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Tricentis qTest vs Zeenyx AscentialTest 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
1.0
Tricentis qTest delivers ROI by enhancing efficiency, visibility, and collaboration, with quick adoption, ease of use, and seamless upgrades.
Sentiment score
7.3
Zeenyx AscentialTest boosts productivity, reduces costs, and improves project outcomes through intuitive design, automated testing, and enhanced test coverage.
Due to the fast adoption, there is a quick ROI along with faster and better maintenance due to Tosca's AI and self-healing aspects.
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
1.0
Tricentis qTest customer service is responsive and effective, despite integration challenges and occasional slower first-tier support.
Sentiment score
9.2
Zeenyx AscentialTest customer service is praised for its prompt, knowledgeable support, efficiently resolving issues and ensuring smooth user experiences.
Support has never been an issue, except for consulting which Tricentis charges for.
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Tricentis qTest offers scalable, seamless performance supporting global teams, requiring minimal maintenance, with robust integration and feature growth.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zeenyx AscentialTest excels in handling large-scale testing efficiently, supporting numerous users and test cases without performance issues.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Tricentis qTest offers stable performance with rare downtime, consistent availability, and improved integration, receiving positive user feedback.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zeenyx AscentialTest is praised for its stability, reliability, and bug resistance, making it ideal for diverse testing needs.
As for stability and performance, apart from a few hiccups and glitches, Tricentis qTest worked fine.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Tricentis qTest requires improved reporting, better integration, enhanced user interface, installation processes, and faster, robust support and features.
Users find Zeenyx AscentialTest's reporting, integration, stability, and documentation inadequate, with a steep learning curve for new users.
There may be missing features that should be included in the next release of Tricentis qTest, such as integration with other tools, specifically integration with Parasoft.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
It also does not allow for task tracking or calculating time spent on tasks, which affects project timelines.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
 

Setup Cost

Tricentis qTest offers moderate enterprise pricing, supports global teams, and includes options for volume discounts and optional tools.
<p>Zeenyx AscentialTest offers cost-effective, scalable pricing with annual and perpetual licenses, suitable for both small teams and large organizations.</p>
The solution is expensive.
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The pricing and execution of qTest are easy.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
 

Valuable Features

Tricentis qTest provides seamless integration, robust reporting, and scalable test management, enhancing agile testing efficiency across diverse needs.
Zeenyx AscentialTest is praised for its ease of use, powerful automation, flexibility, detailed reporting, and reliable performance.
There are also AI insights available based on the data and defects raised, which gives a view of functionalities where there are challenges and where more regression needs to happen.
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
A valuable feature is the ease of uploading, as well as creating folders.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
I have seen measurable benefits with Tricentis qTest in terms of time-saving and resource-saving.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Tricentis qTest
Ranking in Test Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zeenyx AscentialTest
Ranking in Test Management Tools
12th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Tricentis qTest is 8.7%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zeenyx AscentialTest is 1.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Tricentis qTest8.7%
Zeenyx AscentialTest1.3%
Other90.0%
Test Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2356440 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
User stories and test artifacts migrate seamlessly to innovative management tools
Customers are moving towards Tricentis due to their association with SAP. There is interest in understanding if there are connectors for converting UFT scripts to Tosca, as many customers are looking to make this transition. We have developed capabilities for automated migration from ALM to Tricentis qTest without any loss of data. However, for UFT to Tosca migration, scripts need to be rewritten as there are no automatic converters available. From a project perspective, there have not been many challenges with Tricentis products. The main improvement area would be developing a connector to move UFT scripts to Tosca, which would enable quicker and easier movement for customers. This would aid faster adoption of Tosca and ease the financial pressure on clients who currently need to invest in rewriting scripts.
Tobias Roth - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
22%
University
13%
Performing Arts
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tricentis qTest?
The solution is expensive. For the features that are available, depending on the volumes of licenses we get, we are able to get better discounts as strategic partners of Tosca. We can pass some ben...
What needs improvement with Tricentis qTest?
One of the things I noticed was the reporting part wasn't very good. It was hard to customize the dashboards in Tricentis qTest, and there were limitations in the dashboard. There may be missing fe...
What is your primary use case for Tricentis qTest?
The main use cases for Tricentis qTest are for test management, to keep test cases and execute those. Overall, centralized test management with Tricentis qTest was beneficial for the team's product...
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.
What needs improvement with Zeenyx AscentialTest?
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...
What is your primary use case for Zeenyx AscentialTest?
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...
 

Also Known As

qTest
AscentialTest
 

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Sample Customers

McKesson, Accenture, Nationwide Insurance, Allianz, Telstra, Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH PCIS), and Vodafone
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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