even think about the investment."

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What do you like most about Zeenyx AscentialTest?

AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows.

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While Zeenyx AscentialTest has proven to be a valuable asset in our testing processes, there are areas where improvements could enhance the overall user experience. One notable aspect is the user i...

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We use AscentialTest for automated testing of Powerbuilder applications via CI/CD pipeline with GitLab. We have fully integrated all tests in our CI/CD pipeline. Thanks to the integration, much wor...

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central

AscentialTest

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.

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AscentialTest™ by Zeenyx Software is an enterprise level Test Management System that encompasses Test Planning, Development, Data Management, Execution and Defect Tracking for applications running on Windows, the web, java, dotNet, terminals and PowerBuilder. This “next generation” testing solution allows users to build robust automated and manual tests from reusable components created by its powerful object recognition engine without recording or scripting. Our patented ‘snapshot’ technology generates graphical representations of the application under test which allows users to build ‘Steps’ by dragging and dropping objects in a visual test editor. Reusable Steps are combined to form a multitude of automated and manual tests that are easy to create and maintain. With AscentialTest, companies realize a dramatic reduction in test creation and maintenance times, resulting in increased productivity and lower costs.

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AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University

TJX Companies, Nuance Communications, Ericsson Inc., Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, Accenture, Nutrition Coordinating Center, Univ. of MN, iConectiv, Fortress Software, and LMP Corp.

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