Tricentis Tosca Reviews

• Test case design: Integrated test data management in the tool itself
• Web services automation: Easier API testing
• DevOps: Testing starts as soon as development gets completed
• Service Virtualization: Early automation

It is quick and easy to maintain automation with Agile implementation.

I would like to see defect raising and tracking.

I've used it for almost a year.

There were sometimes issues with stability.

There were sometimes issues with scalability.

Technical support is very good.

We switched as there is no scripting required. The framework is inbuilt, hence maintenance is easier.

The setup was straightforward.

Licenses are expensive, but they are worth using.

Go for the product if you are looking for faster automation.

The scanner helps us to define many tests with one scan.

Tests written once can be reused across different projects

I would like to see the availability of more libraries

We have you used this solution for two years.

I did not encounter any issues with stability.

I did not encounter any issues with scalability.

I would rate the level of technical support as average.

We used Soap UI and Selenium (Open source tools). We switched to Tosca because the organization decided to make the switch.

I taught myself how to do the set up, so it was OK.

There are many products on the market. Providing more libraries for the price will be an option that could help.

We evaluated other options before choosing this solution.

It is a good product, with online tutorials, knowledge base, etc.

Valuable features include generating data including ECP, BVC and risk-based opportunities:

• If the data is vast, we may miss a few scenarios. To avoid this, the Tosca tool provides an inbuilt feature.
• Classifying tests into two types: Equivalence partitioning (+.-) and boundary value tests (inbuilt feature of Tosca).
• Risk-based opportunities are identified based on customer weightage for the modules (inbuilt feature of Tosca).

It has decreased the time for generating test data and risk-based opportunities which has helped us to cover key areas.

The Support TDD and BDD could be improved.

We have been using the product for a year, but we have been using HPE products for seven years.

We encountered a stability issue with Tosca, but it was rectified.

We did not encounter any issues with scalability.

I would give technical support a rating of an eight out of 10.

We switched from Python for fast access of files.

The setup was straightforward.

The pricing of Tosca and HPE is high.

We evaluated SmartBear.

I prefer TDD with SpecFlow and Cucumber using a coded UI. These tools need to be integrated with Tosca to drive the TDD approach in automation.

I liked the "no required scripting" part as most of the people in my team are not skilled QAs and half of the team reside offshore, thus it suited to most of our requirements.

We ended up going back to Selenium as this tool was very slow with the web applications. Also, for any new functionality, it requires customization that in turn required training with no guarantee that it may work with future releases.

They have to create some discussion forum, we cannot always rely on some expert to respond to the queries. Also, everything requires additional costs. They need to have better documentation, forums, and support.

I have used it in one of my smaller projects so as to evaluate if we can use it as an alternative to our Selenium Keyword Driven Framework. I have used it only for two weeks with the 14-day free trial.

The level of technical support is average. I reported that the web application response was very slow and I never really got a real solution. Instead, I sent out too many emails just to explain to them what the problem was.

We have used Selenium WebDriver and still are using the same solution.

The model-based scriptless automation is the most valuable feature because it needs less maintenance as compared to script-based automation.

Tricentis Tosca supports 35 technologies, such as web, mobile, Salesforce, Java, SAP, ServiceMax, and Flash applications.

Tosca follows the shift-left approach. A new resource can start automation on the first day of its project.

Parallel execution is not yet implemented for Tosca. This means you can't execute the same test case on multiple machines remotely. For execution, test cases have to be present on that machine. Even while, a test case is executed you can't perform any other activity; you end up sitting idle during execution.

I have used this solution for 18 months.

There were no stability issues.

There were no scalability issues.

Technical support is fair.

Previously, we were using Selenium. We switched to Tosca due to the less maintenance aspect and the wide technology support which it provides.

Configuration is easy.

No idea about the licensing cost.

Whilst selecting a vendor, we look for factors such as technical support and maintenance.

If you are looking for automation of the packaged application and less maintenance, then go for Tosca.

This is a complete Test Automation solution of our Enterprise Legacy system, which has many technical peripherals. It provides complete automation for apps/services of all domains and technology integration. Although not yet implemented on our site, features like Orchestrated Service Virtualization and Exploratory Testing excite me and have a huge potential for us.

• Helped us to lay a strong foundation for model based test automation
• Increased throughput
• Improved quality
• Better cost optimization
• Faster time to market

• Licensing/Pricing: Licensing needs to be packaged and not too granular at the component level.

• Cloud or Service Offering: It's a licensed installation. I am not sure if it can be used in the mode of "product as a service" offering
• Web Interface: To avoid client installations for certain features

I have been using this for more than 7-8 years of generic use. For the last few years, I have extended its use as a strategic tool for test modernization, automation, and transformation.

There have been no stability issues in particular.

There have been no scalability issues as of now.

Technical support is very good. We have been supported by a very professional technical team from the vendor.

We did use different solutions. We moved to Tosca because:

• It offers a complete automation solution for all of our applications streams.
• Other technologies were unsupported and fell short on our requirements

We are also in process of moving to Tosca for other functions.

The initial setup was fairly straightforward.

I would like to see some competitive pricing and licensing models.

We evaluated HPE's QC and our existing tools.

If you are up to end-to-end test automation, then please give Tosca a try.

Tosca is a model based component tool and also quite flexible in terms of the customization required for most of the applications, if objects are not recognized. It allows manual testers to pick up automation, because it is a scriptless tool. Reporting is well managed within Tosca and there is no requirement to build a framework around it.

We are only using Tosca for our test automation. It helps the business testers to get involved and be a part of automation. It helps us define the right coverage by defining the scope in the test case design section. This tool has test data management capability along with test management.

• Objects re-scanning (recognizing the objects again)
• Providing features to highlight the objects
• The user guide/help document needs to be improved for better understanding of the tool and its features.
• ScratchBook execution needs to be improved as Tosca crashes multiple times.

I have been using Tosca for the past two years.

If the Tosca repository becomes huge in size, then you might face performance issues. Tosca crashes many times and the best practice is to keep saving your work frequently to avoid re-work.

There were no scalability issues.

Technical support is available via chat or by raising an incident. They are often able to resolve minor issues. It takes really long to resolve major issues and we have to wait for them.

I have been working on different test automation tools and I was introduced to Tosca because of the technology that it supported for our applications. The current test automation tool was unable to provide a solution for our .NET Windows-based application, which Tosca provided out-of-the-box.

The initial setup was not very complex. The Tricentis team provided support in terms of setting up the project and assisting during the initial days to get us used to the tool.

It is an expensive tool compared to other test automation tools. It has a lot of advantages over other tools. They provide different types of licensing like cloud, Node locked, and floating licenses.

We did Proof of Concept with other automation tools, such as UFT and TestPartner, but we found Tosca to be a better tool.

I would definitely recommend this tool. It is user friendly, once you get used to it, and it is easy to implement. You might have to struggle initially to understand Tosca and its approach.

The most valuable feature is the UI-based interface for building modules and turning modules into test cases.

It greatly accelerated regression testing cycle via automated regression.

Upgrading from one version to another requires maintenance and rework in existing scripts. This is too much for my taste.

We have been using this since 2013.

There were no issues with stability.

We had to do extensive customization on top of their CI/Distributed Execution engine in order to integrate this into our Continuous Delivery pipeline.

Technical support is excellent.

This was my first automated testing tool.

The initial setup can be quite complex and training is required.

It's not cheap, but you get what you pay for.

We evaluated several other options which included all the most popular automated testing tools.

Be sure you are ready to support it earnestly with training and focus. If you do that, then it is worthwhile.