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PractiTest vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

PractiTest
Ranking in Test Management Tools
16th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (23rd)
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of PractiTest is 2.9%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 3.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Visual Studio Test Professional3.8%
PractiTest2.9%
Other93.3%
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Featured Reviews

DC
Test Team Lead at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Flexible and intuitive with easy reporting, and good support that is instantly available through chat
It doesn't allow you to connect to multiple different bug tracking tools at the same time. This is not an issue if you only have one bug tracker but we can potentially use different tools for different projects. As an example, if you connect PractiTest to Jira for one project, that's the one you have to use for all projects. We had a requirement to connect with Jira for one project, and a different tool for another, project but it was unable to accommodate that unfortunately. I would therefore like to see it easier to integrate with bug tracking tools at project level which would give each project the opportunity to use a different bug tracker if required.
Payel Saha - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integrated collaboration with automated test management has improved our agile workflows and continuously supports quality reporting
Visual Studio Test Professional could be improved as earlier we had flexibility in automation testing with TFS, which became a bit difficult moving to Azure DevOps. 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.For future improvements, I would like to see prompt fixing, as currently, if something goes wrong in Visual Studio, the fixing options are not always correct. If that intelligence is embedded, it would be very helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Helped organise the manual test cases so they were documented correctly, which was invaluable as it allowed for reviewing and improving of test scripts so they could be followed by a number of different people which helped with resourcing."
"Converting a couple of these test plans into PractiTest was amazing and made a world of difference."
"Since we started using this product, our organization's testing functionality has really improved."
"PractiTest gives us the opportunity to control the testing process efficiently and saves us a lot of time that we had to spend while using other tools."
"Technical support of PractiTest is awesome. They are always ready to help in any time zone, which makes them stand out from others."
"The most valuable feature is the way the libraries are structured so that they were not folder driven."
"In addition, we found PractiTest very user-friendly and customizable."
"This is a good solution for a global transnational company."
"The solution is easy to use and they have also integrated with Microsoft."
"The stability is great, I trust in the solution."
"It is very easy to use, and you can handle a lot of things together at once in one package, which is a good point for us."
"The highest value for this product is the integration, as everything is tracked and everything in your software lifecycle can be integrated so you can add data, track and monitor it, and make reports and dashboards across your project to get more details as well as more accurate data about day to day activities done on your project."
"It is a very common and strong product, and a lot of support is available for this product."
"The solution is very useful for compiling existing projects and developing new projects."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability."
"The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use."
 

Cons

"It doesn't allow you to connect to multiple different bug tracking tools at the same time."
"There are some features that I would like added: an option to export a part of tests with steps."
"PractiTest practically requires a lot of sandboxing, demos with their team, and online tutorials."
"Needs to improve adding the ability to run tests multiple times and setting different parameters."
"It does not offer server installation, only software as a service."
"Yes, there are times when server is very slow in response."
"One of the problems with this solution is you need to be highly technically skilled to operate it, it is not for everyone."
"There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less."
"The database administration could be better; you should be able to choose new tools with the development environment in Visual Studio. It could be easier to use."
"It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it."
"The price could be improved."
"It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve."
"The product must provide more integration."
"In Visual Studio we still don't have anything which can pinpoint memory leaks on a certain code line."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is probably in the middle, it's not the cheapest but it's not the most expensive."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."
"The tool is affordable."
"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."
"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."
"I think that the pricing is quite good."
"The tool is expensive in my region."
"We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is not an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?
Visual Studio Test Professional could be improved as earlier we had flexibility in automation testing with TFS, which became a bit difficult moving to Azure DevOps. Additionally, in Visual Studio C...
What is your primary use case for Visual Studio Test Professional?
We are using Microsoft Visual Studio for automation testing, specifically using C# Selenium.Visual Studio Test Case Management, which is embedded in Azure DevOps itself, is part of our process. We ...
 

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