IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), formerly known as IBM Rational® Quality Manager (RQM), is a business-driven software quality environment designed for collaborative and customizable test planning, workflow control, tracking, and metrics reporting. When integrated with IBM DevOps Test Embedded (Test Embedded), ETM allows users to create test environments and scripts, deploy and run tests, and view HTML reports. This integration enables the creation of ETM test environments linked to Test Embedded target deployment ports, the deployment and execution of Test Embedded tests through the ETM interface, and the mapping of ETM test scripts to Test Embedded test suites. Additionally, users can import test suites as ETM test scripts, build new ETM test cases, and view test results as HTML reports within ETM. The integration requires the Test Embedded adapter service to be running on the user's computer.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| IBM Engineering Test Management | 3.1% |
| OpenText Application Quality Management | 8.2% |
| Tricentis qTest | 7.8% |
| Other | 80.9% |
IBM Engineering Test Management offers flexible pricing, depending on the license type and deployment options. Enterprise customers often find value in the customizable pricing models. User feedback indicates that while the costs can be high, the comprehensive feature set justifies the investment for many organizations. Discounts for volume purchases and long-term contracts may be available.
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 1 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 3 |
| Large Enterprise | 5 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 24 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 16 |
| Large Enterprise | 74 |
IBM Engineering Test Management was previously known as IBM Rational Quality Manager, Rational Quality Manager.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada | 4.0 | We use IBM Engineering Test Management daily to create and execute test cases due to its seamless integration with functional testing. Although it occasionally faces performance issues, its automation and test result integration with RQM are invaluable. |
| Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada | 4.0 | I use this solution daily for testing and value its tracking, despite wishing for better test case hierarchy and improved performance. Support is excellent. I've not used all features but plan to after an upgrade, rating it 8/10. |
| Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada | 4.5 | I use RQM for test case management, appreciating its automation and performance testing integration. While stable, I wish for better test requirement selection and mixed manual/automated test plan features. Overall, I rate it 9/10. |
| Senior Analyst at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees | 4.0 | I use this solution for test plan creation and find RFT most valuable for automation. It's stable, scalable, and setup is easy. My only improvement is needing bulk test case upload, but overall I rate it an eight out of ten. |
| Software Engineering Director at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees | 3.5 | I use IBM Rational Quality Manager for testing, appreciating its strong integration with other tools for traceability. While stable, its usability isn't intuitive and setup is complex, necessitating proper user training. I rated it 7/10. |
| Project Manager and test manager at Venturous Solutions | 4.0 | I find this solution very fast, reliable, and scalable with good support. However, the user interface is too complicated and not user-friendly, needing significant improvement to make it truly excellent. |
| Engenheiro de Software - DevOps - Agile - Application Lifecycle Management Practice Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees | 4.5 | I found this solution excellent for reusability and integration, though WebSphere setup is complex. While I experienced some stability issues, support was great. It's a very good choice for ensuring software quality and offers high ROI. |
| Senior Analyst at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees | 3.5 | I find this tool easy to use with great traceability, especially integrated with IBM CLM. Versioning is a valuable new feature. However, it's costly, and integration with other vendors' tools needs improvement, plus there are some bugs. |