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TestRail vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
3.3
TestRail improved productivity, collaboration, and accuracy in test management, providing valuable reporting, integrations, and an intuitive interface for users.
Sentiment score
6.8
Visual Studio Test Professional boosts efficiency and productivity with cost-saving benefits, significantly enhancing development environments and quality.
Time-wise, it saves about fifteen to twenty percent compared to Excel, and money-wise, it's around ten percent.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
3.3
TestRail offers responsive support, but complex issues often require improved service, with users favoring self-service resources and community help.
Sentiment score
6.8
Customers appreciate Visual Studio Test Professional's support, though some highlight navigation challenges and delays reaching knowledgeable staff.
Sometimes, you really need to speak to a person, and arranging such calls is not easy.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
I personally escalate Leapwork issues with the Leapwork support tech team, and they are very quick to solve problems.
Automation Test Engineer Il at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Just today we had a hiccup where it didn't want to integrate with Jira.
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Sometimes, the documentation is not readable, being too long or too detailed and not connected to my problem.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
TestRail offers robust scalability and stability, handling varied team sizes effectively, though user monitoring improvements are noted.
Sentiment score
7.4
Visual Studio Test Professional is highly scalable, adaptable, and supports large teams, though some find licensing costs a concern.
When I started automation testing in my current company, we only had 10-20 automated test cases integrated with TestRail, but we gradually increased to 100, 200, 1000, and 2000 cases.
Automation Test Engineer Il at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
It also doesn't have the analytics and dashboards that you need for large scale enterprise implementations, which is why it's not really scalable.
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I have never experienced any issues with its scalability.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
TestRail is highly praised for its stability, with users experiencing rare, quickly resolved issues and consistently rating it highly.
Sentiment score
7.9
Visual Studio Test Professional is stable with high ratings, minor bugs, and reliable updates, despite occasional third-party integration issues.
It has never had any issues.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
I would say seven or an eight because sometimes there are hiccups in the interface with Jira, for example.
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

TestRail needs improvements in reporting, integration, user interface, defect management, API, technical support, pricing, and AI features.
Visual Studio Test Professional needs better integration, user-friendliness, scalability, modern features, and improved performance and documentation.
If you want to use TestRail for enterprise-level waterfall projects with traditional reporting and a lot of analytics, it's not good enough because the analytics, dashboards, and reporting are not really there.
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I would appreciate AI features that help design test cases based on documented requirements.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
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.
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface.
Chief Product Officer at Gradiant
Sometimes, the library version is not compatible with other libraries, causing errors in my application.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users have mixed views on TestRail's pricing, appreciating discounts and scalability despite recurring costs and no perpetual license.
Visual Studio Test Professional's pricing is high, yet valued for its functionality, offering free and professional licensing options.
It offers good value for money.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
The price is expensive.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

Valuable Features

TestRail offers intuitive test management, effective integrations, and user-friendly features for efficient, cost-effective test execution and organization.
Visual Studio Test Professional offers robust integration, user-friendly tools, and customization for efficient cross-platform development and team collaboration.
The integration with Jira is good. I like that because it helps to show your test results and helps you to keep traceability between your user stories and your test results.
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
It significantly saves effort in managing test execution and managing all test cases.
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
The reporting capabilities and the simplicity of it make it user-friendly, as new users can easily understand the tool.
Automation Test Engineer Il at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
It supports cross-platform functionality.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
Visual Studio Test Professional is highly valuable because it provides extensive extensions and plugins that assist in measuring code quality.
Chief Product Officer at Gradiant
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.
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

TestRail
Ranking in Test Management Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Test Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of TestRail is 8.7%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 2.9%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
TestRail8.7%
Visual Studio Test Professional2.9%
Other88.4%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

ChristineAnderssen - PeerSpot reviewer
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Provides quick test management for agile workflows but lacks customization for reporting and dashboards
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexibility. I'm talking about the old version of ALM, the desktop client, which I used when it was still Micro Focus ALM. It has a tremendous ability to generate different types of reports. You can build different graphs, have Word document format, Excel format, or write your own Excel queries and incorporate that into your own reporting. TestRail has one type of format. If you want to generate a test summary report, there is basically only one format that you can use. You can't add your own components. You can choose which portions of your test results you want to include by selecting certain sections, but you don't have freedom to add and remove sections yourself. It's predefined and all that you can do is just take out the ones that you don't want. It is usable, but it's not tailorable, it's not configurable, it just gives you the bare minimum. It depends on what you use the tool for. If you want to use TestRail for enterprise-level waterfall projects with traditional reporting and a lot of analytics, it's not good enough because the analytics, dashboards, and reporting are not really there. However, if you use it for agile and you want quick and easy with very simple functionality, then it's very good because it's simple to use. For agile use cases, it's great and you don't need more than that. But if you are looking for an enterprise tool or waterfall project with large programs, even the enterprise version is not sufficient. There's no significant difference from the basic version. The only thing that you really get is the ability to have multiple project reporting, but the reporting itself is limited. There are no configurable dashboards. You can report across multiple projects, which is great, but the type of reports that you can run are limited to the current set of built-in reports. That's not good enough for enterprise level with multiple project and large programs. You want multiple reports across multiple projects and you want the tailorability and configurability of having dashboards and analytics, which TestRail is weak on for the enterprise level.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
5%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Performing Arts
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TestRail by Gurock?
Pricing is reasonable for TestRail. It offers good value for money.
What needs improvement with TestRail by Gurock?
The analytics and reporting capabilities in TestRail are not very extensive and tailorable. This doesn't make it very suitable for enterprise level programs. With OpenText, you have a lot of flexib...
What do you like most about Visual Studio Test Professional?
The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.
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...
 

Also Known As

TestRail by Gurock
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Sample Customers

Apple, Microsoft, Boeing, Intel, NASA, Amazon, HP, Samsung
Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
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