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OpenText Software Delivery Management vs OpsLevel comparison

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Software Delivery ...
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (9th)
OpsLevel
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
18th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of OpenText Software Delivery Management is 7.0%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpsLevel is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Software Delivery Management7.0%
OpsLevel0.5%
Other92.5%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

PE
Senior Test Automation Specialist at APG
Generating audit evidence effortlessly saves time and money
OpenText ALM Octane is a new product with full development ongoing, where new ideas are launched regularly. Its ability to generate audit evidence with a single click is a significant advantage, as it saves considerable time and money compared to manual processes. This efficiency is especially valuable for audits required by financial regulators.
reviewer2859021 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Centralized ownership mapping has streamlined ticket assignment but still needs better alias handling
OpsLevel could improve by working on how to reduce duplication and making it simpler for people. For example, while aliases help define different names for the same service or team, they can create space for duplication. There may need to be a smarter way to reduce duplication and ensure unique names for services and teams alike. I chose a rating of seven because I think there is still a lot of room for improvement. Another reason is that we are using automation to log into OpsLevel and get the right team, but sometimes it becomes a hassle to code. Having API access with a token or something similar would be beneficial. Regarding OpsLevel's AI capabilities, I think it has potential in governance and security. OpsLevel integrates AI to automate service discovery and documentation, but I believe it could explore more to become IDE compatible and make it simpler for us to access all that API data rather than creating extensive coding. I think the accuracy and reliability of OpsLevel's output are important. Currently, as we adopt more AI, I cannot specifically talk about the accuracy, but I would like to have faith in OpsLevel because we have been using it a lot, and I trust its accuracy and reliability.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution natively supports Agile-Waterfall hybrid software development at an enterprise scale. This is very important to us. Because even though the company wishes to go Agile, we still have projects which follow a Waterfall methodology. In order for us to accommodate both, we needed some sort of hybrid system. Because if we are using a fully Agile system, then the reporting might not be correctly extracted."
"We like Micro Focus ALM Octane because its performance is okay, and its stability is okay, so we use it a lot. The platform is easy to use."
"Just jump in, go ahead."
"The dashboards and metric reporting are valuable features for us."
"The most valuable feature is the test lab; for example, we use it for both mobile testing and browser testing, and the interface is user-friendly."
"Our team is saving time on testing by using Octane."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"If you compare it to Jira, for instance, it has a lot more functionality."
"OpsLevel has positively impacted our organization by solving our problem of finding ownership and the workflows we need."
 

Cons

"The limitation of Octane is that we can't do a release outside of the sprint. We can only plan the release in the sprint. With Agile and JIRA tools, we can plan the release outside the sprint and do a global release of all the projects from the sprint."
"Because JIRA is a leading tool for both development and requirements management - everybody is using JIRA - I'm pretty there will be a use case where people are trying to connect between ALM Octane and JIRA. The back-end configuration of the synchronization with JIRA could be simplified. The architecture is really complicated. We required a lot of machines to build the cluster and the configuration was not really clearly described within the documentation. This may have something to do with the fact that the software is pretty new."
"From my personal point of view, what could be improved in Micro Focus ALM Octane is its integration with Jira."
"I do not know whether it is because we used an existing server, but sometimes the solution would be slow."
"The biggest challenge for us is to bridge the ALM practices for testing more directly into Octane."
"I like their smart analytics; perhaps they should continue to expand and improve there because it's a fantastic start."
"Though Micro Focus ALM Octane doesn't have much of a bug, it lacks integration with some solutions. For example, my company has fairly new software, but it can't be integrated with Micro Focus ALM Octane, so integration with other software, particularly with less popular software, could be improved. Micro Focus ALM Octane also requires a lot of resources during its setup, and I find this another area for improvement. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of Micro Focus ALM Octane is the ability to customize the interface, especially when doing a manual test."
"There are some challenges when we want to integrate the tool with other products, and it takes time for a team to figure out how to do it."
"I chose a rating of seven because I think there is still a lot of room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft is a big challenge for Micro Focus when it comes to pricing because they are much cheaper. But it definitely depends on the complexity of the environment. If it has multiple technologies, at that point, looking at other options and Microsoft would be a feasible approach."
"There is a conversion fee for changing licenses."
"I would say that it is an affordable product. There is an annual service fee, which is one of the additional payments to be made apart from the standard licensing costs attached to the solution."
"The comparison is always with Jira, so the pricing of Octane is a bit on the higher side. But if you look at what you have to add to Jira, on the plug-in side, to have the same abilities you have with Octane, you're more or less even, or even ahead with Octane."
"If you compare the price with the functionality, it is pretty much the same as other solutions. If you compare it to Jira, for instance, it has a lot more functionality. You don't need any plug-ins, but it's also more expensive. Once you start adding your different plug-ins to Jira, you'll probably end up with the same amount or more. There is also a yearly support cost, which is usually 25% of the initial cost of the license."
"The cost of this product is very high."
"It will be as expensive as ALM.NET, if not more expensive. But here's a good tip: If you have ALM.NET, you are able to share your licenses from ALM.NET to Octane. You just have to define a dedicated number of licenses on ALM.NET and then you can share them with ALM Octane, with some configuration effort. This is something that you have to take into account, that there is a possibility of such license sharing that could decrease your costs. Compared to open-source tools, the price the ALM Octane is definitely higher, in terms of the licensing cost."
"Going forward, I think we will want to explore adding more licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise34
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Questions from the Community

Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
Hi Netanya, Basically , it all depends on the use cases for your environment and the business needs. Hope the below data may be relevant to you for identifying your needs and deciding on the approp...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus ALM Octane?
OpenText ALM Octane is an expensive product. However, it offsets costs by saving time and money, thus creating a balance between expenses and benefits. Our organization with over 1500 users sees sa...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
There is room for improvement in OpenText ALM Octane's flexibility. While it aims to be as flexible as possible for a large enterprise application, sometimes there are limitations that may not meet...
What needs improvement with OpsLevel?
OpsLevel could improve by working on how to reduce duplication and making it simpler for people. For example, while aliases help define different names for the same service or team, they can create...
What is your primary use case for OpsLevel?
OpsLevel serves as our primary tool to manage the owners for different repositories and services. I use OpsLevel to map the different services' owners, making it our source for keeping all the owne...
What advice do you have for others considering OpsLevel?
OpsLevel receives a rating of seven from me on a scale from one to ten. I think the learning curve for new users of OpsLevel is straightforward and simple. I do not think anyone needs too much trai...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus ALM Octane, Micro Focus Octane
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Orange, Airbus, Haufe Group, Kellogg's, Claro, Bon Secours, World Wide Technology
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